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The CMS electromagnetic calorimeter calibration during Run I: progress achieved and expectations for Run II

The CMS ECAL is a high-resolution, hermetic, and homogeneous electromagnetic calorimeter made of 75,848 scintillating lead tungstate crystals. It relies on precision calibration in order to achieve and maintain its design performance. A set of inter-calibration procedures is carried out to normalize...

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Autor principal: Ghezzi, Alessio
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/587/1/012002
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2158941
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description The CMS ECAL is a high-resolution, hermetic, and homogeneous electromagnetic calorimeter made of 75,848 scintillating lead tungstate crystals. It relies on precision calibration in order to achieve and maintain its design performance. A set of inter-calibration procedures is carried out to normalize the differences in crystal light yield and photodetector response between channels. Different physics channels such as low mass di-photon resonances, electrons from W and Z decays and the azimuthal symmetry of low energy deposits from minimum bias events are used. A laser monitoring system is used to measure and correct for response changes, which arise mainly from the harsh radiation environment at the LHC. The challenges of the different calibration techniques are discussed along with the performance evolution during Run I. The impact on physics performance is illustrated through the successful quest for the Higgs boson via its electromagnetic decays, and the subsequent mass measurement of the newly discovered particle. Conclusions are drawn for the performance to be expected from 2015 onwards, following the start of the LHC Run II.
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spelling oai-inspirehep.net-13448562022-08-10T13:00:32Zdoi:10.1088/1742-6596/587/1/012002http://cds.cern.ch/record/2158941engGhezzi, AlessioThe CMS electromagnetic calorimeter calibration during Run I: progress achieved and expectations for Run IIDetectors and Experimental TechniquesThe CMS ECAL is a high-resolution, hermetic, and homogeneous electromagnetic calorimeter made of 75,848 scintillating lead tungstate crystals. It relies on precision calibration in order to achieve and maintain its design performance. A set of inter-calibration procedures is carried out to normalize the differences in crystal light yield and photodetector response between channels. Different physics channels such as low mass di-photon resonances, electrons from W and Z decays and the azimuthal symmetry of low energy deposits from minimum bias events are used. A laser monitoring system is used to measure and correct for response changes, which arise mainly from the harsh radiation environment at the LHC. The challenges of the different calibration techniques are discussed along with the performance evolution during Run I. The impact on physics performance is illustrated through the successful quest for the Higgs boson via its electromagnetic decays, and the subsequent mass measurement of the newly discovered particle. Conclusions are drawn for the performance to be expected from 2015 onwards, following the start of the LHC Run II.oai:inspirehep.net:13448562015
spellingShingle Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Ghezzi, Alessio
The CMS electromagnetic calorimeter calibration during Run I: progress achieved and expectations for Run II
title The CMS electromagnetic calorimeter calibration during Run I: progress achieved and expectations for Run II
title_full The CMS electromagnetic calorimeter calibration during Run I: progress achieved and expectations for Run II
title_fullStr The CMS electromagnetic calorimeter calibration during Run I: progress achieved and expectations for Run II
title_full_unstemmed The CMS electromagnetic calorimeter calibration during Run I: progress achieved and expectations for Run II
title_short The CMS electromagnetic calorimeter calibration during Run I: progress achieved and expectations for Run II
title_sort cms electromagnetic calorimeter calibration during run i: progress achieved and expectations for run ii
topic Detectors and Experimental Techniques
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/587/1/012002
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