June 28, 2026 to July 2, 2026
Ghent, Belgium
Europe/Brussels timezone

Efficiency of the Microstrip Silicon Detector in the FOOT experiment

Jul 1, 2026, 5:40 PM
20m
Ghent, Belgium

Ghent, Belgium

Poster presentation only Sensor Materials, Device Processing & Technologies Poster session 2

Speaker

Sofia Mazzolani (University of Camerino & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Description

Report of the performance of the single‑sided silicon microstrip detector (MSD) used in the magnetic spectrometer of the FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target) experiment —devoted to fragmentation studies for hadrontherapy and space radiation protection— showing high (>95%) detection efficiency from recent beam tests at CNAO (National Center for Oncological Hadrontherapy, Pavia).

Author

Sofia Mazzolani (University of Camerino & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Co-authors

Ilaria Mattei (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare) Leonello Servoli (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

Presentation materials