Longevity Studies of CSC Prototypes Operating with Ar+CO${}_2$ Gas Mixture and Different Fractions of CF${}_4$

Emanuela Barberis, Nebojsa Begovic, Nicholas Haubrich +17

Studies of Cathode Strip Chamber longevity, comparing Ar+CO2 gas mixtures with fractions of 5%, 2%, and 0% CF4, were performed using several small cathode strip prototype chambers.…