A Soft Particle Tracker in LHCb For Gluon Saturation Studies

One of the most exciting features of Quantum Chromodynamics is the possibility to observe gluon saturated matter. This state of matter would be a strong force condensate, much like the Bose-Einstein Condensates observed at the atomic level. In order to observe the effect of saturated gluons in particle colliders, the detector must be able to measure soft particles in the forward direction relative to the beam. The LHCb experiment at LHC is an excellent candidate to detect this phenomenon. A soft particle tracker, The Magnet Station, has been designed to be installed in the LHCb magnet. This device has the capability to access particles coming from the expected gluon saturation region. The physics and detector concepts along with the status of the detector development will be presented.