LHCb
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LHCb is a particle physics experiment at the Large Hadron Collider focused on studying the differences between matter and antimatter through precise measurements of beauty and charm quark decays.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
LHC experiment
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flavor physics experiment → particle physics experiment → |
| aim |
precision tests of the Standard Model
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search for new physics via flavor observables → |
| collaborationCountries |
over 15 countries
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| collaborationSize |
over 1000 scientists
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| collaborationType |
international collaboration
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| collisionType |
nucleus–nucleus collisions
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proton–nucleus collisions → proton–proton collisions → |
| constructionPeriod |
2000s
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| country |
France
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Switzerland → |
| dataFormat |
ROOT
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| designLuminosity |
lower than ATLAS and CMS
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| fullName |
Large Hadron Collider beauty experiment
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| fundingSource |
member state funding agencies
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| geometry |
single-arm forward spectrometer
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| hasSubsystem |
RICH detectors
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VELO → calorimeter system → data acquisition system → muon system → tracking system → trigger system → vertex locator → |
| locatedAt |
CERN
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Large Hadron Collider → |
| locatedIn |
Geneva region
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| locatedOn |
LHC interaction point 8
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| notableResult |
discovery of exotic hadrons
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measurements of heavy baryon properties → observation of rare B meson decays → precise measurements of CP violation in B mesons → tests of lepton flavor universality → |
| operatedBy |
CERN
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| parentOrganization |
CERN LHC programme
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| pseudorapidityCoverage |
approximately 2 < η < 5
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| researchField |
CP violation
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flavor physics → heavy flavor physics → high energy physics → particle physics → |
| researchFocus |
CP violation in B mesons
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CP violation in D mesons → baryon decays → beauty quark decays → central exclusive production → charm quark decays → fixed-target physics → heavy ion collisions → heavy quark production → matter–antimatter asymmetry → quarkonia production → rare decays → searches for physics beyond the Standard Model → |
| startOfDataTaking |
2010
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| upgradePhase |
LHCb Upgrade I
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LHCb Upgrade II → Run 3 upgrade → |
| usesAccelerator |
Large Hadron Collider
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