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- noun physics  A measure of the 
velocity of aparticle relative to that of abeam of particles, approximated by a function of itsangle  
Etymologies
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Jets above pseudorapidity of 3.5 or so are usually poorly reconstructed, and people have forgotten why its important.
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First proton-proton collisions at the LHC as observed with the ALICE detector: measurement of the charged particle pseudorapidity density at Ös = 900 GeV.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The researchers determined the average number of charged particles emitted perpendicular to the beam direction, known as 'pseudorapidity density'.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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First proton-proton collisions at the LHC as observed with the ALICE detector: measurement of the charged particle pseudorapidity density at Ös = 900 GeV.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The researchers determined the average number of charged particles emitted perpendicular to the beam direction, known as 'pseudorapidity density'.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The researchers determined the average number of charged particles emitted perpendicular to the beam direction, known as 'pseudorapidity density'.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The researchers determined the average number of charged particles emitted perpendicular to the beam direction, known as 'pseudorapidity density'.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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First proton-proton collisions at the LHC as observed with the ALICE detector: measurement of the charged particle pseudorapidity density at Ös = 900 GeV.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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First proton-proton collisions at the LHC as observed with the ALICE detector: measurement of the charged particle pseudorapidity density at Ös = 900 GeV.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The researchers determined the average number of charged particles emitted perpendicular to the beam direction, known as 'pseudorapidity density'.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
 
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