The sensors, for which the researchers have received funding of approximately EUR 3.9 million from the European Union, are a key part of the planned expansion at CERN for the high-performance particle accelerator with up to 10 times more energy for particle collisions. The CiS has been working with CERN for 16 years and has made a substantial contribution to many major CERN experiments, including proving the existence of the Higgs boson elementary particle in 2012.
The new research project, known as STREAM - Smart Sensor Technologies and Training Radiation Enhanced Applications and Measurements – gives 17 young scientists the opportunity to conduct research in the field of intelligent sensor technology and write their doctoral dissertations. Their new insights into particle physics that will come thanks to the CiS in Thuringia are eagerly awaited. (gro)
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