The magnetic spectrometer of the FOOT experiment

The main goal of the FOOT (FragmentatiOn Of Target) experiment is the measurement of the differential cross-sections with respect to the energy and angle of the produced fragments in nuclear interactions between a light ion beam, such as proton, helium, carbon, and different targets (proton, carbon, oxygen). Two important fields can benefit from these kinds of measurements: firstly, in the 150-400 MeV/nucleon beam energy range, the data will be used to evaluate the nuclear fragmentation occurring in a standard hadrontherapy treatment and thus to estimate potential secondary effects. Secondly, in the 700-1000 MeV/nucleon beam energy range, the FOOT experiment aims at studying novel shields for spacecrafts involved in long-term missions within the Solar System. The experiment has been funded by INFN and it is currently in its data taking phase. A description of the magnetic spectrometer of the experiment and a first approach to the track reconstruction of detected fragments will be presented.