Offline analysis of AIDA data files from R31_0 to c. R31_5 (elapsed time 1120.45s)

Note impact of increased noise ( https://elog.ph.ed.ac.uk/AIDA/494 )on LEC spectra,
particularly for DSSSDs #1 & #2.

*** ENTRY finish

 *** data items: 1231535778 ( 133914.33 Hz)
 *** ADC events:  112061604 (  12185.32 Hz)
 *** time warps:          0 (      0.00 Hz)
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:  24147717 old count:  24147349 dt:   1120.45 s  LEC rate:  21551.85 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:  22686292 old count:  22685929 dt:   1120.45 s  LEC rate:  20247.53 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:  13051178 old count:  13050922 dt:   1120.45 s  LEC rate:  11648.18 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:  11173273 old count:  11173038 dt:   1120.45 s  LEC rate:   9972.15 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:   9478275 old count:   9478090 dt:   1120.45 s  LEC rate:   8459.36 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:  15562532 old count:  15562263 dt:   1120.45 s  LEC rate:  13889.57 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:       165 old count:       165 dt:   1120.45 s  HEC rate:      0.15 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:       275 old count:       275 dt:   1120.45 s  HEC rate:      0.25 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:       523 old count:       523 dt:   1120.45 s  HEC rate:      0.47 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:       469 old count:       469 dt:   1120.45 s  HEC rate:      0.42 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:       297 old count:       297 dt:   1120.45 s  HEC rate:      0.27 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:       118 old count:       118 dt:   1120.45 s  HEC rate:      0.11 Hz

 *** ENTRY finish ends

S O R T    S T O P P E D ..... Tue Nov 29 14:18:07 2016

Spectrum s400 displays the frequency of bits 0-47 of the (MBS) 25MHz correlation scaler.

For those bits which can be expected to cycle often within the sampling period we would
expect to observe each bit with equal probability and this is observed for bits 0-31.
Conclude there is no evidence for hardware/firmware problems with the AIDA 25MHz correlation
clock for bits 0-31 and therefore probably not for bits 32-47 either.

I think the SyncCheck issues observed could due to:

1) the effect of sampling data from the AIDA TapeServer data buffers,
2) arithmetic/coding bug in the SyncCheck code
... or ?

I don't recall observing these issues before ...  does that mean we weren't looking? ... or
that there has been some change to hardware operation, software ... ?
 

01:39 : Attachment 26 (R30_70to72) shows a gradual change in the hit pattern for DSSD2 (at the lower left
corner) which may indicate the noise level was increasing.

02.23 BigRIPS data file 1066

03.05 Beam stopped due to problem with LINAC RF.
      Stopped at 1GB through R30_90.
      Bias and leakage currents ok (attachments 1+2). Temps ok (attachment 3).

03.15 R30 stopped.

03.22 BigRIPS data file 1067

03.24 Beam returned and R31 started.

04.25 BigRIPS data file 1068

05.29 BigRIPS data file 1069

06.26 Stop R31 in anticipation of LN2 fill.
      Run stopped at R31_56.

06.31 BigRIPS data file 1070

07.18 R32 started successfully after LN2 fill.

07.24 DAQ crashed. SYNC errors.
      R32 closed.
      Cannot soft reset. Unable to contact nnaida9+19.

07.33 BigRIPS data file 1071
      
07.49 R33 started after FEE power cycle.
      Running quite fast, but seems to be stable. F11 rate still 30cps.

08.26 /home full.
         aidas1> du -sh /home/data/
         811G	/home/data/

         aidas1> du -sh /home/data/*
         3.4M	/home/data/bkg_r97.root
         253G	/home/data/NP1306.rootfiles
         27G	/home/data/NP1512.rootfiles
         190G	/home/data/npg
         311G	/home/data/online
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_0
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_1
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_10
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_11
         1.8G	/home/data/R97_12
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_2
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_3
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_4
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_5
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_6
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_7
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_8
         2.0G	/home/data/R97_9
         7.4G	/home/data/rootFiles
         4.0K	/home/data/rsync.sh
         4.0K	/home/data/rsync.sh~
         4.0K	/home/data/ttt.txt

08.36 BigRIPS data file 1072

09.16 Beam stopped for stripper foil change.
      R33 stopped.
      GK, RG and SN will install repaired clover (G7).

09.28 Beam returned and R34 started.
      BigRIPS data file 1073

10.32 BigRIPS data file 1074

11.00 DSSSD bias & leakage currents OK - see attachments 4 & 5
      FEE64 temperatures OK - see attachment 6
      Merge statistics OK - see attachments 7-12
      System wide checks OK *except* fails for clock status (bit 2 always set) and ADC calibration - see
attachments 13-14

11.20 Visual scaler - see attachment 15

11.25 Analysis of R30_25 - see attachment 16

11.39 BigRIPS data file 1075

13.11 BigRIPS data file 1076

14.10 11.50-14.10 Spectra Rate, HitRate, 1.8.L, 1.8.H, 1.8.W - see attachments 17-24
      1.8.W spectra show some evidence of increased 100kHz noise for nnaida17, 18 & 19
      statistics good events - nnaida17, 18 & 19 > 100k data item/s - see attachment 25

14.16 BigRIPS data file 1077

14.54 BigRIPS data file 1078

15.19 BigRIPS data file 1079

16.14 BigRIPS data file 1080
16.16 BigRIPS data file 1081

17.17 BigRIPS data file 1082

18.18 BigRIPS data file 1083

19.03 BigRIPS data file 1084

18.26 DAQ stopped OK (RIBF03R1/R34_137)

      Clover HPGe LN2 refill

18.30 Beam off - for primary user calibration & stripper foil change

18.45 Ambient temperature +25.5 deg C, d.p. -5.0 deg C, RH 12.%
      DSSSD bias & leakage currents OK - see attachments 27 & 28
      FEE64 temperatures OK - see attachment 29

19.03 BigRIPS data file 1084

19.12 Statistics good events - see attachment 30
      All FEE64s < 100k data items/s, nnaida17, 18 & 19 < 50k data items/s
      Note - nothing has been changed/touched

19.40 Degraders unchanged
      (8mm Al) Fixed + ( 1mm W/1mm Al, 0.3mm W/1mm Al) variable

19.46 DAQ starts (RIBF0R1/R35)

19.50 SyncCheck OK

19.51 BRIKEN data file 155

19.53 Statistics - good events - see attachment 31
      All FEE64s < 100k data items/s, nnaida17, 18 & 19 < 50k data items/s
      Visual scalers - see attachment 32

20.00 BigRIPS data file 1085

20.08 Offline analysis R35_1 - ADc & disc data synchronised - see attachments 33 & 34

20.58 BigRIPS data file 1086

21.15 Rate, HitRate, 1.8.L, 1.8.H, 1.8.W spectra - see attachments 35-42

21.35 Found nnaida17 HEC fast comparator 0x3 *not* 0x2 
      Corrected and saved ASIC settings etc with new DB key 2016Nov29-21.38.02
      Current AIDA data file R35_22











       


      
 

We noticed a peculiar feature in the time-stamp synchronization monitor. The spectra of timestamp difference between pairs of DAQ systems show, for all possible pair combinations, a peak at Delta(ts)= 65535 = 2**15

This corresponds to a difference of 2.6 ms (for 25MHz correlation clock). See the attachments taken ~23:00 of Nov 28th.

We performed the AIDA system-wide checks (no errors) and a timestamp reset, but the second peak at 65K is still there (we also checked that there is no peak at 2*65K, at least in a short run period).

We also observed a double peak for timestam-differences close to zero, which we interpret as good correlations (attachment 2). Note, however, that this double peak became much supprese around midnight (see attachment 6 and 7).

From analysis of ion (BigRIPS) and implant (AIDA) correlations we have some confidence that these two DAQs are synchronized; see entry https://elog.ph.ed.ac.uk/AIDA/492 where we identify an implant for 20% ofions at F11 (and with an implantatin profile that, for example, is consistent with changes to the degrader configuration)

Data for ~3 hrs: Nov 28th, 20:06 to 23:16

Bigrips run 1060 to 1062

AIDA run R30_ 2 to R30_40

Degrader setting: variable= (0.3mmW/1mmAl + 1mmW/1mmAl) + fixed= ( 8 mm Al)

IMPLANT PROFILE: Compare to previous setting (with 3mm Pb as fixed degrader) in elog entry https://elog.ph.ed.ac.uk/AIDA/487

In particular, attachment: https://elog.ph.ed.ac.uk/AIDA/161127_195411/run104x_imp_profile.png

The implantation positin for 40Mg seems to be well optimized (perhaps we can add ~0.5 mm Al to move it further downstream, but not more than that!).

IMPLANT EFFICIENCY: If we compare the number of Al and Mg ions in the ZDS PID for the three runs (~46000, see attachment 5) to the number of ions identified as implants (9389, see attachment 2), we get:

Implant efficiency ~ 20 %   (=9389/46000)

P/S: attachment: hit pattern in BRIKEN with F11 plastic (beam), only for BigRIPS run 40Mg1060

Degrader (8mm Al) fixed + ( 0.3mm W/1mm Al + 1mm W/1mm Al)

S O R T    C O M P L E T E ..... Mon Nov 28 20:53:02 2016


 *** ENTRY finish

 *** data items:  261088000 ( 120002.96 Hz)
 *** ADC events:   34802098 (  15995.96 Hz)
 *** time warps:          0 (      0.00 Hz)
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:   5905997 old count:   5887846 dt:    290.51 s  LEC rate:  20329.92 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:   5530448 old count:   5513790 dt:    290.51 s  LEC rate:  19037.19 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:   2899015 old count:   2890171 dt:    290.51 s  LEC rate:   9979.14 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:   2612137 old count:   2604306 dt:    290.51 s  LEC rate:   8991.63 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:   1944405 old count:   1938459 dt:    290.51 s  LEC rate:   6693.13 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:   3424115 old count:   3413635 dt:    290.51 s  LEC rate:  11786.66 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:        52 old count:        52 dt:    290.51 s  HEC rate:      0.18 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:        78 old count:        78 dt:    290.51 s  HEC rate:      0.27 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:       147 old count:       147 dt:    290.51 s  HEC rate:      0.51 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:       130 old count:       130 dt:    290.51 s  HEC rate:      0.45 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:        84 old count:        84 dt:    290.51 s  HEC rate:      0.29 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:        40 old count:        40 dt:    290.51 s  HEC rate:      0.14 Hz

 *** ENTRY finish ends

S O R T    S T O P P E D ..... Mon Nov 28 20:54:07 2016

Conditions: One Pb wall with empty windows. 3mm Pb degrader closer to AIDA, on the front of PE wall

Variable degraders: 1.0 mm W (+1 mm Al) and 0.3 mm W (+1 mm Al)

 *** data items:  261088000 ( 110875.14 Hz)
 *** ADC events:   39427988 (  16743.72 Hz)
 *** time warps:          0 (      0.00 Hz)
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:   5617273 old count:   5603383 dt:    327.21 s  LEC rate:  17167.27 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:   6007495 old count:   5992656 dt:    327.21 s  LEC rate:  18359.85 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:   3154280 old count:   3146595 dt:    327.21 s  LEC rate:   9639.98 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:   2713744 old count:   2706934 dt:    327.21 s  LEC rate:   8293.63 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:   1977642 old count:   1972985 dt:    327.21 s  LEC rate:   6043.99 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:   2943065 old count:   2935788 dt:    327.21 s  LEC rate:   8994.47 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:       128 old count:       128 dt:    327.21 s  HEC rate:      0.39 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:       174 old count:       174 dt:    327.21 s  HEC rate:      0.53 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:       236 old count:       236 dt:    327.21 s  HEC rate:      0.72 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:       158 old count:       158 dt:    327.21 s  HEC rate:      0.48 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:        80 old count:        80 dt:    327.21 s  HEC rate:      0.24 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:        29 old count:        29 dt:    327.21 s  HEC rate:      0.09 Hz

 *** ENTRY finish ends

S O R T    S T O P P E D ..... Mon Nov 28 15:32:15 2016

See attached histograms

Conditions: Two Pb walls with empty windows. 3mm Pb degrader between MUSIC 1 and MUSIC 2.

Variable degraders: 1.0 mm W (+1 mm Al) and 0.3 mm W (+1 mm Al)

 *** DSSSD # 1 count:   5901917 old count:   5892055 dt:    286.62 s  LEC rate:  20591.57 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:   5564387 old count:   5555277 dt:    286.62 s  LEC rate:  19413.94 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:   2995556 old count:   2990474 dt:    286.62 s  LEC rate:  10451.38 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:   2453137 old count:   2448680 dt:    286.62 s  LEC rate:   8558.90 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:   1926370 old count:   1923142 dt:    286.62 s  LEC rate:   6721.03 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:   3550119 old count:   3544196 dt:    286.62 s  LEC rate:  12386.23 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:        76 old count:        76 dt:    286.62 s  HEC rate:      0.27 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:        94 old count:        94 dt:    286.62 s  HEC rate:      0.33 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:       118 old count:       118 dt:    286.62 s  HEC rate:      0.41 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:        74 old count:        74 dt:    286.62 s  HEC rate:      0.26 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:        48 old count:        48 dt:    286.62 s  HEC rate:      0.17 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:        17 old count:        17 dt:    286.62 s  HEC rate:      0.06 Hz

 *** ENTRY finish ends

S O R T    S T O P P E D ..... Mon Nov 28 14:20:29 2016

See attached histograms

After changing degrader to optimize 40Mg, hit pattern in AIDA is shown in figure below.

The implantation position changed from right side position of  first DSSD to center position of last DSSD.

Analysis of files for two more settings of F11 degrader to optimize implantation of 40Mg.

+ setting 1: from Nov 27th, 22:16
    Fixed degrader: 3 mm Pb + 1 mm Al, Variable degrader: 1.3 mm W + 2 mm Al
    AIDA run: R26_0 to R26_38
    BigRIPS run: 40Mg1037 (partial) to 40Mg1040
    see attachments: run1038_imp*png

+ setting 2: from Nov 28th, 1:38.
    Entered F11 during stripper foil change and removed 1mm Al fixed degrader (same as during Nov 26th - ~ run
40Mg1012).
    Fixed degrader: 3 mm Pb, Variable degrader: 1.3 mm W + 2 mm Al
    AIDA run: R26_39 to ...
    BigRIPS run: from 40Mg1041 to ...
    see attachments: run104x_imp*png (2 hours of data: run 1041 and 1042)

Setting 2 moved implantation depth one or two strips upstream (1.2 according to calculations). 40Mg seems to be
implanted about the third strip; a conclusion with LOW STATISTICS, but consistent with the trend of how the
implantation position depends on neutron number for the higher-count isotopes. 

Setting 2 seems to be our best option (at least without going into F11 and reconfiguring degraders). We will
continue accumulating data with it.

Attachments: the 1D plot shows the ion implant position (DSSD) gated for all ions and for Al and Mg gates in the
PID. The 2D plots show the PID with gates on implants in different DSSDs.

Range calculation for degrader's configuration:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QJp8t98sT3pExAQb3xtHtAvk4TUDVO6alhbLIaNtx8A/edit?usp=sharing

01.28 Beam stopped temporarily.
      ~750MB into R26_38.
      Bias and leakage currents ok, as are FEE temps (attachments 1-3).
      Removed 1mm fixed Al degrader from in front of PE wall.
         > Now have 3mm PB downstream of 2nd MUSIC + 1.3mm W and 2mm Al.

01.35 Beam returned.
      ~1/2 way through R26_39.

06.27 LN2 fill.
      Run R26 stopped successfully @ R26_97.

07.41 After a couple of failed attempts, R27 successfully started.

07.44 Resync pulse sent from BRIKEN as nothing is seen on sync monitor.

07.58 Bias and leakage currents ok (attachments 4+5).

09.00 Beam stopped for stripper foil change.
      1.4GB into R27_15.
      Will continue with R27.

9.13  Changed degraders and shields in F11
      Pb bricks between MUSIC 1 and MUSIC 2 were not changed, but we confirmed their positions and size of the
window.
         Width of window is 7.5 cm, height of window is larger than the MUSIC windows, depth of Pb to beam is 10 cm
      New Pb bricks placed downstream of the variable degrader
         Width of window is ~12 cm, height of window is larger than the MUSIC windows, depth of Pb to beam is 20 cm
      3 mm Pb degrader was moved from the front of the PE wall to the front of the upstream Pb shield 
         (between MUSIC 1 and 2 as described above)

9.15 BigRIPS run 1049

AIDA runs R27_15 (end portion) and all of _16, and the start of R27_17 include beam-off time.

The start of R27_18 should coincide nearly with beam on.

10.00 System-wide checks OK *except* clock status errors from amongst nnaida5, 7, 8, 15 & 16 - bit 2 always set
      and ADC calibration fail for nnaida13

10.50 BigRIPS run 1050 begins

11.02 We checked the timestamping, and it looks like BRIKEN and AIDA are not synchronized.  So we will restart runs.

11.08 R28_00 at AIDA started

11.12 All syncs look good now.

11.16 BigRIPS data file 1051

12.08 Visual scalers - see attachment 6

12.12 SyncCheck OK - see attachment 7

12.22 BigRIPS data file 1052

14.19 Sync of AIDA shows two peaks with both BRIKEN and BigRIPS, so we stop the run.
      BigRIPS should be starting a new run soon, so we will wait for them to start the new run

14.31 New AIDA run R29_0; started directly after BigRIPS 1054 (14.29 start)

16.00 Offline analysis of R27_1 and R28_14 was done with MIDAS.  See their respective eLog entries
      The main difference between these runs is R27 has the 3 mm Pb closer to AIDA than R28
      The number of implants to AIDA seems about a factor 2 higher with the 3 mm Pb closer to AIDA
      During the next chance to enter F11, we should shift the 3 mm Pb closer to AIDA again, all other things being
equal (BRIKEN impact?!)

18.22 Stop the run (R29_47) in preparation for LN2 fill.

19.30 Ambient temperature +25.7 deg C, dp.p. +0.2 deg C, RH 18.4%
      DSSSD bias & leakage currents OK - see attachments 8 & 9

19.35 Beam is stopped to exchange strippers.  Main exp. team also enters the radiation area for ~20 min
      Remove the 3mm Pb degrader (it was on the upstream side of the Pb shield between MUSIC 1 and MUSIC 2)
      Add 8 mm Al to the front of the PE wall.  This should be an equivalent dE for 40Mg we calculated.

19.59 DAQ starts (RIBF03R1/R30)

20.05 SyncCheck OK

20.06 Beam back (R30_1)
      BigRIPS data file 1060
      Degrader ( 8mm Al ) fixed + ( 0.3mm W/1mm Al + 1.0mm W/1mm Al ) variable
      

S O R T    C O M P L E T E ..... Sun Nov 27 20:32:48 2016


 *** ENTRY finish

 *** data items:  261088000 ( 102453.05 Hz)
 *** ADC events:   37054863 (  14540.63 Hz)
 *** time warps:          0 (      0.00 Hz)
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:   5327829 old count:   5309834 dt:    306.37 s  LEC rate:  17389.94 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:   4754694 old count:   4738448 dt:    306.37 s  LEC rate:  15519.24 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:   3419847 old count:   3408339 dt:    306.37 s  LEC rate:  11162.32 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:   3012429 old count:   3002271 dt:    306.37 s  LEC rate:   9832.52 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:   1976094 old count:   1969554 dt:    306.37 s  LEC rate:   6449.94 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:   3682932 old count:   3670389 dt:    306.37 s  LEC rate:  12021.03 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:        37 old count:        37 dt:    306.37 s  HEC rate:      0.12 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:        49 old count:        48 dt:    306.37 s  HEC rate:      0.16 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:       174 old count:       172 dt:    306.37 s  HEC rate:      0.57 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:       228 old count:       226 dt:    306.37 s  HEC rate:      0.74 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:       210 old count:       209 dt:    306.37 s  HEC rate:      0.69 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:       125 old count:       125 dt:    306.37 s  HEC rate:      0.41 Hz

 *** ENTRY finish ends

S O R T    S T O P P E D ..... Sun Nov 27 20:34:06 2016

Implantation profile in AIDA

    BigRIPS file 1028 (Attachment run1028.png):  Degrader setting: 3 mm Pb(fix) + 0.8 mm W(variable) + 2 mm Al(variable)

    BigRIPS file 1033 (Attachment run1033.png):  Degrader setting: 3 mm Pb(fix) + 0.8 mm W(variable) + 2 mm Al(variable) + 1 mm Al(fix)

    BigRIPS file 1012 is in https://elog.ph.ed.ac.uk/AIDA/478 Degrader setting: 3 mm Pb(fix) + 1.3 mm W(variable) + 2 mm Al(variable)

    Observation: Some Mg isotopes (38, 40) is implanted in last DSSD or out the DSSD stacks. We may need to add more degrader!

Equivalent thickness of W, Pb and Al degraders

   The measured implantation profiles agree with LISE estiamtes for the equivalent change in implantation depth for W, Pb and Al. These were estimated with LISE by comparing change of range in Si for 1mm   degrader of each material (see attachments). Note that W produces a larger change in range than Pb (higher density; according to LISE database).

     1 mm Al: 1.15 mm in Si

     1 mm W: 5.40 mm in Si

     1 mm Pb: 3.05 mm in Si

The current configuration (run Mg401033) gives:

    3 mm Pb + 0.8 mm W + 3 mm Al  = 16.9 mm Si

Probably our best alternative (unless we can go in and rearrange fixed degraders) is:

   3 mm Pb + 1.3 mm W + 3 mm Al = 19.6 mm Si: move implantation depth 2.7 mm upstream

Here is a spreadsheet where you can play with the numbers and create test your own solution to the puzzle: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QJp8t98sT3pExAQb3xtHtAvk4TUDVO6alhbLIaNtx8A/edit?usp=sharing

 !!! We did change degrader for the 3mmPb+1.3mmW+3mmAl setting at 22.16 (from AIDA run 26_0); see elog entry https://elog.ph.ed.ac.uk/AIDA/483

14.15 BigRIPS run number is now 1029

15.22 BigRIPS run number is now 1030

15.36 DSSSD bias & leakage currents OK - see attachments 1 & 2
      FEE64 temperatures OK - see attachment 3

      DAQ continues (RIBF03R1/R20)

      Degrader 3mm Pb fixed + (0.3mm W/1mm Al + 0.5mm W/1mm Al) variable
      
      ASIC settings 2016Nov17-10.50.10

      BNC PB-4 settings 
      Amplitude 90,000
      x5 attenuator IN
      freq 25Hz range
      t_r 50ns, tau_d 50us
      polarity -, int ref, delay MIN, tail pulse

15.43 System-wide checks OK *except* clock status errors from amongst nnaida5, 7, 8, 15 & 16 - bit 2 always set

15.46 Visual scalers - see attachment 4

16.04 Accelerator group wants to change the carbon stripper foil -- beam stop
      Run stop (R20_27 at the end)

16.10 Ambient temperature +25.2 deg C, d.p. +2.6 deg C, RH 23.8%

16.17 BigRIPS run 1031 is junk

16:17 Added 1 mm Al plate to the front of the 3 mm Pb degrader (on the upstream side of PE wall)
      Pb bricks stacked between MUSIC1 and MUSIC2.  
        Not enough time to measure it because of quick foil change
        Basically, about 10 cm thick, and it has a ~7 cm +/- 1 mm window in X, and no cut in Y (it is above and
below MUSIC window)

16:19 Start AIDA run R21.  BRIKEN run started.  BRIKEN Sync issued.

16.22 BigRIPS run 1032

16.26 SyncCheck - see attachment 5

17:01 AIDA merger stopped.  When attempting to stop the Run, the following error is issued:

STATE for nnaida1 returned with an error
error: SOAP http transport timed out after 20000 ms
NONE
error: SOAP http transport timed out after 20000 ms
    while executing
"$transport $procVarName $url $req"
    (procedure "::SOAP::invoke" line 18)
    invoked from within
"::SOAP::invoke ::SOAP::_DataAcquisitionControlClient__GetState"
    ("eval" body line 1)
    invoked from within
"eval ::SOAP::invoke ::SOAP::_DataAcquisitionControlClient__GetState $args"
    (procedure "DataAcquisitionControlClient__GetState" line 1)
    invoked from within
"DataAcquisitionControlClient__GetState"


Going through hardware checks, the check sync errors since baseline gets 23/24 failures  (nnaida6 is still my friend)
      Perform TimeStamp RESYNC -> all can pass the check

17:17 AIDA looks happy now.  R22 started.  

18.16 System-wide checks OK *except* clock status errors from amongst nnaida5, 7, 8, 15 & 16 - bit 2 always set
      and ADC calibration fails nnaida13

18.27 DAQ stops OK
      Soft reset following LN2 refill cycle

18.33 BigRIPS 1034

18.56 DAQ starts (RIBF03R1/R23)

      Degrader (3mm Pb + 1mm Al) fixed + (0.3mm W/1mm Al + 0.5mm W/1mm Al) variable
      
      ASIC settings 2016Nov17-10.50.10

      BNC PB-4 settings 
      Amplitude 90,000
      x5 attenuator IN
      freq 25Hz range
      t_r 50ns, tau_d 50us

19.02 BRIKEN issue correlation scaler reset request
      SyncCheck OK - see attachment 6

      Visual scaler, 1.8.L & 1.8.W spectra, good events stats - see attachments 7-12

1.8.L pulser peak widths

Peak width =    66.76+/-  0.7221
Peak width =   178.72+/-  2.5140
Peak width =    75.37+/-  0.9037
Peak width =    76.21+/-  0.6630
Peak width =    70.19+/-  0.6772
Peak width =    66.65+/-  0.8516
Peak width =    91.90+/-  0.8132
Peak width =    69.90+/-  1.169
Peak width =    73.73+/-  0.6390
Peak width =    73.01+/-  0.7860
Peak width =    81.35+/-  0.7306
Peak width =    84.03+/-  0.8589

Peak width =    77.27+/-  1.2263
Peak width =    78.92+/-  1.2343
Peak width =    76.99+/-  1.1963
Peak width =    68.85+/-  1.7060
Peak width =    82.37+/-  1.2500
Peak width =    84.83+/-  1.3169
Peak width =    90.84+/-  1.4190
Peak width =    89.81+/-  1.3821
Peak width =   100.33+/-  1.6409
Peak width =    89.42+/-  1.4682
Peak width =    97.52+/-  1.5855
Peak width =    64.02+/-  1.0206

19.19 DAQ stops 
      LN2 refill transient?

19.28 soft reset
      DAQ starts (RIBF03R1/R24)

      Degrader (3mm Pb + 1mm Al) fixed + (0.3mm W/1mm Al + 0.5mm W/1mm Al) variable
      
      ASIC settings 2016Nov17-10.50.10

      BNC PB-4 settings 
      Amplitude 90,000
      x5 attenuator IN
      freq 25Hz range
      t_r 50ns, tau_d 50us

19.34 BigRIPS file 1035

19.50 R24_3 AIDA ADC & disc data synchronised - see attachments 13 & 14

21:11 BRIKEN DAQ was not working properly from the last ~half hour (unrelated to AIDA), and had to be restarted and we
also had to send a couple of synchronization pulses.

      R25_0: Started new run once BRIKEN was running and all DAQs synchronized

21.41 BigRIPS file 1037

22.14 Stop DAQ to change degrader

22.16 DAQ starts (RIBF03R1/R26)

      Degrader (3mm Pb + 1mm Al) fixed + (0.3mm W/1mm Al + 1.0mm W/1mm Al) variable
      
      ASIC settings 2016Nov17-10.50.10

      BNC PB-4 settings 
      Amplitude 90,000
      x5 attenuator IN
      freq 25Hz range
      t_r 50ns, tau_d 50us

22.36 BRIKEN DAQ restarted
      re-sync issued
      AIDA data file R26_3
      BRIKEN data file 039

22.42 BigRIPS file 1038
      AIDA data file R26_4

Offline analysis of R12 LEC -> MEC setting

S O R T    C O M P L E T E ..... Sun Nov 27 14:37:35 2016


 *** ENTRY finish

 *** data items:   40373208 ( 243177.77 Hz)
 *** ADC events:     443923 (   2673.86 Hz)
 *** time warps:          0 (      0.00 Hz)
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:      4218 old count:      4215 dt:   2956.04 s  LEC rate:      1.43 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:      3660 old count:      3657 dt:   2956.04 s  LEC rate:      1.24 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:      4044 old count:      4041 dt:   2956.04 s  LEC rate:      1.37 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:      2796 old count:      2792 dt:   2956.04 s  LEC rate:      0.95 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:      1724 old count:      1722 dt:   2956.04 s  LEC rate:      0.58 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:       996 old count:       994 dt:   2956.04 s  LEC rate:      0.34 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:         0 old count:         0 dt:   2956.04 s  HEC rate:      0.00 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:         0 old count:         0 dt:   2956.04 s  HEC rate:      0.00 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:         0 old count:         0 dt:   2956.04 s  HEC rate:      0.00 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:         0 old count:         0 dt:   2956.04 s  HEC rate:      0.00 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:         0 old count:         0 dt:   2956.04 s  HEC rate:      0.00 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:         0 old count:         0 dt:   2956.04 s  HEC rate:      0.00 Hz

 *** ENTRY finish ends

S O R T    S T O P P E D ..... Sun Nov 27 14:38:07 2016 

Note LEC E_p versus E_n spectra changed from (10keV/channel)

          CALL inc2d( 2020, INT( 0.07 * idata( i ) + 0.5 ),
     +                      INT( 0.07 * idata( j ) + 0.5 ) )

to (3.5MeV/channel)

          CALL inc2d( 2020, INT( 0.01 * idata( i ) + 0.5 ),
     +                      INT( 0.01 * idata( j ) + 0.5 ) )

We conclude that the high energy heavy-ions of interest are largely above the
HEC 200MeV (nominal) threshold.

The function and setting of the AIDA discriminators is as follows:

                  LEC (20MeV FSR)    MEC (1GeV FSR)    HEC (20GeV FSR)    Function

slow comparator   10keV/unit         500keV/unit       n/a                controls LEC/MEC ADC readout

fast comparator   100keV/unit        5MeV/unit         100MeV/unit        controls LEC/MEC disc readout
                                                                          controls HEC ADC readout


For example, a slow comparator setting of 0xa corresponds to a threshold of 100keV (LEC)
or 5MeV (MEC), and the default HEC fast comparator setting of 0x2 corresponds to 200MeV. 

Run R18_2: 3 mm Pb, 0.5 mm W (+1 mm Al) and 0.3 mm W (+1 mm Al)

 *** data items:  261088000 ( 105923.42 Hz)
 *** ADC events:   34184359 (  13868.60 Hz)
 *** time warps:          0 (      0.00 Hz)
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:   5644505 old count:   5634720 dt:    289.12 s  LEC rate:  19523.08 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:   5319467 old count:   5310562 dt:    289.12 s  LEC rate:  18398.85 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:   2800065 old count:   2795460 dt:    289.12 s  LEC rate:   9684.80 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:   2458077 old count:   2454093 dt:    289.12 s  LEC rate:   8501.94 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:   1903393 old count:   1900323 dt:    289.12 s  LEC rate:   6583.41 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:   3534753 old count:   3528835 dt:    289.12 s  LEC rate:  12225.92 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 1 count:        19 old count:        19 dt:    289.12 s  HEC rate:      0.07 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 2 count:        17 old count:        17 dt:    289.12 s  HEC rate:      0.06 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 3 count:        89 old count:        89 dt:    289.12 s  HEC rate:      0.31 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 4 count:       195 old count:       195 dt:    289.12 s  HEC rate:      0.67 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 5 count:       290 old count:       289 dt:    289.12 s  HEC rate:      1.00 Hz
 *** DSSSD # 6 count:       266 old count:       265 dt:    289.12 s  HEC rate:      0.92 Hz

 *** ENTRY finish ends

S O R T    S T O P P E D ..... Sun Nov 27 11:42:52 2016
 

Here we show the PID plot and implantation depth in AIDA from BigRIPS file 40Mg1012 (1 hr of data from 20:30 in Nov 26th), merged with AIDA files R10_8 to R10_29

The more neutron-rich isotopes have a shorter range in AIDA, and seem to be implanted towards the first layers of the stack. For 40Mg - most exciting case(?) - there is only one count at DSSD1. But comparing to the position of 38Mg, we could deduce that the implantation depth is already good. need more data analyzed to decide if we need to remove a bit of degrader.

Degrader settings: 3mm Pb (at BRIKEN PE shielding), variable of 1mm W (+1mmAl) + 0.3mmW (+1 mm Al)

Attachment 1: DSSD of detected implant for cuts in the PID.

Attachment 2: PID from F8 to F11.

BigRIPS trees produced with macro at gamma16@a04:exp/users/alfredo/macro/MakePIDTree.C (or MakeAllTree.C, depending on version of merger)

Merging code in: ur16@ribfana03:analysis/users/liujj/BRIKEN_161125Parasitic/
 

Visual scaler inputs

1 F11
2 upstream PL top
3 upstream PL bottom
4 Si top
5 Si bottom
6 AIDA PL
7 F11 x (upstream PL top + upstream PL bottom)
8 F11 x AIDA PL

00.33 DSSSD bias & leakage currents OK - see attachments 1 & 2
      FEE64 temperatures OK - see attachment 3

00.34 DAQ continues (RIBF03R1/R10)

      ASIC settings 2016Nov17-10.50.10
 
      BNC PB-4 pulser
      Amplitude 90,000
      x5 attenuator IN
      frequency 25Hz range
      t_r 50ns, tau_d 50us
      polarity -, tail pulse, delay MIN, INT ref

      good events - see attachment 4
      N.B. 5x FEE64s > 100k data items/s - intrinsic/extrinsic noise has changed cf. 0x FEE64s previously

00.50 SyncCheck - see attachment 5
      Two peaks for RIBF-AIDA, one peak for BRIKEN-AIDA => RIBF issue?

      Merge statistics - see attachments 6-11

00.56 All system-wide checks OK - except clock status - see attachment 12 
      Note - clock status fails show bit 2 set

01.02 Visual scaler - see attachment 13

03.00 Beam stopped temporarily.
      File R10_142 @ ~ 1.5Gb.
      Beam returned ~03.06. Near end of file R10_147.

05.57 Bias and leakage currents ok (attachments 14+15).

06.25 R10 (@R10_211) stopped in anticipation of LN2 fill.

07.11 Successfully restarted DAQ after LN2 fill.
      Started run R11.

07.18 Beam stopped to change stripper foil.
      End of R11_1.
      DAQ also stopped as I typed this.

07.53 Beam returned.
      
08.01 R12 started on 1GeV setting to look at suspicious data in high LEC/low HEC ranges.
      Will run this for ~30mins.      
      (NB: Threshold of 0x20 was not changed so...)

(DK arrives on shift)

08.21 Data size of R12 very small, but maybe to be expected as the low gain usually contains ~10k counts which
      is now suppressed? 
      Offline analysis show no implants, even in the low gain portion.  Strange!
      Redo this test again later today if possible

08.50 Stop R12
      Change the medium energy back to low energy

08.55 Start R13 with low and high energy modes
      The data stops writing to disk for some reason

09.05 Switch the degrader condition: was degraders 2 & 3, now degraders 1 & 2
      Liu and Alfredo had found one 40Mg event (it seems we have about 1 such event per hour)
      However, it was only implanted into DSSD #1, so we want to implant 40Mg deeper (N=1 statistics, woohoo)
      So now, 0.5 mm W (+1 mm Al) and 0.3 mm W (+1 mm Al)

09.14 Run takes a moment to begin (data transfer links on FEE 3 and 4 dropped out briefly).  R14 now.

09.39 Data writing stopped. We re-sequence the merger (toggle data transfer on all FEE64s), and start run R15.

09.43 R15 stops writing to disc. All system checks still passed, but not writing.
      Restart merger but lose contact with nnaida14.
09.50 Power cycle FEEs.

10.20 Start run R16 -- garbage
      nnaida13 refuses to calibrate ADCs
      Maybe miscommunication with BRIKEN team?
      When we restart, they need to reload parameters, and then they cannot see our sync (or we are actually not
sending it?)

10.25 Start run R17
      Still the time stamp from AIDA is not visible on the sync check?
      One of the Check ASIC Control tests returned something other than OK
          (sorry, we did not copy it)
          But trying it again (w/o other changes), then it returned the default OK values.
      BRIKEN is not synced with BigRIPS?  They don't know if it gets syncs from AIDA or not
      All AIDA sync checks appear as normal, however

10.36 BRIKEN and AIDA seem to now be synchronized (we did nothing on the AIDA side)
      It is unclear if we are sync'd with BigRIPS.
      Stop this run to get aligned with BRIKEN

10.41 Start R18.  Checks on ASICs and SYNC come back good.
      Degrader settings (not changed): 3 mm Pb,; 0.5 mm W (+1 mm Al); 0.3 mm W (+1 mm Al)
      F11 plastic rate 8 cps
      BigRIPS run 1026; started 10:27

(CG leaves shift)

(TD arrives)

12.28: BigRIPS run number 1028

12.58 Checking the synchronization, and it is not correct.
      R18_28: BRIKEN issues a new synchronization signal

13.25 Merger stops

      Merger error messages for Q 23 (nnaida24) - see attachment 16
      nnaida24 reboots c. 13:31 - see attachment 17

      Request DAQ STOP, restart Merger
      DAQ stops OK
      Request DAQ RESET & SETUP
      R19 started for AIDA, but we never get the full data links (junk)

13.54 nnaida15 did not show data transfer -> merger restarted
      Now R20_0, DAQs look good, BRIKEN issued resync
      BigRIPS run 1028 still

14.00 SyncCheck see attachment 18
      good events statistics - see attachment 19 - rates lower than observed yesterday, not clear why