Aufbau eines Teststandes zur Integration von Silizium-Streifenmodulen in den Vorwaertsbereich des CMS-Experimentes

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN will collide protons with energies of up to 14 TeV, thereby offering the opportunity to investigate a wide range of physics processes. One of the experiments designed for the analysis of these high energetic proton collisions is the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS). For the measurement of charged particles’ tracks, CMS utilises a silicon strip tracker, which is completed by a tracker end cap on each side. Each of the end caps is built from sub-structures called petals, which comprise the silicon strip modules as well as steering and power supply circuits. The assembly of a petal is done at an integration test stand, at which all connections and readout channels are checked for proper operation. As the tracker will be operated at a temperature of -10°C, each completed petal has to undergo a long term test at low temperatures in which its functionality is monitored. This thesis describes the construction and operation of an integration and a long term test stand, and the results achieved by the very first integration of a petal.