Computing Seminar

Electromagnetic Simulation Tools: from Accelerators to Detectors

Tomas Motos Lopez, CERN/IT

Abstract

The design process of LHC involves new achievements in both the accelerator and detector technologies. Various commercial electronic design automation (EDA) programs are now available to address these problems. These include 3-D full wave electromagnetic field solvers used to characterize a great amount of different subsystems: particle detectors, high-speed connectors, transmission line structures, and resonant cavities. This presentation will show how these tools are used at CERN and how they can interrelate with other engineering tools like PSpice or Matlab.

About the speaker: Tomas Motos Lopez holds a Telecommunications Engineering degree from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He began his professional career at Alcatel Telecom Spain, as a digital designer. Since 1999 he works as a fellow of the IT division. His current interests include electromagnetic simulation, signal integrity, and digital design.