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Scientific Committee Paper
Report number	CERN-DRDC-90-58 ; DRDC-P-13
Title	Proposal to develop GaAs detectors for physics at the LHC
Author(s)	Beaumont, S P ; Bertin, R ; Booth, C N ; Buttar, C M ; Carraresi, L ; Colocci, M ; Combley, F ; D'Auria, S D ; del Papa, C ; Dogru, M ; Edwards, M ; Fiori, F ; Francescato, A ; Hou, Y ; Lynch, J G ; Lisowski, B ; Matheson, J ; Newett, S ; Nuti, M ; O'Shea, V ; Pelfer, P G ; Raine, P H ; Sharp, P H ; Skillicorn, Ian O ; Smith, K M ; Tartoni, N ; ten Have, I ; Turnbull, R M ; Vanni, U ; Vinattieri, A ; Zichichi, Antonino
Corporate author(s)	CERN. Geneva. Detector Research and Development Committee
Submitted by	1990
Subject category	Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Accelerator/Facility, Experiment	CERN LHC ; RD-8
Abstract	The present proposal first describes the results obtained using GaAs Schottky diode detectors which we have constructed, and the initial steps which we have taken towards the design of a GaAs preamplifier to match the detectors. We then propose a continuation of the programme of work towards a demonstration detector module for an LHC pre-shower tracker detector based on GaAs, within a time-scale of two years. The module will be compatible with the design of the proposed pre-shower tracker using silicon detectors (DRDC/P3), and should allow direct substitution for comparison purposes.
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