Performance of the prototype MRPC detector for STAR

F. Geurts; M. Shao; B. Bonner; H. Chen; X. Dong; G. Eppley; S. Huang; C. Li; J. Li; W. Llope; T. Nussbaum; L. Ruan; J. Roberts; J. Schambach; X. Wang; J. Wu; Z. Xu

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2004.07.001

Performance of the prototype MRPC detector for STAR

F. Geurts, M. Shao, B. Bonner, H. Chen, X. Dong, G. Eppley, S. Huang, C. Li, J. Li, W. Llope, T. Nussbaum, L. Ruan, J. Roberts, J. Schambach, X. Wang, J. Wu, Z. Xu

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Abstract

A prototype 168-channel multi-gap resistive plate chamber (MRPC) time-of-flight system for the STAR experiment at RHIC was completed in February 2002, tested for 10 weeks at the AGS at BNL, and installed in the STAR detector for the 2002-2003 physics run. At the AGS, the MRPC detectors were operated on a number of different gas mixtures, high voltages, and threshold voltages. The results for detection efficiency, time resolution, streamer probability, and noise rates are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	60-64
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	533
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2004.07.001
State	Published - Nov 1 2004
Externally published	Yes
Event	Proceedings of the Seventh International Workshop on Resistive - Clermont-Ferrand, France Duration: Oct 20 2003 → Oct 22 2003

Funding

We would like to thank the BNL Collider-Accelerator Division and Dr. P. Pile and Y. Makdisi in particular for support at the AGS. We acknowledge the pioneering work performed by the LAA project and especially C. Williams under A. Zichichi on MRPC technology. The work reported here is supported in part by the HENP divisions of the Office of Science of the US DOE and the NNSFC of China.

Funders	Funder number
HENP
NNSFC of China
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Science

Keywords

Gaseous detectors
Particle identification
Resistive plate chambers
Time-of-flight

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Geurts, F., Shao, M., Bonner, B., Chen, H., Dong, X., Eppley, G., Huang, S., Li, C., Li, J., Llope, W., Nussbaum, T., Ruan, L., Roberts, J., Schambach, J., Wang, X., Wu, J., & Xu, Z. (2004). Performance of the prototype MRPC detector for STAR. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 533(1-2), 60-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2004.07.001

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