Author/Authors :
Abbrescia، نويسنده , , M and Colaleo، نويسنده , , Valeria Guarrasi، نويسنده , , L and Iaselli، نويسنده , , G and Loddo، نويسنده , , F and Maggi، نويسنده , , M and Marangelli، نويسنده , , B and Natali، نويسنده , , S and Nuzzo، نويسنده , , S and Pugliese، نويسنده , , G and Ranieri، نويسنده , , A and Romano، نويسنده , , F and Altieri، نويسنده , , S and Belli، نويسنده , , G and Bruno، نويسنده , , G and Gianini، نويسنده , , G and Ratti، نويسنده , , S.P and Ricca، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
In this paper, we describe a dedicated test to study possible long-term aging effects on Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs). A double gap detector was operated under gamma irradiation for a period approximately equal to 10 years of LHC in the CMS-barrel region: an integrated dose of about 1.6 Gy and a total charge of about 0.05 C/cm2 gap were accumulated on the chamber. The results show no relevant aging effect. Also the RPC sensitivity to 60Co gamma energies is measured.
