A position resolution MRPC for muon tomography

作者:Fan Xing-Ming*; Wang Yi; Wang Xue-Wu; Zeng Zhi; Zeng Ming; Zhao Zi-Ran; Cheng Jian-Ping; Gonzalez-Diaz, D.
来源:Chinese Physics C, 2014, 38(4): 046003.
DOI:10.1088/1674-1137/38/4/046003

摘要

Muon tomography is a promising method in the detection and imaging of high Z material. In general, considering the quality of track reconstruction in imaging, a detector of good position resolution, high efficiency and large area is required. This paper presents the design and study of a prototype of position sensitive MRPC with 0.15 mm narrow gas gap and 2.54 mm strip readout. Through a cosmic-ray experiment, the performance of MRPC module is carefully observed and each channel is calibrated. Through an X ray experiment with a narrow slit, the position resolution is studied. The results show that the time resolution of the module can reach 61ps and the spatial resolution can reach 0.36 mm.