IAC FC Scanner Amine and Syed - Revision history

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← Older revision		Revision as of 22:57, 8 December 2009
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	The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the linac's beam port.		The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the linac's beam port.

−	'''Comment:''' We need to take picture and parameters of the beam flattener: thickness what material??	+	'''Comment:''' We need to take picture and parameters of the beam flattener: thickness and what material??

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:57, 8 December 2009
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	The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the linac's beam port.		The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the linac's beam port.

−	'''Comment:''' We need to take picture and parameters of the beam flattener: thickness ~~and~~ material ~~on it~~??	+	'''Comment:''' We need to take picture and parameters of the beam flattener: thickness what material??

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:56, 8 December 2009
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	The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the linac's beam port.		The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the linac's beam port.
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	'''Comment:''' We need to take picture and parameters of the beam flattener: thickness and material on it??		'''Comment:''' We need to take picture and parameters of the beam flattener: thickness and material on it??

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:56, 8 December 2009
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	The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the linac's beam port.		The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the linac's beam port.
−	~~Syed~~'~~s comment~~: We need to take picture and parameters of the beam flattener: thickness and material on it??	+	'''Comment:''' We need to take picture and parameters of the beam flattener: thickness and material on it??

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:56, 8 December 2009
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	The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the linac's beam port.		The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the linac's beam port.
		+	Syed's comment: We need to take picture and parameters of the beam flattener: thickness and material on it??

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:52, 8 December 2009
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	[[File:BeamScan-1.jpg]]		[[File:BeamScan-1.jpg]]

−	The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of ~~the~~ "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the beam port.	+	The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the linac's beam port.

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 '''Beam Scan'''
-. Click "Connect" in Pulse Recording Software, this will initialize the beam scan procedure.
+. Click "Connect" button in Pulse Recording Software, this will initialize the beam scan procedure.
 . Acquire -> Beam Scan
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     Measurement Settings: 32 (Area)
-. Click "Go" to start the beam scan procedure.
+. Click "Go" button to start the beam scan procedure.
 . Observe shape of the beam w.r.t x-y axis and approximately locate the position of the FC w.r.t beam axis.

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 . Observe shape of the beam w.r.t x-y axis and approximately locate the position of the FC w.r.t beam axis.
-. If beam is not aligned then electronically translate the FC and reset Axis on MC-2000 controller. Close x-y axis plot before this step so translator system moves the FC to its origin.
+. If beam is not aligned then electronically translate the FC and reset Axis on MC-2000 controller: this is our new reference position. Close x-y axis plot before this step so translator system moves the FC to its previous reference.
 . Repeat beam scan until beam is properly aligned.

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     Linac Trigger -> 223D1 -> Scope (Tektronix Oscilloscope: TDS3044-1) [Lets say Channel 2]
-. Manually align FC w.r.t beam axis. The rest of the alignment procedure will be done through beam scan.
+. Manually align FC w.r.t beam axis. The rest of the alignment procedure will be done through beam scan. Reset Axis on MC-2000 controller: this is the reference FC position for now!
 . 223D1 takes signal from linac's gun trigger. Observe the shape of the pulse on Oscilloscope, if beam is not properly tuned or any cable is not properly terminated then the shape of the pulse will not be rectangular in shape. Always show shape of the pulse to the operator.
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 [[File:BeamScan-1.jpg]]
-The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of the "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the beam port!
+The distribution is approximately Gaussian because of the "Beam Flattener" at the exit of the beam port.

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     These two steps will connect to the translator system, reset the Axis on MC-2000 controller
-. Figure out the movement of the FC for each arrow.
+. Figure out the horizontal and vertical movement of the FC for each arrow.
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