A cosmic ray test platform based on high time resolution MRPC technology

CHEN Tian-Xiang; LI Cheng; SUN Yong-Jie; CHEN Hong-Fang; SHAO Ming; TANG Ze-Bo; YANG Rong-Xing; ZHOU Yi; ZHANG Yi-Fei

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A cosmic ray test platform based on high time resolution MRPC technology

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In order to test the performance of detector prototypes in a laboratory environment, we design and build a large area (90 cm×52 cm) test platform for cosmic rays based on a well-designed Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber (MRPC) with excellent time resolution and a high detection efficiency for minimum ionizing particles. The time resolution of the MRPC module used is tested to be ～80 ps, and the position resolution along the strip is ～5 mm, while the position resolution perpendicular to the strip is ～12.7 mm. The platform constructed by four MRPC modules can be used for tracking cosmic rays with a spatial resolution of ～6.3 mm, and provide a reference time ～40 ps.

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CHEN Tian-Xiang, LI Cheng, SUN Yong-Jie, CHEN Hong-Fang, SHAO Ming, TANG Ze-Bo, YANG Rong-Xing, ZHOU Yi and ZHANG Yi-Fei. A cosmic ray test platform based on high time resolution MRPC technology[J]. Chinese Physics C, 2015, 39(5): 056003. doi: 10.1088/1674-1137/39/5/056003

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A cosmic ray test platform based on high time resolution MRPC technology

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Received Date: 2014-08-26

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Available Online: 2015-05-05

Abstract: In order to test the performance of detector prototypes in a laboratory environment, we design and build a large area (90 cm×52 cm) test platform for cosmic rays based on a well-designed Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber (MRPC) with excellent time resolution and a high detection efficiency for minimum ionizing particles. The time resolution of the MRPC module used is tested to be ～80 ps, and the position resolution along the strip is ～5 mm, while the position resolution perpendicular to the strip is ～12.7 mm. The platform constructed by four MRPC modules can be used for tracking cosmic rays with a spatial resolution of ～6.3 mm, and provide a reference time ～40 ps.

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