101 RPCs produced at the Detectors Lab
"The Detectors Lab at LIP-Coimbra completed the production of the 42 RPCs for MARTA. In total, this amounts to 101 sensitive volumes produced for various experiments and geographic locations."
In the end of last week the Detectors Lab at LIP-Coimbra (DL) concluded the production of the 42 sensitive volumes for the RPC detectors (Resistive Plate Chambers) of the MARTA R&D project, which is being installed at the Pierre Auger Observatory (and was highlighted in the last issue of the LIP News Bulletin). In this project the DL collaborated with the LIP RPCs Group, Mechanical Workshop and Auger Group.
In total, the DL has now surpassed the barrier of the 100 volumes produced: the last one is number 101! These 100 detectors, all with the same type of construction and an active area of 1.2 x 1.5 m2, are operating in various experiments and geographic locations.
RPCs are robust detectors, adaptable to a wide range of applications, and providing an excellent measure of the arrival time of particles. LIP-Coimbra is a world leader in this area.