LHCf
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LHCf is a CERN experiment at the Large Hadron Collider that studies forward particles produced in proton–proton collisions to improve our understanding of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CERN experiment
→
Large Hadron Collider experiment → particle physics experiment → |
| collaborationType | international collaboration → |
| contributesTo | understanding of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays → |
| dataUsedFor |
improving interpretation of cosmic-ray air-shower experiments
→
tuning Monte Carlo models of air showers → |
| distanceFromInteractionPoint | about 140 meters from ATLAS interaction point → |
| environment | underground accelerator facility → |
| focusesOn | neutral particle spectra in the very forward region → |
| fullName |
LHCf
→
surface form: "Large Hadron Collider forward experiment"
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| hasAbbreviationMeaning |
LHCf
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surface form: "Large Hadron Collider forward experiment"
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| hasDetectorType |
electromagnetic calorimeter
→
hadronic calorimeter → sampling calorimeter → |
| hasSubsystem |
Arm1 detector
→
Arm2 detector → |
| improves | models of hadronic interactions at ultra-high energies → |
| locatedAt | Large Hadron Collider → |
| locatedAtInteractionPoint |
ATLAS
→
surface form: "ATLAS interaction point"
IP1 → |
| locatedInCountry | Switzerland → |
| locatedInTunnel | LHC tunnel → |
| locatedNearCity | Geneva → |
| measures |
forward neutral particles
→
neutral pions at very small angles → neutrons at very small angles → photons at very small angles → |
| operatedBy | CERN → |
| primaryGoal | study very forward neutral particles produced in LHC collisions → |
| purpose | bridge collider physics and cosmic-ray observations → |
| relatedTo |
ATLAS
→
surface form: "ATLAS experiment"
astroparticle physics → cosmic-ray physics → |
| researchArea |
forward particle production
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hadronic interaction models → ultra-high-energy cosmic rays → |
| studiesEnergyRange | TeV-scale center-of-mass energies → |
| studiesForwardRegion | pseudorapidity greater than 8 → |
| studiesPhenomenon |
forward particle production in hadronic collisions
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particle production relevant to cosmic-ray air showers → |
| usesAccelerator |
Large Hadron Collider
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surface form: "LHC"
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| usesCollisionType |
nucleus–nucleus collisions
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proton–nucleus collisions → proton–proton collisions → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "LHC forward physics program"
this entity surface form: "Large Hadron Collider forward experiment"
this entity surface form: "LHCf detector system"
this entity surface form: "LHC Point 8"
this entity surface form: "LHCf experiment"
this entity surface form: "LHCf experiment"