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<strong>ATLAS</strong> Muon System<br />

• Combines many elements (next slides)<br />

– Three air core toroids surrounding the solenoid<br />

– Monitored Drift Tube (MDT) arrays for precision measurements<br />

– RPC’s and TGC’s for triggering<br />

– Cathode Strip Chambers (CSC’s) at small angles<br />

• <strong>ATLAS</strong> Muon Collaboration as big as CDF was originally!<br />

• <strong>Harvard</strong> has contributed (following slides)<br />

– Endcap MDT chambers (80 - with BostonMuonCollaboration)<br />

– MDT Front End Electronics (with BU)<br />

• 16K “Mezz” boards<br />

• Each board contains 3 “ASD” chips<br />

<strong>Harvard</strong> DoE Site Visit – 21 August 2006 George Brandenburg – Page 4

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