CMS Silicon Strip Tracker monitoring

Abstract

The CMS Silicon Strip Tracker is the largest detector of its kind ever operated, with a silicon surface area of about 200 m 2 of silicon surface. The Silicon Strip Tracker it is the sub-detector with the highest number of detector modules within the CMS experiment.Given the complexity of the device, a variety of tools were developed and are used to determine the status of the detector in real time and allow for data qualification and corrective actions when needed.In this paper we describe the monitoring techniques that are used to safely operate the detector and assess the state of its calibration.Presented at RT2010: 17th IEEE NPSS Real Time Conference CMS Silicon Strip Tracker Monitoring Stefano Mersi, on behalf of the CMS CollaborationAbstract-The CMS Silicon Strip Tracker is the largest detector of its kind ever operated, with a silicon surface area of about 200 m 2 of silicon surface. The Silicon Strip Tracker it is the sub-detector with the highest number of detector modules within the CMS experiment.Given the complexity of the device, a variety of tools were developed and are used to determine the status of the detector in real time and allow for data qualification and corrective actions when needed.In this paper we describe the monitoring techniques that are used to safely operate the detector and assess the state of its calibration.