Abstract
The running scenarios of the LHCb experiment in the early operation period of the LHC are discussed in view of the foreseen machine evolution. Aligment of the overall detector and its calibration will be the primary concern of the first runs; the strategy to perform them is described. The experiment aims to be in a stable running condition as soon as possible. Some of the measurements with the data collected in the first months of operation at a 14 TeV collision energy are outlined.
Highlights
This paper presents the current running scenarios of the LHCb experiment in the early operation period of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN
Particle identification LHCb has two RICH detectors for particle identification (PID) over different momentum ranges. They will be calibrated first via basic measurements: saturated tracks collected with the magnetic field switched off will provide Cherenkov angle resolution while those collected with the B field on will allow calculation of the radiator refractive indices
The strategy for calibration, alignment, tuning of the triggers and of the analysis is being devised in view of the current LHC startup schedule
Summary
This paper presents the current running scenarios of the LHCb experiment in the early operation period of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. A description of the experiment and its trigger can be found elsewhere in these proceedings [1,2]. The objective of the earliest running period is to complete the commissioning of the experiment; this includes the alignment and calibration of the various sub-detectors and of LHCb as a whole. LHCb is developing strategies for alignment, calibration and tuning of the trigger and analysis in view of the current start-up plans of the LHC, with the aim to exploit the physics potential of the experiment as soon as the physics running period of the LHC will start
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