Commissioning of the CMS zero degree calorimeter using LHC beam

Abstract

This paper reports on the commissioning and first running experience of the CMS Zero Degree Calorimeters during December 2009. All channels worked correctly. The ZDCs were timed into the data acquisition system using beam splash events. These data also allowed us to make a first estimate of channel-by-channel variations in gain.

6 pages, 8 figures, Presented at CALOR2010: 14th International Conference for Calorimetry in High Energy Physics

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