End of successful proton-proton collision data taking period
The 2024 proton-proton collision period at the LHC ended this week. This period was particularly successful for LHCb, also owing to the excellent performance of the LHC. The rate at…
ECAL and RICH sub-detector enhancements approved for construction
The LHCb experiment will upgrade the inner part of the Electromagnetic Calorimeter and the electronics of the Ring Imaging Cherenkov detectors in the next LHC Long Shutdown (LS3). On July…
Ruhr-Universität Bochum became LHCb’s 100th collaborating Institute
In February 2024, the Ruhr-Universität Bochum became 100th institute to join the LHCb collaboration. We have come a long way since August 1995, when a Letter of Intent was submitted…
Heavy Ion collisions ended 2023 data taking period
The 2023 data-taking period ended this morning at 4 am. This year LHCb started taking data on April 14 with proton-proton collisions and ended today with lead-lead heavy ion collisions.…
Second life of the LHCb’s Outer Tracker at GSI
The Outer Tracker (OT) is the largest component of tracking system in the original version of the LHCb detector. It was replaced by the Scintillating Fibre (SciFi) sub-detector in the…
Upstream Tracker closing completes installation of the LHCb Upgrade 1 detector
Start of 2023 data taking. Recently the Upstream Tracker (UT), a sub-detector of the LHCb experiment, was closed around the LHC beam pipe. This event marked the completion of the…
LHCb’s unique approach to real-time data processing
The LHCb collaboration is currently enhancing its unique system of data filtering, Real Time Analysis, by installing a 2nd set of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) in the trigger system. Current…
First VELO closing
Today the two halves of new Vertex Locator (VELO) approached the LHC proton-proton collision point for the first time. This process is called “VELO closing” in the LHCb jargon. The…
First collisions at the world-record energy for a brand-new LHCb detector
Start of LHC Run 3. Today, at 16:47, protons collided again at LHCb after a 3.5 year break known as Long Shutdown 2 (LS2). During this period the original LHCb…
Installation of the VELO
One half of the Vertex Locator (VELO) has landed at the LHCb experiment hall. The VELO detector will be located very tightly around the collision point. As the name suggests,…