TY - JOUR
T1 - Bakelite for the RPCs of the experiment CMS
AU - Altieri, S.
AU - Belli, G.
AU - Bruno, G.
AU - Guida, R.
AU - Merlo, M.
AU - Ratti, S. P.
AU - Riccardi, C.
AU - Torre, P.
AU - Vitulo, P.
AU - Mognaschi, E. R.
AU - Abbrescia, M.
AU - Colaleo, A.
AU - Iaselli, G.
AU - Loddo, F.
AU - Maggi, M.
AU - Marangelli, B.
AU - Natali, S.
AU - Nuzzo, S.
AU - Pugliese, G.
AU - Ranieri, A.
AU - Romano, F.
PY - 2000/12/21
Y1 - 2000/12/21
N2 - Results from aging tests on the bakelite used for the CMS RPCs are presented. Samples of melaminic bakelite were exposed to a heavy gamma and neutron radiation. Data on the bulk resistivity were collected while accumulating gamma and neutron doses and particles fluence up to values well beyond those expected in 10 years of RPCs operation in the barrel region of CMS. The test with gamma radiation was performed at the CERN Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF) with a 20 Ci 137Cs source. A total absorbed dose of 5 Gy was accumulated during an irradiation period of about one month. The test with both neutron and gamma radiation was held at the Triga Mark II 1250 kW reactor located in Pavia. A total of 80 h of exposure were accumulated integrating a neutron and gamma dose of about 80 Gy and a fast neutron of some 1011 cm-2. Experimental data on those rate in both the test facilities have been compared to simulation output and show a good agreement.
AB - Results from aging tests on the bakelite used for the CMS RPCs are presented. Samples of melaminic bakelite were exposed to a heavy gamma and neutron radiation. Data on the bulk resistivity were collected while accumulating gamma and neutron doses and particles fluence up to values well beyond those expected in 10 years of RPCs operation in the barrel region of CMS. The test with gamma radiation was performed at the CERN Gamma Irradiation Facility (GIF) with a 20 Ci 137Cs source. A total absorbed dose of 5 Gy was accumulated during an irradiation period of about one month. The test with both neutron and gamma radiation was held at the Triga Mark II 1250 kW reactor located in Pavia. A total of 80 h of exposure were accumulated integrating a neutron and gamma dose of about 80 Gy and a fast neutron of some 1011 cm-2. Experimental data on those rate in both the test facilities have been compared to simulation output and show a good agreement.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0168-9002(00)01055-X
DO - 10.1016/S0168-9002(00)01055-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034478581
SN - 0168-9002
VL - 456
SP - 132
EP - 136
JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
IS - 1-2
ER -