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The 2025 test beam dataset supplies new triplet module measurements that advance full qualification of ATLAS ITk pixel modules.

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load-bearing objection This is a routine progress report on 2025 test-beam data for ATLAS ITk pixels; the only clear addition is the first pre- and post-irradiation triplet-module runs.

arxiv 2605.25670 v2 pith:VTWVDZSF submitted 2026-05-25 physics.ins-det

Recent test beam results of ATLAS ITk Pixel sensors and modules

A. Schmier , B.K. Chitroda , C. Gemme , N. Kakoty , M.N. Mantinan , H. Pang , K. Rama , S. Ravera
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M. Ressegotti A. Rummler M. Sachdeva M.A.A. Samy M. Ventura J. Ye
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keywords ATLASITkpixel sensorstest beammodulesirradiationcharge collectiontriplet
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The paper reports results from 2025 test beam campaigns on ITk pixel sensors and modules for the ATLAS upgrade. Quad and triplet modules using both pre-production and production readout chips were evaluated, marking the first beam tests of triplet modules both before and after irradiation. Measurements were taken at multiple incident angles to examine charge-collection efficiency under conditions meant to reflect real detector operation. These additions to the dataset are presented as steps that enable further progress toward complete module qualification.

Core claim

The 2025 test beam dataset contains several important new elements, including the first beam tests of triplet modules before and after irradiation, enabling further progress toward the full qualification of ITk pixel modules.

What carries the argument

Test beam measurements of charge-collection efficiency performed at multiple incident angles on irradiated and non-irradiated quad and triplet modules.

Load-bearing premise

Test beam conditions at multiple incident angles accurately represent charge-collection efficiency under actual detector operation.

What would settle it

If charge collection measured in the completed ATLAS detector after installation deviates substantially from the multi-angle beam results, the representativeness of the test beam data for qualification would be called into question.

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If this is right

  • Triplet modules receive their first beam evaluation both before and after irradiation.
  • Multiple-angle data supplies performance information closer to actual operating conditions than single-angle tests.
  • The combined quad and triplet results move the program closer to full module qualification.
  • An overview of the full ITk pixel test beam program becomes available for planning next steps.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

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  • The new triplet data could be used to compare pre- and post-irradiation behavior directly in a single module type.
  • If the multi-angle approach holds, similar testing protocols might apply to other pixel or strip detector upgrades.
  • Differences between pre-production and production chips, once quantified, could guide final production decisions.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript provides an overview of the ATLAS ITk pixel test beam program with a focus on the 2025 campaigns. It reports evaluations of quad and triplet modules equipped with pre-production and production readout chips, including the first beam tests of triplet modules both before and after irradiation. Measurements were performed at multiple incident angles to study charge-collection efficiency. The central claim is that the 2025 dataset contains several important new elements enabling further progress toward full qualification of ITk pixel modules.

Significance. If the results hold, this contributes empirical test-beam data to the qualification of silicon pixel modules for the ATLAS Inner Tracker upgrade at the HL-LHC. Credit is given for reporting new experimental elements, specifically the first pre- and post-irradiation triplet module tests in beam. The reader's concern that multi-angle measurements may not accurately represent operational charge collection does not land, as this is a standard and accepted method in the field.

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  1. Abstract: the description of the test program supplies no quantitative results, error bars, or specific metrics from the triplet module measurements. Adding at least one key result would better support the claim that the dataset contains 'important new elements' and enable readers to assess progress toward qualification.

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We thank the referee for their positive assessment of the manuscript, accurate summary of the 2025 test beam results, and recommendation for minor revision. We appreciate the recognition given to the new elements, including the first pre- and post-irradiation triplet module tests.

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Experimental report with no derivations or predictions

full rationale

This paper is a descriptive report of 2025 test beam measurements on ITk pixel modules, including pre/post-irradiation triplet tests and multi-angle charge collection data. No equations, fitted parameters, model derivations, or quantitative predictions appear in the abstract or described scope. All claims reduce directly to reported experimental observations rather than any internal chain that could loop back to inputs by construction. The work is therefore self-contained with no circularity.

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Purely experimental report of test beam measurements; contains no free parameters, axioms, or invented entities.

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Test beam studies of ITk pixel sensors and full modules are an essential tool for assessing their performance and operational behavior. In the 2025 test beam campaigns, quad and triplet modules equipped with both pre-production and production readout chips were evaluated. For the first time, triplet modules were tested in beam conditions, both before and after irradiation. Measurements were performed at multiple incident angles to study charge-collection efficiency under conditions representative of actual detector operation. The 2025 test beam dataset contains several important new elements, enabling further progress toward the full qualification of ITk pixel modules. This work presents an overview of the ITk pixel test beam program including recent triplet module results from the 2025 campaigns.

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