Thermo-mechanical characterisation of low density carbon foams and composite materials for the ATLAS upgrade

As a result of the need to increase the luminosity of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN-Geneva by 2020, the ATLAS detector requires an upgraded inner tracker. Upgrading the ATLAS experiment is essential due to higher radiation levels and high particle occupancies. The design of this improved i...

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Main Author: Isaac, Bonad
Published: University of Glasgow 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.549863