CBM-MPD STS consortium – status of activities Yuri Murin for the Consortium –Engineering of STS module, ladder, station –Cooling system concept and plans for prototyping –Demonstrator development –Sensor development –Radiation hardness certification –Preparations for the in-beam tests –Infrastucture improvement –Networking

Engineering of STS module, ladder, station –Ladders: Engineering of the non-central ladders is accomplished with ANSIS calculations of mechanical properties of CF space forms manufactured of prepregs with different Young modulus (Report) –Modules: See Demonstrator plans –Station: Base technical solutions is defined

Demonstrator development (SE SERTIIE) – Three types of demonstrators in production phase – Two more types are discussed

Cooling system concept and plans for prototyping –ANSYS calculation with cooling of sensors with different gases (Report) –Plans for the first cooling Demonstrator#1

Sensor development within ISTC Project (SINP MSU and RIMST ) –Photomasks for first pilot batch of CBM STS sensors of size mm 2 –First 10 wafers for cabling mock-ups manufactured –Sensors are expected in April 2010

Radiation hardness certification (KRI and SINP MSU) –Irradiation of pad test structures (CIS and RIMST) for adjusting the procedures is accomplished – Good agreement with known data on current degradation for high doses. –Not so good for low doses, but might be it because of mistakes in dose measurements. –Expected behavior for full depletion voltage –We are almost ready for real work!!!

Preparations for the in-beam tests –Ru-106 source + Demonstrator-0B-bench tests (on going) – Slow Control System for in-beam tests (accomplished)

Infrastucture improvement –Procurement of bonding automat for SE SRTIIE by JINR –Continuation of restoration of rooms to house ladder assembling lab at JINR

Networking –Organization of the 3-d Work Meeting in Karelia –Plans for the 4-th Work Meeting in Germany

Urgent task #1 –Simulations of realistic STS with central 4 rad/hard sensors with R-φ topology –Size of the quadrant 60x60 with 1024 strips of each kind

Urgent task #2 –Let’s start to resolve “the station ##1-2 problem” and simulate disc-like stations #1 and #2 built of 24 wedges each

Final remark –We are speeding into engineering phase aware that it will take 4-5 years to raise STS up – Neighboring STS work packages i.e. “the pipe” and “the FEE board” defining the crucial numbers for us are well behind and should be accelerated by all means –Thanks to all for the attention! Acknowledgments to all Consortium members for their contributions!