Hoffmann, Gerald W.2010-06-292017-05-112010-06-292017-05-112009-12http://hdl.handle.net/2152/7860A large area time of flight (TOF) detector based on multi-gap resistive plate chamber (MRPC) technology has been developed for the STAR (Solenoidal Tracker at RHIC) experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider at the Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York. The TOF detector replaces STAR's Central Trigger Barrel detector with 120 trays, each with 32 MRPCs. Each MRPC has 6 channels. The TOF detector improves by a factor of about 2 STAR's particle identification reach in transverse momenta and enhances STARs physics research program.electronicengCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.Time of flight detectorMulti-gap resistive plate chamberMRPCSolenoidal Tracker at RHICSTARRelativistic Heavy Ion ColliderRHICTOF detectorParticle identificationTransverse momentaThesis