New type gaseous detector-MRPC

We review the development of a new type gaseous detector, MRPC (Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber, MRPC) in the last decade in China. With the successful operation in the STAR experiment at RHIC (Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, RHIC) and the outstanding importance in charged particle identification, the MRPC technology has gained extensive interest and progress in the high-energy nuclear and particle physics.