Muon Spectrometer
E25205
The Muon Spectrometer is a specialized ALICE detector subsystem designed to identify and measure muons produced in high-energy heavy-ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Muon Spectrometer canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Muon Spectrometer Context triple: [ALICE, hasSubsystem, Muon Spectrometer]
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A.
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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B.
Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy
The Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy (COMPASS) is a fixed-target experiment at CERN designed to investigate the internal structure and dynamics of hadrons using high-intensity muon and hadron beams.
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C.
Electromagnetic Calorimeter
The Electromagnetic Calorimeter is a high-precision detector subsystem used in particle physics experiments to measure the energy and position of electrons and photons produced in high-energy collisions.
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D.
Gigatracker beam spectrometer
The Gigatracker beam spectrometer is a high-precision silicon pixel tracking system used in the NA62 experiment at CERN to measure the momentum and timing of individual particles in the high-intensity kaon beam.
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E.
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.
- 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: Muon Spectrometer Target entity description: The Muon Spectrometer is a specialized ALICE detector subsystem designed to identify and measure muons produced in high-energy heavy-ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider.
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A.
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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B.
Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy
The Common Muon and Proton Apparatus for Structure and Spectroscopy (COMPASS) is a fixed-target experiment at CERN designed to investigate the internal structure and dynamics of hadrons using high-intensity muon and hadron beams.
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C.
Electromagnetic Calorimeter
The Electromagnetic Calorimeter is a high-precision detector subsystem used in particle physics experiments to measure the energy and position of electrons and photons produced in high-energy collisions.
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D.
Gigatracker beam spectrometer
The Gigatracker beam spectrometer is a high-precision silicon pixel tracking system used in the NA62 experiment at CERN to measure the momentum and timing of individual particles in the high-intensity kaon beam.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ALICE detector subsystem
ⓘ
particle physics detector subsystem ⓘ |
| commissionedAt | LHC Run 1 ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | negative z-direction of ALICE ⓘ |
| coversPseudorapidityRange | -4.0 < η < -2.5 ⓘ |
| coversRapidityRange | forward rapidity ⓘ |
| dataTakingStarted | 2010 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
heavy-flavour measurements
ⓘ
muon identification ⓘ muon momentum measurement ⓘ quarkonium measurements ⓘ study of heavy-ion collisions ⓘ vector meson measurements ⓘ |
| discriminates | muons from hadrons ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
RPC trigger chambers
ⓘ
beam shield ⓘ cathode pad chambers ⓘ dipole magnet ⓘ front absorber ⓘ muon filter (iron wall) ⓘ muon filter wall ⓘ muon tracking chambers ⓘ muon trigger system ⓘ rear absorber ⓘ |
| hasMagneticFieldIntegral | about 3 T·m ⓘ |
| locatedAt | CERN ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
ALICE forward muon arm
ⓘ
linked to:
ALICE experiment
Large Hadron Collider ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
ALICE Collaboration
ⓘ
linked to:
ALICE experiment
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| operatesAt | LHC design luminosities for ALICE ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
J/ψ detection
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dimuon measurements ⓘ low transverse momentum muons ⓘ Υ family detection ⓘ |
| partOf | ALICE experiment ⓘ |
| primaryPhysicsGoal |
measurement of open heavy flavour via muons
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study of low-mass dimuon continuum ⓘ study of quark–gluon plasma via muonic probes ⓘ suppression and regeneration of quarkonia in heavy-ion collisions ⓘ |
| provides | muon trigger signals to ALICE central trigger processor ⓘ |
| readoutIntegratedWith |
ALICE data acquisition system
ⓘ
linked to:
ALICE experiment
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| supports | precision measurements of muon kinematic distributions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
nucleus–nucleus collisions
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proton–nucleus collisions ⓘ proton–proton collisions ⓘ |
| uses | absorbers to filter hadrons ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
cathode pad readout
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multi-wire proportional chambers ⓘ resistive plate chambers ⓘ |
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Subject: Muon Spectrometer Description of subject: The Muon Spectrometer is a specialized ALICE detector subsystem designed to identify and measure muons produced in high-energy heavy-ion collisions at the Large Hadron Collider.
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