| Report number | ALICE-PUBLIC-2021-005 |
| Title | ALICE 2016-2017-2018 luminosity determination for pp collisions at $\mathbf{\sqrt{{\textit s}}}$ = 13 TeV |
| Publication | 2021 |
| Collaboration | ALICE Collaboration |
| Document contact | Contact: ALICE Publications Email: alice-publications@cern.ch |
| Imprint | 2021-07-23 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Subject category | Nuclear Physics - Experiment |
| Accelerator/Facility, Experiment | CERN LHC ; ALICE |
| Keywords | experimental results ; van der Meer scan ; luminosity |
| Abstract | Luminosity determination in ALICE is based on the measurement of visible cross sections in van der Meer (vdM) scans. In the Run 2 (2015--2018), the Large Hadron Collider provided proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of $\hbox{$\sqrt{s} = 13$ TeV}$. One vdM scan per year was performed, which allowed for calibration of the ALICE luminometers: the T0 detector with pseudorapidity coverage $\hbox{$4.6<\eta< 4.9$}$, $\hbox{$-3.3<\eta<-3.0$}$, and the V0 detector with pseudorapidity coverage $\hbox{$2.8<\eta< 5.1$}$, $\hbox{$-3.7<\eta<-1.7$}$. This document presents the luminosity determination methodology and results for the years 2016, 2017 and 2018. |
| Other source | Inspire |
| Submitted by | javier.castillo.castellanos@cern.ch |
Record created 2021-07-23, last modified 2021-10-08
