The Zero Degree Calorimeter (ZDC) is integral part of the CMS experiment, especially, for heavy ion studies. The design of the ZDC includes two independent calorimeter sections: an electromagnetic section and a hadronic section. Sampling calorimeters using tungsten and quartz fibers have been chosen for the energy measurements. An overview of the ZDC is presented along with a current status of calorimeter's preparation for Day 1 of LHC.
@article{arxiv.nucl-ex/0608052,
title = {Status of Zero Degree Calorimeter for CMS Experiment},
author = {O. A. Grachov and M. J. Murray and A. S. Ayan and P. Debbins and E. Norbeck and Y. Onel and D. d'Enterria},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-ex/0608052},
year = {2009}
}
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8 pages, 5 figures, 1 table, to appear in the proceedings of CALOR06, June 5-9, 2006 Chicago, USA