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AIDA-D4.2

AIDAAdvanced European Infrastructures for Detectors at Accelerators

Deliverable Report

Follow-up structure for the project

Le Goff, J.M. (CERN)

21 November 2014

The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Commissionunder the FP7 Research Infrastructures project AIDA, grant agreement no. 262025.

This work is part of AIDA Work Package 4: Relation with industry.

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Grant Agreement 262025 PUBLIC 1 / 9

Grant Agreement No: 262025

AIDA Advanced European Infrastructures for Detectors at Accelerators

Seventh Framework Programme, Capaci t ies Spec i f ic Programme, Research In f rast ructu res,

Combinat ion of Col laborat ive Pro ject and Coord inat ion and Support Act ion

DELIVERABLE REPORT

FOLLOW-UP STRUCTURE FOR THE

PROJECT

DELIVERABLE: D4.2

Document identifier: AIDA-Del-D4.2

Due date of deliverable: End of Month 42 (July 2014)

Report release date: 21/11/2014

Work package: WP4: Relation with industry

Lead beneficiary: CERN

Document status: Final

Abstract:

Following the final report of WP4 on overall relations with industry (D4.1), this document

addresses the various schemes for ensuring the continuity of the relations with industry after

the end of the AIDA project at the beginning of 2015.

FOLLOW-UP STRUCTURE FOR THE PROJECT

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For more information on AIDA, its partners and contributors please see www.cern.ch/AIDA

The Advanced European Infrastructures for Detectors at Accelerators (AIDA) is a project co-funded by the

European Commission under FP7 Research Infrastructures, grant agreement no 262025. AIDA began in

February 2011 and will run for 4 years.

The information herein only reflects the views of its authors and not those of the European Commission and no

warranty expressed or implied is made with regard to such information or its use.

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Authored by J.-M. Le Goff CERN 31/07/2014

Edited by J.-M. Le Goff CERN 07/11/2014

Reviewed by L. Serin CNRS 12/11/2014

Approved by Steering Committee 21/11/2014

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

2. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 4

3. CONTEXT: FROM R&D TO PRE-CONSTRUCTION .......................................................................... 6

4. FOLLOW-UP STRUCTURE ...................................................................................................................... 6

4.1. TECHNOLOGY LEVEL............................................................................................................................... 6 4.2. DETECTOR LEVEL .................................................................................................................................... 7

5. CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................. 7

6. REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................. 9

ANNEX: GLOSSARY .......................................................................................................................................... 9


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Executive summary

Industry plays a crucial role in the construction of the very large particle physics

experiments. The extremely challenging requirements and the very large number of

components making use of the most advanced technologies that often have not even reached

full industrial maturity at the time of project approval call for close interactions between

academia and industry. In setting-up the work package on relation with industry AIDA clearly

acknowledged the importance of these interactions. WP4 developed a platform of exchange

(Academia Industry Matching Events, AIME) to foster collaborations between academia and

industry during the R&D phase. Results and findings can be found in Deliverable D4.1, a

report on overall relations with industry.

An experiment comprises various detectors, each needing a variety of technologies calling for

specific R&D. Most of the projects in AIDA have completed their core R&D and are now

entering the pre-construction phase that focuses on the construction of larger prototypes for

which more substantial calls for tenders than those in the R&D phase will be issued.

When entering the pre-construction phase, an overall strategy for industry relations must be

accounted for at the individual detector levels in addition to the work already undertaken at

the technology level in the framework of AIDA. This is of particular importance for large

projects such as those of Particle Physics where specific technology combinations or scale of

usage may unveil new problems calling for additional R&D to complement the solutions

previously selected.

The follow-up structure for AIDA must cover, in the technology and detector context all

aspects related to the follow-up of existing collaborations, needs and manufacturing

capability, fostering additional collaborations to meet these needs and enlarge the number of

companies with adequate manufacturing capability in view of the construction phase

A series of AIME events addressing technology follow-up as well as the integration of services

can constitute the skeleton of the follow-up structure for the AIDA project. These events offer

the prospects of fostering new collaborations with industry, enlarging the manufacturing

capability of industry and increasing the quality of tenders’ proposals in the pre-construction

phase.

2. INTRODUCTION

Industry plays a crucial role in the construction of the very large particle physics experiments.

The extremely challenging requirements and the very large number of components making

use of the most advanced technologies that often have not even reached full industrial

maturity at the time of project approval call for close interactions between academia and

industry. In setting-up the work package on relation with industry AIDA clearly

acknowledged the importance of these interactions. WP4 developed a platform of exchange

(Academia Industry Matching Events, AIME) to foster collaborations between academia and

industry during the R&D phase. In order to assist researchers in the AIDA community to

identify additional companies to those they are used to work with, CERN has developed a

new tool called Collaboration Spotting where all players active on a specific technology are

displayed in socio-metric diagrams. Results and findings can be found in Deliverable D4.1 a

report on overall relations with industry.

Most of the projects in AIDA have completed their core R&D and are now entering the pre-

construction phase, addressing the construction of larger prototypes with a view to optimizing

and finalising the technologies manufactured by industry during the construction phase.

It is therefore essential for the particle physics community to put in place proper structures to:


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Follow-up the collaborations that have been established during R&D,

Review the situation in term of technology needs and manufacturing capability,

Foster additional collaborations and find industrial players with similar technologies

and/or with larger/complementary manufacturing capability,

And enlarge the number of companies with the capability of meeting research needs

cost-effectively with a view to broadening tendering perspectives during the

construction phase.

This document (Deliverable 4.2) addresses these issues by exploring various routes to sustain

the interactions between academia and industry after the termination of the EC funding for

AIDA.


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3. CONTEXT: FROM R&D TO PRE-CONSTRUCTION


specific R&D. When entering the pre-construction phase, an overall strategy for industry

relations must be accounted for at the individual detector levels in addition to the work

already undertaken at the technology level in the framework of AIDA. This is of particular

importance for large projects where specific technology combinations or scale of usage may

unveil new problems calling for additional R&D to complement the solutions previously

selected. For instance, supplying power to the various detector components without

compromising the detector efficiency while minimizing consumptions is typically a challenge,

which can be addressed with new technology developments from industry (pulsed electronics,

power via optical links).

Most of the projects in AIDA have completed their core R&D and are now entering the pre-

construction phase that focuses on the construction of larger prototypes for which more

substantial calls for tenders than those in the R&D phase will be issued. These forthcoming

calls open up important issues at the technology and detector levels:

Small to medium size industry providers having acquired or developed technologies

during the R&D phase may not have the necessary capacity to meet the needs of

academia in the subsequent phases.

In order to respond to detector needs, bidders must organise themselves in groupings

often involving other industrial players than those involved in the R&D phase in order

to meet the requirements of the calls.

Proper structures must be put in place to address the above issues and ensure that academia

can develop the best possible prototypes within its financial capability.

4. FOLLOW-UP STRUCTURE

The follow-up structure for AIDA must cover in the technology and detector context all



companies with adequate manufacturing capability in view of the construction phase.

4.1. TECHNOLOGY LEVEL

Small to medium size industry providers having acquired or developed technologies during

the R&D phase may not have the necessary capacity to meet the needs of academia during the

construction phase. The pre-construction phase offers an excellent context for providers to

extend their production capability but also for new comers to enter the competition.

For gaseous detector, the pre-construction phase should also constitute a significant step

toward the construction of prototype assembly lines.

Attracting new industry players

Follow-up Academia Industry Matching Events where academia reviews the situation of

current developments and its needs, and confirms procurement prospects, and where industry

presents an update of its manufacturing capability are prone to attract new industrial players.

Within a couple of years some technologies may have gained sufficient maturity and/or

application potential to convince more industrial players to enter the market. In addition, the


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prospect of more substantial calls for tenders may trigger interest amongst some of the

qualified providers that found the HEP market too far away during the R&D phase.

Minimizing dependencies on specific providers

Existing industry providers want to retain their competitive advantage and secure a return on

investment in their equipment while academia needs to open calls for tenders to a larger

number of industrial players in order to maintain detector costs at a reasonable level and to

secure backup alternatives in case of defaulting providers. It is therefore essential for

academia to develop good arrangements between early suppliers that have partnered with

academia during the R&D phase and other companies capable of providing additional

technologies that are needed to build the larger prototypes. Follow-up AIMEs provide a good

forum to address these issues.

In addition, when it is the case, it is important to secure access to key intellectual property [1]

held by industry for later calls for tenders. Adequate provisions in procurement contracts must

address all intellectual property issues susceptible of constraining academia during subsequent

tendering processes.

4.2. DETECTOR LEVEL

When moving from the technology to the detector level two main aspects have to be

accounted for:

The optimisation of detector services in the design and construction of prototypes,

The possible effects on the design and construction of specific technology

combinations or scale of usage that may unveil new problems calling for additional

R&D to complement the solutions previously selected.

For instance, keeping detector chips at a given operational temperature may call for a

compromise between a very sophisticated cooling system [2] that may affect efficiency and

the developments of techniques capable of accounting for temperature discrepancies at the

individual chip level. Supplying power to those chips without affecting the detector

performances may call for radically different approach using new technology developments

from industry (pulsed electronics, power via optical links) that may also impact on the cooling

system.

AIME events focusing on the integration of services within detector prototypes could help

academia in fostering new collaborations between technology and service providers with a

view to responding to future calls for tenders. The original concept of AIME focusing on one

specific technology must be revisited to optimise interactions between academia and industry

in this context. A possibility could be to combine a follow-up AIME event addressing the

issues at the technology level, followed by the aspects related to the integration of related

services at the detector level.

5. CONCLUSION


specific R&D. When entering the pre-construction phase, an overall strategy for industry

relations must be accounted for at the individual detector levels in addition to the work

already undertaken at the technology level in the framework of AIDA.

In the technology and detector context, the follow-up structure for AIDA must cover all



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companies with adequate manufacturing capability in view of the construction phase.

A series of AIME events addressing technology follow-up as well as the integration of

services can constitutes the skeleton of the follow-up structure for the AIDA project. These

events offer the prospects of fostering new collaborations with industry, enlarging the

manufacturing capability of industry and increasing the quality of the tenders’ proposals for

the pre-construction phase.


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6. REFERENCES

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

[1] Rappert, B. Et al. (1999): Making sense of diversity and reluctance: academic–industrial

relations and intellectual property, Elsevier Research Policy Volume 28, Issue 8, November

1999, Pages 873–890; DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00028-1;

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048733399000281

[2] Feld, L. Et al. (2011): CO2 cooling for the CMS tracker at SLHC, JINST 6 C01091

doi:10.1088/1748-0221/6/01/C01091;

http://m.iopscience.iop.org/1748-0221/6/01/C01091/

ANNEX: GLOSSARY

Acronym Definition

AIME Academia-Industry matching Event

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00487333/28/8

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048733399000281

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/6/01/C01091

http://m.iopscience.iop.org/1748-0221/6/01/C01091/

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