trigger

In particle physics, a trigger is a system that uses simple criteria to rapidly decide which events in a particle detector to keep when only a small fraction of the total can be recorded.

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CMS presents its latest search for new exotic particles

This search for exotic long-lived particles looks at the possibility of “dark photon” production, which would occur when a Higgs boson decays into muons displaced in the detector

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Physics
10 November, 2023

LHC experiments are stepping up their data processing game

While data processing demand is rocketing for LHC’s Run 3, the four large experiments are increasing their use of GPUs to improve their computing infrastructure

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Computing
03 February, 2022

Speeding up machine learning for particle physics

A new technique speeds up deep neural networks for selecting proton–proton collisions at the Large Hadron Collider for further analysis

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Physics
21 June, 2021

Allen initiative key to LHCb trigger upgrade

From 2021, the first stage of LHCb’s high-level trigger will be run using GPUs. Investigations into its feasibility were supported by CERN openlab

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Computing
09 June, 2020

Upgrading the ATLAS trigger system

ATLAS is improving its trigger system to be able to select even more collision events with potentially interesting physics

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Accelerators
19 December, 2013
Accelerators
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19 December, 2013

Trigger happy in Poland: Krakow hosts ISOTDAQ 2012

In February, Krakow hosted the third International School of Trigger and Data Acquisition (ISOTDAQ), which gives students practical TDAQ experience

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Accelerators
20 March, 2012