A new surface treatment for the prototype RPCs of the BESIII spectrometer
A new surface treatment for the prototype RPCs of the BESIII spectrometer
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10.1016/j.nima.2004.10.037
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发表时间:
2005-03
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1.4
通讯作者:
Jiawen Zhang;Zizhen Du;Jifeng Han;Jiancheng Li;Rubai Li;Qian Liu;S. Qian;Yifang Wang;Yigang Xie;Yuguang Xie;Jianbing Zhao;M. Su;Haiquan Zhao;T. Zhao
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作者:
Jiawen Zhang;Zizhen Du;Jifeng Han;Jiancheng Li;Rubai Li;Qian Liu;S. Qian;Yifang Wang;Yigang Xie;Yuguang Xie;Jianbing Zhao;M. Su;Haiquan Zhao;T. Zhao
The prototype resistive plate chambers (RPCs) for the BESIII spectrometer were constructed by using resistive electrodes made from a special type of phenolic paper laminates developed by us. The surface quality of these laminates is superior to other bakelite plates that have been used to construct RPCs elsewhere. A method for adjusting the resistivety of these laminates was also developed. Extensive studies were conducted by using a number of prototype RPCs in the last several years. Tests have shown prototype RPCs made by using our resistive plates without the linseed oil treatment can achieve the level of performance comparable to RPCs with linseed oil treated bakelite or resistive glass electrodes. In this paper, we will discuss the construction of these prototype RPCs. The test results of a prototype RPC that have been monitored for a year will be reported. Based on favorable test results of prototypes, the RPC production for the muon identifier of the BESIII spectrometer has started at the Beijing Gaonengkedi Science and Technology Co. Ltd. in early 2004 using the technology that we developed.