Detector physics and simulation of resistive plate chambers

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 500, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 144-162

  Riegler, Werner ^a   Lippmann, Christian ^a   Veenhof, Rob ^a  

^a CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Detector physics; Efficiency; RPC; Signals; Simulation; Timing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DETECTORS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; IONIZATION;

RESISTIVE PLATE CHAMBERS;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 0037484262     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(03)00337-1     Document Type: Article

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