  This paper presents the study on the characterization of glass electrodes,
which are one of the main components of detectors like Resistive Plate Chambers
(RPCs). The RPCs are being used in various ongoing High Energy Physics
experiments, e.g., BELLE at KEK, CMS at LHC, and would be used in the near
future experiments e.g., INO-ICAL in India. The characterization of glass
electrodes has been done to understand the factors like quality of glass that
can help in improving the detector's performance. The glass samples chosen were
procured locally Asahi (A), Saint Gobain (S), Modi (M) that are easily
available in Indian industry. The characterization includes the tests to study
the optical, surface, physical, electrical properties, the composition of glass
samples, and leakage currents. This paper adds new information to the existing
body of research on the subject. Based on the techniques discussed in the paper
a comparison of the measurements among the three different types of glass
electrodes has been done. This study helps us to determine the best quality of
glass that can be chosen for better operation of the detectors.
