Performance of ALICE AD modules in the CERN PS test beam

Two modules of the AD detector have been studied with the test beam at the T10 facility at CERN. The AD detector is made of scintillator pads read out by wave-length shifters (WLS) coupled to clean fibres that carry the produced light to photo-multiplier tubes (PMTs). In ALICE the AD is used to trigger and study the physics of diffractive and ultra-peripheral collisions as well as for a variety of technical tasks like beam-gas background monitoring or as a luminometer. The position dependence of the modules' efficiency has been measured and the effect of hits on the WLS or PMTs has been evaluated. The charge deposited by pions and protons has been measured at different momenta of the test beam. The time resolution is determined as a function of the deposited charge. These results are important ingredients to better understand the AD detector, to benchmark the corresponding simulations, and very importantly they served as a baseline for a similar device, the Forward Diffractive Detector (FDD), being currently built and that will be in operation in ALICE during the LHC Runs 3 and 4.Peer reviewe

Componentes de rendimento e características da carne e carcaça de novilhos confinados sob efeito do tamanho de partícula e da altura de colheita das plantas de milho na ensilagem Yield composition and characteristics of meat and carcass of steers confineds on effect of particle size and cutting height of corn plant for silage

O experimento foi conduzido no Núcleo de Produção Animal (NUPRAN) da Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste do Paraná (UNICENTRO) com o objetivo de avaliar o efeito do tamanho de partícula (pequena: entre 0,2 e 0,6cm ou grande: entre 1,0 e 2,0cm) e da altura de corte das plantas de milho para ensilagem (baixa: 15cm, ou alta: 39cm), sobre os componentes de rendimento e as características da carne e carcaça de novilhos terminados em confinamento, constituindo-se os tratamentos: T1 - silagem de partícula pequena com altura de corte baixa; T2 - silagem de partícula grande com altura de corte baixa; T3 - silagem de partícula pequena com altura de corte alta; e T4 - silagem de partícula grande com altura de corte alta. Não houve interação significativa (P>0,05) entre altura de colheita e tamanho de partícula para os parâmetros relativos aos componentes de rendimento e às características da carne e carcaça. Silagens de partícula pequena na dieta alimentar de bovinos confinados proporcionaram maior (P<0,05) rendimento de carcaça e menores perdas no resfriamento, apesar de as demais características de carcaça mostrarem-se similares às silagens de partícula grande. A elevação da altura de colheita das plantas de milho de 15 para 39cm durante a ensilagem não gerou alterações (P>0,05) nas características da carcaça, na qualidade da carne e nos componentes de rendimento da carcaça na produção de novilhos de corte confinados.<br>The experiment was conducted at the Núcleo de Produção Animal (NUPRAN) of Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste do Paraná (UNICENTRO). The experiment was aimed at evaluating the composition of yield and characteristics of meat and carcass on effect of particle sizes (small: between 0.2 and 0.6cm or large: between 1.0 and 2.0cm) and cutting heights (low cut: 15cm or high cut: 39cm) of the corn plant. The treatments were: T1 - small particle size with low cut height; T2 - large particle size with low cut height; T3 - small particle size with high cut height; and T4 - large particle size with high cut height. No signification interaction (P>.05) was observed between cutting height and particle size for composition of income and characteristics of meat and carcass. Small particle silages in diet for confined cattle production presented higher (P_<.05) dressing percentage and small refreshing losses in spite of others carcass characteristics were similar to larger particle size. The cutting height of corn plant for silage from 15 to 39cm didn't no affect (P>.05) the yield composition and characteristics of meat and carcass of steers confined