New Readout Scheme for Large Area Timing & Position RPCs

A new readout technique was developed with the primary aim of keeping the number of channels in the front-end electronics as low as possible when scaling up the sensitive area of a Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC). The readout method here presented significantly reduces the dependence between the detec...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors João Pedro de Carvalho Saraiva, Alberto Blanco Castro
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 15.07.2024
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Channels
Cosmic rays
Resistive plate chambers
Spatial resolution
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Summary:A new readout technique was developed with the primary aim of keeping the number of channels in the front-end electronics as low as possible when scaling up the sensitive area of a Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC). The readout method here presented significantly reduces the dependence between the detector area and the number of electronic channels, without substantial reduction of its performance: a 30 cm x 30 cm double stack multi-gap timing RPC was operated during weeks with cosmic rays, achieving a 2D spatial resolution well below 1 mm and time resolution lower than 100 ps, while its efficiency was kept above 98%.
ISSN:2331-8422