Strange and multi-strange baryon measurement in Au plus Au collisions at 11.6A(GeV/c) with the silicon drift detector array from the AGS experiment E896

The main purpose of experiment E896 is to study the production of strange hadrons, in particular the predicted six-quark di-baryon, the H-0. The placement of the silicon drift detector array (SDDA) close to the target in a 6.2T magnetic field is optimized for the reconstruction of a short lived H-0 as well as of strange baryons (Lambda, <(Lambda)over bar>, Xi(-)). Simulations show that with the present data sample a detailed study of the A and Xi(-) yields and distributions may be performed and a clear <(Lambda)over bar> signal might be detected. Simulations as well as a preliminary analysis of the SDDA data will be presented.