A mechanical model of an STS station for the study of cable routing

The silicon tracking detector STS for the CBM experiment at FAIR poses an engineering challenge due to its compactness and requirements concerning signal density, signal-to-noise ratio, and efficiency. The restricted height of the magnet yoke opening together with the number of readout channels and requirement to geometrical acceptance, operating temperature and mass budget [1] leave very little room for the readout and data transfer electronics and needed power conversion electronics inside of the STS container (Fig. 1).