PERFORMANCE OF A RESISTIVE PLATE CHAMBER OPERATING WITH PURE CF3BR

Authors
CARDARELLI R DICIACCIO A SANTONICO R
Citation
R. Cardarelli et al., PERFORMANCE OF A RESISTIVE PLATE CHAMBER OPERATING WITH PURE CF3BR, Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, 333(2-3), 1993, pp. 399-403
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Nuclear Sciences & Tecnology","Physics, Particles & Fields","Instument & Instrumentation",Spectroscopy
Journal title
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment → ACNP
ISSN journal
01689002
Volume
333
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1993
Pages
399 - 403
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-9002(1993)333:2-3<399:POARPC>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
The performance of a resistive plate chamber operated with pure Freon 13B1, CF3Br, has been experimentally studied using cosmic rays. The ex tremely small charge of the signals observed in this operating conditi on, about 0.2 pC/pulse, improves by orders of magnitude the rate capab ility of this detector. In addition Freon is a non-flammable gas which allows a completely safe RPC operation.