The CMS tracker operation and performance at the Magnet Test and Cosmic Challenge

W. Adam*, T. Bergauer, M. Dragicevic, M. Friedl, R. Frühwirth, S. Hänsel, J. Hrubec, M. Krammer, M. Pernicka, W. Waltenberger, E. Widl, P. Van Mechelen, M. Cardaci, W. Beaumont, E. De Langhe, E. A. De Wolf, E. Delmeire, O. Bouhali, O. Charaf, B. ClerbauxJ. P. Dewulf, S. Elgammal, G. Hammad, G. De Lentdecker, P. Marage, C. Vander Velde, P. Vanlaer, J. Wickens, O. Devroede, S. De Weirdt, J. D'Hondt, R. Goorens, J. Heyninck, J. Maes, S. Tavernier, L. Van Lancker, P. Van Mulders, I. Villella, S. Assouak, J. L. Bonnet, G. Bruno, B. De Callatay, S. De Visscher, D. Favart, B. Florins, E. Forton, A. Giammanco, G. Gregoire, S. Kalinin, D. Kcira, Th Keutgen, V. Lemaitre, D. Michotte, O. Militaru, S. Ovyn, K. Piotrzkowski, X. Rouby, D. Teyssier, O. Van Der Aa, E. Daubie, E. Anttila, S. Czellar, J. Härkönen, V. Karimäki, T. Lampén, T. Lindén, P. R. Luukka, T. Mäenpää, E. Tuominen, J. Tuominiemi, G. Boudoul, E. Chabanat, E. Chabert, R. Chierici, D. Contardo, N. Estre, R. Haroutunian, N. Lumb, S. Perries, B. Trocme, J. L. Agram, R. Blaes, F. Drouhin, J. C. Fontaine, J. D. Berst, J. M. Brom, U. Goerlach, P. Graehling, L. Gross, J. Hosselet, P. Juillot, C. Maazouzi, C. Ollivetto, P. Van Hove, G. Anagnostou, R. Brauer, H. Esser, L. Feld, W. Karpinski

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Abstract

During summer 2006 a fraction of the CMS silicon strip tracker was operated in a comprehensive slice test called the Magnet Test and Cosmic Challenge (MTCC). At the MTCC, cosmic rays detected in the muon chambers were used to trigger the readout of all CMS sub-detectors in the general data acquisition system and in the presence of the 4 T magnetic field produced by the CMS superconducting solenoid. This document describes the operation of the Tracker hardware and software prior, during and after data taking. The performance of the detector as resulting from the MTCC data analysis is also presented.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberP07006
JournalJournal of Instrumentation
Volume3
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Particle tracking detectors
  • Solid state detectors

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