Dr
Alberto BLANCO
(LIP-Coimbra)
The TOFtracker concept, the simultaneous measurement of accurate time and bi-dimensional space coordinates in a single gaseous detector, has been previously demonstrated [1]. The small detector yielded a time accuracy of 77 ps along with a bi-dimensional position accuracy of 38 um over a full active area of 60 x 60 mm2. Recently, a large area, 1550x1250 mm2, detector has been constructed for the same purpose. The detector is composed by a multigap RPC with four gas gaps of 0.3 mm delimited by 2 mm soda-lime glass plates. The High Voltage (HV) is applied to the outer glasses through a resistive layer applied on the glass surface by airbrush techniques. The stack is enclosed in a plastic gas tight box equipped with gas and HV feed-throughs. Signals are induced in 2.54 mm pitch metallic strips located in each side of the plastic box and coupled to both charge-sensitive and timing circuits. In this work, the performance of this device with cosmic ray muons is reported. [1] A. Blanco, P. Fonte, L. Lopes, P. Martins, J. Michel, M. Palka, M. Kajetanowicz, G. Korcyl, M. Traxler and R. Marques, "TOFtracker: gaseous detector with bidimensional tracking and time-of-flight capabilities", 2012 JINST 7 P11012
Mr
Afonso BERNARDINO
(Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, Portugal)
Dr
Alberto BLANCO
(LIP-Coimbra)
Americo PEREIRA
(Lip-Coimbra)
Mr
Andreas NEISER
(GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt, Germany)
Dr
Custodio LOUREIRO
(Centro de Instrumentação, Departamento de Física, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal)
Dr
F. CLEMÊNCIO
(Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal)
Dr
Jan MICHEL
(Institut für Kernphysik, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, Germany)
Luios LOPES
(Lip-Coimbra)
Luis MENDES
(Lip-Lisaboa)
Dr
Michael TRAXLER
(GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, Darmstadt, Germany)
Miguel FERREIRA
(Lip-Lisboa)
Nuno CAROLINO
(Lip-Coimbra)
Orlando CUNHA
(Lip-Coimbra)
Paulo FONTE
(Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, Portugal; Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal)
Dr
Pedro ASSIS
(Instituto Superior Técnico - IST, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa , Portugal;Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, Portugal)
Mr
Ricardo LUZ
(Instituto Superior Técnico - IST, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa , Portugal; Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas, Portugal Address)
