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The amplitude of the signal collected from the PbWO£ crystals of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter is reconstructed by a digital filtering technique. The amplitude reconstruction has been studied with test beam data recorded from a fully equipped barrel supermodule. Results on the performance of the method are given, and test beam specific issues are investigated, together with conclusions about implementation of the method for CMS data taking.

Pb interactions are presented as a function of the collision centrality and compared with those obtained from p-Pb collisions. Strangeness enhancement is observed which increases with centrality and with the strangeness content of the hyperon.

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The avalanche photo-diodes, developed by Hamamatsu Photonics in collaboration with CMS, which are to be used to read out the lead tungstate crystals in the barrel part of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter, are described. The procedures taken to ensure their long term reliability in the radiation environment expected in CMS are outlined, as well as the studies made to verify the very high reliability required. AbstractThe avalanche photo-diodes, developed by Hamamatsu Photonics in collaboration with CMS, which are to be used to read out the lead tungstate crystals in the barrel part of the CMS electromagnetic calorimeter, are described. The procedures taken to ensure their long term reliability in the radiation environment expected in CMS are outlined, as well as the studies made to verify the very high reliability required.