ALICE diffractive physics in p-p and Pb-Pb collisions at the LHC

TL;DR

This paper introduces the ALICE detector and a double gap trigger, focusing on studying double pomeron induced events in proton-proton and lead-lead collisions at the LHC.

Contribution

It presents a new trigger method for diffractive physics analysis in high-energy collisions at the LHC.

Findings

Implementation of the double gap trigger in ALICE.

Discussion of the physics interest in double pomeron induced events.

Potential for studying diffractive processes in p-p and Pb-Pb collisions.

Abstract

The ALICE detector is introduced and a double gap trigger is presented. The interest in studying double pomeron induced events both in proton-proton and in lead-lead reactions is discussed.