Stripdetectors

Stripdetectors are a type of position-sensitive detector used in particle physics and other scientific fields to track the paths of charged particles. They are typically composed of a series of parallel conducting strips fabricated on a substrate, often silicon. When a charged particle passes through the detector, it ionizes the material of the substrate, creating electron-hole pairs. An electric field is applied across the substrate, causing these charges to drift towards electrodes. In a stripdetector, these electrodes are the individual strips. The resulting signal, a small electrical current, is detected on the strips that are closest to the particle's trajectory. By reading out which strips have registered a signal, the position of the particle along the direction perpendicular to the strips can be determined. Multiple layers of stripdetectors, oriented at different angles, can be used to reconstruct the three-dimensional path of a particle. These detectors offer good spatial resolution, relatively fast response times, and can handle high particle fluxes, making them valuable tools for experiments requiring precise tracking of subatomic particles.