On a new environment-friendly gas mixture for Resistive Plate Chambers. (1st May 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Proto, G.; Liberti, B.; Santonico, R.; Aielli, G.; Camarri, P.; Cardarelli, R.; Di Ciaccio, A.; Di Stante, L.; Paoloni, A.; Pastori, E.; Pizzimento, L.; Rocchi, A.
• Is Part Of: Journal of instrumentation. Volume 17:Number 5(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-05-01
• Subjects: Gaseous detectors -- Resistive-plate chambers; Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Periodicals; 502.84
• DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/17/05/P05005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0221

Abstract

Abstract: This paper studies the performance of RPCs working with a new family of environment-friendly gases, mainly based on Carbon Dioxide and Hydro-Fluoro-Olefins. The tests are carried out on a 2 mm gap RPC and concern the measurement of detection efficiency, avalanche-to-streamer transition probability, prompt and ionic charge delivered. The timing properties of the new gas are also measured.