The topological trigger system of the TOF detector for the ALICE experiment at the LHC

Silenzi, Alessandro (2010) The topological trigger system of the TOF detector for the ALICE experiment at the LHC, [Dissertation thesis], Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna. Dottorato di ricerca in Fisica, 22 Ciclo. DOI 10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/2842.
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Abstract

The ALICE experiment at the LHC has been designed to cope with the experimental conditions and observables of a Quark Gluon Plasma reaction. One of the main assets of the ALICE experiment with respect to the other LHC experiments is the particle identification. The large Time-Of-Flight (TOF) detector is the main particle identification detector of the ALICE experiment. The overall time resolution, better that 80 ps, allows the particle identification over a large momentum range (up to 2.5 GeV/c for pi/K and 4 GeV/c for K/p). The TOF makes use of the Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber (MRPC), a detector with high efficiency, fast response and intrinsic time resoltion better than 40 ps. The TOF detector embeds a highly-segmented trigger system that exploits the fast rise time and the relatively low noise of the MRPC strips, in order to identify several event topologies. This work aims to provide detailed description of the TOF trigger system. The results achieved in the 2009 cosmic-ray run at CERN are presented to show the performances and readiness of TOF trigger system. The proposed trigger configuration for the proton-proton and Pb-Pb beams are detailed as well with estimates of the efficiencies and purity samples.

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Tipologia del documento
Tesi di dottorato
Autore
Silenzi, Alessandro
Supervisore
Dottorato di ricerca
Scuola di dottorato
Scienze matematiche, fisiche ed astronomiche
Ciclo
22
Coordinatore
Settore disciplinare
Parole chiave
ALICE, TOF, PID, Trigger, FEE
URN:NBN
DOI
10.6092/unibo/amsdottorato/2842
Data di discussione
4 Maggio 2010
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