Study of beam-induced particle backgrounds at the LEP detectors

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 403, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 205-246

  Von Holtey, G ^a   Ball, A H ^b   Brambilla, E ^c   Burkhardt, H ^a   Estabrooks, P ^d   Harris, F J ^e   Lutters, G ^a   Rothberg, J ^f   Roudeau, P ^g   Siegrist, P ^a,h   Wear, J ⁱ   Weber, P ^j   Vallazza, E ^k  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

^b University of Maryland   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^h CEA SACLAY   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^j GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLIDING BEAM ACCELERATORS; ELECTRON BEAMS; PHOTONS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

LARGE ELECTRON POSITRON (LEP) COLLIDERS;

PARTICLE DETECTORS;

EID: 0031996423     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(97)01094-2     Document Type: Article

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