Characterization of Low Gain Avalanche Detectors for LHC Experiments

Precision timing and tracking detectors are an important element of experiments operating at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) whose purpose is discovery of new physics and improved understanding of the Standard Model of particle physics. The Large Hadron Collider and its detectors will undergo upgrades in coming years that will enable them to observe increasingly rare processes which could be the key to discoveries. The upgrades entail development of new tracking detectors with excellent position resolution, excellent timing, and high tolerance to radiation damage. I will present my research of qualities of state-of-the-art low gain avalanche detectors (LGADs) under development for LHC experiments as a function of gamma dose.