V0 detector
E133816
The V0 detector is a specialized subdetector of the ALICE experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, used primarily for triggering and measuring event characteristics such as collision timing and centrality in heavy-ion physics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| V0 detector canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1161153 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: V0 detector Context triple: [A Large Ion Collider Experiment, hasSubsystem, V0 detector]
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A.
DØ detector
The DØ detector is a large particle physics experiment at Fermilab’s Tevatron collider designed to study high-energy proton–antiproton collisions and probe fundamental particles and forces.
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B.
Cherenkov detectors
Cherenkov detectors are particle detectors that identify and measure high-speed charged particles by capturing the characteristic light they emit when traveling faster than the speed of light in a medium.
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C.
Time Projection Chamber
The Time Projection Chamber is a large gaseous detector used in particle physics experiments to track and identify charged particles in three dimensions with high precision.
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D.
RICH detector
The RICH detector is a ring-imaging Cherenkov device used in the NA62 experiment at CERN to identify charged particles by measuring the Cherenkov light they emit.
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E.
Micromegas detectors
Micromegas detectors are high-granularity gaseous particle detectors that provide precise tracking and fast timing for high-energy physics experiments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: V0 detector Target entity description: The V0 detector is a specialized subdetector of the ALICE experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, used primarily for triggering and measuring event characteristics such as collision timing and centrality in heavy-ion physics.
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A.
DØ detector
The DØ detector is a large particle physics experiment at Fermilab’s Tevatron collider designed to study high-energy proton–antiproton collisions and probe fundamental particles and forces.
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B.
Cherenkov detectors
Cherenkov detectors are particle detectors that identify and measure high-speed charged particles by capturing the characteristic light they emit when traveling faster than the speed of light in a medium.
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C.
Time Projection Chamber
The Time Projection Chamber is a large gaseous detector used in particle physics experiments to track and identify charged particles in three dimensions with high precision.
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D.
RICH detector
The RICH detector is a ring-imaging Cherenkov device used in the NA62 experiment at CERN to identify charged particles by measuring the Cherenkov light they emit.
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E.
Micromegas detectors
Micromegas detectors are high-granularity gaseous particle detectors that provide precise tracking and fast timing for high-energy physics experiments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ALICE subdetector
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forward scintillator array ⓘ forward scintillator array ⓘ particle physics detector sub-system ⓘ |
| collider |
LHC
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linked to:
Large Hadron Collider
|
| contributesTo |
centrality classes definition
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event start-time for time-of-flight measurements ⓘ pileup rejection ⓘ |
| covers | forward pseudorapidity region ⓘ |
| environment |
high-multiplicity heavy-ion collisions
ⓘ
proton–nucleus collisions ⓘ proton–proton collisions ⓘ |
| experiment | ALICE ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
V0A
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V0C ⓘ |
| locatedAt | CERN ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
ALICE experimental cavern
ⓘ
linked to:
ALICE experiment
Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| measures |
charged particle multiplicity
ⓘ
collision time ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
ALICE Collaboration
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linked to:
ALICE experiment
|
| optimizedFor |
Pb–Pb collisions
ⓘ
heavy-ion physics ⓘ |
| partOf | ALICE experiment ⓘ |
| provides |
background rejection
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beam–gas interaction rejection ⓘ fast trigger signals ⓘ online event selection ⓘ |
| readout | photomultiplier tubes ⓘ |
| technology | scintillator detector ⓘ |
| usedFor |
centrality determination in heavy-ion collisions
ⓘ
collision timing measurement ⓘ event characterization ⓘ event plane determination ⓘ luminosity monitoring ⓘ minimum-bias triggering ⓘ triggering in ALICE experiment ⓘ |
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Subject: V0 detector Description of subject: The V0 detector is a specialized subdetector of the ALICE experiment at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, used primarily for triggering and measuring event characteristics such as collision timing and centrality in heavy-ion physics.
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