Articles techniques et présentations

Resistive plate chambers (RPC) are fast gaseous detectors, having a simple design and construction, good time resolution and high efficiency. These are extensively used in high energy physics experiments. A large number of RPCs will be used as the main detector element for India’s mega science project, India Based Neutrino Observatory (INO). So, detailed study of this detector is very crucial for the scientific community. RPCs consist of two resistive electrodes containing a gas volume. High voltage is applied on the plates using graphite coating. COMSOL Multiphysics® has been used to generate the field map within a Glass RPC and the effect of different detector components is studied. The result obtained is compared with neBEM, a toolkit developed at SINP, Kolkata.