Muon Spectrometer
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The Muon Spectrometer is a specialized ALICE detector subsystem designed to identify and measure muons produced in high-energy heavy-ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
ALICE detector subsystem
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particle physics detector subsystem → |
| commissionedAt |
LHC Run 1
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| coordinateSystem |
negative z-direction of ALICE
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| coversPseudorapidityRange |
-4.0 < η < -2.5
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| coversRapidityRange |
forward rapidity
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| dataTakingStarted |
2010
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| designedFor |
heavy-flavour measurements
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muon identification → muon momentum measurement → quarkonium measurements → study of heavy-ion collisions → vector meson measurements → |
| discriminates |
muons from hadrons
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| hasComponent |
RPC trigger chambers
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beam shield → cathode pad chambers → dipole magnet → front absorber → muon filter (iron wall) → muon filter wall → muon tracking chambers → muon trigger system → rear absorber → |
| hasMagneticFieldIntegral |
about 3 T·m
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| locatedAt |
CERN
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| locatedIn |
ALICE forward muon arm
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Large Hadron Collider → |
| operatedBy |
ALICE Collaboration
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| operatesAt |
LHC design luminosities for ALICE
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| optimizedFor |
J/ψ detection
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dimuon measurements → low transverse momentum muons → Υ family detection → |
| partOf |
ALICE experiment
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| primaryPhysicsGoal |
measurement of open heavy flavour via muons
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study of low-mass dimuon continuum → study of quark–gluon plasma via muonic probes → suppression and regeneration of quarkonia in heavy-ion collisions → |
| provides |
muon trigger signals to ALICE central trigger processor
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| readoutIntegratedWith |
ALICE data acquisition system
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| supports |
precision measurements of muon kinematic distributions
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| usedIn |
nucleus–nucleus collisions
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proton–nucleus collisions → proton–proton collisions → |
| uses |
absorbers to filter hadrons
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| usesTechnology |
cathode pad readout
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multi-wire proportional chambers → resistive plate chambers → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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A Large Ion Collider Experiment
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ALICE → ALICE experiment → |
hasSubsystem |