The hybrid front end PCBs production for the CMS preshower

The High Energy Physics Detector CMS (Compact Muon Solenoid),installed at the Large Hadron Collider(LHC) at CERN,Geneva,has been built by an International Collaboration;CMS will measure and identify the particles from proton-proton collisions.One of the CMS component is the Preshower sub-detector,comprising 5000 silicon strip sensors connected to Hybrid Front End Boards for the readout.This paper focuses on an in-kind contibution of Greece.This work was carried out by researches,engineers and managers from a medium size Company,Prisma Electronics,located in Alexandropolis and researchers from CERN in Geneva,Demokritos in Athens and the University of Ioannina.The number of pieces fitting the technical specifications was close to 100%.Because of that,in March 2009,Prisma received as recognition a CERN CMS gold award.