Exploring eco-friendly gas mixtures for resistive plate chambers: A comprehensive study on performance and aging
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) are gaseous detectors widely used in high energy physics experiments, operating with a gas mixture primarily containing Tetrafluoroethane (C$_{2}$H$_{2}$F$_{4}$), commonly known as R-134a, which has a global warming potential (GWP) of 1430. To comply with European regulations and explore environmentally friendly alternatives, the RPC EcoGas@GIF++ collaboration, involving ALICE, ATLAS, CMS, LHCb/SHiP, and EP-DT communities, has undertaken intensive R\&D efforts to explore new gas mixtures for RPC technology. A leading alternative under investigation is HFO1234ze, boasting a low GWP of 6 and demonstrating reasonable performance compared to R-134a. Over the past few years, RPC detectors with slightly different characteristics and electronics have been studied using HFO and CO$_{2}$-based gas mixtures at the CERN Gamma Irradiation Facility. An aging test campaign was launched in August 2022, and during the latest test beam in July 2023, all detector systems underwent evaluation. This contribution will report the results of the aging studies and the performance evaluations of the detectors with and without irradiation.
Authors: L. Quaglia, M. Abbrescia, G. Aielli, R. Aly, M.C. Arena, M. Barroso, L. Benussi, S. Bianco, D. Boscherini, F. Bordon, A. Bruni, S. Buontempo, M. Busato, P. Camarri, R. Cardarelli, L. Congedo, D. De Jesus Damiao, M. De Serio, A. Di Ciaccio, L. Di Stante, P. Dupieux, J. Eysermans, A. Ferretti, G. Galati, M. Gagliardi, R. Guida, G. Iaselli, B. Joly, S.A. Juks, K.S. Lee, B. Liberti, D. Lucero Ramirez, B. Mandelli, S.P. Manen, L. Massa, A. Pastore, E. Pastori, D. Piccolo, L. Pizzimento, A. Polini, G. Proto, G. Pugliese, D. Ramos, G. Rigoletti, A. Rocchi, M. Romano, A. Samalan, P. Salvini, R. Santonico, G. Saviano, M. Sessa, S. Simone, L. Terlizzi, M. Tytgat, E. Vercellin, M. Verzeroli, N. Zaganidis
Institutions: Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Torino, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari, University of Bari Aldo Moro, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Helwan University, University of Pavia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna, European Organization for Nuclear Research, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Roma Tor Vergata, Laboratoire de Physique de Clermont Auvergne, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Turin, Polytechnic University of Bari, Université Paris-Saclay, Korea University, Universidad Iberoamericana, Ghent University, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Pavia, Sapienza University of Rome, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Institut de Physique des 2 Infinis de Lyon
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $2,690
OpenAlex ID: W4392833989