Design and preliminary test results of Daya Bay RPC modules

Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) modules will be used as one part of the cosmic muon veto system in the Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment. A total of 189 RPC modules will cover the three water pools in the experiment. To achieve track reconstruction and high efficiency, each module consists of 4 layers, each of which contains two sizes of bare chambers. The placement of bare chambers is reversed in different layers to reduce the overlapping dead areas. The module efficiency and patch efficiency were studied both in simulation and test of the data analysis. 143 modules have been constructed and tested. The preliminary study shows that the module and patch 3 out of 4 layers efficiency reaches about 98%.     

水桶中的宇宙线

<正>在我们“真空”的宇宙中,时刻在飞行着各种高能粒子(各种原子核、电子、伽马光子等),我们称之为原初宇宙线。通过“重走宇宙线发现之旅”系列课程《宇宙线发现之旅”》^[1]《有多少宇宙线穿过我们的身体》^[2]《电离之谜》^[3],我们已经知道,当它们飞向我们的地球时,在高空会与地球大气的氮、氧等原子核碰撞,产生很多次级粒子,次级粒子再碰撞产生更多的次级粒子,这一过程叫广延大气簇射。