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The LHCb Detector at the LHC
The LHCb Collaboration1, A Augusto Alves Jr1, L M Andrade Filho1, A F Barbosa1, I Bediaga1, G Cernicchiaro1, G Guerrer1, H P Lima Jr1, A A Machado1, J Magnin1, F Marujo1, J M de Miranda1, A Reis1, A Santos1, A Toledo1, K Akiba2, S Amato2, B de Paula2, L de Paula2, T da Silva2, M Gandelman2, J H Lopes2, B Maréchal2, D Moraes2, E Polycarpo2, F Rodrigues2, J Ballansat3, Y Bastian3, D Boget3, I De Bonis3, V Coco3, P Y David3, D Decamp3, P Delebecque3, C Drancourt3, N Dumont-Dayot3, C Girard3, B Lieunard3, M N Minard3, B Pietrzyk3, T Rambure3, G Rospabe3, S T'Jampens3, Z Ajaltouni4, G Bohner4, R Bonnefoy4, D Borras4, C Carloganu4, H Chanal4, E Conte4, R Cornat4, M Crouau4, E Delage4, O Deschamps4, P Henrard4, P Jacquet4, C Lacan4, J Laubser4, J Lecoq4, R Lefèvre4, M Magne4, M Martemiyanov4, M-L Mercier4, S Monteil4, V Niess4, P Perret4, G Reinmuth4, A Robert4, S Suchorski4, K Arnaud5, E Aslanides5, J Babel5, C Benchouk5, J-P Cachemiche5, J Cogan5, F Derue5, B Dinkespiler5, P-Y Duval5, V Garonne5, S Favard5, R Le Gac5, F Leon5, O Leroy5, P-L Liotard5, F Marin5, M Menouni5, P Ollive5, S Poss5, A Roche5, M Sapunov5, L Tocco5, B Viaud5, A Tsaregorodtsev5, Y Amhis6, G Barrand6, S Barsuk6, C Beigbeder6, R Beneyton6, D Breton6, O Callot6, D Charlet6, B D'Almagne6, O Duarte6, F Fulda-Quenzer6, A Jacholkowska6, B Jean-Marie6, J Lefrancois6, F Machefert6, P Robbe6, M-H Schune6, V Tocut6, I Videau6, M Benayoun7, P David7, L Del Buono7, G Gilles7, M Domke8, H Futterschneider8, Ch Ilgner8, P Kapusta8, M Kolander8, R Krause8, M Lieng8, M Nedos8, K Rudloff8, S Schleich8, R Schwierz8, B Spaan8, K Wacker8, K Warda8, M Agari9, C Bauer9, D Baumeister9, N Bulian9, H P Fuchs9, W Fallot-Burghardt9, T Glebe9, W Hofmann9, K T Knöpfle9, S Löchner9, A Ludwig9, F Maciuc9, F Sanchez Nieto9, M Schmelling9, B Schwingenheuer9, E Sexauer9, N J Smale9, U Trunk9, H Voss9, J Albrecht10, S Bachmann10, J Blouw10, M Deissenroth10, H Deppe10, H B Dreis10, F Eisele10, T Haas10, S Hansmann-Menzemer10, S Hennenberger10, J Knopf10, M Moch10, A Perieanu10, S Rabenecker10, A Rausch10, C Rummel10, R Rusnyak10, M Schiller10, U Stange10, U Uwer10, M Walter10, R Ziegler10, G Avoni11, G Balbi11, F Bonifazi11, D Bortolotti11, A Carbone11, I D'Antone11, D Galli11, D Gregori11, I Lax11, U Marconi11, G Peco11, V Vagnoni11, G Valenti11, S Vecchi11, W Bonivento12, A Cardini12, S Cadeddu12, V DeLeo12, C Deplano12, S Furcas12, A Lai12, R Oldeman12, D Raspino12, B Saitta12, N Serra12, W Baldini13, S Brusa13, S Chiozzi13, A Cotta Ramusino13, F Evangelisti13, A Franconieri13, S Germani13, A Gianoli13, L Guoming13, L Landi13, R Malaguti13, C Padoan13, C Pennini13, M Savriè13, S Squerzanti13, T Zhao13, M Zhu13, A Bizzeti14, G Graziani14, M Lenti14, M Lenzi14, F Maletta14, S Pennazzi14, G Passaleva14, M Veltri14, M Alfonsi15, M Anelli15, A Balla15, A Battisti15, G Bencivenni15, P Campana15, M Carletti15, P Ciambrone15, G Corradi15, E Dané15, A DiVirgilio15, P DeSimone15, G Felici15, C Forti15, M Gatta15, G Lanfranchi15, F Murtas15, M Pistilli15, M Poli Lener15, R Rosellini15, M Santoni15, A Saputi15, A Sarti15, A Sciubba15, A Zossi15, M Ameri16, S Cuneo16, F Fontanelli16, V Gracco16, G Miní16, M Parodi16, A Petrolini16, M Sannino16, A Vinci16, M Alemi17, C Arnaboldi17, T Bellunato17, M Calvi17, F Chignoli17, A De Lucia17, G Galotta17, R Mazza17, C Matteuzzi17, M Musy17, P Negri17, D Perego17, G Pessina17, G Auriemma18, V Bocci18, A Buccheri18, G Chiodi18, S Di Marco18, F Iacoangeli18, G Martellotti18, R Nobrega18, A Pelosi18, G Penso18, D Pinci18, W Rinaldi18, A Rossi18, R Santacesaria18, C Satriano18, G Carboni19, M Iannilli19, A Massafferri Rodrigues19, R Messi19, G Paoluzzi19, G Sabatino19, E Santovetti19, A Satta19, J Amoraal20, G van Apeldoorn20, R Arink20, N van Bakel20, H Band20, Th Bauer20, A Berkien20, M van Beuzekom20, E Bos20, Ch Bron20, L Ceelie20, M Doets20, R van der Eijk20, J-P Fransen20, P de Groen20, V Gromov20, R Hierck20, J Homma20, B Hommels20, W Hoogland20, E Jans20, F Jansen20, L Jansen20, M Jaspers20, B Kaan20, B Koene20, J Koopstra20, F Kroes20, M Kraan20, J Langedijk20, M Merk20, S Mos20, B Munneke20, J Palacios20, A Papadelis20, A Pellegrino20, O van Petten20, T du Pree20, E Roeland20, W Ruckstuhl20, A Schimmel20, H Schuijlenburg20, T Sluijk20, J Spelt20, J Stolte20, H Terrier20, N Tuning20, A Van Lysebetten20, P Vankov20, J Verkooijen20, B Verlaat20, W Vink20, H de Vries20, L Wiggers20, G Ybeles Smit20, N Zaitsev20, M Zupan20, A Zwart20, J van den Brand21, H J Bulten21, M de Jong21, T Ketel21, S Klous21, J Kos21, B M'charek21, F Mul21, G Raven21, E Simioni21, J Cheng22, G Dai22, Z Deng22, Y Gao22, G Gong22, H Gong22, J He22, L Hou22, J Li22, W Qian22, B Shao22, T Xue22, Z Yang22, M Zeng22, B Muryn23, K Ciba23, A Oblakowska-Mucha23, J Blocki24, K Galuszka24, L Hajduk24, J Michalowski24, Z Natkaniec24, G Polok24, M Stodulski24, M Witek24, K Brzozowski25, A Chlopik25, P Gawor25, Z Guzik25, A Nawrot25, A Srednicki25, K Syryczynski25, M 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Published 14 August 2008 •
Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd
Journal of Instrumentation,
Volume 3,
August 2008
Citation The LHCb Collaboration et al 2008 JINST3 S08005DOI 10.1088/1748-0221/3/08/S08005
The LHCb experiment is dedicated to precision measurements
of CP violation and rare decays of B hadrons at the Large Hadron
Collider (LHC) at CERN (Geneva). The initial configuration and
expected performance of the detector and associated systems, as
established by test beam measurements and simulation studies, is
described.