Characteristics of the sampling paddle modules of neutron wall from the cosmic ray test

In the construction of a large area neutron detector(neutron wall)that is used to detect neutrons at GeV energies,the performances of all the sampling paddle modules prepared for the neutron wall areinvestigated with a specially designed test bench.Tested by cosmic rays,an average intrinsic time resolution of 222.5 ps is achieved at the center of the modules.The light attenuation length and the effective speed of the light in the module are also investigated.