Eur Phys J C (2004) 33: s1023-s1025
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjcd/s2004-03-1801-1

PS14 Detectors and Data Handling

Performances of the ATLAS and CMS silicon tracker

Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università di Catania, and INFN Catania, Italy

Received: 17 October 2003
Accepted: 10 March 2004
Published online: 30 March 2004

Abstract

An overview of the ATLAS and CMS silicon trackers is presented. The silicon tracker is a key element for the discovery potential of the ATLAS and CMS detectors at LHC. The performances of the two systems, which are designed to operate with a 40 MHz bunch crossing frequency in a high particle flux density and hard radiation environment, are discussed.