Characterisation of Glass Electrodes and RPC Detectors for $INO-ICAL$ Experiment

TL;DR

This paper details the characterization and performance optimization of glass electrodes and RPC detectors for the INO-ICAL neutrino experiment, focusing on material properties and detector efficiency for long-term operation.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive study of RPC detector performance and material properties to optimize detector parameters for the large-scale INO-ICAL experiment.

Findings

RPC detectors meet performance requirements for INO-ICAL

Material properties influence detector efficiency and stability

Optimized detector parameters enhance long-term operation

Abstract

India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) is a planned neutrino experiment to be build up in southern part of India.The INO observatory will host a 51 kton Iron Calorimeter (ICAL) detector to detect atmospheric neutrinos. Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC) has been chosen as the active detector element for the ICAL experiment. The ICAL experiment will consist of about 28,000 RPC's of dimension $2~m\times 2~m$, divided into three modules. The experiment is planned to take data at least for 20 years from its start date. Due to the large number of RPC needed for ICAL experiment and the long lifetime of the experiment, it is necessary to carry out detailed $R\&D$ to optimise each and every parameter of the detector performance. We report on the performance studies carried out on the RPC's made with these electrodes, and finally compare the detector performance with that of the material properties to optimise the detector parameters.