B. M. Hawes

The LCFIVertex package: vertexing, flavour tagging and vertex charge reconstruction with an ILC vertex detector

The precision measurements envisaged at the International Linear Collider (ILC) depend on excellent instrumentation and reconstruction software. The correct identification of heavy flavour jets, placing unprecedented requirements on the quality of the vertex detector, will be central for the ILC programme. This paper describes the LCFIVertex software, which provides tools for vertex finding and for identification of the flavour and charge of the leading hadron in heavy flavour jets. These tools are essential for the ongoing optimisation of the vertex detector design for linear colliders such as the ILC. The paper describes the algorithms implemented in the LCFIVertex package as well as the scope of the code and its performance for a typical vertex detector design.

Superconducting indium detectors for solar neutrinos

Abstract We report on our progress in developing a superconducting indium neutrino detector. Two highlights are the quasiparticle trapping mechanism, and the merger of technologies to provide a viable route for fabricating stable detector elements.

An Indium Solar Neutrino Experiment

We report on our progress during the past three years in developing a superconducting indium neutrino detector. Two highlights are the quasiparticle trapping mechanism, and the merger of technologies to provide a viable route for fabricating stable detector elements.