Published December 21, 2007 | Version v1
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An underground cosmic-ray detector made of RPC

Creators

  • 1. Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China)
  • 2. Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049 (China)
  • 3. Department of Physics, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong (China)
  • 4. Department of Physics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong (China)

Description

Owing to its high efficiency, low cost and low sensitivity to environmental gamma-rays, resistive plate chamber (RPC) is a good candidate for large area underground cosmic-ray detectors. We report in this paper such a design for the Daya Bay reactor antineutrino experiment based on calculations and simulations for the efficiency, dead space control, noise and gamma-ray backgrounds. Experimental tests are performed, and good agreements with calculations and simulations are obtained, showing that the design is appropriate

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2007.09.052

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2007.09.052;
PII
S0168-9002(07)02087-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
583
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 278-284
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39066101
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ANTINEUTRINOS; BAYS; CONTROL; COSMIC RADIATION; COST; DAYA BAY-1 REACTOR; DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; GAMMA RADIATION; MUONS; NOISE; RADIATION DETECTORS; SENSITIVITY; SIMULATION; UNDERGROUND
Descriptors DEC
ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; COASTAL WATERS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; LEVELS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; NEUTRINOS; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; RADIATIONS; REACTORS; SURFACE WATERS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS

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