Layout and performances of RPCs used in the ARGO-YBJ experiment.

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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.

R ASSIRO, C BACCI, B BARTOLI, P BERNARDINI, XJ BI, B BIONDO, et al. (2006). Layout and performances of RPCs used in the ARGO-YBJ experiment. NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 562(1), 92-96 [10.1016/j.nima.2006.02.136].