https://doi.org/10.1140/epjcd/s2005-02-007-y
Scientific Note
Feasibility of intercalibration of CMS ECAL supermodules with cosmic rays
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Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232, Villigen, Switzerland
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Department of Physics, University of Virginia, 22904-4714, Charlottesville, VA, USA
The feasibility of using cosmic rays to make an intercalibration of the ECAL Supermodules before installation in CMS has been investigated. In a test with a single crystal a clear signal with a width of 15% rms was seen, with rates as expected. Simulations using a simplified detector geometry and a parameterisation of the vertical cosmic ray muon flux indicate that it is feasible to use the surrounding crystals as veto counters to ensure a longitudinal trajectory through the crystal, without introducing a large systematic error. The statistical error would be around 1% for one week of running.
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