Soft physics capabilities of CMS in p-p and Pb-Pb

TL;DR

The CMS experiment's soft physics capabilities enable detailed measurements of particle yields and spectra in proton-proton and lead-lead collisions, advancing the understanding of soft hadronic physics at LHC energies.

Contribution

This paper highlights CMS's ability to perform high-quality soft physics measurements in different collision systems, supporting studies of hadronic matter.

Findings

CMS can measure yields and spectra of identified particles in p-p and Pb-Pb collisions.

These measurements contribute to understanding soft hadronic processes at LHC energies.

CMS's capabilities enhance the study of quark-gluon plasma and hadronic matter.

Abstract

The CMS experiment will provide good quality measurements of yields and spectra of identified charged and neutral particles, both in p-p and heavy-ion collisions, thus contributing to the study of soft hadronic physics at the LHC energies.