A study of mechanical properties of foil materials for the GEM detector proposed for the CMS muon system upgrade at LHC
The material characterization of the gaseous electron
multiplier (GEM) detectors is presented in this article;
mechanical tests were performed to examine the mechanical
performance of polyimide (Kapton) and GEM foil.
Bearing in mind the mechanical stresses imposed during
the assembly and subsequently during operation at Compact
Muon Solenoid (CMS). The detectors will run for
many years in the harsh radiation and environmental conditions
at the CMS. In view of this a series of the tensile