Development of large area and of position-sensitive timing RPCs

• Author(s): Blanco, A. ; Marques, R. Ferreira ; Finck, Ch. ; Fonte, P. ; Gobbi, A. ; Mendiratta, S. K. ; Monteiro, J. ; Policarpo, A. ; Rozas, M.
• Date: 2002
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10316/4499
• Origin: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Gaseous detectors; Time resolution
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC) made with glass and metal electrodes forming accurately spaced gas gaps of a few hundred micrometers have reached timing accuracies below 50 ps [sigma] with efficiencies above 99% for MIPs. This type of detector, operating at atmospheric pressure with non-flammable gases, seems well suited for large TOF systems, providing performances comparable to the scintillator-based TOF technology with significantly lower price per channel and being compatible with magnetic fields. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6TJM-45HFC9M-12/1/c012327e81f67cd554c9e74f9218db51