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The muon spectrometer of the ATLAS experiment (talk presented at the "8th Topical Seminar on Innovative Particle and Radiation Detectors", 21-24 Oct. 2002, Siena, Italy)

The muon spectrometer of the ATLAS experiment at CERN LHC is reviewed. Background conditions, design performance, Level-1 trigger scheme and the different tracking detectors are presented. Results from recent tests on the performance of the MDT chambers and of the alignment system are discussed.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Palestini, S
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2003
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/681459
Descripción
Sumario:The muon spectrometer of the ATLAS experiment at CERN LHC is reviewed. Background conditions, design performance, Level-1 trigger scheme and the different tracking detectors are presented. Results from recent tests on the performance of the MDT chambers and of the alignment system are discussed.