Publications (11)
CMS Resistive Plate Chamber overview, from the present system to the upgrade phase I
P. Paolucci, R. Hadjiiska, L. Litov +60
University of Sofia, Faculty of Physics, Atomic Physics Department, 5, James Bourchier Boulevard, BG-1164 Sofia, Bulgaria Ghent University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Pro…
Simulation of the CMS Resistive Plate Chambers
R. Hadjiiska, L. Litov, B. Pavlov +61
The Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) muon subsystem contributes significantly to the formation of the trigger decision and reconstruction of the muon trajectory parameters. Simulation…
Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors as flatness and mechanical stretching sensors
D. Abbaneo, M. Abbas, M. Abbrescia +153
A novel approach which uses Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors has been utilised to assess and monitor the flatness of Gaseous Electron Multipliers (GEM) foils. The setup layout and…
Performance of a Large-Area GEM Detector Prototype for the Upgrade of the CMS Muon Endcap System
D. Abbaneo, M. Abbas, M. Abbrescia +134
Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) technology is being considered for the forward muon upgrade of the CMS experiment in Phase 2 of the CERN LHC. Its first implementation is planned for…
Observation of the rare decay from the combined analysis of CMS and LHCb data
The CMS, LHCb Collaborations, : +2807
A joint measurement is presented of the branching fractions and in proton-proton collisions at the LHC by the CMS and LHCb experiments. The data…
Uniformity and Stability of the CMS RPC Detector at the LHC
S. Costantini, K. Beernaert, A. Cimmino +60
The Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) are employed in the CMS experiment at the LHC as dedicated trigger system both in the barrel and in the endcap. This note presents results of th…
Study of gas contaminants and interaction with materials in RPC closed loop system
S. Colafranceschi, R. Aurilio, L. Benussi +18
Resistive Plate Counters (RPC) detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments use gas recirculation systems to cope with large gas mixture volumes and costs. In this pape…
A study of gas contaminants and interaction with materials in RPC closed loop systems
S. Colafranceschi, R. Aurilio, L. Benussi +18
Resistive Plate Counters (RPC) detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments use gas recirculation systems to cope with large gas mixture volumes and costs. In this pape…
A novel application of Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors in MPGD
D. Abbaneo, M. Abbas, M. Abbrescia +153
We present a novel application of Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors in the construction and characterisation of Micro Pattern Gaseous Detector (MPGD), with particular attention to…
The Upgrade of the CMS RPC System during the First LHC Long Shutdown
M. Tytgat, A. Marinov, P. Verwilligen +31
The CMS muon system includes in both the barrel and endcap region Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC). They mainly serve as trigger detectors and also improve the reconstruction of muon…
Performance of the Gas Gain Monitoring system of the CMS RPC muon detector and effective working point fine tuning
S. Colafranceschi, L. Benussi, S. Bianco +25
The Gas Gain Monitoring (GGM) system of the Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) muon detector in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment provides fast and accurate determination of th…