The Finuda Experiment: Status and Perspectives

FINUDA is a hypernuclear physics experiment that will be carried out at DA$\mathrm{\Phi }$NE, the $e^{+}{e}^{-}$ $\varphi$-factory currently in operation at the INFN Frascati Laboratory. The apparatus, which is assembled in the DA$\mathrm{\Phi }$NE hall, consists of a magnetic spectrometer with high resolution tracking capabilities. In this paper the status of the experiment is presented, together with the main features of the apparatus and of its physics program.