Detector Seminar

Recent developments in very high time resolution RPCs

by P. FONTE (CERN/EP & LIP-Coimbra, Portugal)

Europe/Zurich
CERN

CERN

Description
Recent developments in electronics and detector construction techniques and materials have pushed the time resolution of Resistive Plate Chambers below 50 ps sigma with efficiencies close to 99% for MIPs. The performance of several RPC configurations will be presented and their mode of operation discussed

Organiser(s): Rui RIBEIRO /EP Division
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