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Carrio, F.; Kim, H.Y.; Moreno, P.; Reed, R.; Sandrock, C.; Schettino, V.; Shalyugin, A.; Solans, C.; Souza, J.; Usai, G.; Valero, A. |
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Design of an FPGA-based embedded system for the ATLAS Tile Calorimeter front-end electronics test-bench |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of Instrumentation |
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J. Instrum. |
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9 |
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C03023 - 12pp |
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Detector control systems (detector and experiment monitoring and slow-control systems, architecture, hardware, algorithms; databases); Data acquisition concepts; Digital electronic circuits |
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The portable test-bench for the certification of the ATLAS tile hadronic calorimeter front-end electronics has been redesigned for the present Long Shutdown (LS1) of LHC, improving its portability and expanding its functionalities. This paper presents a new test-bench based on a Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA that implements an embedded system using a PowerPC 440 microprocessor hard core and custom IP cores. A light Linux version runs on the PowerPC microprocessor and handles the IP cores which implement the different functionalities needed to perform the desired tests such as TTCvi emulation, G-Link decoding, ADC control and data reception. |
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[Carrio, F.; Valero, A.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46980 Paterna, Spain, Email: fernando.carrio@cern.ch |
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WOS:000336123200023 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Davesne, D.; Pastore, A.; Navarro, J. |
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Fitting (NLO)-L-3 pseudo-potentials through central plus tensor Landau parameters |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of Physics G |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Phys. G |
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41 |
Issue |
6 |
Pages |
065104 - 12pp |
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Landau parameters; (NLO)-L-3; phenomenological interactions; fitting methods |
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Landau parameters determined from phenomenological finite-range interactions are used to get an estimation of next-to-next-to-next-to-leading order ((NLO)-L-3) pseudo-potentials parameters. The parameter sets obtained in this way are shown to lead to consistent results concerning saturation properties. The uniqueness of this procedure is discussed, and an estimate of the error induced by the truncation at (NLO)-L-3 is given. |
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[Davesne, D.] Univ Lyon, F-69622 Lyon, France, Email: davesne@inpl.in2p3.fr |
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0954-3899 |
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WOS:000338425100009 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1838 |
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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Aab, A. et al); Pastor, S. |
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A search for point sources of EeV photons |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Astrophysical Journal |
Abbreviated Journal |
Astrophys. J. |
Volume |
789 |
Issue |
2 |
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160 - 12pp |
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astroparticle physics; cosmic rays; methods: data analysis |
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Measurements of air showers made using the hybrid technique developed with the fluorescence and surface detectors of the Pierre Auger Observatory allow a sensitive search for point sources of EeV photons anywhere in the exposed sky. A multivariate analysis reduces the background of hadronic cosmic rays. The search is sensitive to a declination band from -85 degrees to +20 degrees, in an energy range from 10(17.3) eV to 10(18.5) eV. No photon point source has been detected. An upper limit on the photon flux has been derived for every direction. The mean value of the energy flux limit that results from this, assuming a photon spectral index of -2, is 0.06 eV cm(-2) s(-1), and no celestial direction exceeds 0.25 eV cm(-2) s(-1). These upper limits constrain scenarios in which EeV cosmic ray protons are emitted by non-transient sources in the Galaxy. |
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[Aab, A.; Buchholz, P.; Erfani, M.; Froehlich, U.; Heimann, P.; Homola, P.; Kuempel, D.; Niechciol, M.; Ochilo, L.; Risse, M.; Yushkov, A.; Ziolkowski, M.] Univ Siegen, D-57068 Siegen, Germany |
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0004-637x |
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WOS:000338674900069 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1842 |
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Babichev, E.; Fabbri, A. |
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A class of charged black hole solutions in massive (bi)gravity |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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07 |
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7 |
Pages |
016 - 10pp |
Keywords |
Classical Theories of Gravity; Black Holes |
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We present a new class of solutions describing charged black holes in massive (bi)gravity. For a generic choice of the parameters of the massive gravity action, the solution is the Reissner-Nordstrom-de Sitter metric written in the Eddington-Finkelstein coordinates for both metrics. We also study a special case of the parameters, for which the space of solutions contains an extra symmetry. |
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[Babichev, Eugeny] Univ Paris 11, CNRS, LPT, UMR 8627, F-91405 Orsay, France, Email: eugeny.babichev@th.u-psud.fr; |
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Springer |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000339110500001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1847 |
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Aristizabal Sierra, D.; Tortola, M.; Valle, J.W.F.; Vicente, A. |
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Leptogenesis with a dynamical seesaw scale |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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07 |
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7 |
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052 - 20pp |
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leptogenesis; baryon asymmetry; particle physics – cosmology connection; neutrino theory |
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In the simplest type-I seesaw leptogenesis scenario right-handed neutrino annihilation processes are absent. However, in the presence of new interactions these processes are possible and can affect the resulting B – L asymmetry in an important way. A prominent example is provided by models with spontaneous lepton number violation, where the existence of new dynamical degrees of freedom can play a crucial role. In this context, we provide a model-independent discussion of the effects of right-handed neutrino annihilations. We show that in the weak washout regime, as long as the scattering processes remain slow compared with the Hubble expansion rate throughout the relevant temperature range, the efficiency can be largely enhanced, reaching in some cases maximal values. Moreover, the B – L asymmetry yield turns out to be independent upon initial conditions, in contrast to the “standard” case. On the other hand, when the annihilation processes are fast, the right-handed neutrino distribution tends to a thermal one down to low temperatures, implying a drastic suppression of the efficiency which in some cases can render the B – L generation mechanism inoperative. |
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[Sierra, D. Aristizabal; Vicente, A.] Univ Liege, IFPA, Dept Astrophys Geophys & Oceanog, B-4000 Liege, Belgium, Email: daristizabal@ulg.ac.be; |
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WOS:000339802700053 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Bernardoni, F.; Blossier, B.; Bulava, J.; Della Morte, M.; Fritzsch, P.; Garron, N.; Gerardin, A.; Heitger, J.; von Hippel, G.; Simma, H.; Sommer, R. |
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Decay constants of B-mesons from non-perturbative HQET with two light dynamical quarks |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Physics Letters B |
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Phys. Lett. B |
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735 |
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349-356 |
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Lattice QCD; Heavy Quark Effective Theory; Bottom quarks; Meson decay |
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We present a computation of B-meson decay constants from lattice QCD simulations within the framework of Heavy Quark Effective Theory for the b-quark. The next-to-leading order corrections in the HQET expansion are included non-perturbatively. Based on N-f = 2 gauge field ensembles, covering three lattice spacings a approximate to (0.08-0.05) fm and pion masses down to 190 MeV, a variational method for extracting hadronic matrix elements is used to keep systematic errors under control. In addition we perform a careful autocorrelation analysis in the extrapolation to the continuum and to the physical pion mass limits. Our final results read f(B) = 186(13) MeV, f(Bs) = 224(14) MeV and f(Bs)/f(B) = 1.203(65). A comparison with other results in the literature does not reveal a dependence on the number of dynamical quarks, and effects from truncating HQET appear to be negligible. |
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[Bernardoni, Fabio; Simma, Hubert; Sommer, Rainer] NIC DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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WOS:000340048900061 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1881 |
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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Aab, A. et al); Pastor, S. |
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A targeted search for point sources of EeV neutrons |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
Publication |
Astrophysical Journal Letters |
Abbreviated Journal |
Astrophys. J. Lett. |
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789 |
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2 |
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L34 - 7pp |
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cosmic rays; Galaxy: disk; methods: data analysis |
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A flux of neutrons from an astrophysical source in the Galaxy can be detected in the Pierre Auger Observatory as an excess of cosmic-ray air showers arriving from the direction of the source. To avoid the statistical penalty for making many trials, classes of objects are tested in combinations as nine “target sets,” in addition to the search for a neutron flux from the Galactic center or from the Galactic plane. Within a target set, each candidate source is weighted in proportion to its electromagnetic flux, its exposure to the Auger Observatory, and its flux attenuation factor due to neutron decay. These searches do not find evidence for a neutron flux from any class of candidate sources. Tabulated results give the combined p-value for each class, with and without the weights, and also the flux upper limit for the most significant candidate source within each class. These limits on fluxes of neutrons significantly constrain models of EeV proton emission from non-transient discrete sources in the Galaxy. |
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[Aab, A.; Buchholz, P.; Erfani, M.; Frohlich, U.; Heimann, P.; Homola, P.; Niechciol, M.; Ochilo, L.; Risse, M.; Yushkov, A.; Ziolkowski, M.] Univ Siegen, D-57068 Siegen, Germany |
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WOS:000339876800009 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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ATLAS Collaboration (Aad, G. et al); Cabrera Urban, S.; Castillo Gimenez, V.; Costa, M.J.; Fassi, F.; Ferrer, A.; Fiorini, L.; Fuster, J.; Garcia, C.; Garcia Navarro, J.E.; Gonzalez de la Hoz, S.; Hernandez Jimenez, Y.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Irles Quiles, A.; Kaci, M.; King, M.; Lacasta, C.; Lacuesta, V.R.; March, L.; Marti-Garcia, S.; Miñano, M.; Mitsou, V.A.; Moles-Valls, R.; Oliver Garcia, E.; Pedraza Lopez, S.; Perez Garcia-Estañ, M.T.; Qin, G.; Romero Adam, E.; Ros, E.; Salt, J.; Sanchez Martinez, V.; Soldevila, U.; Sanchez, J.; Torro Pastor, E.; Valero, A.; Valladolid Gallego, E.; Valls Ferrer, J.A.; Villaplana Perez, M.; Vos, M. |
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Monitoring and data quality assessment of the ATLAS liquid argon calorimeter |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
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Journal of Instrumentation |
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J. Instrum. |
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9 |
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P07024 - 55pp |
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Particle identification methods; Calorimeters; Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics |
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The liquid argon calorimeter is a key component of the ATLAS detector installed at the CERN Large Hadron Collider. The primary purpose of this calorimeter is the measurement of electron and photon kinematic properties. It also provides a crucial input for measuring jets and missing transverse momentum. An advanced data monitoring procedure was designed to quickly identify issues that would affect detector performance and ensure that only the best quality data are used for physics analysis. This article presents the validation procedure developed during the 2011 and 2012 LHC data-taking periods, in which more than 98% of the proton-proton luminosity recorded by ATLAS at a centre-of-mass energy of 7-8 TeV had calorimeter data quality suitable for physics analysis. |
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[Jackson, P.; Soni, N.; White, M. J.] Univ Adelaide, Dept Phys, Adelaide, SA, Australia |
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WOS:000340050700045 |
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Easther, R.; Price, L.C.; Rasero, J. |
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Inflating an inhomogeneous universe |
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2014 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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08 |
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8 |
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041 - 16pp |
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inflation; initial conditions and eternal universe; physics of the early universe |
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While cosmological inflation can erase primordial inhomogeneities, it is possible that inflation may not begin in a significantly inhomogeneous universe. This issue is particularly pressing in multifield scenarios, where even the homogeneous dynamics may depend sensitively on the initial configuration. This paper presents an initial survey of the onset of inflation in multifield models, via qualitative lattice-based simulations that do not include local gravitational backreaction. Using hybrid inflation as a test model, our results suggest that small subhorizon inhomogeneities do play a key role in determining whether inflation begins in multifield scenarios. Interestingly, some configurations which do not inflate in the homogeneous limit “succeed” after inhomogeneity is included, while other initial configurations which inflate in the homogeneous limit “fail” when inhomogeneity is added. |
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[Easther, Richard; Price, Layne C.] Univ Auckland, Dept Phys, Auckland, New Zealand, Email: r.easther@auckland.ac.nz; |
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WOS:000341848800041 |
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ATLAS Collaboration (Aad, G. et al); Bernabeu Verdu, J.; Cabrera Urban, S.; Castillo Gimenez, V.; Costa, M.J.; Fassi, F.; Ferrer, A.; Fiorini, L.; Fuster, J.; Garcia, C.; Garcia-Argos, C.; Garcia Navarro, J.E.; Gonzalez de la Hoz, S.; Hernandez Jimenez, Y.; Higon-Rodriguez, E.; Irles Quiles, A.; Kaci, M.; King, M.; Lacasta, C.; Lacuesta, V.R.; March, L.; Marti-Garcia, S.; Miñano, M.; Mitsou, V.A.; Moles-Valls, R.; Oliver Garcia, E.; Pedraza Lopez, S.; Perez Garcia-Estañ, M.T.; Romero Adam, E.; Ros, E.; Salt, J.; Sanchez Martinez, V.; Soldevila, U.; Sanchez, J.; Torro Pastor, E.; Valero, A.; Valladolid Gallego, E.; Valls Ferrer, J.A.; Villaplana Perez, M.; Vos, M. |
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Operation and performance of the ATLAS semiconductor tracker |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2014 |
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Journal of Instrumentation |
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J. Instrum. |
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9 |
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P08009 - 73pp |
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Solid state detectors; Charge transport and multiplication in solid media; Particle tracking detectors (Solid-state detectors); Detector modelling and simulations I (interaction of radiation with matter, interaction of photons with matter, interaction of hadrons with matter, etc) |
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The semiconductor tracker is a silicon microstrip detector forming part of the inner tracking system of the ATLAS experiment at the LHC. The operation and performance of the semiconductor tracker during the first years of LHC running are described. More than 99% of the detector modules were operational during this period, with an average intrinsic hit efficiency of (99.74 +/- 0.04)%. The evolution of the noise occupancy is discussed, and measurements of the Lorentz angle, delta-ray production and energy loss presented. The alignment of the detector is found to be stable at the few-micron level over long periods of time. Radiation damage measurements, which include the evolution of detector leakage currents, are found to be consistent with predictions and are used in the verification of radiation background simulations. |
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[Jackson, P.; Soni, N.; White, M. J.] Univ Adelaide, Dept Phys, Adelaide, SA, Australia |
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WOS:000341927600037 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1945 |
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