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🧲 Silicon Tracker: Track Curvature, Momentum Resolution and Multiple Scattering (2D end-on view)

End-on view of a silicon tracking detector in a solenoid field. A charged particle curves with a radius set by its momentum, crosses layers that each measure a point with a small error and scatter it a little, and a fit to the hits gives the momentum back with an uncertainty. The 3D cutaway has field, momentum and chord-length sliders; this page adds the layers, the hit errors and the material, with four in-page numerical checks.

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Silicon Tracker: Track Curvature, Momentum Resolution and Multiple Scattering (2D end-on view) ↗ Open standalone
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End-on view of a silicon tracking detector in a solenoid field. A charged particle curves with a radius set by its momentum, crosses layers that each measure a point with a small error and scatter it a little, and a fit to the hits gives the momentum back with an uncertainty. The 3D cutaway has field, momentum and chord-length sliders; this page adds the layers, the hit errors and the material, with four in-page numerical checks.

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2D · HTML5 Canvas 2D · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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