Heavy flavour capabilities of the ALICE transition radiation detector

The ALICE Transition Radiation Detector (TRD) enhances the detection sensitivity of heavy-flavour production of the ALICE experiment at the LHC by providing electron identification above p T > 1 GeV / c and fast trigger capabilities above p T > 3 GeV / c . The combined particle identification...

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Published inProgress in particle and nuclear physics Vol. 62; no. 2; pp. 323 - 324
Main Author Dönigus, B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.04.2009
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ALICE
ALICE TRD
Heavy flavour
Heavy ion collisions
LHC
Heavy ion collisions
Heavy flavour
LHC
ALICE
ALICE TRD
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Summary:The ALICE Transition Radiation Detector (TRD) enhances the detection sensitivity of heavy-flavour production of the ALICE experiment at the LHC by providing electron identification above p T > 1 GeV / c and fast trigger capabilities above p T > 3 GeV / c . The combined particle identification from the Inner Tracking System (ITS), the Time Projection Chamber (TPC) and the Transition Radiation Detector enables measurements of D -mesons and B -mesons and, potentially, the Λ b , assuming the reconstruction of the Λ c + .
ISSN:0146-6410
1873-2224
DOI:10.1016/j.ppnp.2008.12.014