RPC simulations

This note discusses simulation results of several important RPC performance characteristics. We discuss single gap RPCs with 2mm gap that are used in ATLAS and LHCb. Signal formation as well as the dependence of the time resolution on amplifier characteristics and noise are discussed. The signal propagation along the RPC strips, ideal termination networks and crosstalk are analyzed in detail. Primary ionization was calculated with HEED [1], the electrical RPC parameters and fields were calculated with MAXWELL[2]. The signal propagation was simulated with PSPICE [3] and MATHEMATICA [4].