New method for clustering thresholds determination in Microstrip Silicon Detector

TL;DR

This paper introduces a novel method for determining clustering thresholds in Microstrip Silicon Detectors, enhancing their calibration process for improved particle detection in space and medical applications.

Contribution

The paper presents a new independent threshold-setting method for MSD clustering algorithms, aiding in sensor efficiency evaluation and optimized tracking analysis.

Findings

Threshold values serve as effective references for sensor calibration.

Method facilitates independent threshold setting from other detector systems.

Supports improved detection efficiency assessment.

Abstract

The Microstrip Silicon Detector (MSD) is one of the subsystems of the FragmentatiOn Of Target (FOOT) experiment whose goal is to measure double differential nuclear fragmentation cross sections for applications in particle therapy and radioprotection in space. The MSD, composed of six 150 $\mu$m-thick silicon sensors arranged in three X-Y measuring planes, is part of the FOOT experiment tracking region. In this work, we propose a new method to set the MSD thresholds for the clustering algorithm independently of the other detectors of the experiment. The obtained values can be used as reference values from which to perform a threshold scan in order to evaluate the single-ion detection efficiency of each MSD sensor and to orient the clustering analysis using tracking information.}