Silicon strip detector system assembly for the ATLAS Inner Tracker upgrade at the LHC

During the past 18 months, I worked on the assembly of the strip detector system at Brookhaven National Laboratory for the Inner Tracker (ITk) detector for the planned upgrade of the ATLAS detector for the High Luminosity LHC. The ITk consists of two concentric silicon sub-detectors, the pixel and the strips detectors. The strip detector consists of 4 layers. Each layer consists of electrical modules glued on the local support structures, or $\it{staves}$. This report will discuss the work I did to assemble the first stave using the new-generation chips, ABC* and HCC*, and to perform the required metrology. I will also discuss the modifications to the engineering drawings for the staves to adhere to expected manufacturing standards.