The RPC system for the CMS experiment at the LHC

M. Abbrescia, A. Colaleo, G. Iaselli, F. Loddo, M. Maggi, B. Marangelli, S. Natali, S. Nuzzo, G. Pugliese, A. Ranieri, F. Romano, S. Altieri, G. Belli, G. Bruno, R. Guida, S. P. Ratti, C. Riccardi, P. Torre, P. Vitulo

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Abstract

The CMS detector at the LHC has a redundant muon system. Two independent muon systems are used in the L1 trigger. One of them is based on wire chambers, the other on RPC detectors. Properly combining the answers of the two systems results in a highly efficient L1 trigger with high flexibility from the point of view of rate control. Simulation results show, however, that the RPC system suffers from false triggers caused by coincidence of spurious hits. System improvements, which could avoid oiling the chambers, are possible. RPCs have also proved to be very useful for muon track reconstruction.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)137-141
Number of pages5
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume508
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Aug 1 2003
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the Sixth International Workshop on Resistive P (RPC 2001) - Coimbra, Portugal
Duration: Nov 26 2001Nov 27 2001

Keywords

  • CMS
  • Detector
  • LHC
  • Muon
  • RPC
  • Trigger

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Instrumentation

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