Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1837715 | Nuclear Physics A | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
The ALICE detector has been commissioned and is ready for taking data at the Large Hadron Collider. The first proton-proton collisions are expected in 2009. This contribution describes the current status of the detector, the results of the commissioning phase and its capabilities to contribute to the understanding of both pp and PbPb collisions
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Authors
P.G. Kuijer, the ALICE collaboration the ALICE collaboration,