X. Workshop on Resistive Plate Chambers and Related Detectors

RPCs in Multi-strip fashion are widely regarded as very convenient designs for covering large areas under low track multiplicities. It will be shown, from the perspective of Multi-gap structures and high accuracy timing, how the strip impedance, weighting field profile and cross-talk are very important limiting factors of this kind of designs. Comparison of avalanche simulations with published data will be presented, aiming at emphasizing and illustrating the above-mentioned effects. Recent results from optimized Multi-strip structures will be presented to show how these potentially 'limiting factors' can be minimized or even virtually suppressed by convenient choices.