Current and future challenges when operating the ATLAS Liquid Argon Calorimeter

Abstract

Abstract The Liquid Argon (LAr) Calorimeters are employed by ATLAS for precision electromagnetic calorimetry and for hadronic and forward calorimetry. They also provide inputs to the first level of the ATLAS trigger system. The LAr Calorimeters have been operated during regular ATLAS data taking since 2008. All critical parameters, like LAr purity and temperature, have been kept at stable values resulting in reliable signal pulses. In 2022, the LHC collider has increased the luminosity leading to a pile-up of up to 70 interactions per bunch crossing. In the high luminosity phase, HL-LHC, planned to be fully functional in 2029, the pile-up will increase up to 200 interactions per bunch crossing. This contribution will highlight the present and future challenges in the operation of such a detector.