The OPERA cosmic ray test facility at the Gran Sasso

Authors :: F. Grianti
R. Brugnera
F. Dal Corso
E. Carrara
F. Terranova
A. Garfagnini
C. Gustavino
C. Fanin
Mario Stipčević
M. Spinetti
L. Votano
Branimir Zauner
A. Mengucci
Alessandro Paoloni
Luca Stanco
M. Lindozzi
E. Tatananni
M. Ventura
L. Degli Esposti
M. De Deo
M. D'Incecco
S. Dusini
R. Moro
P. Monacelli
A. Candela
Brugnera, R
Candela, A
Carrara, E
Dal Corso, F
De Deo, M
Degli Esposti, L
D'Incecco, M
Dusini, S
Fanin, C
Garfagnini, A
Grianti, F
Gustavino, C
Lindozzi, M
Mengucci, A
Monacelli, P
Moro, R
Paoloni, A
Stanco, L
Tatananni, E
Terranova, F
Spinetti, M
Stipcevic, M
Ventura, M
Votano, L
Zauner, B
Source :: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 533:221-224
Publication Year :: 2004
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2004.
Abstract: The OPERA experiment foresees the use of about 3000m2of RPCs, that will be tested before the installation in a dedicated cosmic ray test facility. The test facility is composed of 2 triggering walls selecting horizontal cosmic rays muons. Each wall houses 64 glass RPCs equipped with 128 horizontal Flat Cable Strips. The z-coordinate is measured with a standard digital chain, while the x-coordinate is obtained by measuring the propagation time of the signals along the strips. In this paper the performance of the trigger walls and the first results of the RFC debug are presented. Â© 2004 Published by Elsevier B.V.

ISSN :: 01689002
Volume :: 533
Database :: OpenAIRE
Journal :: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Accession number :: edsair.doi.dedup.....3c1d4fdb9755b70712a8182cf5868344
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2004.07.031