Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1: “Classical” Gaseous Detectors and Their Limits
1.1 Ionization Chambers
1.2 Single-Wire Counters Operated in Avalanche Mode
1.3 Avalanche and Discharge Development in Uniform or Cylindrical Electric Fields
1.4 Pulsed Spark and Streamer Detectors
1.5 Multiwire Proportional Chambers
1.6 A New Idea for Discharge Quenching and Localization
References
Chapter 2: Historical Developments Leading to Modern Resistive Gaseous Detectors
2.1 Introduction: the Importance of the Parallel-Plate Geometry
1.2 First Parallel-Plate Counters
1.3 Further Developments
2.4 The First RPC Prototypes
2.5 Pestov's Planar Spark Chambers
2.6 Wire-Type Detectors with Resistive Cathodes
References
Chapter 3: Basics of Resistive Plate Chambers
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Santonico and Cardarelli's RPCs
3.3 Glass RPCs
3.4 Avalanche and Streamer Modes
3.5 Signal Development
3.6 Choice of Gas Mixtures
3.7 Current in RPCs
3.8 Dark Counting Rate
3.9 Effects of Temperature and Pressure
References
Chapter 4: Further Developments in Resistive Plate Chambers
4.1 Double Gap RPCs
4.2 Wide-Gap RPCs
4.3 The Multi-gap RPCs
4.4 “Space-Charge” Effects
4.5 Review of Analytical Models of RPC Behavior
4.6 Timing RPCs
4.7 The Importance of Front-End Electronics for Operation in Streamer and Avalanche Modes
4.8 Attempts to Increase Sensitivity via Secondary Electron Emission
References
Chapter 5: Resistive Plate Chambers in High Energy Physics Experiments
5.1 Early Experiments Using RPCs
5.2 RPCs for the L3 Experiment at LEP
5.3 The Instrumented Flux Return of the BaBar Experiment
5.4 The ARGO-YBJ Detector
5.5 The “BIG” Experiments: ATLAS, ALICE, and CMS at LHC
5.6 The RPC-TOF System of the HADES Experiment
5.7 The Extreme Energy Events Experiment
5.8 Other Experiments
References
Chapter 6: Materials and Aging in Resistive Plate Chambers
6.1 Materials
6.2 Aging Effects
6.3 Aging Studies of RPC Prototypes Operated in Avalanche Mode Designed for the LHC Experiments
6.4 Aging Studies on Multi-Gap RPCs
References
Chapter 7: Advanced Designs: High-Rate, High-Spatial Resolution Resistive Plate Chambers
7.1 The Issue of Rate Capability
7.2 The “Static” Model of RPCs at High Rate
7.3 The “Dynamic” Model of RPCs at High Rate
7.4 The Upgrade of the Muon Systems of ATLAS and CMS
7.5 Special High Rate RPCs
7.6 High-Position Resolution Timing RPCs
References
Chapter 8: New Developments in the Family of Gaseous Detectors: Micropattern Detectors with Resistive Electrodes
8.1 “Classical” Micropattern Detectors with Metallic Electrodes
8.2 Spark-Proven GEM-like Detectors with Resistive Electrodes
8.3 Resistive Micromesh Detectors
8.4 Resistive Microstrip Detectors
8.5 Resistive Micro-Pixel Detectors
8.6 Resistive Microhole-Microstrip and Microstrip-Microdot Detectors
References
Chapter 9: Applications beyond High Energy Physics and Current Trends
9.1 Positron Emission Tomography with RPCs
9.2 Thermal Neutron Detection with RPCs
9.3 Muon Tomography and Applications for Homeland Security
9.4 X-Ray Imaging
9.5 Cost-Efficient Radon Detectors Based on Resistive GEMs
9.6 Resistive GEMs for UV Photon Detection
9.7 Cryogenic Detectors with resistive electrodes
9.8 Digital Calorimetry with RPCs
References
Conclusions and Perspectives
Appendix A: Some Guidelines for RPC Fabrication
A.1 Assembling of Bakelite RPCs
A.2 Assembling of Glass RPCs
A.3 Assembling of Glass MRPCs
References
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