LHCb detector performance

TLDR

The LHCb detector is a forward spectrometer at CERN designed for precision measurements of CP violation and rare decays of beauty and charm hadrons. This paper describes the performance of LHCb sub‑detectors and the trigger system using data collected between 2010 and 2012. The study evaluates sub‑detector and trigger performance based on 2010‑2012 data. The detector meets its design criteria, enabling a broad physics program that showcases LHCb's unique role as both a heavy‑flavour and general‑purpose forward detector.

Abstract

The LHCb detector is a forward spectrometer at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The experiment is designed for precision measurements of CP violation and rare decays of beauty and charm hadrons. In this paper the performance of the various LHCb sub-detectors and the trigger system are described, using data taken from 2010 to 2012. It is shown that the design criteria of the experiment have been met. The excellent performance of the detector has allowed the LHCb collaboration to publish a wide range of physics results, demonstrating LHCb's unique role, both as a heavy flavour experiment and as a general purpose detector in the forward region.