A search for a freonless gas mixture for glass RPC

S. Narita; K. Watanabe; K. Abe; F. Handa; I. Higuchi; Y. Hoshi; N. Kawamura; K. Kumagai; Y. Mikami; N. Murono; T. Nagamine; K. Neichi; N. Takahashi; M. Yamaga; A. Yamaguchi; Y. Yusa; H. Yuta

doi:10.1109/23.940129

A search for a freonless gas mixture for glass RPC

S. Narita, K. Watanabe, K. Abe, F. Handa, I. Higuchi, Y. Hoshi, N. Kawamura, K. Kumagai, Y. Mikami, N. Murono, T. Nagamine, K. Neichi, N. Takahashi, M. Yamaga, A. Yamaguchi, Y. Yusa, H. Yuta

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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
Pages (from-to)	893-899
Number of pages	7
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science
Volume	48
Issue number	3 III
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/23.940129
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

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