TOTEM Physics
K. Eggert, V. Avati, M. Deile (for the TOTEM Collaboration)
TL;DR
The paper details the TOTEM experiment's physics program at the LHC, focusing on a new beam optics setup that enhances measurements of total cross-section, elastic scattering, and diffraction phenomena.
Contribution
It introduces a novel beam optics configuration (beta* = 90 m) that improves detection capabilities for key physics processes at the LHC.
Findings
Successful implementation of beta* = 90 m optics
Enhanced detector acceptance for leading protons and forward tracking
Feasibility of early LHC measurements of total cross-section and diffraction
Abstract
This article discusses the physics programme of the TOTEM experiment at the LHC. A new special beam optics with beta* = 90 m, enabling the measurements of the total cross-section, elastic pp scattering and diffractive phenomena already at early LHC runs, is explained. For this and the various other TOTEM running scenarios, the acceptances of the leading proton detectors and of the forward tracking stations for some physics processes are described.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies · Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers · Particle Detector Development and Performance