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tuning_the_s800_xdt [2023/08/18 17:59]
pereira [Object scintillator setup]
tuning_the_s800_xdt [2023/09/22 14:36]
swartzj [Object scintillator setup]
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   * Use oscilloscope to look at analog signal patched out to data U4    * Use oscilloscope to look at analog signal patched out to data U4 
-      * Check raising time and amplitude. Good signal: ~10 ns raising time; 400-500 mV amplitude+      * Check rise time and amplitude. Good signal: ~10 ns rise time; 400-500 mV amplitude
       * Check if there are reflections (typically seen at ~300 ns after main peak)       * Check if there are reflections (typically seen at ~300 ns after main peak)
    
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       * Count rate is a little higher than on scintillator due to noise or thresholds       * Count rate is a little higher than on scintillator due to noise or thresholds
  
-  * Check **[[s800 SpecTcl|Spectcl]]** window **S800_CRDCS.win** (see figure below) to verify the good performance of the detectors. (The spectra for each CRDC can be checked separatelly in windows **s800_CRDC1.win** and **S800_CRDC2.win**)+  * Check **[[s800 SpecTcl|Spectcl]]** window **S800_CRDCS.win** (see figure below), or, alternatively **S800_MEGASUMMARY.win** to verify the good performance of the detectors. (The spectra for each CRDC can be checked separatelly in windows **s800_CRDC1.win** and **S800_CRDC2.win**)
  
       * Spectra **crdc1.raws** and **crdc2.raws**        * Spectra **crdc1.raws** and **crdc2.raws** 
-          * Each spectra shows the pad signals averaged over the number of samples from the SCA (typically four) +          * Each spectrum shows the pad signals averaged over the number of samples from the SCA (typically four) 
           * The 224 pads are assembled along the dispersive direction           * The 224 pads are assembled along the dispersive direction
           * Width of beam peak is proportional to A1900 p-acceptance in focus optics           * Width of beam peak is proportional to A1900 p-acceptance in focus optics
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