Commissioning of CMS zero degree calorimeter using LHC beam

Grachov O., Murray M., Wood J., Onel Y., Sen S., Yetkin T.

14th International Conference on Calorimetry in High Energy Physics (CALOR 2010), Beijing, China, 10 - 14 May 2010, vol.293, (Full Text) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Volume: 293
  • Doi Number: 10.1088/1742-6596/293/1/012040
  • City: Beijing
  • Country: China
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This paper reports on the commissioning and first running experience of the CMS Zero Degree Calorimeters during December 2009. All channels worked correctly. The ZDCs were timed into the data acquisition system using beam splash events. These data also allowed us to make a first estimate of channel-by-channel variations in gain.