Monte-Carlo study of the MRPC prototype for the upgrade of BESIII. (30th September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: An, F.F.; Sun, S.S.; Liu, H.M.; Li, W.G.; Deng, Z.Y.; Liu, H.H.; Liu, J.Y.; Yang, R.X.
• Is Part Of: Journal of instrumentation. Volume 11:Number 9(2016:Sep.)
• Page Start: C09022
• Page End: C09022
• Publication Date: 2016-09-30
• Subjects: Detector modelling and simulations I (interaction of radiation with matter, interaction of photons with matter, interaction of hadrons with matter, etc) -- Gaseous detectors -- Resistive-plate chambers; Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Periodicals; 502.84
• DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/11/09/C09022
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0221

Abstract

Abstract: A GEANT4-based simulation is developed for the endcap time of flight (ETOF) upgrade based on multi-gap resistive plate chambers (MRPC) for the BESIII experiment. The MRPC prototype and the simulation method are described. Using a full Monte-Carlo simulation, the influence of high voltage and threshold on time resolution and detection efficiency are investigated. The preliminary results from simulation are presented and are compared with the experimental data taken with the prototype MRPC modules.