Performance of timing resistive plate chambers with relativistic neutrons from 300 to 1500 MeV
Journal article, 2015
A prototype composed of four resistive plate chamber layers has been exposed to quasi-monoenergetic neutrons produced from a deuteron beam of varying energy (300 to 1500 AMeV) in experiment S406 at GSI, Darmstad, Germany. Each layer, with an active area of about 2000 × 500 mm2, is made of modules containing the active gaps, all in multigap construction. Each gap is defined by 0.3 mm nylon mono-filaments positioned between 2.85 mm thick float glass electrodes. The modules are operated in avalanche mode with a non-flammable gas mixture composed of 90% C2H2F4 and 10% SF6. The signals are readout by a pick-up electrode formed by 15 copper strips (per layer), spaced at a pitch of 30 mm, connected at both sides to timing front end electronics. Measurements of the time of flight jitter of neutrons, in the mentioned energy range, point to a contribution of the resistive plate chamber in the order of 150 ps, independent of the neutron energy.
Particle detectors
Thermal
Neutron detectors cold
Instrumentation and methods for time-of-flight (TOF) spectroscopy
Resistive-plate chambers
Fast neutrons
Author
A. Blanco
Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particles Physics, Coimbra
J. Adamczewski-Musch
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
K. Boretzky
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
P. Cabanelas
University of Santiago de Compostela (USC)
University of Lisbon
L. Cartegni
University of Lisbon
R. Ferreira Marques
University of Coimbra
Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particles Physics, Coimbra
P. Fonte
Polytechnical Institute of Coimbra
Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particles Physics, Coimbra
J. Fruehauf
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
D. Galaviz
University of Lisbon
M. Heil
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
A. Henriques
University of Lisbon
G. Ickert
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
D. Körper
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
L. Lopes
Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particles Physics, Coimbra
M. Palka
Jagiellonian University in Kraków
A. Pereira
Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particles Physics, Coimbra
D. Rossi
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
H. Simon
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
P. Teubig
University of Lisbon
M. Traxler
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
P. Velho
University of Lisbon
S. Altstadt
Goethe University Frankfurt
L. Atar
Technische Universität Darmstadt
T. Aumann
Technische Universität Darmstadt
D. Bemmerer
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
C. Caesar
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Alexandre Charpy
Chalmers, Fundamental Physics
Z. Elekes
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
E. Fiori
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
I. Gasparic
Technische Universität Darmstadt
J. Gerbig
Goethe University Frankfurt
K. Gobel
Goethe University Frankfurt
T. Heftrich
Goethe University Frankfurt
M. Heine
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Andreas Martin Heinz
Chalmers, Fundamental Physics
M. Holl
Technische Universität Darmstadt
A. Ignatov
Technische Universität Darmstadt
J. Isaak
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Håkan T Johansson
Chalmers, Fundamental Physics
A. Kelic-Heil
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
C. Lederer
Goethe University Frankfurt
Simon Lindberg
Chalmers, Fundamental Physics
B. Loher
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
J. Machado
University of Lisbon
Nova University of Lisbon
J. Marganiec
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Mikael Mårtensson
Chalmers, Fundamental Physics
Thomas Nilsson
Chalmers, Fundamental Physics
V. Panin
Technische Universität Darmstadt
S. Paschalis
Technische Universität Darmstadt
M. Petri
Technische Universität Darmstadt
R. Plag
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
M. Pohl
Goethe University Frankfurt
G. Rastrepina
Goethe University Frankfurt
R. Reifarth
Goethe University Frankfurt
T. P. Reinhardt
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
M. Röder
Technische Universität Dresden
D. Savran
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
H. Scheit
Technische Universität Darmstadt
P. Schrock
Technische Universität Darmstadt
J. Silva
Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
D. Stach
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
Fredrik Strannerdahl
Chalmers, Fundamental Physics
Ronja Thies
Chalmers, Fundamental Physics
A. Wagner
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
F. Wamers
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
M. Weigand
Goethe University Frankfurt
Journal of Instrumentation
17480221 (eISSN)
Vol. 10 2 C02034Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Accelerator Physics and Instrumentation
Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
Other Chemical Engineering
Roots
Basic sciences
DOI
10.1088/1748-0221/10/02/C02034