Resistive Plate Counters (RPC) detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments use gas recirculation systems to cope with large gas mixture volumes and costs. In this paper a long-term systematic study about gas purifiers, gas contaminants and detector performance is discussed. The study aims at measuring the lifetime of purifiers with new and used cartridge material along with contaminants release in the gas system. During the data-taking the response of several RPC double-gap detectors was monitored in order to characterize the correlation between dark currents, filter status and gas contaminants.
A study of gas contaminants and interaction with materials in RPC closed loop systems / Colafranceschi, S.; Aurilio, R.; Benussi, L.; Bianco, S.; Passamonti, L.; Piccolo, D.; Pierluigi, D.; Russo, A.; Ferrini, M.; Greci, T.; Saviano, G.; Vendittozzi, C.; Abbrescia, M.; Calabria, C.; Colaleo, A.; Iaselli, Giuseppe; Maggi, M.; Nuzzo, S.; Pugliese, Gabriella Maria Incoronata; Verwilligen, P.; Sharma, A.. - In: JOURNAL OF INSTRUMENTATION. - ISSN 1748-0221. - 8:3(2013). [10.1088/1748-0221/8/03/T03008]
A study of gas contaminants and interaction with materials in RPC closed loop systems
IASELLI, Giuseppe;PUGLIESE, Gabriella Maria Incoronata;
2013-01-01
Abstract
Resistive Plate Counters (RPC) detectors at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) experiments use gas recirculation systems to cope with large gas mixture volumes and costs. In this paper a long-term systematic study about gas purifiers, gas contaminants and detector performance is discussed. The study aims at measuring the lifetime of purifiers with new and used cartridge material along with contaminants release in the gas system. During the data-taking the response of several RPC double-gap detectors was monitored in order to characterize the correlation between dark currents, filter status and gas contaminants.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
