Author/Authors :
I and Cerron Zeballos، نويسنده , , E. and Crotty، نويسنده , , I. and Hatzifotiadou، نويسنده , , D. and Lamas Valverde، نويسنده , , J. and Veenhof، نويسنده , , R.J. and Williams، نويسنده , , M.C.S and Zichichi، نويسنده , , A.، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The multigap resistive plate chamber (MRPC) was originally designed to have improved time resolution (compared to the wide gap RPC), but also to keep the good high rate behaviour and ease of construction associated with the wide gap RPC. However in addition we observed a very long efficiency plateau, even at high rates. Here we consider fluctuations in avalanche growth, and show that the inherent “averaging” of these fluctuations can account for the enhanced performance of the multigap RPC.
