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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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Résumé

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.

langue originaleAnglais
Pages (de - à)64-72
Nombre de pages9
journalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume381
Numéro de publication1
Les DOIs
étatPublié - 21 oct. 1996
Modification externeOui

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