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A standalone simulation program for Resistive Cylindrical Chamber (RCC)
M. Abbrescia, M. De Serio, S. Colafranceschi +8
In recent years, the Resistive Cylindrical Chamber (RCC) has been introduced as a novel gaseous detector, extending the well-established Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) to the case…
Performance and long-term aging studies on Eco-Friendly Resistive Plate Chamber detectors
D. Ahmadi, M. Tytgat
Resistive Plate Chambers detectors are extensively used in several domains of Physics. In High Energy Physics, they are typically operated in avalanche mode with a high-performance…
Science Prospects for the Southern Wide-field Gamma-ray Observatory: SWGO
SWGO Collaboration, P. Abreu, R. Alfaro +303
Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy is now well established as a key observational approach to address critical topics at the frontiers of astroparticle physics and high-energy astrop…
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…
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…
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$…
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,…
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…
Eco-friendly Resistive Plate Chambers for detectors in future HEP applications
Luca Quaglia
Resistive Plate Chamber detectors are largely used in current High Energy Physics experiments, typically operated in avalanche mode with large fractions of Tetrafluoroethane (C2H2F…
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…
Recent Progress and Next Steps for the MATHUSLA LLP Detector
Cristiano Alpigiani, Juan Carlos Arteaga-Velázquez, Austin Ball +93
We report on recent progress and next steps in the design of the proposed MATHUSLA Long Lived Particle (LLP) detector for the HL-LHC as part of the Snowmass 2021 process. Our under…
Studies on tetrafluoropropene-CO2 based gas mixtures for the Resistive Plate Chambers of the ALICE Muon IDentifier
Alessandro Ferretti
Due to their simplicity and comparatively low cost Resistive Plate Chambers are gaseous detectors widely used in high-energy and cosmic rays physics when large detection areas are…
On a new environment-friendly gas mixture for Resistive Plate Chambers
G. Proto, B. Liberti, R. Santonico +9
This paper studies the performance of RPCs working with a new family of environment-friendly operating gases, mainly based on Carbon Dioxide and Hydro-Fluoro-Olefins. The tests are…
An Update to the Letter of Intent for MATHUSLA: Search for Long-Lived Particles at the HL-LHC
Cristiano Alpigiani, Juan Carlos Arteaga-Velázquez, Austin Ball +80
We report on recent progress in the design of the proposed MATHUSLA Long Lived Particle (LLP) detector for the HL-LHC, updating the information in the original Letter of Intent (Lo…
Characterisation and performance of the PADME electromagnetic calorimeter
P. Albicocco, J. Alexander, F. Bossi +42
The PADME experiment at the LNF Beam Test Facility searches for dark photons produced in the annihilation of positrons with the electrons of a fix target. The strategy is to look f…
Characterization of new eco friendly gas mixtures based on HFO for RPCs
G. Proto, G. Aielli, E. Alunno Camelia +11
The ATLAS RPC standard mixture, mainly based on CHF, has a high Global Warming Potential (GWP) and therefore the search for RPC eco friendly gases is mandatory. I…
Linearity and rate capability measurements of RPC with semi-insulating crystalline electrodes operating in avalanche mode
A. Rocchi, R. Cardarelli, B. Liberti +12
The intrinsic rate capability and the ageing properties of the Resistive Plate Chambers are closely related to the electrodes material and to the front-end electronics threshold. T…
MATHUSLA: A Detector Proposal to Explore the Lifetime Frontier at the HL-LHC
Henry Lubatti, Cristiano Alpigiani, Juan Carlos Arteaga-Velázquez +60
The observation of long-lived particles at the LHC would reveal physics beyond the Standard Model, could account for the many open issues in our understanding of our universe, and…
A Letter of Intent for MATHUSLA: a dedicated displaced vertex detector above ATLAS or CMS
Cristiano Alpigiani, Austin Ball, Liron Barak +61
In this Letter of Intent (LOI) we propose the construction of MATHUSLA (MAssive Timing Hodoscope for Ultra-Stable neutraL pArticles), a dedicated large-volume displaced vertex dete…
RPC performance vs FE electoronics and detector parameters
R. Cardarelli, G. Aielli, E. Alunno Camelia +8
The first Resistive Plate Chambers detectors were developed for cosmic ray experiments, where low rate capability, good time resolution and low cost per unit of area were needed. T…
Development of gaseous particle detectors based on semiconductive plate electrodes
A. Rocchi, R. Cardarelli, G. Aielli +8
A new particle detector with sub-nanosecond time resolution capable of working in high-rate environment (rate capability of the order of ) is under developmnet. Semicond…
Development of a new Front End electronics in Silicon and Silicon-Germanium technology for the Resistive Plate Chamber detector for high rate experiments
Luca Pizzimento, Roberto Cardarelli, Giulio Aielli +8
The upgrade of the Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) detector, in order to increase the detector rate capability and to be able to work efficiently in high rate environment, consists i…
Optimization of RPCs read-out panel with electromagnetic simulation
E. Alunno Camelia, R. Cardarelli, A. Di Ciaccio +7
With the upgrade of the RPCs [1]-[2] and the increase of its performances, the study and the optimization of the read-out panel is necessary in order to maintain the signal integri…
Improving the RPC rate capability
G. Aielli, P. Camarri, R. Cardarelli +8
This paper has the purpose to study the rate capability of the Resistive Plate Chamber, RPC, starting from the basic physics of this detector. The effect of different working param…