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Scintillating fibers read-out by arrays of silicon photomultipliers can be complementary to silicon strip detectors for particle trackers in space or represent a viable alternative. Less fragile, more flexible, with no need of wire bonds, they can be used in high resolution charged particle tracking detectors for spaceborne experiments. Two prototypes, a \(1\,\mathrm{m} \) long and a \(70\,\mathrm{cm}\) long ribbon, made of six layers of \(250\,\upmu \mathrm{m}\) diameter fibers, coupled to Hamamatsu silicon photomultiplier arrays and read-out by VATA ASICs have been tested. Preliminary results of a beam test carried out at CERN and the status of the ongoing space qualification process are presented in this contribution.
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We would like to thank the LHCb group of EPFL for the procurement and contribution to the preparation of the fiber ribbons used at the beam test.
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Perrina, C., Azzarello, P., Cadoux, F., La Marra, D., Wu, X. (2018). Research and Development of a Scintillating Fiber Tracker with SiPM Array Read-Out for Application in Space. In: Liu, ZA. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics 2017. TIPP 2017. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 212. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1313-4_3
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