The Target Silicon Detector for the FOCUS Spectrometer

TL;DR

This paper presents a silicon microstrip detector integrated with a beryllium oxide target, designed to improve vertex resolution and charm particle reconstruction in the FOCUS experiment at Fermilab.

Contribution

Introduction of a novel silicon microstrip detector combined with a target to enhance charm particle detection and vertex resolution.

Findings

Improved vertex resolution achieved.

Enhanced reconstruction efficiency for short-lived charm particles.

Successful integration of detector with target in experimental setup.

Abstract

We describe a silicon microstrip detector interleaved with segments of a beryllium oxide target which was used in the FOCUS photoproduction experiment at Fermilab. The detector was designed to improve the vertex resolution and to enhance the reconstruction efficiency of short-lived charm particles.