First petals installed in the ATLAS Inner Tracker Strips Endcap
Ongoing upgrades on the road to HiLumi (Image: ATLAS) First petals installed in the ATLAS Inner Tracker Strips Endcap 28 July 2026 A major milestone has been reached in the construction of the ATLAS Inner Tracker (ITk), with the installation of the first nine ‘petals’ of the ITk Strips Endcap at DESY in Germany. Installation began on 14 September, and on 28 September the ninth petal was…
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