Development of silicon pixels for strangeness detection in nucleus-nucleus collisions

Journal Article · Thu Jul 20 00:00:00 EDT 1995 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.48717· OSTI ID:172238

Antinori, F ^[1]; Barberis, D ^[2]; Beker, H ^[3]; Beusch, W; Campbell, M; Cantatore, E ^[1]; Catanesi, M G ^[4]; Chesi, E ^[5]; Darbo, G ^[4]; Di Bari, D ^[4]; Di Liberto, S ^[3]; Elia, D ^[6]; Heijne, E H.M.; Helstrup, H; Jacholkowski, A; Klempt, W; Knudson, K ^[1]; Kralik, I ^[7]; Lassalle, J C ^[1]; Lenti, V ^[4] ; Lopez, L ^[1]; Luptak, M ^[7]; Martinengo, P ^[1]; Meddi, F ^[3]; Middelkamp, P ^[1]; Presented, by

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1. CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research, CH-1211 Geneva 23 (Switzerland)
2. Dipartimento di Fisica dell`Universita and Sezione INFN, I-16146 Genoa (Italy)
3. Dipartimento di Fisica dell`Universita ``La Sapienza`` and Sezione INFN, I-00185 Rome (Italy)
4. Dipartimento di Fisica dell`Universita and Sezione INFN, I-70124 Bari (Italy)
5. CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research, CH-1211 Genova 23 (Switzerland)
6. Dipartimento di Fisica dell-Universita and Sezione INFN, I-70124 Bari (Italy)
7. Institute of Experimental Physics, SK-04353 Kosice (Slovakia)

Silicon microdetectors and in particular the novel silicon pixel detectors open up the way for a comprehensive study of strangeness detection in nucleus-nucleus collisions. We outline the philosophy behind this approach, describe an application in the pixel-based heavy-ion experiment WA97, and give some preliminary results on the performance of four silicon pixels planes in the 1994 Pb beam run of WA97. We conclude with an outlook on some possible future applications of silicon pixels. {copyright} 1995 {ital American} {ital Institute} {ital of} {ital Physics}.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 172238
• Report Number(s): CONF-950172-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 96:003327
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 340, Issue 1; Conference: Strangeness in hadronic matter conference, Tucson, AZ (United States), 3-7 Jan 1995; Other Information: PBD: 20 Jul 1995
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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