Barrel Muon System Background Simulation of the CMS TDR Design.pdfVIP

Available on CMS information server CMS NOTE 1998/052 The Compact Muon Solenoid Experiment Mailing address: CMS CERN, CH-1211 GENEVA 23, Switzerland CMS Note June 1998 Barrel Muon System Background Simulation of the CMS TDR Design A. Benvenuti and V. Genchev ) INFN, Bologna, Italy Abstract Backgrounds from punchthrough particles originating from minimum bias events and inclusive QCD jets in the CMS barrel muon system has been simulated using a detailed GEANT description of the Technical Design Report geometry and shielding. Rates due to punchthrough in the entrance at each muon station as wel