The Argo-YBJ experiment aims to study cosmic rays - mainly gamma radiation - in an energy range down to about 100 GeV, by detecting small size air showers with a ground detector. This very low-energy threshold, which is below the upper limit of the next generation satellite experiments, can be achieved by: operating the experiment at very high altitude to better approach the level where low-energy air showers reach their maximum development; or utilizing a full coverage detector to maximize the number of detected particles for a small-size shower. Results concerning the performance of 2-mm gap, bakelite resistive plate chamber detectors operated in streamer mode at an atmospheric depth of 606 g/cm2 are presented.

High altitude test of RPCs for the Argo YBJ experiment / Bacci, C., Bao, K.Z., Barone, F., Bartoli, B., Bernardini, P., Buonomo, R., Bussino, S., Calloni, E., Cao, B.Y., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, S., Cavaliere, A., Cesaroni, C.F., Creti, P., Danzengluobu, M., Piazzoli, D., Benedetto, ., De Vincenzi, M., Girolamo, D.i., DI GIROLAMO, T., et al.. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - STAMPA. - 443:2(2000), pp. 342-350. [10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01079-7]

High altitude test of RPCs for the Argo YBJ experiment

B. Bartoli;CALLONI, ENRICO;CESARONI, CARLO FRANCESCO;D'ETTORRE PIAZZOLI;TRISTANO;HE, CHAOJIE;HUANG, WEIPING;IACOVACCI, MICHELE;
2000

Abstract

The Argo-YBJ experiment aims to study cosmic rays - mainly gamma radiation - in an energy range down to about 100 GeV, by detecting small size air showers with a ground detector. This very low-energy threshold, which is below the upper limit of the next generation satellite experiments, can be achieved by: operating the experiment at very high altitude to better approach the level where low-energy air showers reach their maximum development; or utilizing a full coverage detector to maximize the number of detected particles for a small-size shower. Results concerning the performance of 2-mm gap, bakelite resistive plate chamber detectors operated in streamer mode at an atmospheric depth of 606 g/cm2 are presented.
2000
High altitude test of RPCs for the Argo YBJ experiment / Bacci, C., Bao, K.Z., Barone, F., Bartoli, B., Bernardini, P., Buonomo, R., Bussino, S., Calloni, E., Cao, B.Y., Cardarelli, R., Catalanotti, S., Cavaliere, A., Cesaroni, C.F., Creti, P., Danzengluobu, M., Piazzoli, D., Benedetto, ., De Vincenzi, M., Girolamo, D.i., DI GIROLAMO, T., et al.. - In: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH. SECTION A, ACCELERATORS, SPECTROMETERS, DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. - ISSN 0168-9002. - STAMPA. - 443:2(2000), pp. 342-350. [10.1016/S0168-9002(99)01079-7]
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