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A novel anti-aging TBS MRPC for CBM-TOF

The Compressed Baryonic Matter (CBM) experiment at the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) aims to investigate the QCD phase diagram in high baryon density regions. Its Time-of-Flight (TOF) system, responsible for hadron identification, uses Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPCs), wh...

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Main Authors: Yao, Ming (Author) , Deppner, Ingo Martin (Author) , Wang, K. (Author) , Li, W. (Author) , Zhou, Y. (Author) , Hu, D. (Author) , Sun, Y. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: November 2025
In: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment
Year: 2025, Volume: 1080, Pages: 1-5
ISSN:1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2025.170668
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.170668
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168900225004693
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Author Notes:Ming Yao, I. Deppner, K. Wang, W. Li, Y. Zhou, D. Hu, Y. Sun
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Summary:The Compressed Baryonic Matter (CBM) experiment at the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research (FAIR) aims to investigate the QCD phase diagram in high baryon density regions. Its Time-of-Flight (TOF) system, responsible for hadron identification, uses Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPCs), which are subjected to flux rates as high as 25 kHz/cm2 in specific regions. Under such conditions, traditional MRPCs with fishline spacers show aging effects, including increased dark current, noise, and performance degradation caused by gas ionization and deposit formation near the spacers. This paper introduces a novel MRPC design that employs cylindrical thermal bonding spacers (TBS) instead of fishline spacers to mitigate aging effects. The TBS MRPC was produced and tested under cosmic ray conditions and X-ray irradiation. Comparative testing between the TBS and fishline MRPCs showed a notable reduction in current accumulation and stable noise levels for the TBS design. The detector achieved an efficiency of (97.30 ± 0.20)% and a time resolution of (64.54 ± 0.10) ps, satisfying the requirements of the CBM-TOF system. These results suggest that the TBS MRPC is a suitable candidate for high-rate operation in future CBM experiments.
Item Description:Online verfügbar: 25. Juni 2025, Artikelversion: 1. Juli 2025
Gesehen am 19.11.2025
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1872-9576
DOI:10.1016/j.nima.2025.170668

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