Performance of RPC with low-resistive silicate glass electrodes exposed to an intense continuous electron beam

Ammosov, V.; Ciobanu, M.; Dohrmann, F.; Gapienko, V.; Guber, F.; Herrmann, N.; Hildenbrand, K. D.; Ivashkin, A.; Kotte, R.; Müller, W. F. J.; Naumann, L.; Schüttauf, A.; Semak, A.; Senger, P.; Sviridov, Yu.; Sytcheva, A.; Stach, D.; Tiflov, V.; Wüstenfeld, J.; Zaets, V.

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2007.03.022

Performance of RPC with low-resistive silicate glass electrodes exposed to an intense continuous electron beam

Ammosov, V.; Ciobanu, M.; Dohrmann, F.; Gapienko, V.; Guber, F.; Herrmann, N.; Hildenbrand, K. D.; Ivashkin, A.; Kotte, R.; Müller, W. F. J.; Naumann, L.; Schüttauf, A.; Semak, A.; Senger, P.; Sviridov, Y.; Sytcheva, A.; Stach, D.; Tiflov, V.; Wüstenfeld, J.; Zaets, V.

Four-gap Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) prototypes with silicate glass electrodes (bulk resistivity ~10^8-10^9Ohm cm) were studied for suitability in time-of-flight applications at high rates. These studies were performed using a continuous electron beam of 34 MeV at the FZ Dresden-Rossendorf electron linac ELBE. Time resolutions of about 100 ps and efficiencies larger than 95% were obtained for rate densities up to 20 kHz/cm².

Keywords: Gaseous detectors; Multi-gap RPC; Bulk resistivity; Rate capability; Detection efficiency; Time resolution

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A 576(2007), 331-336
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2007.03.022
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