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Why do we flush gas in gaseous detectors?

The effects and the origin of the gas degradation in a gaseous detector-based tracker are investigated. The study focused on the so-called T2K gas, which turned out to be highly sensitive to pollutants. In particular the H$_2$O and O$_2$ concentrations were monitored online in different conditions t...

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Autores principales: Procureur, S, Attié, D, Bouteille, S, Calvet, D, Coppolani, X, Gallois, B, Gomez, H, Kebbiri, M, Le Courric, E, Magnier, P, Mandjavidze, I, Sellami, N, Veenhof, R
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.163290
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2707189
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author Procureur, S
Attié, D
Bouteille, S
Calvet, D
Coppolani, X
Gallois, B
Gomez, H
Kebbiri, M
Le Courric, E
Magnier, P
Mandjavidze, I
Sellami, N
Veenhof, R
author_facet Procureur, S
Attié, D
Bouteille, S
Calvet, D
Coppolani, X
Gallois, B
Gomez, H
Kebbiri, M
Le Courric, E
Magnier, P
Mandjavidze, I
Sellami, N
Veenhof, R
author_sort Procureur, S
collection CERN
description The effects and the origin of the gas degradation in a gaseous detector-based tracker are investigated. The study focused on the so-called T2K gas, which turned out to be highly sensitive to pollutants. In particular the H$_2$O and O$_2$ concentrations were monitored online in different conditions to establish their influence on the gain of the detectors. This pollution was first mitigated by a recirculating and accelerating gas system with the use of a turbine and different absorbers. Further measurements revealed that this pollution originates from a continuous permeation process through the different materials of the gas circuit. In particular, polyurethane-based gas pipes or polyester materials largely increase the level of humidity. As a direct consequence of this work, the gas autonomy of the muon telescopes currently deployed inside the Khufu’s pyramid have been dramatically improved.
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spelling oai-inspirehep.net-17754322020-02-07T14:14:48Zdoi:10.1016/j.nima.2019.163290http://cds.cern.ch/record/2707189engProcureur, SAttié, DBouteille, SCalvet, DCoppolani, XGallois, BGomez, HKebbiri, MLe Courric, EMagnier, PMandjavidze, ISellami, NVeenhof, RWhy do we flush gas in gaseous detectors?Detectors and Experimental TechniquesThe effects and the origin of the gas degradation in a gaseous detector-based tracker are investigated. The study focused on the so-called T2K gas, which turned out to be highly sensitive to pollutants. In particular the H$_2$O and O$_2$ concentrations were monitored online in different conditions to establish their influence on the gain of the detectors. This pollution was first mitigated by a recirculating and accelerating gas system with the use of a turbine and different absorbers. Further measurements revealed that this pollution originates from a continuous permeation process through the different materials of the gas circuit. In particular, polyurethane-based gas pipes or polyester materials largely increase the level of humidity. As a direct consequence of this work, the gas autonomy of the muon telescopes currently deployed inside the Khufu’s pyramid have been dramatically improved.oai:inspirehep.net:17754322020
spellingShingle Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Procureur, S
Attié, D
Bouteille, S
Calvet, D
Coppolani, X
Gallois, B
Gomez, H
Kebbiri, M
Le Courric, E
Magnier, P
Mandjavidze, I
Sellami, N
Veenhof, R
Why do we flush gas in gaseous detectors?
title Why do we flush gas in gaseous detectors?
title_full Why do we flush gas in gaseous detectors?
title_fullStr Why do we flush gas in gaseous detectors?
title_full_unstemmed Why do we flush gas in gaseous detectors?
title_short Why do we flush gas in gaseous detectors?
title_sort why do we flush gas in gaseous detectors?
topic Detectors and Experimental Techniques
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2019.163290
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2707189
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