Abstract
As a part of detailed optimization studies on RPCs to be used in INO-ICAL experiment, the effect of geometrical artifacts on the device response has been investigated. In this context, the electrostatic field within an RPC has been studied. The computation of the field configuration has been done following the Finite Element Method and the Boundary Element Method. The model parameters have been adopted from a prototype of dimension 30 cm \(\times \) 30 cm. The weighting field distribution has also been studied which is necessary for simulating the device signal. A typical RPC signal has been calculated and compared to the measurement accomplished with the prototype.
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The authors would like to thank INO collaboration for the support and suggestions during the work. We would also like to thank Purba Bhattacharya, Meghna K.K., Ganesh Das, Saikat Biswas, Satyajit Saha and Sudeb Bhattacharya for their help at different phases of the work.
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Jash, A., Majumdar, N., Mukhopadhyay, S., Chattopadhyay, S. (2016). Effect of Geometrical Artifacts on the Response of INO-ICAL RPC. In: Bhuyan, B. (eds) XXI DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics Symposium. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 174. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25619-1_80
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