Published June 1, 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

A search for materials compatible with warm liquids

Description

This paper reports on the search undertaken since 1987 by a part of the WALIC collaboration to find new materials for the construction of ionizing detectors filled with room temperature liquid hydrocarbons, tetramethylsilane and tetramethylpentane. We have found that several metals, glasses, plastics and glues, very promising for their mechanical, electrical, and radiation hardness properties, can be put into contact with these liquids without observing, during the drift time, any significant decrease in the lifetime of the electrons created by ionization. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research. Section A
Journal Volume
316
Journal Issue
2/3
Series
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res., Sect. A.
Journal Page Range
165-173
ISSN
0168-9002
CODEN
NIMAE

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Collaborations
WALIC Collaboration.