Streamer suppression with SF6 in RPCs operated in avalanche mode

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

Volumn 414, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 317-324

  Camarri, P ^a   Cardarelli, R ^a   Di Ciaccio, A ^a   Santonico, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gaseous detectors; Resistive plate chambers; Streamer suppression; Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; GAS DETECTORS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

RESISTIVE PLATE CHAMBERS; STREAMER SUPPRESSION; SULPHUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

COSMIC RAY DETECTORS;

EID: 0032164865     PISSN: 01689002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9002(98)00576-2     Document Type: Article

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