Luminosity measurement method for LHC: The theoretical precision and the experimental challenges

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

Volumn 584, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-52

  Krasny, M W ^a   Chwastowski, J ^b,c   Slowikowski K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DIDEROT   (France)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

^c CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

LHC; Luminosity; Photon photon collisions

Indexed keywords

COPLANAR WAVEGUIDES; PARTICLE BEAMS; PROTONS;

LUMINOSITY MONITORING LEPTON PAIRS; PHOTON-PHOTON COLLISIONS;

LUMINANCE;

EID: 36749082366     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.10.019     Document Type: Article

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