The multigap resistive plate chamber

Journal Article · Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2015 · ICFA Instrumentation Bulletin

OSTI ID:1169463

Zeballos, E. Cerron ^[1]; Crotty, I. ^[2]; Hatzifotiadou, D. ^[1]; Valverde, J. Lamas ^[3]; Neupane, S. ^[1]; Williams, M. C. S. ^[2]; Zichichi, A. ^[4]

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1. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland); World Lab., Lausanne (Switzerland)
2. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland)
3. European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), Geneva (Switzerland); World Lab., Lausanne (Switzerland); Univ. Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg (France)
4. Univ. of Bologna, Bologna (Italy)

The paper describes the multigap resistive plate chamber (RPC). This is a variant of the wide gap RPC. However it has much improved time resolution, while keeping all the other advantages of the wide gap RPC design.

• Research Organization: SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76SF00515
• OSTI ID: 1169463
• Report Number(s): SLAC-PUB-16221
• Journal Information: ICFA Instrumentation Bulletin, Vol. 1996; ISSN 1011-3401
• Publisher: International Committee for Future Accelerators
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English