  This note describes a prototype particle tracking detector constructed with 1
mm plastic scintillating fibres with a 64 channel Hamamatsu H8500 flat-panel
multi-anode photomultiplier readout. Cosmic ray tracks from an array of 11
gas-filled drift tubes were matched to signals in the scintillating fibres in
order to measure the resolution and efficiency of tracks reconstructed in the
fibre-based tracker. A GEANT4 detector simulation was also developed to compare
cosmic ray data with MC results and is discussed in the note. Using the
parameters measured in this experimental setup, modified fibre tracker designs
are suggested to improve resolution and efficiency in future prototypes to meet
modern detector specifications.
