Arm2 detector

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The Arm2 detector is one of the forward calorimeter arms of the LHCf experiment at CERN, designed to measure neutral particles produced at very small angles in proton–proton collisions to improve models of cosmic-ray air showers.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf forward calorimeter
particle physics detector subsystem
associatedWithExperiment LHCf
designedFor proton–proton collisions
hasComponent electromagnetic calorimeter section
hadronic calorimeter section
position-sensitive detectors
hasCoordinateCoverage pseudorapidity η > 8
hasGeometry forward calorimeter arm
hasPurpose provide data for tuning hadronic interaction models
support interpretation of ultra-high-energy cosmic-ray observations
hasRole forward physics measurements
improvement of cosmic-ray air-shower models
measurement of neutral particles at very small angles
hasSisterSubsystem Arm1 detector
hostOrganization CERN
installedAt LHC insertion region for CMS
surface form: LHC interaction point IP1
isForwardArmOf LHCf
surface form: LHCf detector system
locatedAtAccelerator Large Hadron Collider
locatedInFacility CERN
measures neutral particles
neutral pions
neutrons
photons
operatesAt very small polar angles relative to the beam
partOf LHCf
surface form: LHCf experiment
usesTechnology position-sensitive layers
sampling calorimeter
scintillator layers
tungsten absorber plates

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LHCf hasSubsystem Arm2 detector