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most citedThe Upgrade of the CMS RPC System during the First LHC Long Shutdown

13 citations · 84 across the 20 of their papers we have counts for

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22 papers

physics.ins-det2025

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…

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-det2025★ 1 cited

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…

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-det2024★ 5 cited

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-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-det2023★ 5 cited

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-det2023★ 2 cited

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-det2022★ 1 cited

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-det2021

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…

physics.ins-det2021★ 9 cited

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-det2020★ 2 cited

Towards a two-dimensional readout of the improved CMS Resistive Plate Chamber with a new front-end electronics

Sabino Meola

As part of the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment Phase-II upgrade program, new Resistive Plate Chambers will be installed in the forward region. High background conditions are expec…

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-det2020★ 3 cited

Aging Study on Resistive Plate Chambers of the CMS Muon Detector for HL-LHC

R. Aly

In the High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC) program, during the next years, the instantaneous luminosity will increase up to 5 10 cm s which…

physics.ins-det2016★ 11 cited

High rate, fast timing Glass RPC for the high η CMS muon detectors

F. Lagarde, M. Gouzevitch, I. Laktineh +108

The HL-LHC phase is designed to increase by an order of magnitude the amount of data to be collected by the LHC experiments. To achieve this goal in a reasonable time scale the ins…

physics.ins-det2016★ 9 cited

High rate, fast timing Glass RPC for the high CMS muon detectors

Maxime Gouzevitch, François Lagarde, Imad Laktineh +16

The HL-LHC phase is designed to increase by an order of magnitude the amount of data to be collected by the LHC experiments. To achieve this goal in a reasonable time scale the ins…

physics.ins-det2016

Radiation Tests of Real-Sized Prototype RPCs for the Future CMS RPC Upscope

K. S. Lee, S. Choi, B. S. Hong +93

We report on a systematic study of double-gap and four-gap phenolic resistive plate chambers (RPCs) for future high-η RPC triggers in the CMS. In the present study, we constructed…

physics.ins-det2014

Radiation background with the CMS RPCs at the LHC

Silvia Costantini

The Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) are employed in the CMS experiment at the LHC as dedicated trigger system both in the barrel and in the endcap. This note presents results of th…

physics.ins-det2012★ 11 cited

Uniformity and Stability of the CMS RPC Detector at the LHC

S. Costantini, K. Beernaert, A. Cimmino +60

The Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) are employed in the CMS experiment at the LHC as dedicated trigger system both in the barrel and in the endcap. This note presents results of th…

physics.ins-det2012★ 13 cited

The Upgrade of the CMS RPC System during the First LHC Long Shutdown

M. Tytgat, A. Marinov, P. Verwilligen +31

The CMS muon system includes in both the barrel and endcap region Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC). They mainly serve as trigger detectors and also improve the reconstruction of muon…

physics.ins-det2012★ 12 cited

CMS Resistive Plate Chamber overview, from the present system to the upgrade phase I

P. Paolucci, R. Hadjiiska, L. Litov +60

University of Sofia, Faculty of Physics, Atomic Physics Department, 5, James Bourchier Boulevard, BG-1164 Sofia, Bulgaria Ghent University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Pro…