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LOI

Physics Objectives

New Hard QCD Phenomena at LHC
Soft QCD Phenomena at LHC
Hard and Soft QCD in p-A collisions
Two photon physics in p-p and A-A collisions
The Astroparticle Connection

Magnetic Architecture

Design Consideratons
The Aleph Solenoid
The UA1 magnet
The D0 magnet
RHIC DX magnets as D1 magnets
UNK magnets as D2 magnets

Beam Line and Run Conditions

A tunable insertion for IP4
Run scenarios

Introduction
The silicon micropattern detectors in FELIX
Gas Electron Multiplier detectors
The FELIX microvertex detector
Roman-pot detectors
The beampipe

Introduction
UA1 forward calorimeter
Very forward calorimeter (D0, D1, ZD)
A quartz ZD calorimeter option
Calibration and monitoring
Radiation hardness
R&D studies for FELIX
Cost estimate

General considerations
Forward muon detection
Background rates

Backgrounds and radiation

Simulation of the pp background
Estimation of the machine background

Trigger and DAQ System

Design issues for the trigger and DAQ system
Evolution in time of the FELIX Data Sets

Integration into the LHC Environment

Detector Performance

Tracking performance
Calorimetry performance
Leading particles
Elastic scattering and diffraction

Costs, schedules, and Organization

V.A.
15 August 1997