 Wed Jun 11 09:16:55 2025, CB, ASIC Control Settings 17x
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11 June 10:18
2025Apr08-13.45.30 settings
DSSD4 not working as of the screenshots (MEC + High Threshold)
See attached.
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Thu Feb 24 08:30:36 2022, JG, MS, AIDA5 calibration test failed - solved
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UPDATE: THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED FOR NOW:
Doing the calib for the 5th time eventually worked.
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The ADC check showed that the calib test for aida5 failed.
We tried to do the calibration as described in the fail message, but it seems to not work. See attachement. |
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Wed Jan 17 19:21:20 2024, TD, AIDA spares
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Spare AIDA hardware
1x AIDA FEE64 PSU
1x USB-controlled ac mains relay
Transferred from EX 2.039 store ( ESR roof ) to CARME storage bins adjacent to CRYRING counting room ( CRYRING roof ).
CRYRING Hall
12 USB-Jtag cables ( sys console ) + 1x to Edinburgh Jan 2024 to fabricate more with spare Jtag PCBs
7x HDMI FEE64 - MACB cables
0x 0.3m HDMI-HDMI cables - require 8x 0.3m HDMI - HDMI cables + 2x 3m HDMI-HDMI cables
2x MACB
1x NIM WR emulator
1x Dlink 7 port USB extender
1x Netgear 24-port Gbit network switch
1x CAEN N1419ET ( ch #0 u/s ? )
0x 10m RJ45 Cat 6 network cables yellow/green/purple/brown - require 2x of each |
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Thu Jan 27 21:33:40 2022, JM, OH, AIDA config files, remote access, motor test
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Power, Ethernet and HDMI cables connected to FEEs. To prevent cables coming out of connectors, power and HDMI cables are zip tied to FEE cooling pipe (see attached image).
Correct FEE MAC addresses have been updated in /etc/dhcp/dhcpd.conf
Remote access to carme sever has been setup. Remote access instructions in elogs 176-179.
New ASIC settings which reflect polarity of FEES produced 2022Jan27-16-43-00
New Options file updated to point to new ASIC settings.
/MIDAS/config/TclHttpd/carme-gsi@8015/startup.tcl updated for 8 FEEs
/MIDAS/Linux/startup/NewMerger Updated line from "./master64 -i 16 -l 16 -p 11001 &" to "./master64 -i 8 -l 16 -p 11001 &"
Quick motors test performed. Motors accesible remotely (elog 179). Motors moving output (BNC 1 on motors box) connected to motors module (BNC 1). When not moving +12V is observed at BNC 2 on motors module. When moving 0V is observed on BNC 2. |
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Wed Aug 25 07:02:41 2021, RSS TD, 25-31 August 19x
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Pirani IE514
mbar mbar
25/8/21 08:00 0.0030 1.86e-8
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26/8/21 09:00 0.0030 1.77e-8
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27/8/21 08:00 0.0030 1.76e-8
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28/8/21 17:30 0.0029 1.63e-8
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30/8/21 08:00 0.0028 1.43e-8
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31/8/21 08:30 0.0027 1.40e-8 |
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Wed Jun 19 12:01:29 2024, TD, 23:00-07:00 Wednesday 19 June 23x
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23.18 DSSSD bias & leakage current OK - attachment 1
FEE64 temps OK - attachment 2
ADC data item stats attachment 3
aida01-aida04 c. 250k
per FEE64 1.8.W spectra - 20us FSR - attachments 4-5
large transients aida01-aida04
per FEE64 Rate spectra - attachment 6
Merger, TapeServer etc. - attachments 7-8
data file R101_15
DSSSD energy spectra (updating) - attachment 9
DSSSD bias & leakage current log - attachment 10
transients bottom & top left c. 02:00 18.6.24
cycle slow comparator 0x32 -> 0x64 -> Check ASIC Control -> 0x32
aida01 - aida04 rates return to normal
ADC data item stats - attachment 11
DSSSD energy spectra - attachment 12
23.40 cycle slow comparator 0x32 -> 0x64 -> Check ASIC Control -> 0x32
aida01 - aida04 rates return to normal
00.10 cycle slow comparator 0x32 -> 0x64 -> Check ASIC Control -> 0x32
aida01 - aida04 rates return to normal
01.43 ADC item stats OK - attachment 13
FEE64 temps OK - attachment 14
04.43 ADC data items stats
ADC data item stats - attachment 15
FEE64 temps OK - attachment 16
cycle slow comparator 0x32 -> 0x64 -> Check ASIC Control -> 0x32
aida01 - aida04 rates return to normal
ADC data item stats - attachment 17
per FEE64 Rate spectra - attachment 18
Merger, TapeServer etc. - attachment 19
data file R101_51
07.00 FEE64 temps OK - attachment 21
ADC data items OK - attachment 20
Merger, Tape Server OK - attachment 22
DSSSD bias & leakage current - attachment 23
DAQ stop, close data file
DSSSD bias OFF
FEE64 power OFF
Gzip'ing all uncompressed data files |
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Fri May 10 21:23:35 2024, TD, CB, JM, 20Ne7+ test beam 18x
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22.00
Carsten Brandau stopping e-target experiment Unattended beam overnight. No operators watching.
10^5 (nominal) 20Ne7+ at 380keV/u beam available
Carsten reports beam is unstable, often disappearing, and in bunched mode.
4x MSL type TTT14 DSSSDs not moving, locked in out position
Starting CARME MIDAS DAQ ASIC settings 2024Apr24-14.14.03
slow comparator 0x64 E
G&G Ortec 448 Pulser OFF
DSSSD bias & leakage currents - attachment 1
FEE64 temperatures OK - attachment 2
All system wide checks OK, WR timestamps OK - attachment 3
ADC data item stats - attachment 4
Rates dominated by two hot channels aida15 per FEE64 Stat spectra - attachment 5
per FEE64 1.8.L spectra - attachments 6-7 no obvious beam energy peak, continuum of energies from below beam energy to threshold
per FEE64 1.8.W spectra - attachments 8-9
22.55 Start data file APR24/R5 Merger, TapeServer etc - attachments 10-12
270k data items/s
23:29 Activated CARMESort script. See attachments 13-15.
No obvious beam or signal of any kind. Temperatures OK.
00:13 DAQ continues OK. System-wide check OK. Temps OK. Still no clear sign of beam.
01:03 Daq continues OK. System wide checks OK, Temps OK.
Only low energies observed in the energy spectrum. Looks a bit like the low energy noise observed in our previous runs with no/very few counts above what would be beam energy (~7.6 MeV)
Note the xy plots are not all orientated correctly (strips are correct in the sort code but root axis need to be flipped - I can;t remember how atm). The part of the plots with counts are those closest to the beam.
02:00 DAQ continues OK. System wide checks OK. Temps OK.
Spectra still looks the same. I have noticed the right hand side rate is higher than the left. EyEx cut spectrum also looks like much more counts outside of the cut.
03:40
DAQ continues. All checks and temps OK.
I can now see a small peak at 5 MeV in the bottom left dssd. This dssd also has the least number of counts in the low energy continuum.
I have logged back into grafana on x2go to get the number ions in the ring. Attachment 17
04:23 (05:23 EU)
DAQ stopped, merger stopped, tape server stopped. Bias OFF. FEEs turned OFF. Screen shots taken of the monitoring code plots - not yet uploaded.
Windows and servers remain up in case we want to do some more tests in the near future.
Attachment 18 shows beam intensity for total run time from Grafana |
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Wed Aug 18 07:07:26 2021, RSS TD, 18-24 August 25x
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Pirani IE514
mbar mbar
18/8/21 08:00 0.0034 3.90e-8
18/8/21 17:00 0.0032 3.72e-8
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19/8/21 08:00 0.0032 3.38e-8
19/8/21 17:00 0.0032 3.31e-8
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20/8/21 08:00 0.0032 3.02e-8
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21/8/21 16:00 0.0032 2.59e-8
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22/8/21 12:00 0.0034 2.44e-8
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23/8/21 08:00 0.0030 2.23e-8
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24/8/21 08:00 0.0030 2.15e-8
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Tue Jun 10 16:46:39 2025, JM, CB, EW, AY, PC, 150 keV - Run64 42x
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Run 64 started.
150 keV/u beam on target, Target overlap confirmed with lifetime measurement using bunched beam.
We do not see Rutherford on the detector - perhaps this is a calibration issue - perhaps too much noise at threshold.
We leave for a few hours to see if we obsrerve any reactions peaks
Moved detectors in with servos only. Both arms are IN and stationary.
Left potentiometer = 36.54 mm
Right potentiometer = 37.96 mm
Horizontal beam position = -3.0 mm
data rate is ~5 MB/sec
Electron cooler read values; Cooler voltage = 88.57V, cooler current=1.28 mA.
19:05
Full check, Status - Okay! Target thickness ~ 2E12. For more details, check the attached screenshots
20:12
Full check, Status - Okay! Target thickness ~ 1.6E12, For more details, check the attached screenshots
21:22
Full check, Status - Okay! For more details, check the attached screenshots
22:30
Full check, Status - Okay! Target thickness ~ 1.8E12, For more details, check the attached screenshots
23:00
Checks OK. I have increased the equal energy cut back to 500 keV and increased bin size on Ey energy histogram to 50 keV to try and see the nuclear peaks better.
Screen shot attached of monitoring code before it was reset. Some small peaks visible. |
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Mon Jun 10 12:49:56 2024, RSS, DB, CB, JM, R58 Space Charge Test
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13:53
DSSSD bias & leakage current OK - attachment 1
FEE64 temperatures OK - attachment 2
ADC data item stats - attachment 3
per FEE64 Rate spectra - attachment 4
Beam intensity - ~ 5.0E7 pps
Target density - off
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Sun Sep 26 17:20:13 2021, RSS JM CB (remotely), CARME baking status -5
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Current temperature ~105 C
See plot and screen attached.
Current pressure 6.08E-7
See
https://uoe-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/cbruno2_ed_ac_uk/EVbsVOubNHRLj0PKiFIvd00BClMJ6WSJ1UDAyLA2F3R4jA?rtime=OK4kVZKB2Ug
http://web-docs.gsi.de/~lestinsk/vacplot.php |
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Tue Feb 22 06:30:09 2022, RSS, OF, Beam ON, Target ON Run 54 10x
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07:30
Beam ON ~8.0E6 pps
Target ON and open to the ring
YR09xxx ETarget ~1.9e-10 (saturated)
Target E4 inlet pressure ~8.8E-9 mbar
Dump S3 ~ 6.8E-10 mbar
Nozzle temperature 150 K
Run 54 started, monitoring code restarted.
08:00 The beam is electron cooled by FH and the orbit of the beam is slighty changed. |
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Tue Feb 22 07:27:28 2022, RSS, OF, ML, Beam ON, Target ON Run 54 10x
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08:30
Beam ON ~1.0E7 pps
Target ON and open to the ring
YR09xxx ETarget ~1.9e-10 (saturated)
Target E4 inlet pressure ~8.8E-9 mbar
Dump S3 ~ 6.8E-10 mbar
Nozzle temperature 150 K
Run 54 started, monitoring code restarted.
FH and ML are optimising the beam. |
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Tue Feb 22 08:31:25 2022, RSS, OF, ML, Beam OFF, Target ON Run 54 10x
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09:30
Beam optimisation. No beam since 09:25.
Target ON and open to the ring
YR09xxx ETarget ~1.9e-10 (saturated)
Target E4 inlet pressure ~8.8E-9 mbar
Dump S3 ~ 6.8E-10 mbar
Nozzle temperature 150 K
Run 54 started, monitoring code restarted.
FH and ML are optimising the beam. |
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Tue Feb 22 10:30:00 2022, RSS, OF, ML, Beam OFF, Target ON Run 54 10x
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11:30
Beam optimisation. No beam since 09:25.
Target ON and open to the ring
YR09xxx ETarget ~1.9e-10 (saturated)
Target E4 inlet pressure ~8.8E-9 mbar
Dump S3 ~ 6.8E-10 mbar
Nozzle temperature 150 K
Run 54 started, monitoring code restarted.
Beam optimization will be done until 3 pm and will be then give for the experiment. |
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Tue Feb 22 12:01:46 2022, RSS, OF, ML, CB, Beam OFF, Target ON Run 54 9x
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01:00
Beam optimisation since 09:25.
Target ON and open to the ring
YR09xxx ETarget ~1.9e-10 (saturated)
Target E4 inlet pressure ~8.8E-9 mbar
Dump S3 ~ 6.8E-10 mbar
Nozzle temperature 150 K
Run 54 started, monitoring code restarted.
Beam optimization will be done until 3 pm and will be then give for the experiment. |