Mu2e Tracker Electronics: Lessons Learned from Processing and Installation of 22,000 Boards

The Mu2e experiment, currently under construction at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL) in Batavia, Illinois, is a particle physics experiment aiming to detect Charged Lepton Flavor Violation (CLFV) via muon-to-electron conversion, a Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) process. One of the primary Mu2e detectors is the Straw Tracker whose purpose is to measure the momentum of the electron, identify signal, and reject background. The straw tubes are being read out by a total of 20,736 preamplifiers (preamps) within 36 planes that make up the Tracker. In this presentation, the processing of the preamplifiers, installation of electronics into the Tracker, and how the issues that occurred were solved will be discussed in depth.