Published October 11, 2009 | Version v1
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First measurements of the performance of the Barrel RPC system in CMS

Creators

  • 1. INFN Sezione di Bari (Italy)
  • 2. Dipartimento Interateneo di Fisica and Sezione INFN, Bari (Italy)
  • 3. Dipartimento di Fisica Nucleare e Teorica and Sezione INFN, Pavia (Italy)

Description

During the summer 2006, a first integrated test of a part of the CMS experiment was performed at CERN collecting a data sample of several millions of cosmic rays events. A fraction of the Resistive Plate Chambers system was successfully operated. Results on the RPC performance are reported.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.07.099

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nima.2009.07.099;
PII
S0168-9002(09)01466-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A, Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Journal Volume
609
Journal Issue
2-3
Journal Page Range
p. 114-121
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAER

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41063245
Subject category
S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
CERN; COSMIC RADIATION; PERFORMANCE; PLATES; RADIATION DETECTORS
Descriptors DEC
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; RADIATIONS

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Copyright
Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.