Title of article
Performances of linseed oil-free bakelite RPC prototypes with cosmic ray muons
Author/Authors
Biswas، نويسنده , , S. and Bhattacharya، نويسنده , , S. and Bose، نويسنده , , S. and Chattopadhyay، نويسنده , , S. and Saha، نويسنده , , S. and Sharan، نويسنده , , M.K. and Viyogi، نويسنده , , Y.P.، نويسنده ,
Pages
5
From page
749
To page
753
Abstract
A comparative study has been performed on Resistive Plate Chambers (RPC) made of two different grades of bakelite paper laminates, produced and commercially available in India. The chambers, operated in the streamer mode using argon, tetrafluroethane and isobutane in 34:59:7 mixing ratio, are tested for the efficiency and the stability with cosmic rays. A particular grade of bakelite (P-120, NEMA LI-1989 Grade XXX), used for high voltage insulation in humid conditions, was found to give satisfactory performance with stable efficiency of > 96 % continuously for more than 130 days. A thin coating of silicone fluid on the inner surfaces of the bakelite RPC is found to be necessary for the operation of the detector.
Keywords
Streamer mode , silicone , Bakelite , RPC , Cosmic rays
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Record number
2025196
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