European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields (Mar 2024)

High-rate tests on resistive plate chambers operated with eco-friendly gas mixtures

  • M. Abbrescia,
  • G. Aielli,
  • R. Aly,
  • M. C. Arena,
  • M. Barroso,
  • L. Benussi,
  • S. Bianco,
  • F. Bordon,
  • D. Boscherini,
  • 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,
  • 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,
  • L. Quaglia,
  • D. Ramos,
  • G. Rigoletti,
  • A. Rocchi,
  • M. Romano,
  • A. Samalan,
  • P. Salvini,
  • R. Santonico,
  • G. Saviano,
  • S. Simone,
  • L. Terlizzi,
  • M. Tytgat,
  • E. Vercellin,
  • M. Verzeroli,
  • N. Zaganidis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-024-12545-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 84, no. 3
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Abstract Results obtained by the RPC ECOgas@GIF++ Collaboration, using Resistive Plate Chambers operated with new, eco-friendly gas mixtures, based on tetrafluoropropene and carbon dioxide, are shown and discussed in this paper. Tests aimed to assess the performance of this kind of detectors in high-irradiation conditions, analogous to the ones foreseen for the coming years at the Large Hadron Collider experiments, were performed, and demonstrate a performance basically similar to the one obtained with the gas mixtures currently in use, based on tetrafluoroethane, which is being progressively phased out for its possible contribution to the greenhouse effect. Long term aging tests are also being carried out, with the goal to demonstrate the possibility of using these eco-friendly gas mixtures during the whole High Luminosity phase of the Large Hadron Collider.