The TOTEM Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider

The TOTEM Experiment will measure the total pp cross-section with the luminosity independent method and study elastic and diffractive scattering at the LHC. To achieve optimum forward coverage for charged particles emitted by the pp collisions in the interaction point IP5, two tracking telescopes, T1 and T2, will be installed on each side in the pseudorapidity region 3,1 <h< 6,5, and Roman Pot stations will be placed at distances of 147m and 220m from IP5. Being an independent experiment but technically integrated into CMS, TOTEM will first operate in standalone mode to pursue its own physics programme and at a later stage together with CMS for a common physics programme. This article gives a description of the TOTEM apparatus and its performance

An Innovative Mechanical Solution to Better Understand Human-Robot Interaction Forces

This paper describes the design and development of a new mechanical layout for the integration of additional sensors on robots that directly interact with humans. This specific work starts from the need to control human-robot interaction forces in order to ensure safety for users. The activity consisted on the conceptualization and design of a new mechanism, with the aim of including two sensors: a force/torque sensor to measure interaction forces and a linear encoder that let to know the real configuration of the device. The solution has been tested on a specific device named WristBot, whose limits are the inability to directly measure forces applied to it by humans and the impossibility to know precisely the end-effector position, with the consequences of relevant errors in calculating the interaction forces. The results obtained validate the designed mechanism comparing it with the old one mounted on the robot and prove the benefits of integrating additional sensors into the system

The TOTEM Experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider

The TOTEM Experiment will measure the total ppbar cross-section with the luminosity-independent method and study elastic and diffractive scattering at the LHC. To achieve optimum forward coverage for charged particles emitted by the pp collisions in the interaction point IP5, two tracking telescopes, T1 and T2, will be installed on each side in the pseudorapidity region 3.1 <= |eta| <= 6.5, and Roman Pot stations will be placed at distances of +/- 147m and +/- 220m from IP5. Being an independent experiment but technically integrated into CMS, TOTEM will first operate in standalone mode to pursue its own physics programme and at a later stage together with CMS for a common physics programme. This article gives a description of the TOTEM apparatus and its performance

KM3NeT. Conceptual Design Report for a Deep-Sea Research Infrastructure Incorporating a Very Large Volume Neutrino Telescope in the Mediterranean Sea

The scientific case for a neutrino telescope of a cubic kilometre scale is overwhelming. The infra‐structure it requires can easily be shared by a host of other, associated, sciences, making long‐term measurements in the area of oceanography, clima‐tology, geophysics, geotechnics and marine bio‐logical sciences possible. This combination of neu‐trino telescope and multidisciplinary undersea ob‐servatory, KM3NeT, is the subject of this Design Report. It summarises goals for the design and the options for its technical implementation

KM3NeT: Technical design report.

KM3NeT is a deep‐sea multidisciplinary observatory in the Mediterranean Sea that will provide innovative science opportunities spanning Astroparticle Physics and Earth and Sea Science. This is possible through the synergy created by the use of a common infrastructure allowing for long term continuous operation of a neutrino telescope and marine instrumentation. The present KM3NeT Design Study concludes with this Technical Design Report which develops the ideas put forward in the Conceptual Design Report published in April 2008