Innovative resistive plate chambers for the CMS phase-2 upgrade: Project summary, construction, and quality assurance

J. Vandenbroeck; M. Tytgat; K. Mota Amarilo; A. Samalan; K. Skovpen; G. A. Alves; E. Alves Coelho; F. Marujo da Silva; M. Barroso Ferreira Filho; E. M. Da Costa; D. De Jesus Damiao; B. C. Ferreira; S. Fonseca De Souza; L. Mundim; H. Nogima; J. P. Pinheiro; A. Santoro; M. Thiel; R. Gomes De Souza; A. Aleksandrov; R. Hadjiiska; P. Iaydjiev; M. Shopova; G. Sultanov; A. Dimitrov; L. Litov; B. Pavlov; P. Petkov; A. Petrov; E. Shumka; P. Cao; W. Diao; W. Gong; Q. Hou; H. Kou; Z. A. Liu; J. Song; N. Wang; J. Zhao; S. J. Qian; C. Avila; D. A.Barbosa Trujillo; A. Cabrera; C. A. Florez; J. A.Reyes Vega; R. Aly; A. Radi; Y. Assran; I. Crotty; M. A. Mahmoud; L. Balleyguier; X. Chen; C. Combaret; G. Galbit; M. Gouzevitch; G. Grenier; I. B. Laktineh; A. Luciol; L. Mirabito; W. Tromeur; I. Bagaturia; O. Kemularia; I. Lomidze; Z. Tsamalaidze; V. Amoozegar; B. Boghrati; M. Ebrahimi; F. Esfandi; Y. Hosseini; M. Mohammadi Najafabadi; E. Zareian; M. Abbrescia; N. De Filippis; G. Iaselli; F. Loddo; G. Pugliese; D. Ramos; L. Benussi; S. Bianco; S. Meola; D. Piccolo; S. Buontempo; F. Carnevali; F. Fienga; L. Lista; P. Paolucci; A. Braghieri; P. Montagna; C. Riccardi; P. Salvini; P. Vitulo; T. J. Kim; E. Asilar; Y. Ryou; S. Choi; B. Hong; K. S. Lee; J. Goh; J. Shin; Y. Lee; I. Pedraza; C. Uribe Estrada; H. Castilla-Valdez; R. Lopez-Fernandez; A. Sánchez Hernández; M. Ramírez García; D. L.Ramirez Guadarrama; M. A. Shah; E. Vazquez; N. Zaganidis; A. Ahmad; M. I. Asghar; H. R. Hoorani; S. Muhammad; J. Eysermans

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2025.170453

Innovative resistive plate chambers for the CMS phase-2 upgrade: Project summary, construction, and quality assurance

J. Vandenbroeck
, M. Tytgat
, K. Mota Amarilo
, A. Samalan
, K. Skovpen
, G. A. Alves
, E. Alves Coelho
, F. Marujo da Silva
, M. Barroso Ferreira Filho
, E. M. Da Costa
, D. De Jesus Damiao
, B. C. Ferreira
, S. Fonseca De Souza
, L. Mundim
, H. Nogima
, J. P. Pinheiro
, A. Santoro
, M. Thiel
, R. Gomes De Souza
, A. Aleksandrov

R. Hadjiiska, P. Iaydjiev, M. Shopova, G. Sultanov, A. Dimitrov, L. Litov, B. Pavlov, P. Petkov, A. Petrov, E. Shumka, P. Cao, W. Diao, W. Gong, Q. Hou, H. Kou, Z. A. Liu, J. Song, N. Wang, J. Zhao, S. J. Qian, C. Avila, D. A.Barbosa Trujillo, A. Cabrera, C. A. Florez, J. A.Reyes Vega, R. Aly, A. Radi, Y. Assran, I. Crotty, M. A. Mahmoud, L. Balleyguier, X. Chen, C. Combaret, G. Galbit, M. Gouzevitch, G. Grenier, I. B. Laktineh, A. Luciol, L. Mirabito, W. Tromeur, I. Bagaturia, O. Kemularia, I. Lomidze, Z. Tsamalaidze, V. Amoozegar, B. Boghrati, M. Ebrahimi, F. Esfandi, Y. Hosseini, M. Mohammadi Najafabadi, E. Zareian, M. Abbrescia, N. De Filippis, G. Iaselli, F. Loddo, G. Pugliese, D. Ramos, L. Benussi, S. Bianco, S. Meola, D. Piccolo, S. Buontempo, F. Carnevali, F. Fienga, L. Lista, P. Paolucci, A. Braghieri, P. Montagna, C. Riccardi, P. Salvini, P. Vitulo, T. J. Kim, E. Asilar, Y. Ryou, S. Choi, B. Hong, K. S. Lee, J. Goh, J. Shin, Y. Lee, I. Pedraza, C. Uribe Estrada, H. Castilla-Valdez, R. Lopez-Fernandez, A. Sánchez Hernández, M. Ramírez García, D. L.Ramirez Guadarrama, M. A. Shah, E. Vazquez, N. Zaganidis, A. Ahmad, M. I. Asghar, H. R. Hoorani, S. Muhammad, J. Eysermans

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In view of the Phase-2 of the LHC physics program, called High Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), the CMS muon system will be upgraded to maintain a robust muon triggering and reconstruction performance. Therefore RE3/1 and RE4/1 stations of the forward muon system will be equipped with new improved Resistive Plate Chambers (iRPC) as dedicated detectors for muon triggering in CMS. The new iRPC detectors have a different design and geometry with respect to the present RPC system to improve the rate capability and survive the harsh background condition during HL-LHC. This work summarizes the iRPC project including the iRPC design and production process, details of the ongoing detector production, quality control procedures at the production sites and results of performance studies with high energy muon beam under intense gamma radiation at the CERN Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF++) facility.

Original language	English
Article number	170453
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	1076
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.170453
Publication status	Published - Jul 2025

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Keywords

CMS experiment
Gaseous detectors
Muon detection
Phase-2 upgrade
Resistive plate chambers

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Vandenbroeck, J., Tytgat, M., Amarilo, K. M., Samalan, A., Skovpen, K., Alves, G. A., Coelho, E. A., da Silva, F. M., Filho, M. B. F., Da Costa, E. M., Damiao, D. D. J., Ferreira, B. C., De Souza, S. F., Mundim, L., Nogima, H., Pinheiro, J. P., Santoro, A., Thiel, M., De Souza, R. G., ... Eysermans, J. (2025). Innovative resistive plate chambers for the CMS phase-2 upgrade: Project summary, construction, and quality assurance. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1076, Article 170453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2025.170453

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Innovative resistive plate chambers for the CMS phase-2 upgrade: Project summary, construction, and quality assurance. / Vandenbroeck, J.; Tytgat, M.; Amarilo, K. Mota et al.
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T1 - Innovative resistive plate chambers for the CMS phase-2 upgrade

T2 - Project summary, construction, and quality assurance

AU - Vandenbroeck, J.

AU - Tytgat, M.

AU - Amarilo, K. Mota

AU - Samalan, A.

AU - Skovpen, K.

AU - Alves, G. A.

AU - Coelho, E. Alves

AU - da Silva, F. Marujo

AU - Filho, M. Barroso Ferreira

AU - Da Costa, E. M.

AU - Damiao, D. De Jesus

AU - Ferreira, B. C.

AU - De Souza, S. Fonseca

AU - Mundim, L.

AU - Nogima, H.

AU - Pinheiro, J. P.

AU - Santoro, A.

AU - Thiel, M.

AU - De Souza, R. Gomes

AU - Aleksandrov, A.

AU - Hadjiiska, R.

AU - Iaydjiev, P.

AU - Shopova, M.

AU - Sultanov, G.

AU - Dimitrov, A.

AU - Litov, L.

AU - Pavlov, B.

AU - Petkov, P.

AU - Petrov, A.

AU - Shumka, E.

AU - Cao, P.

AU - Diao, W.

AU - Gong, W.

AU - Hou, Q.

AU - Kou, H.

AU - Liu, Z. A.

AU - Song, J.

AU - Wang, N.

AU - Zhao, J.

AU - Qian, S. J.

AU - Avila, C.

AU - Trujillo, D. A.Barbosa

AU - Cabrera, A.

AU - Florez, C. A.

AU - Vega, J. A.Reyes

AU - Aly, R.

AU - Radi, A.

AU - Assran, Y.

AU - Crotty, I.

AU - Mahmoud, M. A.

AU - Balleyguier, L.

AU - Chen, X.

AU - Combaret, C.

AU - Galbit, G.

AU - Gouzevitch, M.

AU - Grenier, G.

AU - Laktineh, I. B.

AU - Luciol, A.

AU - Mirabito, L.

AU - Tromeur, W.

AU - Bagaturia, I.

AU - Kemularia, O.

AU - Lomidze, I.

AU - Tsamalaidze, Z.

AU - Amoozegar, V.

AU - Boghrati, B.

AU - Ebrahimi, M.

AU - Esfandi, F.

AU - Hosseini, Y.

AU - Najafabadi, M. Mohammadi

AU - Zareian, E.

AU - Abbrescia, M.

AU - Filippis, N. De

AU - Iaselli, G.

AU - Loddo, F.

AU - Pugliese, G.

AU - Ramos, D.

AU - Benussi, L.

AU - Bianco, S.

AU - Meola, S.

AU - Piccolo, D.

AU - Buontempo, S.

AU - Carnevali, F.

AU - Fienga, F.

AU - Lista, L.

AU - Paolucci, P.

AU - Braghieri, A.

AU - Montagna, P.

AU - Riccardi, C.

AU - Salvini, P.

AU - Vitulo, P.

AU - Kim, T. J.

AU - Asilar, E.

AU - Ryou, Y.

AU - Choi, S.

AU - Hong, B.

AU - Lee, K. S.

AU - Goh, J.

AU - Shin, J.

AU - Lee, Y.

AU - Pedraza, I.

AU - Estrada, C. Uribe

AU - Castilla-Valdez, H.

AU - Lopez-Fernandez, R.

AU - Hernández, A. Sánchez

AU - García, M. Ramírez

AU - Guadarrama, D. L.Ramirez

AU - Shah, M. A.

AU - Vazquez, E.

AU - Zaganidis, N.

AU - Ahmad, A.

AU - Asghar, M. I.

AU - Hoorani, H. R.

AU - Muhammad, S.

AU - Eysermans, J.

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Vandenbroeck J, Tytgat M, Amarilo KM, Samalan A, Skovpen K, Alves GA et al. Innovative resistive plate chambers for the CMS phase-2 upgrade: Project summary, construction, and quality assurance. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2025 Jul;1076:170453. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2025.170453

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