3D sensors for the Insertable B-Layer of the ATLAS experiment at the CERN LHC

The work is centered on the 3D Silicon sensors proposed for the Pixel Detector upgrade of the ATLAS experimen at the ATLAS LHC. After an introduction about the ugrade project, the first laboratory measurement results for the characterization of the sensors performance with the read-out electronics are presented. This, together with the beam tests described in the last part, has represented an important step in the study of the sensor performance