We report on an R&D program targeted to produce large area glass resistive plate chamber (RPC) detectors. The aim of this work has been to exploit as much as possible glass industry standard techniques. One of the most important steps we have introduced to reach the goal of fully automated production of large area detectors has been the use of screen silk printing technique for the resistive electrodes. A substantial number of prototypes detector have been produced: approximate to 100 m(2). The detector's efficiency as a function of the local particle rate has been tested at the DAFNE Beam Test Facility with 500 MeV electrons. Results concerning long term stability tests, presently going on by means of two cosmic ray telescopes in two different laboratories, will also be presented
Calcaterra, A., de Sangro, R., Gamba, D., Mannocchi, G., Patteri, P., Picchi, P., et al. (2006). New large area glass RPC: Development, production and performances. IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE, 53(1), 341-345 [10.1109/TNS.2006.869838].
New large area glass RPC: Development, production and performances
RAGAZZI, STEFANO;TABARELLI DE FATIS, TOMMASO;
2006
Abstract
We report on an R&D program targeted to produce large area glass resistive plate chamber (RPC) detectors. The aim of this work has been to exploit as much as possible glass industry standard techniques. One of the most important steps we have introduced to reach the goal of fully automated production of large area detectors has been the use of screen silk printing technique for the resistive electrodes. A substantial number of prototypes detector have been produced: approximate to 100 m(2). The detector's efficiency as a function of the local particle rate has been tested at the DAFNE Beam Test Facility with 500 MeV electrons. Results concerning long term stability tests, presently going on by means of two cosmic ray telescopes in two different laboratories, will also be presentedI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.