Tom et al. tuned the trigger this evening, before we began the runs. (Run 82, or Run 83??)
===TRIGGER===
Trigger condition is: E OR HI/ds
We count the CAMAC OR signals as follows: A,B
A: Which CAMAC module? Left to right, 1,2,3,4,5
B: Which module channel? This is the number engraved on the module by the LEMO output.
==E Definition==
All p-n sides of E detector:
RAL 109 discrim cable numbers: 4, 5, 7
=> Corresponds to CAMAC OR Numbers 2,2; 2,1; 3,1, respectively.
==HI/ds Definition==
All p-n sides of HI detector: 8, 9, 11
RAL 109 discrim cable numbers
=> Corresponds to CAMAC OR Numbers 4,3; 4,2; 5,3, respectively.
ds=Downscale; ds factor is 8 = 2^8 = 256
===SCALARS===
0: Ungated
1: Gated
2: dE (n-n) [Cable 3]
3: E (n-n) [Cable 6]
4: HI (n-n) [Cable 10]
5: Pulser
6: Clock
===DISCUSSION===
The n-n side of the E detector seems to be noisier than the p-n side. Thus the p-n side is used for the trigger logic, whilst the n-n side is used for the scalar.
However, there seems to be something confusing about using the p-n side for the true trigger but the n-n side for the scalars. It means we cannot compare the scalars self-
consistently to each other. That is, the gated or ungated signals do not have a strong correlation with the individual detector scalars. In principle if we have enough LEMO
cables and Fan In/Fan Out modules, we should simply propagate the p-n signals to both the trigger (when relevant, i.e. E detector) and the scalars alike. For now we don't
touch anything, though. |