The ALICE detector and trigger strategy for diffractive and electromagnetic processe

Understand

The ALICE detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) consists of a central barrel, a muon spectrometer, zero degree calorimeters and additional detectors which are used for trigger purposes and for event classification.

• The main detector systems of relevance for measuring diffractive and electromagnetic processes are described.
• The trigger strategy for such measurements is outlined.
• The physics potential of studying diffractive and electromagnetic processes at the LHC is presented by discussing possible signatures of the Odderon.