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SHiP-charm experiment

ship-charm experiment layout
Overview of the SHiP-charm measurement at CERN SPS

A precise knowledge of the number of charmed hadrons produced in the target, as well as their angular and momentum distributions is essential for the SHiP experiment. In a dedicated setup the SHiP-charm experiment studies the production cross section and decay of charmed hadrons. With a first test run in July 2018 it was possible to reconstruct interaction vertices in the moving emulsion cloud chamber and to match these with tracks from a pixel detector. In further runs, tracks will be followed through the GOLIATH magnet for full particle identification via the measurement of momentum and charge.

In this link, you can find a detailed description of the experiment.