The ILC DEPFET Prototype: Report of the Test Beam at CERN 2008

TL;DR

This paper reports on the CERN 2008 test beam results of the DEPFET prototype, a high-resolution pixel detector designed for future collider experiments, including system details, experimental setup, and preliminary findings.

Contribution

First comprehensive test beam report of the DEPFET prototype for future collider vertex detectors, including system description and initial performance analysis.

Findings

Collected over 20 million events in CERN test beam

Demonstrated the prototype's potential for high-resolution vertex detection

Provided preliminary performance metrics and analysis software results

Abstract

The DEPFET Collaboration pursues the development of a high resolution pixel vertex detector for future colliders (like ILC), based on the integration of amplifying transistors into a fully depleted bulk. In August 2008, six DEPFET prototypes were tested in a pion beam at SPS complex at CERN, collecting more than 20 million of events. In this contribution, the prototype system, the experimental setup, the analysis software and preliminary results are presented.