Performance of RPC for the ARGO-YBJ detector operated at the Yangbajing Laboratory

THE ARGO YBJ COLLABORATION,; Aielli, G.; Assiro, R.; Bacci, C.; Bartoli, B.; Bernardini, P.; X. J., Bi; Biondo, B.; Bleve, C.; Bricola, S.; Budano, F.; Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria; CALABRESE MELCARNE, A. K.; Camarri, P.; Campana, D.; Cao, Z.; Cardarelli, R.; Catalanotti, S.; Cavaliere, S.; Celio, P.; Cheng, N.; Creti, P.; Cusumano, G.; Dai, B. Z.; DALI STAITI, G.; Danzengluobu,; Daquino, B.; DE MARINIS, E.; DE MITRI, I.; DETTORRE PIAZZOLI, B.; DE VINCENZI, M.; DI GIROLAMO, T.; Ding, X. H.; DI SCIASCIO, G.; Feng, C. F.; Feng, Zhaoyang; Feng, Zhenyong; Fratini, K.; Gao, X. F.; Gou, Q. B.; H. H., He; He, M.; Haibing, Hu; Hongbo, Hu; Huang, Q.; Iacovacci, M.; James, I.; Jia, H. Y.; Labaciren,; H. J., Li; J. Y., Li; Liberti, B.; Liguori, G.; Liu, C. Q.; Liu, J.; Lu, H.; Mancarella, G.; Mangano, A.; Mari, Stefano Maria; Marsella, G.; Martello, D.; Mastroianni, S.; Meng, X. R.; Mu, J.; Nicastro, L.; Ning, C. C.; Panareo, M.; Perrone, L.; Pino, C.; Pinto, C.; Pistilli, P.; Rossi, E.; Saggese, L.; Salvini, P.; Santonico, R.; Shen, P. R.; Sheng, X. D.; Shi, F.; Stanescu, C.; Surdo, A.; Tan, Y. H.; Vallania, P.; Vernetto, S.; Wang, H.; Wang, Yonggang; Wang, Yungang; C. Y., Wu; H. R., Wu; Xue, L.; Yang, H. T.; Yang, Q. Y.; Yang, X. C.; G. C., Yu; Yuan, A. F.; Zha, M.; Zhang, H. M.; Zhang, J. L.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, N. J.; Zhang, P.; Zhang, X. Y.; Zhang, Y.; Zhaxisangzhu,; Zhol, X. X.; Zhu, F. R.; Zhu, Q. Q.

doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01288-9

Bakelite RPCs, assembled according to the ARGO design, have been operated in the high altitude Laboratory of YBJ using dedicated electronics to pick-up the streamer signal. Here we report on the results concerning absorbed current, single counting rate, efficiency and time resolution. Environmental data concerning the operating temperature inside the ARGO experimental hall are also reported.

THE ARGO YBJ, C., G., A., R., A., C., B., B., B., P., B., et al. (2003). Performance of RPC for the ARGO-YBJ detector operated at the Yangbajing Laboratory. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 508, 110-115 [10.1016/S0168-9002(03)01288-9].