Abstract
We have operated successfully glass resistive plate counters in the streamer mode at the BELLE experiment by using a nonflammable gas mixture of argon 30%, butane-silver 8%, and freon, HFC-134a 62%. This freon is non-ozone-depleting but has a high global warming potential (1300 times higher than that of CO2). Thus freon gases might be unusable in the near future. We tested the performance of a glass resistive plate counter operated in the streamer mode with an alternative gas mixtures of argon, butane, CO2, and/or O2 gases and found an efficiency of about 90%.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 893-899 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science |
Volume | 48 |
Issue number | 3 III |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 Jun |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Particle detector
- RPC SF6
- Resistive plate counter
- Streamer
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering