Layout and performance of RPC used in the Argo-YBJ experiment

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/j.nima.2006.02.136

The layout of the RPCs, used in the Argo-YBJ experiment to image with a high space-time granularity the atmospheric shower, is described in this paper. The detector has been assembled to provide both digital and analog informations in order to cover a wide particle density range with a time accuracy of 1 ns. The experimental results obtained operating the chambers in streamer mode at sea level with a standard gas mixture are presented.

THE ARGO YBJ, C., G., A., R., A., C., B., B., B., P., B., et al. (2006). Layout and performance of RPC used in the Argo-YBJ experiment. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 562, 92-96 [10.1016/j.nima.2006.02.136].