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We present recent results of an extensive aging test, performed at the CERN Gamma Irradiation Facility on two single–gap RPC prototypes, developed for the LHCb Muon System. With a method based on a model describing the behaviour of an RPC under high particle flux conditions, we have periodically measured the electrode resistance R of the two RPC prototypes over three years: we observe a large spontaneous increase of R with time, from the initial value of about 2 MΩ to more than 250 MΩ. A corresponding degradation of the RPC rate capabilities, from more than 3 kHz/cm 2 to less than 0.15 kHz/cm 2 is also found.
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