  The India-based Neutrino Observatory (INO) collaboration has chosen glass
Resistive Plate Chambers (RPCs) as the active detector elements for the Iron
Calorimeter (ICAL) experiment. In the present work, we study the electrical
properties such as bulk resistivity and relative permittivity of the glasses
from two different manufacturers and compared the performances of RPCs built
using these glasses. We conclude that the glass electrodes with larger bulk
resistivy and permittivity are better suited for manufacturing RPCs for the
ICAL experiment, as these detectors could be operated at lower bias currents
and voltages, and produce better time resolutions compared to those built with
glass electrodes of smaller bulk resistivity and permittivity.
