The ALICE Time-Of-Flight detector: status and expected performance at the LHC startup

A. Akindinova, A. Alicib,c, P. Antoniolic, S. Arcellib,c, M. Basileb,c, G. Cara Romeoc, L. Cifarellib,c, F. Cindoloc, A. De Carod, D. De Gruttolad, S. De Pasqualed, M. Fusco Girardd, B. Guerzonib,c, D. Hatzifotiadouc, H.T. Junge, W.W. Junge, D.S. Kime, D.W. Kime, H.N. Kime, J.S. Kime, S. Kiseleva, G. Laurentic, K. Leee, S.C. Leee, D. Malkevicha, A. Margottic, R. Naniac, A. Nedosekina, F. Noferinic,g , P. Paganod, A. Pescic, O. Pinazzac, R. Preghenellac,f,∗, M. Ryabinina, E. Scapparonec, G. Sciolib,c, A. Silenzib,c, M. Tchoumakova, K. Voloshina, M.C.S. Williamsc, B. Zagreeva, C. Zampollig,h, A. Zichichib,c,f . a Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow, Russia b Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universita, Bologna, Italy c Sezione INFN, Bologna, Italy d Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Universita and INFN, Salerno, Italy e Department of Physics, Kangnung National University, Republic of Korea f Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche “Enrico Fermi”, Rome, Italy g INFN–CNAF, Bologna, Italy h CERN, Geneva, Switzerland