Performance of the LHCb muon system

Abstract

The performance of the LHCb Muon system and its stability across the full 2010 data taking with LHC running at s = 7 TeV energy is studied. The optimization of the detector setting and the time calibration performed with the first collisions delivered by LHC is described. Particle rates, measured for the wide range of luminosities and beam operation conditions experienced during the run, are compared with the values expected from simulation. The space and time alignment of the detectors, chamber efficiency, time resolution and cluster size are evaluated. The detector performance is found to be as expected from specifications or better. Notably the overall efficiency is well above the design requirements. © 2012 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl.