Author/Authors :
Akindinov، نويسنده , , A.V. and Alici، نويسنده , , A. and Anselmo، نويسنده , , F. and Antonioli، نويسنده , , P. and Basile، نويسنده , , M. and Cara Romeo، نويسنده , , G. and Cifarelli، نويسنده , , L. and Cindolo، نويسنده , , F. and Cosenza، نويسنده , , F. and DʹAntone، نويسنده , , I. and De Caro، نويسنده , , Philip A. and De Pasquale، نويسنده , , S. and Di Bartolomeo، نويسنده , , A. and Fusco Girard، نويسنده , , M. and Golovin، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The ALICE Time-of-Flight system will be a large area ( 150 m 2 ) detector made by Multigap RPC (MRPC). The time digitisation is based on the High Performance TDC chip (HPTDC). Tests carried out on board prototypes are discussed, emphasising the optimisation of the effective time resolution of the chip when working in its Very High Resolution Mode. Lab bench tests and test beam results show that a 20 ps resolution has been achieved.
Keywords :
Time of flight , Time resolution , ALICE , Time Digital Converter , Resistive plate chambers
