The optimal structure of the MRPC detector for 0.511 MeV gamma based on Monte Carlo simulation

TL;DR

This paper uses Monte Carlo simulations to optimize the structure of MRPC detectors for 0.511 MeV gamma detection, balancing performance metrics like time resolution and efficiency.

Contribution

It introduces a comprehensive simulation framework based on Geant4 and Magboltz for optimizing MRPC structure specifically for 0.511 MeV gamma detection.

Findings

Optimal gas gap and thickness identified for 0.511 MeV gammas.

Simulation results agree well with experimental data.

Proposed structure improves detection efficiency and time resolution.

Abstract

The detailed simulation of the Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chambers (MRPCs) provides the performance characteristics of MRPCs with different numbers of gas gaps and gap thicknesses. This helps in optimizing the structure of MRPCs under specific conditions by balancing time resolution, detection efficiency, and other performance metrics. To obtain the optimal structure of MRPCs for 0.511 MeV gammas, a complete simulation framework for gamma detection by the MRPCs based on Geant4 and Magboltz software is described in this paper. The simulation shows how gammas interact with MRPCs and the process of gas ionization, avalanche multiplication, and signal formation. The simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental results. By analyzing the time resolution and detection efficiency, the optimal structure of MRPCs for 0.511 MeV gammas is proposed.