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tuning_the_s800_xdt [2015/10/25 16:27]
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tuning_the_s800_xdt [2015/10/25 16:29]
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-=== Send beam to FP ===+==== Send beam to FP ====
   * Ensure that the S800 spectrograph magnets are tuned to the right rigidity   * Ensure that the S800 spectrograph magnets are tuned to the right rigidity
  
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-=== Object scintillator setup ===+==== Object scintillator setup ====
  
   * Bias detector. Typical bias: **1200-1800 V** (up to 2200 V)   * Bias detector. Typical bias: **1200-1800 V** (up to 2200 V)
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   * Watch for no rate change on scaler display with a bias adjustment up or down of about 50-100 V   * Watch for no rate change on scaler display with a bias adjustment up or down of about 50-100 V
  
-=== FP scintillator setup ===+==== FP scintillator setup ====
  
   * Set trigger to “s800 trigger”    * Set trigger to “s800 trigger” 
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-=== Ionization Chamber setup ===+==== Ionization Chamber setup ====
  
   * Gas should be [[Gas handling system#LabView control program|flowing]]   * Gas should be [[Gas handling system#LabView control program|flowing]]
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-=== CRDCs setup ===+==== CRDCs setup ====
  
   * **[[hv bias#hv remote control|Bias]]** CRDCs   * **[[hv bias#hv remote control|Bias]]** CRDCs
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-=== Timing setup ===+==== Timing setup ====
  
 Overview: Overview:
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       * All of the trigger signals are not pipelined and are thus subject to deadtime       * All of the trigger signals are not pipelined and are thus subject to deadtime
  
-=== Checking Particle ID and rate at S800 FP ===+==== Checking Particle ID and rate at S800 FP ====
   * Establish PID   * Establish PID
       * Refer to information on setting from A1900 FP       * Refer to information on setting from A1900 FP
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-=== Analysis line classic PPAC setup (Focus optics only) ===+==== Analysis line classic PPAC setup (Focus optics only) ====
   * "Classic" PPACs are the default detector, not TPPACs or CRDCs   * "Classic" PPACs are the default detector, not TPPACs or CRDCs
       * Classic PPACs have rate limitations from pileups       * Classic PPACs have rate limitations from pileups
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-=== Setup beamline ===+==== Setup beamline ====
   * Object and XF scintillators and intermediate image PPACs inserted if they will be used   * Object and XF scintillators and intermediate image PPACs inserted if they will be used
       * If Object scintillator will not be used, there is no reason to look at beam on it unless to debug a problem with the transmission       * If Object scintillator will not be used, there is no reason to look at beam on it unless to debug a problem with the transmission
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   * Set spectrograph Brho for unreacted fragment   * Set spectrograph Brho for unreacted fragment
  
-=== Start scalers ===+==== Start scalers ====
   * Use s800 account   * Use s800 account
  
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       * scalers (gives error if no bridge)       * scalers (gives error if no bridge)
  
-=== Setting Optimization ===+==== Setting Optimization ====
  
 === Focused optics === === Focused optics ===
tuning_the_s800_xdt.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/22 15:15 by swartzj