Eur Phys J C (2004) 34: s397-s401
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjcd/s2004-04-041-7

VIII. b Physics

Tracking performance in LHCb

NIKHEF, PO Box 41882, 1009 DB Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Received: 30 June 2003
Accepted: 9 February 2003
Published online: 13 July 2004

Abstract

The tracking system of the LHCb detector has been re-optimised to reduce the amount of material which particles traverse. The different subcomponents involved in tracking are described. The track reconstruction algorithms are shown to have a good efficiency for finding tracks with the re-optimised setup. The tracking system is capable of providing the excellent spatial and momentum resolutions which are required for the challenging physics program of LHCb.

PACS: 07.05.Kf – 13.25.Hw – 29.40.-n