How CDF Works
In order for physicists to understand the data corresponding to each event, they must understand the components of the CDF detector and how the detector works. Each component affects what the data will look like. Today, the 5000-ton detector sits in B0 and analyzes millions of beam collisions per second. The detector is designed in many different layers. Each of these layers work simultaneously with the other components of the detector in an effort to interact with the different particles, thereby giving physicists the opportunity to "see" and study the individual particles.
CDF can be divided into layers as follows:
- Layer 1: Beam Pipe
- Layer 2: Silicon Detector
- Layer 3: Central Outer Tracker
- Layer 4: Solenoid Magnet
- Layer 5: Electromagnetic Calorimeters
- Layer 6: Hadronic Calorimeters
- Layer 7: Muon Detectors
Read more about this topic: Collider Detector At Fermilab
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