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Performance and Aging Studies of BaBar Resistive Plate Chambers
Creators
- Band, H.R.
- Hollar, J.
- Tan, P.
- Anulli, F.
- Baldini, R.
- Calcaterra, A.
- de Sangro, R.
- Finocchiaro, G.
- Patteri, P.
- Piccolo, M.
- Zallo, A.
- Cheng, C.H.
- Lange, D.J.
- Wright, D.M.
- Messner, R.
- Wisniewski, W.J.
- Pappagallo, M.
- Andreotti, M.
- Bettoni, D.
- Calabrese, R.
- Cibinetto, G.
- Wisconsin U., Madison
- Frascati
- LLNL, Livermore
- SLAC
- Bari U.
- INFN, Bari
- Ferrara U.
- INFN, Ferrara
- Genoa U.
- INFN, Genoa
- Naples U.
- INFN, Naples
- Perugia U.
- INFN, Perugia
- Pisa U.
- INFN, Pisa
- Rome U.
- INFN, Rome
- Oregon U.
- UC, Riverside
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (United States)
Description
The BaBar detector is currently operating nearly 200 Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs), constructed as part of an upgrade of the forward endcap muon detector in 2002. Although the average RPC efficiency remains high, numerous changes in the RPC performance (increased currents and rates) have been observed. A few of the highest rate RPCs have suffered efficiency losses of more than 15%. Several types of efficiency loss have been observed. Tests with humidified gas have shown that some of the lost efficiency is recoverable. However, efficiency losses in the highest rate regions have not yet improved with humid gases
Availability note (English)
Available from http://www.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-wrap/getdoc/slac-pub-12157.pdf; http://www.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-wrap/pubpage?slac-pub-12157.html; PURL: https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/893298-5SKu8g/Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 4 p.
- Report number
- SLAC-PUB--12157
Conference
- Title
- 8. Workshop on Resistive Plate Chambers and Related Detectors
- Dates
- 10-12 Oct 2005
- Place
- Seoul (Korea, Republic of)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 38005934
- Subject category
- S46: INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference, Non-conventional Literature
- Descriptors DEI
- AGING; EFFICIENCY; GASES; MUONS; PERFORMANCE; PLATES
- Descriptors DEC
- ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FLUIDS; LEPTONS
Optional Information
- Contract/Grant/Project number
- AC02-76SF00515
- Notes
- Nucl.Phys.Proc.Suppl.158:139-142,2006
- Funding organization
- US Department of Energy (United States)