Journal article
Design, performance, and calibration of CMS forward calorimeter wedges
The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields, Vol.53(1), pp.139-166
11/15/2007
DOI: 10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0459-4
Abstract
We report on the test beam results and calibration methods using high energy electrons, pions and muons with the CMS forward calorimeter (HF). The HF calorimeter covers a large pseudorapidity region (
), and is essential for a large number of physics channels with missing transverse energy. It is also expected to play a prominent role in the measurement of forward tagging jets in weak boson fusion channels in Higgs production. The HF calorimeter is based on steel absorber with embedded fused-silica-core optical fibers where Cherenkov radiation forms the basis of signal generation. Thus, the detector is essentially sensitive only to the electromagnetic shower core and is highly non-compensating (e/h≈5). This feature is also manifest in narrow and relatively short showers compared to similar calorimeters based on ionization. The choice of fused-silica optical fibers as active material is dictated by its exceptional radiation hardness. The electromagnetic energy resolution is dominated by photoelectron statistics and can be expressed in the customary form as
. The stochastic term a is 198% and the constant term b is 9%. The hadronic energy resolution is largely determined by the fluctuations in the neutral pion production in showers, and when it is expressed as in the electromagnetic case, a = 280% and b = 11%.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Design, performance, and calibration of CMS forward calorimeter wedges
- Creators
- S Abdullin - University of Maryland, College ParkV Abramov - IHEPB Acharya - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchM Adams - University of Illinois ChicagoN Akchurin - Texas Tech UniversityU Akgun - University of IowaE.W Anderson - Iowa State UniversityG Antchev - Boston UniversityM Arcidy - Boston UniversityS Ayan - University of IowaS Aydin - Cukurova UniversityM Baarmand - Florida Institute of TechnologyK Babich - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchD Baden - University of Maryland, College ParkM.N Bakirci - Cukurova UniversitySud Banerjee - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchSun Banerjee - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchR Bard - University of Maryland, College ParkV Barnes - Purdue University West LafayetteH Bawa - Panjab UniversityG Baiatian - Yerevan Physics InstituteG Bencze - Hungarian Academy of SciencesS Beri - Panjab UniversityV Bhatnagar - Panjab UniversityA Bodek - University of RochesterH Budd - University of RochesterK Burchesky - University of Illinois ChicagoT Camporesi - CERNK Cankoçak - Muğla UniversityK Carrell - Texas Tech UniversityS Cerci - Cukurova UniversityS Chendvankar - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchY Chung - University of RochesterL Cremaldi - University of MississippiP Cushman - University of MinnesotaJ Damgov - Bulgarian Academy of SciencesP de Barbaro - University of RochesterM Deliomeroglu - Boğaziçi UniversityA Demianov - Moscow State UniversityT de Visser - CERNL Dimitrov - Bulgarian Academy of SciencesK Dindar - Boğaziçi UniversityS Dugad - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchI Dumanoglu - Cukurova UniversityF Duru - University of IowaJ Elias - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryD Elvira - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryI Emeliantchik - NCPHEPS Eno - University of Maryland, College ParkE Eskut - Cukurova UniversityA Fenyvesi - Hungarian Academy of SciencesW Fisher - Princeton UniversityJ Freeman - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryH Gamsizkan - Middle East Technical UniversityV Gavrilov - ITEPV Genchev - Bulgarian Academy of SciencesY Gershtein - Florida State UniversityI Golutvin - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchP Goncharov - IHEPT Grassi - University of Maryland, College ParkD Green - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryA Gribushin - Moscow State UniversityB Grinev - Single Crystal InstituteE Gülmez - Boğaziçi UniversityK Gümüş - Texas Tech UniversityT Haelen - University of RochesterS Hagopian - Florida State UniversityV Hagopian - Florida State UniversityM Hashemi - Sharif University of TechnologyJ Hauptman - Iowa State UniversityE Hazen - Boston UniversityA Heering - Boston UniversityN Ilyina - ITEPE Isiksal - Boğaziçi UniversityC Jarvis - University of Maryland, College ParkK Johnson - Florida State UniversityV Kaftanov - ITEPV Kalagin - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchA Kalinin - IHEPD Karmgard - University of Notre DameS Kalmani - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchS Katta - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchM Kaur - Panjab UniversityM Kaya - Boğaziçi UniversityA Kayis-Topaksu - Cukurova UniversityR Kellogg - University of Maryland, College ParkA Khmelnikov - IHEPH Kim - Texas Tech UniversityI Kisselevich - ITEPO Kodolova - Moscow State UniversityJ Kohli - Panjab UniversityV Kolossov - ITEPA Korablev - IHEPY Korneev - IHEPI Kosarev - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchS Koylu - Cukurova UniversityL Kramer - Florida International UniversityA Krinitsyn - IHEPA Krokhotin - ITEPV Kryshkin - IHEPS Kuleshov - ITEPA Kumar - Panjab UniversityS Kunori - University of Maryland, College ParkP Kurt - Cukurova UniversityA Kuzucu-Polatoz - Cukurova UniversityA Laasanen - Purdue University West LafayetteV Ladygin - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchA Laszlo - Hungarian Academy of SciencesC Lawlor - Boston UniversityD Lazic - Boston UniversityL Levchuk - Kharkiv Institute of Physics and TechnologyS Linn - Florida International UniversityD Litvintsev - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryL Litov - Sofia UniversityS Los - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryV Lubinsky - Single Crystal InstituteV Lukanin - IHEPY Ma - University of MinnesotaE Machado - Boston UniversityJ Mans - University of MinnesotaP Markowitz - Florida International UniversityV Massolov - NCPHEPG Martinez - Florida International UniversityK Mazumdar - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchJ.P Merlo - University of IowaH Mermerkaya - Florida Institute of TechnologyG Mescheryakov - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchA Mestvirishvili - University of IowaM Miller - University of IowaM Mohammadi-Najafabadi - Sharif University of TechnologyP Moissenz - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchN Mondal - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchP Nagaraj - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchE Norbeck - University of IowaJ Olson - University of IowaY Onel - University of IowaG Onengut - Cukurova UniversityN Ozdes-Koca - Cukurova UniversityC Ozkan - Middle East Technical UniversityH Ozkurt - Cukurova UniversityS Ozkorucuklu - Boğaziçi UniversityS Paktinat - Sharif University of TechnologyA Pal - Hungarian Academy of SciencesM Patil - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchA Penzo - INFN-TriesteS Petrushanko - Moscow State UniversityA Petrosyan - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchV Pikalov - IHEPS Piperov - Bulgarian Academy of SciencesV Podrasky - Fairfield UniversityA Pompos - Purdue University West LafayetteC Posch - Boston UniversityW Qiang - University of Illinois ChicagoL Reddy - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchJ Reidy - University of MississippiR Ruchti - University of Notre DameE Rogalev - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchJ Rohlf - Boston UniversityA Ronzhin - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryA Ryazanov - IHEPG Safronov - ITEPD.A Sanders - University of MississippiC Sanzeni - Fairfield UniversityL Sarycheva - Moscow State UniversityB Satyanarayana - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchI Schmidt - University of IowaS Sekmen - Middle East Technical UniversityS Semenov - ITEPV Senchishin - Single Crystal InstituteS Sergeyev - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryM Serin-Zeyrek - Middle East Technical UniversityR Sever - Middle East Technical UniversityJ Singh - Panjab UniversityA Sirunyan - Yerevan Physics InstituteA Skuja - University of Maryland, College ParkS Sharma - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchB Sherwood - University of MinnesotaN Shumeiko - NCPHEPV Smirnov - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchK Sogut - Cukurova UniversityP Sorokin - Kharkiv Institute of Physics and TechnologyM Spezziga - Texas Tech UniversityR Stefanovich - NCPHEPV Stolin - ITEPL Sulak - Boston UniversityI Suzuki - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryV Talov - IHEPK Teplov - Moscow State UniversityR Thomas - Texas Tech UniversityH Topakli - Cukurova UniversityC Tully - Princeton UniversityL Turchanovich - IHEPA Ulyanov - ITEPI Vankov - Bulgarian Academy of SciencesI Vardanyan - Moscow State UniversityF Varela - Boston UniversityM Vergili - Cukurova UniversityP Verma - Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearchG Vesztergombi - Hungarian Academy of SciencesR Vidal - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryA Vishnevskiy - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchE Vlassov - CERNI Vodopiyanov - Florida Institute of TechnologyA Volkov - IHEPA Volodko - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchL Wang - University of Maryland, College ParkM Wetstein - University of Maryland, College ParkD Winn - Fairfield UniversityR Wigmans - Texas Tech UniversityJ Whitmore - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryS.X Wu - Boston UniversityE Yazgan - Middle East Technical UniversityA Yershov - Moscow State UniversityT Yetkin - Cukurova UniversityP Zalan - Hungarian Academy of SciencesA Zarubin - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchM Zeyrek - Middle East Technical UniversityCMS-HCAL Collaboration
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields, Vol.53(1), pp.139-166
- DOI
- 10.1140/epjc/s10052-007-0459-4
- ISSN
- 1434-6044
- eISSN
- 1434-6052
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/15/2007
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984199852902771
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