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Performance studies of thin gas gap Resistive Plate Chamber prototypes with low Global Warming Potential gases for the ANUBIS experiment

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Pith's one-line read Thin 1 mm RPC chambers can run on Freon-based gas with up to 30% CO2 and isobutane cut from 5% to 3% without losing efficiency.

desk verdict Useful engineering data for a real detector upgrade, but the headline 30% CO2 threshold is softer than the text implies. read the letter →

arxiv 2506.16948 v1 pith:BYLUROOR submitted 2025-06-20 physics.ins-det hep-ex

Aashaq Shah , Thomas Adolphus , Yingchang Zhang , Oleg Brandt This is my paper · ORCID
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keywords ResistivePlateChamberANUBISHPLGlobalWarmingPotentiallow-GWPgasmixturesCO2substitutionisobutanequenchingdetectorefficiency
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The pith

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The reading

This paper reports that 1 mm single-gap High-Pressure Laminate Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs), the technology planned for the ANUBIS long-lived-particle detector, continue to operate at full efficiency when the standard Freon-based gas is modified: CO2 can replace up to 30% of the Freon, and the isobutane fraction can drop from 5% to 3%. If the result holds, ANUBIS can cut the greenhouse-gas footprint of its 9.8 m$^3$ active gas volume without sacrificing detector performance, and similar RPC systems at the LHC could follow. The measurements are short-duration prototype scans, so the thresholds are a starting point rather than a final operational recipe.

What carries the argument

The load-bearing object is the 50 cm × 50 cm, 1 mm single-gap HPL RPC prototype with 1.2 mm electrodes and orthogonal 2.5 cm strip readout. The argument is carried by efficiency-versus-voltage plateau curves measured with a scintillator-triggered cosmic-ray setup for each gas mixture; the plateau height and the voltage at which it is reached are the indicators used to judge mixture viability. The microscopic mechanism invoked is the balance between electron multiplication (first Townsend coefficient $\alpha$) and electron attachment (coefficient $\eta$): CO2 reduces $\alpha$, and SF6 enhances $\eta$, which explains both the tolerated CO2 window and the higher critical voltage of the standard mixture.

What would settle it

Run one 1 mm RPC on the 30% CO2, 3% isobutane mixture across ten days spanning normal temperature and pressure swings, measuring the full efficiency plateau each day with the scintillator trigger; if the plateau efficiency falls below the ~98% per-layer target at the nominal voltage on any day, or the knee shifts by more than a few hundred volts, the claimed CO2 tolerance is not robust.

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Core claim

On the paper's own terms, the central discovery is that the efficiency plateau of a thin 1 mm RPC is insensitive to moderate CO2 substitution: efficiency remains high for CO2 concentrations up to 30%, with a significant drop only beyond 40%, and the isobutane plateau saturates at 3%, so the standard 5% isobutane is more than needed. The paper argues this is consistent with CO2 lowering the electron multiplication rate (the first Townsend coefficient) and the ionization yield, while SF6, at 0.3%, stabilizes the avalanche regime but raises the critical voltage. It further reports that the standard reference mixture (95.2% Freon, 4.5% isobutane, 0.3% SF6) tolerates CO2 up to 40% before efficiency degrades, whereas the SF6-free 95% Freon, 5% isobutane mixture starts dropping after 30%.

Load-bearing premise

The results are single, short-duration measurements with no error bars and no correction for ambient pressure and temperature; if day-to-day environmental shifts move the efficiency curves by more than the observed margins, the 30% CO2 and 3% isobutane thresholds could change.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • ANUBIS can operate its 9.8 m$^3$ gas volume with up to 30% CO2 in the Freon-based mixture, keeping the efficiency plateau needed for its ~98%-per-layer hit requirement.
  • The isobutane fraction can be lowered from 5% to 3%, cutting both flammability and the mixture's environmental impact.
  • Large LHC RPC systems using similar Freon/isobutane/SF6 recipes could adopt the same CO2 substitution, but the tolerated CO2 fraction depends on the SF6 content, so each system needs its own scan.
  • CO2 cannot replace Freon beyond roughly 40%, so this is a short- to medium-term mitigation, not a fully eco-friendly replacement.
  • Long-term ageing studies are required before the 30% CO2 and 3% isobutane setpoints are deployed in a running experiment.

Reading between the lines

Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Beyond the paper's direct claims, the CO2 tolerance is likely a monotonic function of SF6 concentration; a dedicated SF6 scan (0% to 1%) at fixed 30% CO2 could reveal whether more SF6 buys a higher CO2 ceiling.
  • A missing control in the paper is day-to-day reproducibility; repeating the 30% CO2 scan under monitored pressure and temperature would show whether the claimed threshold is stable or an artefact of a single run.
  • If the 3% isobutane plateau holds up, the same plateau-scan technique could be reused as a fast screening method for fully eco-friendly gases such as HFOs, which is ANUBIS's longer-term goal.
  • The environmental gain is concentrated in the Freon fraction: replacing 30% of Freon (GWP 1430) with CO2 (GWP 1) in a 9.8 m$^3$ volume constitutes a large fractional cut in detector gas emissions, although leak rates and total volume dominate the absolute footprint.
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Summary. The paper reports performance measurements of 50 cm × 50 cm, 1 mm single-gap High-Pressure Laminate Resistive Plate Chamber prototypes for the proposed ANUBIS experiment. Using cosmic-ray muons with a scintillator trigger, the authors measure IV characteristics and detection efficiency versus applied voltage for gas mixtures based on isobutane, Freon (R-134a), CO2, and SF6. The central claims are that (i) the isobutane fraction in Freon-based mixtures can be reduced from 5% to 3% without efficiency loss, (ii) CO2 can be added up to 30% to a 95% Freon + 5% isobutane mixture while maintaining efficiency, and (iii) the standard CERN mixture (95.2% Freon, 4.5% isobutane, 0.3% SF6) remains efficient up to 40% CO2. These results are presented as a short- to medium-term low-GWP strategy for ANUBIS and other LHC RPC systems. The paper explicitly states that results are not corrected for ambient pressure and temperature, and the efficiency plots show single scans without error bars.

Significance. If the claims are robust, the measurements provide directly useful guidance for ANUBIS and for other large RPC systems seeking to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions: modest CO2 substitution and a small reduction in isobutane concentration would lower the GWP of a 9.8 m^3 active volume without a demonstrated performance penalty. The experimental setup is described in useful detail, including the scintillator calibration and the gas-mixing limitations, and the qualitative trends agree with prior RPC studies using eco-friendly mixtures. However, the central threshold claims rest on single, uncorrected scans without statistical or systematic uncertainties, and the proposed low-GWP mixture was not measured as a single gas composition. The paper is a preliminary feasibility study, not yet a quantitative operational specification.

major comments (4)
  1. [Section 3.2 and Figures 13–15] The efficiency-versus-voltage curves in Figures 13, 14, and 15 are single scans with no error bars, and the text does not state the number of events per point or the run-to-run reproducibility of the efficiency at a fixed voltage. Without this information, the reader cannot determine whether the reported differences between, for example, 0% and 30% CO2 are statistically significant or within scatter. This directly affects the central claim that efficiency remains high up to 30% CO2.
  2. [Section 3.2.1, statement before Section 3.2.2] The manuscript explicitly states that results are not corrected for variations in ambient pressure and temperature. RPC avalanche gain depends on gas density, and the observed efficiency plateaus span only a few hundred volts; an uncontrolled environmental change between runs could shift an efficiency curve by an amount comparable to the plateau width. Therefore the observed efficiency drop beyond 30% or 40% CO2 could be partly environmental, and the reported CO2 threshold is not established as a property of the gas mixture alone.
  3. [Section 3.2.2, Figure 14] The proposed low-GWP configuration, namely 3% isobutane combined with up to 30% CO2, is never measured as a single gas mixture. The isobutane scan (Figure 14 top) is performed without CO2, and the CO2 scan (Figure 14 bottom) uses a fixed 5% isobutane fraction. The recommendation to operate with 3% isobutane and 30% CO2 therefore relies on extrapolating across two independently varied gas components, with no direct measurement of the combined effect on efficiency.
  4. [Section 3.2.2, Figure 15] The text claims that 'a significant efficiency drop is observed beyond 40% CO2' for the Freon-isobutane mixture and that the CERN mixture 'begins to drop off significantly beyond this point.' However, Figure 15 (bottom) shows CO2 fractions only up to 40%, and no data beyond 40% are presented for either mixture. The claimed threshold behaviour beyond 40% is therefore not supported by the shown measurements.
minor comments (5)
  1. [General figures] The efficiency plots (Figures 13–15) would benefit from clearly labeled axes including units for voltage and from error bars or an explicit statement of the per-point statistical uncertainty; currently several figures lack axis labels entirely.
  2. [Section 2.2] The gas mixing setup uses a rotameter for Freon because the mass flow controllers are incompatible with Freon; the resulting uncertainty in the Freon fraction is not quantified. Since Freon is the dominant component, a short paragraph discussing the accuracy of the rotameter would help the reader judge mixture reproducibility.
  3. [Figure 9 caption] The caption contains the typo 'separated vertically by ∼ 30 cm’s' and should read '30 cm'.
  4. [Section 1, first paragraph] The phrase 'an unprecedently large active decay volume' should be 'an unprecedentedly large active decay volume'.
  5. [Section 3.2.2, Discussion] The sentence 'This opens the possibility of reducing the isobutane fraction from 5% to 3% by increasing the CO2 content' is not directly supported by the displayed scans, since the 3% isobutane point was measured without CO2; this should be rephrased as a suggestion for future work unless a combined measurement is added.

Circularity Check

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No significant circularity: the paper is a direct empirical measurement study with no fitted model, no derived prediction, and no load-bearing self-citation.

full rationale

The paper's claims are direct readings of efficiency-versus-voltage scans for defined gas mixtures. The statement 'efficiency remains high for CO2 concentrations up to 30%' (Sec. 3.2.2) and the conclusion that isobutane can be reduced from 5% to 3% are empirical comparisons of measured curves, not outputs of a model whose parameters were fitted to those same curves. No equation in the paper derives a quantity from another measured quantity by construction; the only quantitative inputs are the raw efficiency and current data. The self-references (Refs. [1] and [2]) are used only to motivate the ANUBIS requirements and are not load-bearing for the gas-mixture conclusions. The acknowledged lack of ambient pressure/temperature correction (Sec. 3.2.1) is a measurement-validity limitation and a possible source of systematic error, but it is not circularity: the conclusions are not defined in terms of the inputs, and no fitted parameter is renamed as a prediction. Therefore the paper is self-contained with respect to the circularity criteria and receives score 0.

Assumptions & free parameters 0 free parameters · 3 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The paper introduces no new entities and no fitted parameters. It relies on standard RPC gas physics and on the accuracy of its own gas mixing and trigger systems, with acknowledged limitations in the Freon rotameter and in uncorrected ambient conditions.

assumptions (3)
  • domain assumption RPC avalanche multiplication follows exponential growth with applied voltage.
    Used to interpret IV curves in Section 3.1 as transitioning from ohmic to avalanche current; standard detector physics.
  • domain assumption The two-scintillator OR trigger provides a largely unbiased sample of cosmic muons.
    Used in Section 3.2 for RPC efficiency normalization; the measured scintillator efficiencies range from 93.9% to 97.2%, so a bias remains if absolute efficiency is intended.
  • domain assumption The gas mixture delivered to the chamber matches the fractions set by the flow controllers.
    The Freon channel relies on a rotameter whose scale introduces potential variation, as acknowledged in Section 2.2.

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abstract

Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) have traditionally operated with high Global Warming Potential (GWP) gas mixtures, adding to the environmental footprint of large-scale physics experiments. In response, efforts are underway to explore environmentally friendly alternatives as a long-term solution and low-GWP as a feasible short- to medium-term replacement for standard RPC gases. This study tests a few mixtures in 50 cm $\times$ 50 cm, 1 mm single-gap High-Pressure Laminate (HPL) RPC prototypes, as part of ongoing efforts for the ANUBIS experiment, which will operate with a 9.8 m$^{3}$ active gas volume. Measurements of performance metrics, including current and efficiency, are conducted with both standard and modified mixtures to assess their viability in sustaining detector performance. The results are also relevant for large RPC systems in other experiments at the LHC, such as ATLAS and CMS, as well as in applications beyond the LHC, supporting a shift toward environmentally sustainable gas mixtures in particle physics detectors.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2506.16948 by the authors.

Figure 1
Figure 1. The layout of the underground cavern at LHC Point 1 featuring the ATLAS experiment [5]. The large area highlighted in orange illustrates the ceiling of the ATLAS cavern where ANUBIS tracking layers will be installed. The configuration also includes two disks covering the access shafts which are an integral part of the ANUBIS experiment. High-Pressure Laminate (HPL) RPCs are well suited for ANUBIS, having already dem… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. (left) An HPL gas gap with dimensions of 50 cm × 50 cm from GTE. (right) One of the strip panels with a total of 18, 2.5 cm wide copper strips, each coated with a thin (a few microns) insulating layer, visible as the green coating, to ensure surface passivation. As part of the quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) processes, a batch of sixteen gas gaps has been visually inspected to ensure the absence of a… view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. The Volt-Ampere (IV) characteristics for the 16 gas gaps received from GTE. (right), each panel is constructed from a Forex sheet, with one side bonded to a PCB strip panel and the other side covered by a copper sheet acting as the ground plate. The panels include 18 copper strips, individually terminated with a 25 Ω resistor to match the stripline’s characteristic impedance and ensure impedance compatibility with t… view at source ↗
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Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: (left) Assembly layout of the prototype RPC, illustrating different components such as the gas gap, strip panels, and the placement of front-end electronics boards on the bottom panel, shown in a pre-assembled state. (right) Cross-sectional view of the RPC structure, d…
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: The sketch of a gas mixing setup used in this study. The system comprises four input channels connected to gas bottles, flow controllers, a mixing cylinder, and flowmeters. The components are connected via 6 mm gas tubing with appropriate valves and direct the gas mixt…
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: The test setup with three scintillators used for triggering purposes and on top of each scintillator is a prototype RPC. A dual-SiPM configuration is employed, where two SiPMs simultaneously read the output signal from a single scintillator. This configuration helps to…
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Count rate as a function of threshold voltage for SiPM 1 and SiPM 2 in a given scintillator. ‘Both’ or ‘Either’ SiPMs means logical AND or OR of the two, respectively. A threshold voltage scan is shown in [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_7.png]
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: Efficiency as a function of threshold voltage for all three scintillator counters with ‘OR’ logic. A drop-off in counts is observed at absolute bias voltages above 770 mV. This behaviour can be attributed to the decreasing threshold for signal de￾tection as the effecti…
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: The increase in coincidences above 730 mV aligns with the tran￾sition to the dark count regime, while the plateau below 730 mV indicates correlated muon arrivals from cosmic rays. The rate for the configuration requiring simultaneous signals from both scintillators is …
Figure 10
Figure 10. Figure 10: IV characteristics of the RPC with gas gap ID = 8, measured with isobutane and increasing CO2 concentration from 0% to 30% in steps of 10%. observed is purely ohmic, arising from conduction through the mechanical structure of the RPC, such as spacers between the elect…
Figure 11
Figure 11. Figure 11: IV curves of the RPC with gas gap ID = 8, measured with Freon (C2H2F4) and increasing concentration of isobutane from (top) 0% to 5%, (bottom) up to 20%. 3.2. Efficiency Measurements The performance of an RPC depends critically on the gas mixture used, with each compo…
Figure 12
Figure 12. Figure 12: IV curves of the RPC with gas gap ID = 8, for Freon (C2H2F4) and Isobutane with and without SF6. then plateaus after a characteristic voltage rise of a few hundred volts. Opti￾mising efficiency involves identifying the inflection point – minimum voltage required to re…
Figure 13
Figure 13. Figure 13: Efficiency for isobutane with increasing CO2 fractions, from 0% to 30%. For initial tests, isobutane is chosen as the primary quenching gas due to its high inflection point and low likelihood of streamer formation, mak￾ing it straightforward to handle. The isobutane w…
Figure 14
Figure 14. Figure 14: Efficiency for Freon (C2H2F4) (top) with an increasing fraction of isobutane from 0 to 20% in steps of 5%, (bottom) with fixed isobutane fraction to 5% and then increasing fraction of CO2 from 0% to 40% in steps of 10%. Efficiency measurements for Freon and its mixtur…
Figure 15
Figure 15. Figure 15: Efficiency: (top) comparison for 95% Freon (C2H2F4) and 5% isobutane with the addition of 0.3% SF6, (bottom) standard RPC mixture (95.2% Freon and 4.5% of isobutane, and 0.3% SF6) or what has been referred as CERN mixture versus increasing fraction of CO2 from 0% to 4…

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