Use of RPC in EAS physics with the COVER_PLASTEX experiment

G. A. Agnetta; M. Ambrosio; C. Aramo; G. C. Barbarino; B. Biondo; O. Catalano; L. Colesanti; A. Erlykin; A. Lauro; A. Mangano; F. Russo

doi:10.1016/0168-9002(96)00677-8

Use of RPC in EAS physics with the COVER_PLASTEX experiment

G. A. Agnetta
, M. Ambrosio
, C. Aramo
, G. C. Barbarino
, B. Biondo
, O. Catalano
, L. Colesanti
, A. Erlykin
, A. Lauro
, A. Mangano
, F. Russo

Ev-K2-CNR Committee
INFN Sezione di Napoli
University of Naples Federico II
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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Bakelite Resistive Plate Counters (RPCs) have been used for the first time in Extensive Air Shower (EAS) physics with the COVER_PLASTEX experiment in Haverah Park, near Leeds, UK for a detailed investigation of the space-time structure of the shower front. For this purpose a new front-end electronics has been developed and an accurate investigation on the RPC performances and pick-up characteristics has been performed. Measurements of the noise, cross talk, after-pulses and detector saturation have permitted to understand the behaviour of this detector in operational conditions. A direct comparison with scintillators of the GREX array demonstrates the capability of the RPC to measure the lateral distribution of shower particles and emphasizes the advantage of this detector for a detailed analysis of EAS front characteristics.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	64-72
Number of pages	9
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	381
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(96)00677-8
Publication status	Published - 21 Oct 1996
Externally published	Yes

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Agnetta, G. A., Ambrosio, M., Aramo, C., Barbarino, G. C., Biondo, B., Catalano, O., Colesanti, L., Erlykin, A., Lauro, A., Mangano, A., & Russo, F. (1996). Use of RPC in EAS physics with the COVER_PLASTEX experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 381(1), 64-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/0168-9002(96)00677-8

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