New method for clustering thresholds determination in Microstrip Silicon Detector

Journal of Instrumentation 2026 Open access

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Authors: S. Mazzolani, I. Mattei, A. Alexandrov, B. Alpat, G. Ambrosi, S. Argirò, M. Barbanera, N. Bartosik, G. Battistoni, M.G. Bisogni, V. Boccia, G. Butella
+81 more M. Caprai, F. Cavanna, P. Cerello, E. Ciarrocchi, N. D'Ambrosio, G. De Lellis, A. Di Crescenzo, M. Dondi, M. Donetti, Y. Dong, M. Durante, R. Faccini, V. Ferrero, C. Finck, E. Fiorina, M. Francesconi, M. Franchini, G. Franciosini, G. Galati, L. Galli, M. Ionica, A. Iuliano, K. Kanxheri, B. Kharpuse, A.C. Kraan, A. Lauria, E. Lopez Torres, M. Magi, A. Manna, M. Marafini, S. Masci, M. Massa, C. Massimi, A. Mengarelli, A. Mereghetti, R. Mirabelli, A. Moggi, M.C. Montesi, M. C. Morone, M. Morrocchi, S. Muraro, N. Pastrone, V. Patera, F Pennazio, C. Pisanti, P. Placidi, M. Pullia, F. Quattrini, L. Ramello, C. Reidel, R. Ridolfi, L. Sabbatini, L. Salvi, C. Sanelli, A. Sarti, O. Sato, S. Savazzi, L. Scavarda, A. Schiavi, C. Schuy, E. Scifoni, G. Silvestre, M. Sitta, B. Spadavecchia, R. Spighi, E. Spiriti, L. Testa, V. Tioukov, S. Tomassini, F. Tommasino, M. Toppi, G. Traini, A. Trigilio, G. Ubaldi, S. Valentinetti, M. Vanstalle, M. Villa, U. Weber, R. Zarrella, A. Zoccoli, L. Servoli
DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/21/04/c04048
Cited by: 1
References: 10

Abstract

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 μm-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.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Particle Detector Development and Performance

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Instrumentation
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Volume
21
Issue
04
Pages
C04048–C04048
Publication date
1 April 2026
Language
EN