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Title
Abstract
Introduction
Readout and Data Transmission
Detector Technology Design
Material Budget
Test Beam Results
HPD Test Results
Electronics Overview
The PS Very Front-End Design
The SPD Very Front-End and Control Board Design
Design
Overview
References
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Physics
Particle Physics

The LHCb Detector at the LHC

Profile image of Giovanni CarboniGiovanni Carboni

2008, Journal of Instrumentation

Abstract

The LHCb experiment is dedicated to precision measurements of CP violation and rare decays of B hadrons at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN (Geneva). The initial configuration and expected performance of the detector and associated systems, as established by test beam measurements and simulation studies, is described. KEYWORDS: Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics; Particle tracking detectors; Gaseous detectors; Calorimeters; Cherenkov detectors; Particle identification methods; Photon detectors for UV, visible and IR photons; Detector alignment and calibration methods; Detector cooling and thermo-stabilization; Detector design and construction technologies and materials.

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