Capital Equipment

这次投标的主要目标是通过提供资本设备来加强和扩大我们的核心科学计划。倒装芯片焊接设备将使我们能够为ATLAS和LHCb升级提供混合像素系统。这是对LSDC的必要补充，以便利用STFC早期的投资以及我们员工的独特专业知识和技能。我们对硅传感器辐射加固的研究和开发也将大大丰富这台设备。千兆位FPGA开发系统将补充我们对LHCb升级和LBNE读出系统的贡献，并可以进一步扩展到日本拟议的ILC的DAQ概念。一个大型复合材料烘箱将允许在我们的先进材料实验室内生产更大的碳纤维结构。它将用于生产ATLAS，LHCb和CTA的轻型支撑结构，并将支持与CERN合作进行金属化碳纤维束管的研发研究。在我们的液氩实验室中使用Cyro-Cooler将大大提高我们研发的效率和生产力，同时降低运营成本。这也将大大增加我们在CERN（SPSC-E-007）和LBNE合作的拟议LAr TPC R&D中的工作的影响。在利物浦物理机械车间使用的便携式测量臂CMM将对我们为ATLAS和LHCB升级生产的工具的质量和产量产生直接影响。由于其复杂的几何形状，它也将在先进材料实验室中使用的模具生产中受益匪浅。一个Xeon-Phi多核系统，以便将我们对GPU系统的研究扩展到用于LHC实验、T2 K和LBNE的新颖的、具有成本效益的计算。用于利物浦物理机械车间的小型CNC组合车床将大大提高ATLAS升级板条和相关机械、LHCb升级VELO机械、LBNE TPC机械、和原型设计工作。这可以将组件的吞吐量提高高达5% /年。

The main objective of this bid is to enhance and extend our core science program through the provision of capital equipment. The Flip Chip Bonding Equipment will allow us to provide hybrid pixel systems for the ATLAS and LHCb upgrade. It is a necessary addition to the LSDC in order to capitalize on earlier STFC investment and the unique expertise and skills set of our staff. Our research and development into the radiation hardening of silicon sensors would also be greatly enriched by this equipment. The Gigabit FPGA Development System will complement our contributions to the LHCb upgrade and LBNE readout systems, and could be extended further into DAQ concepts for the proposed ILC in Japan. A Large Composite Oven will allow for the production of larger carbon fiber structures within our Advanced Materials Laboratory. It would be used for the production of light-weight support structures for ATLAS, LHCb and CTA and would support R&D studies in collaboration with CERN into metallized carbon fiber beam pipes. A Cyro-Cooler for use in our Liquid Argon Laboratory would greatly increase the efficiency and productivity of our R&D, while reducing operating costs. It would greatly also increase the impact of our work within the proposed LAr TPC R&D at CERN (SPSC-E-007) and LBNE collaboration. A Portable Measuring Arm CMM for use in the Liverpool's Physics Mechanical Workshop would have an immediate impact on the quality and throughput of the tooling we are producing for the ATLAS and LHCB upgrade. It would also be of great benefit in the production of mould tools used in the Advanced Materials Lab due to their complex geometries. A Xeon-Phi Multi-core System in order to extend on our studies of GPU systems into novel, cost efficient computing for use at the LHC experiments, T2K and LBNE.A Small CNC Combination Lathe for use in Liverpool's Physics Mechanical Workshop would greatly increase the efficiency of the production of small precision turned components required for ATLAS upgrade staves and associated mechanics, LHCb upgrade VELO mechanics, LBNE TPC mechanics, and prototyping work. This could increase throughput of components by up to 5% / annum.