Determination of the event collision time with the ALICE detector at the LHC

J. Adam; D. Alexandre; H. A. Andrews; L. S. Barnby; David Evans; Katie Graham; Peter Jones; Anton Jusko; Roman Lietava; Marian Krivda; Orlando Villalobos Baillie; Nima Zardoshti

doi:10.1140/epjp/i2017-11279-1

Determination of the event collision time with the ALICE detector at the LHC

J. Adam, D. Alexandre, H. A. Andrews, L. S. Barnby, David Evans, Katie Graham, Peter Jones, Anton Jusko, Roman Lietava, Marian Krivda, Orlando Villalobos Baillie, Nima Zardoshti

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Abstract

Particle identification is an important feature of the ALICE detector at the LHC. In particular, for particle identification via the time-of-flight technique, the precise determination of the event collision time represents an important ingredient of the quality of the measurement. In this paper, the different methods used for such a measurement in ALICE by means of the T0 and the TOF detectors are reviewed. Efficiencies, resolution and the improvement of the particle identification separation power of the methods used are presented for the different LHC colliding systems (pp, p-Pb and Pb-Pb) during the first period of data taking of LHC (RUN 1).

Original language	English
Article number	99
Number of pages	17
Journal	European Physical Journal Plus
Volume	132
Issue number	2
Early online date	24 Feb 2017
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2017-11279-1
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 24 Feb 2017

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Nuclear Physics Equipment 2015 - ALICE Trigger Oscilloscope
Evans, P.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/10/15 → 31/03/16
Project: Research Councils
Birmingham Nuclear Physics Group Consolidated Grant
Jones, P., Evans, P., Freer, M. & Wheldon, C.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/08/14 → 30/09/18
Project: Research Councils
ALICE Upgrade Bridging Support
Evans, P.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
1/08/14 → 31/12/14
Project: Research Councils

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Adam, J., Alexandre, D., Andrews, H. A., Barnby, L. S., Evans, D., Graham, K., Jones, P., Jusko, A., Lietava, R., Krivda, M., Villalobos Baillie, O., & Zardoshti, N. (2017). Determination of the event collision time with the ALICE detector at the LHC. European Physical Journal Plus, 132(2), Article 99. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2017-11279-1

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