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Fixed, e748, Sat Jun 17 10:22:43 2017, Adrien Matta, EXL, Hardware, , EXL ADC gate
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EXL ADC is now setup with individual gate on the ADC.
We also put the threshold higher to reduce the rate and managed to work on timing.
We still think we need to delay the trigger output from the Mesytec module so the GMT is not triggered too soon.
However its appears that the trigger arrive 40-60us before the signal. Not sure if the AI output of the ADC is working properly, need to check this with Fred.
After checking the signal on the scope out of the MSC16 everything is in time. |
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Fixed, e748, Sat Jun 17 10:27:26 2017, Adrien Matta, ONLINE, Software, , Starting the GRU online analysis
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We setup a script to start the right environment to run GRU, ganil2root and nptool.
The script is located in /home/muvi/e748 and can be accessed by just typing online in the terminal.
This will start bash and source the relevant files.
Online and offline GRU script are located in the /home/muvi/e748/nptool/Projects/e748/online and /home/muvi/e748/nptool/Projects/e748/offline respectively.
The GUser class in both folder need to be compiled using the provide Makefile (so just do make after editing the GUser.cxx and GUser.h).
To start the GRU spectra server for online go to the online folder and type GRU Online.cxx
To convert a single file from .dat to .root go to the offline folder and type GRU Offline.cxx |
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Fixed, e748, Sat Jun 17 10:32:25 2017, Adrien Matta, ONLINE, Software, , Online/Offline list of task
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We need to do the following improvement to the online / offline environment:
- Provide two separates script for starting Online and Offline environment, that goes directly to the right folder. : Done
- Make an Offline program instead of a script, so we can provide argument : Done bu Valerian and Adrien
- Make a bash script for automatic conversion of the runs : Done by Valerian
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Fixed, e748, Sat Jun 17 10:56:09 2017, Adrien Matta, BEAM, General, , JC Thomas plans for the beam production 
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| Here are a few notes by Jean Charles about the expected LISE setting based on 2013 and 2014 16C tuning. |
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Fixed, e748, Mon Jun 19 16:03:18 2017, e748, EXL, General, , Progress On EXL
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We fiddled around with EXL trying to get a reasonnable 60Co spectrum.
We moved the source to the windows flange, so it is now facing the EXL detector with minimal matters inbetween, although rather far away (around 1m).
We set change the hardware gain on the second module, so the last two channels have the same hardware gain than the rest of the detector. This is an hardware gain of 30.
We set the software gain to 0 overall.
We set the software threshold to 15.
A rought estimate made this a 7 MeV range with a 300 keV threshold.
We are taking data (run 15) to check that. |
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Fixed, e748, Mon Jun 19 16:04:51 2017, e748, RUN, General, 3-alpha, Run 15
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Run 15 is started.
Source: We have a 3 alpha source in target position and a 60Co on the window flange.
Trigger: EXL |
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Fixed, e748, Mon Jun 19 16:36:07 2017, e748, EXL, Hardware, , Gain changed on EXL
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Run 15 online analysis showed waht we believe was 4 MeV range.
So we change the hardware gain on EXL to 2 on the first module and 5 on the second one (channel 17 and 18).
We changed the software gain to 9 on the first module and 6 on the second module.
We left the threshold to there previous values. |
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Fixed, e748, Mon Jun 19 16:36:31 2017, e748, RUN, General, 60Co, Run 16
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Run 16 is started.
Source: We have a 3 alpha source in target position and a 60Co on the window flange.
Trigger: EXL
JUNK: playing with threshold a lot. |
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Fixed, e748, Mon Jun 19 18:02:16 2017, e748, RUN, General, 60Co, Run 17
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Run 15 is started.
We have a 3 alpha source in target position and a 60Co on the window flange.
Trigger: EXL |
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Fixed, e748, Mon Jun 19 18:07:55 2017, e748, EXL, Hardware, , Threshold changed on EXL
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Run 15 online analysis showed what we believe was 4 MeV range.
We set the threshold channel by channel:
- 1:5
- 2:5
- 3:6
- 4:4
- 5:6
- 6:7
- 7:6
- 8:6
- 9:5
- 10:4
- 11:5
- 12:4
- 13:6
- 14:4
- 15:5
- 16:5
- 17:6
- 18:6
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Fixed, e748, Tue Jun 20 09:08:46 2017, e748, EXL, General, , EXL Spectrum with 60Co source
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| Here is a spectrum of EXL after one night of accumulating stat on 60Co. |
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Fixed, e748, Wed Jun 21 09:05:26 2017, Adrien Matta, Phil Adsley, MUST2, General, , MUST2 Dead Time
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We cabled the Dead time in the scaler.
We have a 100Hz pulser (entry 2 of U2M) in coincidence with the DT output of the GMT (entry 1), giving a direct reading of the dead time.
Note on MUST2 dead time:
- Without zero suppression the dead time caused by MUVI is 2ms. So this give a 40% DT at 180 counts per second.
- With zero suppression, the DT fall down to 240us (80us cash in to interrupt the CPU and, 80us to process the signal from MUVI to CAS and 80us to send the parameter back to the back plane). So this give a 5-7% DT with 180 counts per second.
- The ADC works in parallel of MUVI, so the DT are not cumulative. |
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Fixed, e748, Wed Jun 21 09:39:38 2017, e748, DAQ, General, , Backup of config file
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| ganacq manip back up. |
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Fixed, e748, Thu Jun 22 10:24:12 2017, e748, CATS, Software, , Manip config file backup before merge
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| Manip config file backup before merge |
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Fixed, e748, Thu Jun 22 11:10:35 2017, Valérian, EXL, Software, , EXL Mapping
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| Mapping of the EXL detector in the analysis program versus how it is written on the cables. |
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Fixed, e748, Thu Jun 22 17:46:45 2017, e748, MUST2, Hardware, , MUST2 SL cable repair
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Three cables came back from ASCO, two of them were the original spare cables.
Report from ASCO:
- The spare could not work because two pins were soldered together, so the spare never worked
- The other one had a broken pin on the fisher side. Try not to twith the cable when rotating the connector to plug it on the flange.
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Fixed, e748, Thu Jun 22 17:49:20 2017, Adrien and Phil , MUST2, General, , MUST2 telescope test with alpha source
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All Telescope now pass the I2C test.
We ran with an alpha source (attached pictures for the overall sequence),
1. at first the source was at 0deg: T1-4 OK; T6 got half of X strip missing, Y Ok; T7 got half Y missing, X Ok. T5 and 8 see nothing
2. source at 150 deg: T1-4 see nothing; T6-7 see nothing, T8 Ok; T5 got every other strip missing on 3/4 of Y (surely a capton issue).
3. source at 90 deg: T6-7 OK. |
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Fixed, e748, Thu Jun 22 17:55:52 2017, e748, MUST2, Hardware, , Surveyor mesurement
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The surveyor are missing some point for the telescope measurement.
We reopen tommorrow to fix T5 and let them retake the missing points. |
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Fixed, e748, Fri Jun 23 09:18:14 2017, e748, OTHER, General, , Plan for 23rd of June
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We have to open today, I started warming up of the telescope at 9h18 today.
Once open, we have to check on T5 DSSD capton and fix them.
Surveyor will carry out there measurement in the afternoon.
We plan on closing again this evening to perform alpha calibration over the weekend. |
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Fixed, e748, Fri Jun 23 09:20:33 2017, e748, OTHER, General, , Plan for coming days
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23rd of June:
Fix T5
Surveyor measurement
Mount 60Co in vacuum
24-25th of June:
Pedestal alignement with source facing off
Alpha calibration
26th-27th of June:
Have Calimero Running (Luc started on Wenesday)
MUST2 time calibration
TAC time calibration
EXL calibration with in vacuum source
26th-29th
CHIO test and debug with NUMEXO2 qnd CAEN Digitizer |
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