Studies of large area silicon microstrip sensors

Aiming at future uses in large silicon tracking devices, 4/spl times/8 cm/sup 2/ silicon microstrip sensors were fabricated, and the processes related to such sensors were studied. The fabrication of 4/spl times/8 cm/sup 2/ silicon microstrip sensors on 100 mm wafers has become a routine procedure with a good yield rate. A 4/spl times/64 cm/sup 2/ long ladder, assembled from eight pieces of 4/spl times/8 cm/sup 2/ sensors, has been tested at the CERN SPS area. Test results show that such a detector is feasible. >