Diffraction at ALICE

The ALICE detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) consists of a central barrel, a muon spectrometer, zero degree calorimeters and additional detectors which are used for trigger purposes and for event classification. The performance of the ALICE central barrel is discussed. The trigger strategy for diffractive events is outlined. The physics potential of studying diffractive processes at the LHC is presented by investigating observables of the Pomeron and Odderon. Possible signatures of gluon saturation in diffractive events are discussed.