A readout system for a cosmic ray telescope using Resistive Plate Chambers

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (03) ◽  
pp. C03003-C03003 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Cussans ◽  
P Baesso ◽  
J Burns ◽  
S Quillin ◽  
C Steer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Readout System ◽  
Resistive Plate Chambers

STAR TIME OF FLIGHT READOUT ELECTRONICS, DAQ, AND COSMIC RAY TEST STAND

2007 ◽  
Vol 16 (07n08) ◽  
pp. 2496-2502 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. SCHAMBACH ◽  
G. HOFFMANN ◽  
K. KAJIMOTO ◽  
L. BRIDGES ◽  
G. EPPLEY ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Time Of Flight ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Test System ◽  
Digital Information ◽  
Readout Electronics ◽  
Timing Resolution ◽  
Front End ◽  
Analog Front End ◽  
Plastic Scintillators ◽  
Resistive Plate Chambers

The new Time-of-Flight (TOF) subsystem for STAR at RHIC will have 3840 6-pad Multigap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPC) distributed over 120 trays. Each tray contains 192 channels and three types of electronics cards: “TINO”, “TDIG” and “TCPU”. Every 30 trays send data to a “THUB” card that interfaces to STAR trigger and transmits data over fiber to a STAR DAQ fiber receiver. TINO contains analog front end electronics based on the CERN/LAA NINO custom IC. TDIG digitizes the data using the CERN HPTDC ASIC. TCPU formats and buffers the digital information. A cosmic ray test system comprised of three plastic scintillators, 4 MRPC modules, and TOF prototype electronics is used to determine the timing resolution to be achieved for the entire TOF system. Overall timing resolution of 80 – 110 ps has been achieved.

Space Saving and Power Efficient Readout System for Cosmic-Ray Muon Radiography

2009 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 448-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomohisa Uchida ◽  
Hiroyuki K. M. Tanaka ◽  
Manobu Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Readout System ◽  
Power Efficient ◽  
Muon Radiography ◽  
Space Saving

scholarly journals A portable muon telescope based on small and gas-tight resistive plate chambers

2018 ◽  
Vol 377 (2137) ◽  
pp. 20180139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Wuyckens ◽  
Andrea Giammanco ◽  
Eduardo Cortina Gil ◽  
Pavel Demin
Keyword(s):  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Active Area ◽  
Light Weight ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Muon Telescope ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
Resistive Plate Chambers ◽  
Gas Tight ◽  
Gas Tightness

We report on the first steps in the development of a small-size muon telescope based on glass resistive plate chambers with small active area (16 × 16 cm 2 ). The long-term goal of this project is to focus on applications of muography where the telescope may have to be operated underground and/or inside small rooms, and in challenging logistic situations. Driving principles in our design are therefore compact size, light weight, gas tightness and robustness. The first data-taking experiences have been encouraging, and we elaborate on the lessons learnt and future directions for development. This article is part of the Theo Murphy meeting issue ‘Cosmic-ray muography’.

scholarly journals Discrimination of cosmic-ray in scintillation region and light-guide for plastic scintillation detectors using 5GSPS readout system

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
Quoc Hung Nguyen ◽  
Hong Hai Vo ◽  
Nomachi Masaharu ◽  
Trong Tin Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Light Guide ◽  
Plastic Scintillator ◽  
Cosmic Ray ◽  
Scintillation Detectors ◽  
Readout System ◽  
Plastic Scintillation ◽  
National University ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Cosmic Ray Flux

At sea level, the measurement of energy spectrum for cosmic-ray flux determination using two-coincidence plastic scintillation detectors with “traditional” electronic-readout system may include not only cosmic-ray in scintillator region but also light-guide region. In this work, we carry out a measurement of cosmic-ray using two-coincidence plastic scintillation detectors with size of each 80cm×40cm×3cm thick, and an electronic-readout system of 5GSPS (i.e. 200 ps sampling-time resolution). With the readout system, the shapes of pulses from scintillation detectors can be observed. The behavior of time responses of pulses in a plastic scintillator and a light-guide may be different. Based on some characteristics of these responses (such as pulse width, its falling edge, etc. ), it is possible to discriminate cosmic-ray in scintillation region from light-guide region. The vertical cosmic-ray flux was measured to 0.1×10-3count.s-1cm-2. The obtained results will be presented and discussed in detail. The experiment was set up and measured at the Nuclear laboratory, Department of Nuclear Physics, University of Science, HCMC-Vietnam National University

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