A study of the cross-talks for multi-strip resistive plate chambers (RPC) r
ead-out was carried out using the beam and Inner Spark Pulser data, The inf
luence of the surface resistivity of the high voltage (HV) electrode graphi
te coating on the induced charge spread among the read-out strips was obser
ved. The waveforms and relative amplitudes of the cross-talks (CT) signals
were studied for different discharge positions across the strips, No cross-
talk and cluster size reduction was obtained for the strip panel with tiny
screening strips as compared to the ordinary panel. (C) 2000 Elsevier Scien
ce B.V. All rights reserved.