ACORDE a Cosmic Ray Detector for ALICE
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ACORDE is one of the ALICE detectors, presently under construction at CERN. It consists of an array of plastic scintillator counters placed on the three upper faces of the ALICE magnet. It will act as a cosmic ray trigger, and, together with other ALICE sub-detectors, will provide precise information on cosmic rays with primary energies around 10 ÷ 10 eV. Here we describe the design of ACORDE along with the present status and integration into ALICE.
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