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Publications (17)

hep-ex2025

CMS RPC Non-Physics Event Data Automation Ideology

A. Dimitrov, M. Tytgat, K. Mota Amarilo +101

This paper presents a streamlined framework for real-time processing and analysis of condition data from the CMS experiment Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC). Leveraging data streamin…

physics.ins-det2023

High-rate tests on Resistive Plate Chambers operated with eco-friendly gas mixtures

M. Abbrescia, G. Aielli, R. Aly +52

Results obtained by the RPC ECOgas@GIF++ Collaboration, using Resistive Plate Chambers operated with new, eco-friendly gas mixtures, based on Tetrafluoropropene and carbon dioxide,…

physics.ins-det2025

Development and Performance Analysis of Glass-Based Gas-Tight RPCs for Muography Applications

S. Ikram, S. Basnet, E. Cortina Gil +10

To achieve high-resolution muography of compact targets in scenarios with complex logistical constraints, we are developing a portable muon detector system utilizing glass Resistiv…

physics.ins-det2024

Performance testing of gas-tight portable RPC for muography applications

V. Kumar, S. Basnet, E. Cortina Gil +8

This paper reports the latest developmental efforts for a position-sensitive glass-based Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) and a multi-channel Data AcQuisition (DAQ) system tailored fo…

hep-ex2024

In-beam performance of a Resistive Plate Chamber operated with eco-friendly gas mixtures

L. Quaglia, M. Abbrescia, G. Aielli +54

ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) studies the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP): a deconfined state of matter obtained in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions. One of the probes fo…

physics.ins-det2022

RPC based tracking system at CERN GIF++ facility

K. Mota Amarilo, A. Samalan, M. Tytgat +105

With the HL-LHC upgrade of the LHC machine, an increase of the instantaneous luminosity by a factor of five is expected and the current detection systems need to be validated for s…

physics.ins-det2022

Searching for an eco-friendly gas mixture for the ALICE Resistive Plate Chambers

Luca Quaglia, R. Cardarelli, B. Liberti +47

The ALICE RPCs are operated with a mixture of 89.7% , 10% i- and 0.3% . and are fluorinated greenhouse gases with a…

physics.ins-det2023

Machine Learning based tool for CMS RPC currents quality monitoring

E. Shumka, A. Samalan, M. Tytgat +105

The muon system of the CERN Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment includes more than a thousand Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC). They are gaseous detectors operated in the hostile…

physics.ins-det2020

CMS RPC Background -- Studies and Measurements

R. Hadjiiska, A. Samalan, M. Tytgat +106

The expected radiation background in the CMS RPC system has been studied using the MC prediction with the CMS FLUKA simulation of the detector and the cavern. The MC geometry used…

physics.ins-det2022

The simulations chain of the MURAVES experiment

M. Moussawi, S. Basnet, L. Bonechi +10

The MUon RAdiography of VESuvius (MURAVES) project aims at the study of the summital cone of Mt. Vesuvius, an active and hazardous volcano near Naples, Italy. A detailed Monte Carl…

physics.ins-det2025

Signal shape studies and rate dependence of HFO-based gas mixtures in RPC detectors

L. Quaglia, M. Abbrescia, G. Aielli +56

The RPCs employed at the LHC experiments are currently operated in avalanche mode, with a mixture containing a large fraction of CHF (90\% or more) with…

physics.ins-det2021

Upgrade of the CMS Resistive Plate Chambers for the High Luminosity LHC

A. Samalan, M. Tytgat, G. A. Alves +108

During the upcoming High Luminosity phase of the Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC), the integrated luminosity of the accelerator will increase to 3000 fb. The expected experime…

physics.ins-det2021

End-to-end simulations of the MUon RAdiography of VESuvius experiment

A. Samalan, S. Basnet, L. Bonechi +10

The MUon RAdiography of VESuvius (MURAVES) project aims at the study of the summital cone of Mt. Vesuvius, an active volcano near Naples (Italy), by measuring its density profile t…

physics.ins-det2022

The MURAVES experiment: study of the Vesuvius Great Cone with Muon Radiography

M. D'Errico, F. Ambrosino, A. Anastasio +28

The MURAVES experiment aims at the muographic imaging of the internal structure of the summit of Mt. Vesuvius, exploiting muons produced by cosmic rays. Though presently quiescent,…

physics.ins-det2024

Preliminary results on the long term operation of RPCs with eco-friendly gas mixtures under irradiation at the CERN Gamma Irradiation Facility

L. Quaglia, D. Ramos, M. Abbrescia +55

Since 2019 a collaboration between researchers from various institutes and experiments (i.e. ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, LHCb/SHiP and the CERN EP-DT group), has been operating several RPCs…

physics.ins-det2024

Exploring Eco-Friendly Gas Mixtures for Resistive Plate Chambers: A Comprehensive Study on Performance and Aging

The RPC ECOGas@GIF++ collaboration, :, L. Quaglia +57

Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) are gaseous detectors widely used in high energy physics experiments, operating with a gas mixture primarily containing Tetrafluoroethane (CH$…

physics.ins-det2022

Towards a portable high-resolution muon detector based on Resistive Plate Chambers

S. Basnet, E. Cortina Gil, P. Demin +6

The use of conventional imaging techniques becomes problematic when faced with challenging logistics and confined environments. In particular, such scenarios are not unusual in the…