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Publications (10)

physics.ins-det2023

High-rate tests on Resistive Plate Chambers operated with eco-friendly gas mixtures

M. Abbrescia, G. Aielli, R. Aly +52

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,…

physics.ins-det2025

Signal shape studies and rate dependence of HFO-based gas mixtures in RPC detectors

L. Quaglia, M. Abbrescia, G. Aielli +56

The RPCs employed at the LHC experiments are currently operated in avalanche mode, with a mixture containing a large fraction of CHF (90\% or more) with…

physics.ins-det2021

On a new environment-friendly gas mixture for Resistive Plate Chambers

G. Proto, B. Liberti, R. Santonico +9

This paper studies the performance of RPCs working with a new family of environment-friendly operating gases, mainly based on Carbon Dioxide and Hydro-Fluoro-Olefins. The tests are…

physics.ins-det2025

New Facilities for the Production of 1 mm gap Resistive Plate Chambers for the Upgrade of the ATLAS Muon Spectrometer

F. Fallavollita, O. Kortner, H. Kroha +5

The ATLAS Muon Spectrometer is undergoing a major upgrade for the High-Luminosity LHC (HL-LHC), including the addition of three new thin-gap Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) layers in…

hep-ex2024

In-beam performance of a Resistive Plate Chamber operated with eco-friendly gas mixtures

L. Quaglia, M. Abbrescia, G. Aielli +54

ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) studies the Quark-Gluon Plasma (QGP): a deconfined state of matter obtained in ultra-relativistic heavy-ion collisions. One of the probes fo…

physics.ins-det2022

Searching for an eco-friendly gas mixture for the ALICE Resistive Plate Chambers

Luca Quaglia, R. Cardarelli, B. Liberti +47

The ALICE RPCs are operated with a mixture of 89.7% , 10% i- and 0.3% . and are fluorinated greenhouse gases with a…

physics.ins-det2020

Linearity and rate capability measurements of RPC with semi-insulating crystalline electrodes operating in avalanche mode

A. Rocchi, R. Cardarelli, B. Liberti +12

The intrinsic rate capability and the ageing properties of the Resistive Plate Chambers are closely related to the electrodes material and to the front-end electronics threshold. T…

physics.ins-det2024

Preliminary results on the long term operation of RPCs with eco-friendly gas mixtures under irradiation at the CERN Gamma Irradiation Facility

L. Quaglia, D. Ramos, M. Abbrescia +55

Since 2019 a collaboration between researchers from various institutes and experiments (i.e. ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, LHCb/SHiP and the CERN EP-DT group), has been operating several RPCs…

physics.ins-det2024

Exploring Eco-Friendly Gas Mixtures for Resistive Plate Chambers: A Comprehensive Study on Performance and Aging

The RPC ECOGas@GIF++ collaboration, :, L. Quaglia +57

Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) are gaseous detectors widely used in high energy physics experiments, operating with a gas mixture primarily containing Tetrafluoroethane (CH$…

physics.ins-det2020

Characterization of new eco friendly gas mixtures based on HFO for RPCs

G. Proto, G. Aielli, E. Alunno Camelia +11

The ATLAS RPC standard mixture, mainly based on CHF, has a high Global Warming Potential (GWP) and therefore the search for RPC eco friendly gases is mandatory. I…