PERFORMANCES OF THE RPC TRIGGER SYSTEM OF THE L3 FORWARD-BACKWARD MUON SPECTROMETER

Authors
ALOISIO A ALVIGGI MG CARLINO G CAVALLO N DEASMUNDIS R INNOCENTE V LANZANO S LISTA L PAOLUCCI P PATRICELLI S PICCOLO D SCIACCA C SOULIMOV V
Citation
A. Aloisio et al., PERFORMANCES OF THE RPC TRIGGER SYSTEM OF THE L3 FORWARD-BACKWARD MUON SPECTROMETER, Nuclear physics. B, 1995, pp. 417-422
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Nuclear
Journal title
Nuclear physics. B → ACNP
ISSN journal
05503213
Year of publication
1995
Supplement
44
Pages
417 - 422
Database
ISI
SICI code
0550-3213(1995):<417:POTRTS>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
In view of LEP200 physics, the L3 detector has been upgraded installin g the Forward-Backward muon spectrometer to increase the angular accep tance in muon detection. We describe the trigger system for this spect rometer which makes use of Resistive Plate Counters (RPC) covering an area of 300 m(2). This system is the first large application in high e nergy physics of this kind of detectors and its operation will constit ute an important test for their future use in the LHC experiments. The main features of the RPCs, the trigger architecture and the prelimina ry results from the 1994 LEP run are given.