First data from Dzero in Run 2

TL;DR

This paper reports on the initial data collection and detector commissioning of the Dzero experiment during Tevatron's Run 2, highlighting progress and future physics prospects.

Contribution

It provides the first data and performance assessment of the Dzero detector in Run 2 at Fermilab's Tevatron.

Findings

Delivered approximately 30/pb of luminosity in the first year

Successful detector commissioning and performance understanding

Positive outlook for future physics analyses

Abstract

Run 2 of the Tevatron collider at Fermilab has begun in the spring of 2001. During its first year of operation the Tevatron has delivered a luminosity of approximately 30/pb to the Dzero experiment. These data have been used to commission the detector. The progress in understanding the detector performance and the prospects for an exciting physics program to be carried out in the next years are the subject of this review.