Speaker
Nicholas William Retan
(Los Alamos National Laboratory (US))
Description
This contribution presents an innovative method for deuteron identification at LHCb. By exploiting time-of-flight measurements from the gaseous tracker located downstream of the LHCb magnet, distinct nuclear species, from deuterons to alpha particles, are clearly observed in fixed-target $pHe$ collisions, achieved via helium injection into the LHC beam pipe using the SMOG system. This technique opens new possibilities for a rich program of measurements with relevance for both QCD and astrophysics.
| Is this an experimental talk? | Yes |
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| Is this on behalf of a collaboration? | Yes |
| Which collaboration? | LHCb |
| Are you willing to present as a poster if it is not selected for oral presentation? | Yes |
Author
Nicholas William Retan
(Los Alamos National Laboratory (US))