Study of muon triggers and momentum reconstruction in a strong magnetic field for a muon detector at LHC
Abstract
The construction of a small fraction of a muon detector in a strong magnetic field, for possible use in an LHC (Large Hadron Collider) experiment, and its testing in a beam containing hadrons and muons are proposed. Properties of muons from hadron decays and of hadron punch-through, i.e., angle, momentum and timing distributions of the outgoing particles, are measured for various absorber thicknesses, including the effect of strong magnetization of the absorber. The efficiency of different muon triggers and the rejection against hadron punch-through and decay muons are investigated, including the effect of catastrophic energy losses of high momentum muons. The performance of resistive plate chambers as fast tracking trigger hodoscopes will be studied.
- Publication:
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Finnish Physical Society Conference Proceedings
- Pub Date:
- 1991
- Bibcode:
- 1991fnps.conf.....D
- Keywords:
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- Hadrons;
- Magnetic Fields;
- Muons;
- Particle Collisions;
- Radiation Detectors;
- Field Strength;
- Momentum;
- Particle Beams;
- Superconducting Super Collider;
- Test Facilities;
- Instrumentation and Photography