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RPC Purifiers’ studies /status/ IR, RG

The task Problems Possible high currents on long term operation of RPCs Small amounts of F based impurities observed Under irradiation larger amounts and additional impurities observed Constant water levels in the gas mixture – vital for the RPC operation Problems Possible high currents on long term operation of RPCs Small amounts of F based impurities observed Under irradiation larger amounts and additional impurities observed Constant water levels in the gas mixture – vital for the RPC operation The Solution we search is.. The optimal combination of filters: With the best H2O and O2 filtering capacity Removing maximum F-based impurities To keep the chamber currents stable The Solution we search is.. The optimal combination of filters: With the best H2O and O2 filtering capacity Removing maximum F-based impurities To keep the chamber currents stable

GIF in a nutshell selected GIF gives us: 0.66 MeV gamma (650 GBq 137Cs) x30 acceleration factor in comparison to LHC Similar irradiation to the one expected for the RPCs in LHC GIF gives us: 0.66 MeV gamma (650 GBq 137Cs) x30 acceleration factor in comparison to LHC Similar irradiation to the one expected for the RPCs in LHC We have there: 6 CMS RPC double gaps (DG) 1 volume/hour (nominal gas mixture) High voltage supply Gaps’ operation conditions and performance monitoring We have there: 6 CMS RPC double gaps (DG) 1 volume/hour (nominal gas mixture) High voltage supply Gaps’ operation conditions and performance monitoring

CMS Gas System Purifiers P1: MS5A MS3A P2: NiAl, R11, R12 P3: empty 24 l cartridges GIF Purifiers MS 3A, 4A, 5A, NiAl, NiSi, R11, R12, SiGel 2 l cartridges Parameters Open Mode: 3 DG, Flow 30 l/h Closed Loop: 3 DG, Flow 30 l/h Parameters Total flow 1000 l/h Closed loop, 10% recalculation ~1000 RPCs

Parameters monitoring Control and monitoring of Environmental RH & temperature Source status Gas mixture quality – Composition – humidity before & after the purifiers Chambers properties and performance – Currents – Resistivity

GC/MS & HF station F- ions Concentration Based on bubbling the gas mixture and measuring of the pH of the solution F- ions Concentration Based on bubbling the gas mixture and measuring of the pH of the solution Gas Chromatography Allows quantifying ppm of impurities 3 columns – allowing separation for different type of impurities Mass Spectrometry Identification of the impurities Gas Chromatography Allows quantifying ppm of impurities 3 columns – allowing separation for different type of impurities Mass Spectrometry Identification of the impurities

Purifiers verified at GIF selected selected selected selected PurifierRemoves MS4AH2O, Impurities MS5AImpurities R11O2, impurities NiAlO2, impurities Tested: Mol. Sieves: 3A, 4A, 5A Leuna: NiAl2O2, NiSiO2 BASF: R3-11, R3-12 Silica Gel Approved:

Present purifiers configuration MS 3 Å MS 5 Å Cu R11 Cu-Zn R12 Ni Al 2 O 3 Mixture from RPC Mixture to RPCs P1 P2 Purif. 1Purif. 2 number of regenerations9130 Pre-SaturationVol (m 3 ) process gas flow (m 3 /h)55 Pre-SaturationTime (h)33163 Pre-SaturationTime (day) Regeneration time (min) Regeneration temperature (°C) Conditioning time (min) Conditioning flow (l/h)100 Conditioning time (vol)1050 Too many regeneration cycles: Never tested before Possible limit for the catalyst Very short cycle: Limiting factor if flow increase is needed

Filtering Capacity of Molecular Sieves Characterization of the purifiers However, many other impurities are removed (for a certain time equivalent to ~2000 volume change in the purifier cartridge) Mol Sieves: filter as they should H 2 O (capacity ~ 150 g(H2O)/kg(MolSieve) ) + filter some extra impurities + Absorb part of the RPC mix (need conditioning) Mol Sieve 5Å Mol Sieve 4Å Mol Sieve 3Å Currently 90% of Purif1 is MS3Å:  adsorbs water  is not adsorbing C 2 H 2 F 4  is not effective wrt other impurities Possible alternative is MS4Å: Is not adsorbing a lot of C 2 H 2 F 4 Quite effective Release Ar (if used during regeneration)

Characterization of the purifiers Conditioning phase: when a mixture component is also absorbed  Some purifiers (see example of mol.sieve 5 Å) need a preparation time (conditioning phase) because at start-up they absorb a mixture component (in the example the C 2 H 2 F 4 is absorbed and as a result the iC 4 H 10 concentration increase). Argon desorption from Mol. Sieve 4Å Mol. Sieve 4Å is releasing Ar for long time after regeneration: It can be regenerated pumping down Alternative gas for filling during Stand-by to be found (N 2, process gas, …to be tested).

Characterization of the purifiers Filtering Capacity of R11(Cu catalyst) and R12 (Cu-Zn catalyst) Return time Return time R11 seems to be quite effective R12: basically no extra component filtered comp. #3 is even enhanced Cu R11 Cu-Zn R12 Filter as they should O 2 (capacity ~ 5 g(O2)/kg(catalyst) ) + H 2 O (capacity ~ 50 g(H 2 O)/kg(catalyst) ). R11 filters additional impurities, R12 does not and it enhance an extra component

Characterization of the purifiers Filtering Capacity of Ni-Al 2 O 3 catalyst During normal operation Restarted after ~1 day with no flow SF 6 Component #2 (not present in return mixture) is strongly enhanced After a short stop, the catalyst is releasing important concentration of extra- components (in the plot they can be compared with the SF 6 signal) Filter as it should O 2 (capacity ~ g(O2)/kg(catalyst) ) + H 2 O (capacity ~ 50 g(H 2 O)/kg(catalyst) ). Filters additional impurities, but it enhance also an extra component

Characterization of the purifiers Systematic understanding of a set of purifiers vs some impurities Conditioning (volume change) Main component filtered Saturation for main component filtered (g (O 2 /H 2 O)/kg) (1) CH 4 (3) C 2 H 2 F 2 (5) CH 2 F 2 (6) C 2 HF 3 (7) C 2 H 3 F 3 (8) C 3 H 6 MS3A3H2OH2O140Unch. MS4A10H2OH2O170Unch. Rem.Unch.Rem. MS5A50H2OH2O130Unch.Back after 1000 vol change Rem. Cu R1120O 2 /H 2 O5/50Unch. Rem. ~Rem. Cu/Zn R1220O 2 /H 2 O5/50Unch.EnhancedUnch.Rem. 450 vol change Ni Al2O315O 2 /H 2 O15/50Unch. Rem. 150 vol change Ni SiO215O 2 /H 2 O15/50Unch. Rem.Unch.

Possible new purifiers configurations Conf.1 A third purifier module will be soon available (originally foreseen to be used during high luminosity LHC run)  possibility to redistribute the cleaning agents on three module. Objective:  Increase the water adsorption capacity (already at the limit, it will be a real problem if any flow increase will be needed)  Increase the adsorption capacity for extra-Freon and extra-Hydrocarbons (but, are they really dangerous? Concentration at 50 ppm level)  Increase the cycle duration for the metallic catalysts (it will avoid the necessity to substitute the material during LHC running time) Conf.2 Conf.1 and 2: + P2 is devoted to extra-Freon adsorption - Basically no increase of H 2 O adsorption capacity Expected run cycles: P1: 1.4 d P2: ~1 d P3: 7 d Conf.2 is a simplification of Conf.1 for P3: Since O 2 on return gas is generally very low (≤100 ppm) and Ni-Al 2 O 3 seems to be not very effective  Needs to be tested ~ Under test at GIF Never tested

Possible new purifiers configurations Conf.3 (~ Under test at GIF): + each metallic catalyst has one Purifier + double volume for Cu and Ni - no increase of H 2 O adsorption capacity - no increase of other Freon adsorption capacity Expected run cycles: P1: 1.4 d P2: 7 d P3: ~7 d Conf.4 (not tested)  P1 and P2 in parallel: +Double the H 2 O adsorption capacity +Double the other Freon adsorption capacity -P3 cycle still critical (may be necessary to change the material during LHC running time) Conf.4 Conf.3

Possible new purifiers configurations Conf.5 (not tested) x 2.5 the quantity of MS5Å in P1: + Double the H 2 O adsorption capacity + double the adsorption capacity for other Freons - no change for Cu and Ni catalysts Expected run cycles: P1: 3.5 d P2: 3.5 d P3: ~7 d Conf.5

Closed loop operation Test on-going at the CERN-GIF. Very preliminary results. Supply Open mode return Closed loop return Closed loop return after Purifiers X5X5 X6X  After few days of operation, only impurities 5 and 6 are still removed.  Some extra-components show higher concentration in closed loop return wrt open mode return (as expected if not completely filtered)  RPC performances do not show any degradation

Conclusions Conf.5 Few critical points in the present RPC purifiers configuration  Very short cycle for P1 (Mol. Sieves)  no margin if a flow increase will be needed  Is there a limit for the maximum number of regeneration for the metallic catalysts? The present used limits comes from max number of tested cycles during previous test at GIF (and recommendations from producer)  Very limited action on extra-Freon/Hydrocarbons, but are they really dangerous?  Possible improvement from new purifier configuration:  but MS4Å desorbs Argon (if used during regeneration). Alternative candidate for fill during Stand-by phase to be found (N 2 or process gas) or no Stand-by (i.e. directly to Preparation for Run after Cool down) or ….