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Aging studies for the ATLAS Transition Radiation Tracker (TRT)

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Akesson, T; Barberio, E; Bondarenko, V; Capeans, M; Catinaccio, A; Cwetanski, P; Danielsson, H; Dittus, F; Dolgoshein, B; Dressnandt, N; Oh, SH ...
Published in: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
December 1, 2003

A summary of the aging and material validation studies carried out for the ATLAS Transition Radiation Tracker (TRT) is presented. Particular emphasis is put on the different phenomena observed in straw tubes operating with the chosen Xe/CF4/CO2 mixture. The most serious effects observed are silicon deposition on the anode wire and damage of the anode wire gold plating. Etching phenomena and active radical effects are also discussed. With a careful choice of all materials and components, and with good control of the water contamination in the active gas, the ATLAS TRT will operate reliably for 10 years at the LHC design luminosity. To demonstrate this fully, more work is still needed on the gas system purification elements, in particular to understand their interplay with the active species containing fluorine created in the avalanche process under irradiation. © 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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

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0168-9002

Publication Date

December 1, 2003

Volume

515

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1-2

Start / End Page

166 / 179

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
 

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Akesson, T., Barberio, E., Bondarenko, V., Capeans, M., Catinaccio, A., Cwetanski, P., … Williams, H. H. (2003). Aging studies for the ATLAS Transition Radiation Tracker (TRT). Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 515(1–2), 166–179. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2003.08.145
Akesson, T., E. Barberio, V. Bondarenko, M. Capeans, A. Catinaccio, P. Cwetanski, H. Danielsson, et al. “Aging studies for the ATLAS Transition Radiation Tracker (TRT).” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 515, no. 1–2 (December 1, 2003): 166–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2003.08.145.
Akesson T, Barberio E, Bondarenko V, Capeans M, Catinaccio A, Cwetanski P, et al. Aging studies for the ATLAS Transition Radiation Tracker (TRT). Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2003 Dec 1;515(1–2):166–79.
Akesson, T., et al. “Aging studies for the ATLAS Transition Radiation Tracker (TRT).” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 515, no. 1–2, Dec. 2003, pp. 166–79. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.nima.2003.08.145.
Akesson T, Barberio E, Bondarenko V, Capeans M, Catinaccio A, Cwetanski P, Danielsson H, Dittus F, Dolgoshein B, Dressnandt N, Ebenstein WL, Eerola P, Farthouat P, Fedin O, Froidevaux D, Gavrilenko I, Grichkevitch Y, Gagnon P, Hajduk Z, Keener PT, Kekelidze G, Konovalov S, Kowalski T, Kramarenko VA, Laritchev A, Lichard P, Lundberg B, Luehring F, Markina I, Manara A, Mcfarlane K, Mitsou V, Muraviev S, Newcomer FM, Ogren H, Oh SH, Olszowska J, Peshekhonov V, Rembser C, Romaniouk A, Rhone O, Rust DR, Schegelsky V, Shmeleva A, Smirnov S, Smirnova LN, Sosnovtsev V, Sutchkov S, Tartarelli F, Tikhomirov V, Van Berg R, Vassilieva L, Wang C, Williams HH. Aging studies for the ATLAS Transition Radiation Tracker (TRT). Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2003 Dec 1;515(1–2):166–179.
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Published In

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

DOI

ISSN

0168-9002

Publication Date

December 1, 2003

Volume

515

Issue

1-2

Start / End Page

166 / 179

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences