DocumentCode
1344969
Title
Performance of resistive plate counter with non-ozone depletion freon
Author
Sanpei, M. ; Abe, K. ; Hoshi, Y. ; Ichinose, M. ; Kawamura, N. ; Kawasaki, Hiroshi ; Nagamine, T. ; Nakajima, T. ; Nanba, K. ; Neichi, K. ; Takayama, T. ; Yamada, M. ; Yamaga, M. ; Yamaguchi, A. ; Yuta, H.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Tohoku Gakuin Univ., Tagajo, Japan
Volume
44
Issue
3
fYear
1997
fDate
6/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
752
Lastpage
756
Abstract
The standard gas mixture used for RPCs contains ~60% Ar, ~40% isoC 4H10 and several percent of CF3Br (Haron1301) as quenching agent. CF3Br is known to destroy the atmospheric ozone layer. For this reason its use is discouraged, and prohibited by law in the near future. C2F6 (FC116) and C2H2F4 (HFC134A) seem to be an ideal candidate from an environment point of view since its ozone depletion potential is very low. We present the results of a test performance on RPC (glass) operating with non-ozone depletion freon gas and butane-silver
Keywords
ionisation chambers; position sensitive particle detectors; streamer chambers; FC116; HFC134A; Haron1301; butane-silver; freon; gas mixture; isobutane; low voltage; performance; resistive plate counter; Argon; Conductivity; Costs; Counting circuits; Electrodes; Gases; Glass; Mesons; Physics; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9499
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/23.603745
Filename
603745
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