| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1824033 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The charge readout of Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) is implemented in the ARGO-YBJ experiment to measure the charged particle density of the shower front up to 104/m2, enabling the study of the primary cosmic rays with energies in the “knee” region. As the first time for RPCs being used this way, a telescope with RPCs and scintillation detectors is setup to calibrate the number of charged particles hitting a RPC versus its charge readout. Air shower particles are taken as the calibration beam. The telescope was tested at sea level and then moved to the ARGO-YBJ site for coincident operation with the ARGO-YBJ experiment. The charge readout shows good linearity with the particle density in the dynamic range (up to 200/m2).
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Authors
G. Aielli, C. Bacci, B. Bartoli, P. Bernardini, X.J. Bi, C. Bleve, P. Branchini, A. Budano, S. Bussino, A.K. Calabrese Melcarne, P. Camarri, Z. Cao, A. Cappa, R. Cardarelli, S. Catalanotti, C. Cattaneo, P. Celio, S.Z. Chen, T.L. Chen, Y. Chen, N. Cheng,