Speaker
Monica Pepe Altarelli
(CERN)
Description
First pp collisions at sqrt(s) = 0.9 and 7 TeV have been recorded by the
LHCb detector using a minimum bias trigger. These data are very
valuable to commission the detector and trigger algorithms, but will also be
used to perform a number of interesting minimum bias physics measurements, in
the forward region covered by the LHCb detector (polar angles between 15
and 300 mrad), amongst which measurements of the prompt Kshort, Lambda,
anti-Lambda, proton, anti-proton production cross sections, as well
as of the Lambda transverse polarization. The motivations, ingredients and
status of such measurements will be discussed, and preliminary
results shown where available.
Primary author
Monica Pepe Altarelli
(CERN)
