Tag: HCAL

  • HCAL Completes Phase 1 Upgrades on the CMS Detector

    HCAL Completes Phase 1 Upgrades on the CMS Detector

    With the connection of the final cable on October 4, CMS completed the installation of new on-detector electronics for the Hadron Calorimeter (HCAL) barrel detector.

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  • How does CMS measure Luminosity?

    How does CMS measure Luminosity?

    The number of events that an experiment observes is proportional to a quantity called the luminosity — a measure of how many collisions are occurring in the detector.

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  • HCAL Summer Test Beam Run

    HCAL Summer Test Beam Run

    This year’s HCAL test beam run in July was completely devoted to studies of hardware that will be used in the upcoming upgrades.

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