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The Multigap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPC) are used as a timing detector in several particle physics and cosmic ray experiments. The gas mixture of MRPC at current experiments is a mixture containing $\rm C_2F_4H_2$ and in some cases $\rm…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-01-29 Baek Yongwook , Kim Do-won , Park Woosung , Williams Crispin , Zuyeuski Roman

A new anode support structure for the spherical proportional counter is presented that incorporates a resistive correction electrode made of glass. This electrode improves the electric field homogeneity versus angle while suppressing the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-12-05 I. Katsioulas , I. Giomataris , P. Knights , M. Gros , X. F. Navick , K. Nikolopoulos , I. Savvidis

Development of ultra low background gas proportional counters has made the contribution from naturally occurring radioactive isotopes -- primarily $\alpha$ and $\beta$ activity in the uranium and thorium decay chains -- inconsequential to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-12-24 Craig E. Aalseth , Paul H. Humble , Emily K. Mace , John L. Orrell , Allen Seifert , Richard M. Williams

A Resistive Plate Chamber using Diamond-Like Carbon electrodes (DLC-RPC) has been developed as a background tagging detector in the MEG$~$II experiment. The DLC-RPC is planned to be installed in a high-intensity and low-momentum muon beam.…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-06-13 Masato Takahashi , Sei Ban , Weiyuan Li , Atsuhiko Ochi , Wataru Ootani , Atsushi Oya , Hiromu Suzuki , Kensuke Yamamoto

The CMS muon system operates gas-based detectors. Upgrades of the detectors and trigger components are needed to cope with increasingly challenging conditions of the HL-LHC. New irradiation tests are performed to ensure that the muon…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-09-07 Jian Wang

The Muon ATLAS MicroMegas Activity (MAMMA) focuses on the development and testing of large-area muon detectors based on the bulk-Micromegas technology. These detectors are candidates for the upgrade of the ATLAS Muon System in view of the…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2011-11-03 George Iakovidis , Kostantinos Karakostas , Matthias Schott

The triple GEM detector is a micropattern gas detector which consists of a primary ionisation gap and three consecutive gas electron multiplier (GEM) foils. A printed circuit board with readout strips detects the current induced by the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-10-31 M. Ziegler , P. Sievers , U. Straumann

The combination of Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detectors (MPGDs) and pixel charge readout enables specific experimental opportunities. Using the Timepix4 for the readout is advantageous because of its size (around 7 cm^2 active area) and its…

Single gap Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) is one of the very popular gaseous detectors used in high-energy physics experiments nowadays. It is a very fast detector having low cost of fabrication. The RPCs are usually built using glass or…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-01-25 A. Sen , S. Chatterjee , S. Das , S. K. Ghosh , S. Biswas

The $\mu$-RWELL is a single-amplification stage resistive Micro-Pattern Gaseous Detector (MPGD). The detector amplification element is realized with a single copper-clad polyimide foil micro-patterned with a blind hole (well) matrix and…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-09-04 G. Bencivenni , R. de Oliveira , G. Felici , M. Gatta , M. Giovannetti , G. Morello , A. Ochi , M. Poli Lener , E. Tskhadadze

MIDAS (MIcrostrip Detector Array System) is a compact silicon tracking telescope for charged particles emitted at small angles in intermediate energy photonuclear reactions. It was realized to increase the angular acceptance of the DAPHNE…

UV lasers for the calibration of gaseous detectors have seen newfound employment with current-generation micro-pattern gaseous detectors (MPGDs), especially those devices not suitable for tests with traditional sources (e.g. cosmic rays or…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-04-06 Antonello Pellecchia , Antonio Ranieri , Piet Verwilligen

We present a comprehensive characterization of resistive PICOSEC Micromegas detector prototypes, tested under identical conditions, constant drift gap, field configurations, and photocathode at the CERN SPS H4 beam line. This work provides…

Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) are essential active media of large-scale experiments as part of the muon systems and (semi-)digital hadron calorimeters. Among the several outstanding issues associated with the RPCs, the loss of efficiency…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-07-19 Mehmet Tosun , Burak Bilki , Kutlu Kagan Sahbaz

Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors (MPGDs) are extensively employed in modern high-energy and nuclear Physics experiments because of their excellent spatial resolution, high rate capability, and operational stability. Among these, the Gas Electron…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-05-29 Sachin Rana , Md. Kaosor Ali Mondal , Poojan Angiras , Amal Sarkar

A scalable readout system (SRS) is designed to provide a general solution for different micro-pattern gas detectors. The system mainly consists of three kinds of modules: the ASIC card, the Adapter card and the Front-End Card (FEC). The…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-06-16 Qi-Bin Zheng , Shu-Bin Liu , Jing Tian , Cheng Li , Chang-Qing Feng , Qi An

We discuss a new class of Micro Pattern Gas Detectors, the Gas Pixel Detector (GPD), in which a complete integration between the gas amplification structure and the read-out electronics has been reached. An Application-Specific Integrated…

Resistive-anode Micromegas detectors are in development since several years, in an effort to solve the problem of sparks when working in high flux and high radiations environment like in the HL-LHC (ten times the luminosity of the LHC).…

In the context of the 2013 APS-DPF Snowmass summer study conducted by the U.S. HEP community, this white paper outlines a roadmap for further development of Micro-pattern Gas Detectors for tracking and muon detection in HEP experiments. We…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-09-06 M. Hohlmann , V. Polychronakos , A. White , J. Yu

A prototype Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) detector is under construction for medical imaging purposes. A single thick GEM of size 10x10 cm^2 is assembled inside a square shaped air-tight box which is made of Perspex glass. In order to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-07-05 N. N. Mondal , S. Chattopadhyay , M. R. Dutta Mazumdar , A. K. Dubey , Y. P. Vioygi