The LHC will allow us to probe the parton distribution functions of the nucleon and in the case of pA and AA collisions, also their modifications in the nucleus, at very low values of momentum fraction (Bjorken x). The capabilities to measure charm and beauty particles in the forward rapidity region (|y| ≃ 4) using the Muon Spectrometer gives access to the regime of x ∼ 10−6.
In the framework of the ALICE physics program, the goal of the Muon spectrometer of ALICE is the study of quarkonia production, open heavy flavor production and vector meson properties via the muonic decay channel in pp, pA and AA collisions at LHC energies. For heavy-ion collisions the dependence with the collision centrality and with the reaction plane will also be studied. The spectrometer acceptance covers the forward (LHC-clockwise stream with respect to the interaction point) pseudo-rapidity domain of - 4.0 < η < - 2.5 (small angles between 20 and 90 relative to the beam direction). The resonances can be detected down to zero transverse momentum.
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In the framework of the ALICE physics program, the goal of the Muon spectrometer of ALICE is the study of quarkonia production, open heavy flavor production and vector meson properties via the muonic decay channel in pp, pA and AA collisions at LHC energies. For heavy-ion collisions the dependence with the collision centrality and with the reaction plane will also be studied. The spectrometer acceptance covers the forward (LHC-clockwise stream with respect to the interaction point) pseudo-rapidity domain of - 4.0 < η < - 2.5 (small angles between 20 and 90 relative to the beam direction). The resonances can be detected down to zero transverse momentum.
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