LHCb: detector performance and first physics results

TL;DR

LHCb is a specialized detector at the LHC designed for b and c quark physics, with initial results from 2010 demonstrating its capabilities and promising future discoveries in the B_s sector.

Contribution

This paper reviews LHCb's detector design, performance, and early physics results, highlighting its potential for new physics discoveries.

Findings

Collected 37 pb^{-1} in 2010 enabling significant measurements

Early results demonstrate detector's effectiveness in b and c physics

Future data could reveal New Physics in B_s sector

Abstract

LHCb is a dedicated detector for $b$ and $c$ physics at the LHC. I will present a concise review of the detector design and performance together with a selection of early physics results and prospects. The integrated luminosity of $37 \rm{pb}^{-1}$ collected in 2010 has already allowed LHCb to perform a number of a very significant measurements, while the data expected for 2011 have the potential of revealing New Physics effects in the $B_s $ sector.