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Title: High voltage insulation and gas absorption of polymers in high pressure argon and xenon gases

Journal Article · · Journal of Instrumentation
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  1. Univ. of Texas, Arlington, TX (United States)
  2. Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA (United States)
  3. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Paterna (Spain)
  4. Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheeva (Israel)
  5. Univ. de Aveiro (Portugal)
  6. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
  7. Univ. Politècnica de València (Spain)
  8. Univ. of Coimbra (Portugal)
  9. Univ. de Zaragoza (Spain)
  10. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
  11. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Paterna (Spain); Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao (Spain); Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) (Spain)
  12. Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) (Spain)
  13. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  14. Univ. de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
  15. Univ. Antonio Nariño, Bagota (Columbia)
  16. Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  17. Autonomous Univ. of Madrid (Spain)
  18. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Paterna (Spain); Univ. de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
  19. Univ. of Texas, Arlington, TX (United States); Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) (Spain)
  20. Univ. de Girona (Spain)
  21. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Paterna (Spain); Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva (Israel)
  22. Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
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High pressure gas time projection chambers (HPGTPCs) are made with a variety of materials, many of which still await proper characterization in high pressure noble gas environments. Further, as HPGTPCs increase in size toward ton-scale detectors, assemblies become larger and more complex, creating a need for detailed understanding of how structural supports and high voltage insulators behave. This includes identification of materials with predictable mechanical properties and without surface charge accumulation that may lead to field deformation or sparking. This paper explores the mechanical and electrical effects of high pressure gas environments on insulating polymers PTFE, HDPE, PEEK, POM and UHMW in argon and xenon, including studying gas absorption, swelling and high voltage insulation strength.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Univ. of Texas, Arlington, TX (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP); Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO); European Union - Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme
Contributing Organization:
The NEXT Collaboration
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357; AC02-07CH11359; FG02-13ER42020; SC0011686; SC0017721; AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
1487141
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1550815; OSTI ID: 1908629
Journal Information:
Journal of Instrumentation, Vol. 13, Issue 10; ISSN 1748-0221
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 2 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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