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The LHCf experiment: present status and physics results

High Energy Physics - Experiment 2019-08-13 v1 Nuclear Experiment

Abstract

The main aim of the LHCf experiment is to provide precise measurements of the production spectra relative to neutral particle produced by high energy proton-ion collisions in the very forward region. This information is necessary in order to test and tune hadronic interaction models used by ground-based cosmic rays experiments. In order to reach this goal, LHCf makes use of two small sampling calorimeters installed in the LHC tunnel at ±140\pm 140 m from IP1, able to detect neutral particles having pseudo-rapidity η>8.4\eta > 8.4. In this paper we will present the current status of the LHCf experiment, regarding in particular the first analysis results from data taking relative to p-p collisions at s=\sqrt{s} = 13 TeV.

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@article{arxiv.1710.03991,
  title  = {The LHCf experiment: present status and physics results},
  author = {Eugenio Berti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1710.03991},
  year   = {2019}
}
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