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=Apparatus=
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[[File:CLAS12CosmicTestStand1.png| 200 px]]
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| Label|| Distance (cm)
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|<math>T_1</math> || 4
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|<math>T_2</math> || 4
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|<math>T_{DC}</math> || 27.3
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|<math>d_{1-DC}</math>|| 34
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|<math>d_{2-DC}</math>|| 41
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=Scintillators=
 
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M2 PMT is not making good contact with the light guide thus output pulses are below 300 mV,  Pulses get bigger and more frequent if you push the PMT onto the scintilator.
  
 
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G1 pulses were below expectations ( below 300 mV?) perhaps the PMT is not capturing the light.
  
  
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[[https://wiki.iac.isu.edu/index.php/2n_Neutron_signal_attenuation Detector HV]]
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==Scint Time Difference==
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On Ortec model 934 Constant Fraction is used on the scintillator PMTs. The output width is 20 ns.
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The CFD output is sent to a CAEN N455 quad coincidence logic unit.  The logic unit output is set to 30 ns as the CAEN TDC 1990A requires a minimum TDC stop NIM signal of 25 ns.
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===Scint on top of each other===
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Before placing the scintillators at the locations shown above (one scint on each side of the drift chamber) we placed them on top of each other to measure the time between pulses when a cosmic ray passes through each.  The Logic module width was 20 ns.
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The time difference between two 4 cm thick scintillators placed on top of each other was measured.  There seems to be 20 nsec wide time difference between the scintillator pulses in coincidence.
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[[File:R1S2_PMTtimeDiff1_r3806.png | 200 px]][[File:R1S2_PMTtimeDiff2_r3806.png | 200 px]]
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===Scintillators on both sides of DC===
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We ran cosmic over the weekend and stored the data in run 3811.
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[[File:R1S2_PMTtimeDiff1_r3811.png | 200 px]]
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=Scintillator Timing Studies=
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;Test impact of timing pulse width on PMT time difference spectra.
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| Run #|| Date || Coincidence input || CFD Width output
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|3832 || 1/22/13 ||  20 || 30
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|3834 || 1/22/13 ||  40 || 30
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|3835 || 1/22/13 ||  80 || 30
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;Rotated top scintillator so PMTs in use are on the same side of the chamber.
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| Run #|| Date ||Coincidence input||  CFD Width output
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|3836 || 1/23/13 ||  80 || 30
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|3837 || 1/23/13 ||  40 || 30
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|3838 || 1/23/13 ||  20 || 30
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The time difference (T1-T2) between cosmic hits in the two scintillators placed on top of each other was compared for the case where the PMTs are on opposite ends of the scintillator to the case where the PMTs are adjacent to each other.  The scintillators only have one PMT on and not both.  We found the one PMT on each of the two scintillators was producing a lot of noise on the ground so we could only run each scintillator with 1 PMT.
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PMTs that are adjacent to each other have a coincidence timing distribution which has a single dominant peak with an RMS of about 1.5 ns.  If the top paddle is rotated 180 degrees so the coincidence formed is from PMTs that are on opposite sides, then we get 2 peaks.  Both setups have a satellite peaks at -18 ns which occurs 1000 times less often than the main peak.  We are not quite sure what the source is of this satellite peak.
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[[File:ScintTimeDiff_3832-3838.png | 200 px]]
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[[CLAS12_R1#Cosmic_Test_Stand]]

Latest revision as of 21:01, 24 January 2013

Apparatus

CLAS12CosmicTestStand1.png


Label Distance (cm)
[math]T_1[/math] 4
[math]T_2[/math] 4
[math]T_{DC}[/math] 27.3
[math]d_{1-DC}[/math] 34
[math]d_{2-DC}[/math] 41

Scintillators

Two scintillators are placed on top and below the drift chamber

These scintillators have PMTs on both ends allow an initial position to be determined according to the time difference between the PMT hits.

Below is the calibration for Detector M and Detector G


HV(M1) = -1602 Volts HV(M2) = -1750 Volts

Normalized_and_BKG_subtracted_data_for_Det_M

M2 PMT is not making good contact with the light guide thus output pulses are below 300 mV, Pulses get bigger and more frequent if you push the PMT onto the scintilator.

HV(G1)= -1700 Volts HV(G2)= -1650 Volts

Normalized_and_BKG_subtracted_data_for_Det_G

G1 pulses were below expectations ( below 300 mV?) perhaps the PMT is not capturing the light.


M1 = TDC80 M2 = TDC81 G1 = TDC84 G2 = TDC86 Trig = TDC 95

M1 = TDC112 M2 = TDC113 G1 = TDC116 G2 = TDC118 Trig = TDC 127


Trigger Matching is ON resolution = 100 ps


[Detector HV]


Scint Time Difference

On Ortec model 934 Constant Fraction is used on the scintillator PMTs. The output width is 20 ns.

The CFD output is sent to a CAEN N455 quad coincidence logic unit. The logic unit output is set to 30 ns as the CAEN TDC 1990A requires a minimum TDC stop NIM signal of 25 ns.

Scint on top of each other

Before placing the scintillators at the locations shown above (one scint on each side of the drift chamber) we placed them on top of each other to measure the time between pulses when a cosmic ray passes through each. The Logic module width was 20 ns.

The time difference between two 4 cm thick scintillators placed on top of each other was measured. There seems to be 20 nsec wide time difference between the scintillator pulses in coincidence.


R1S2 PMTtimeDiff1 r3806.pngR1S2 PMTtimeDiff2 r3806.png


Scintillators on both sides of DC

We ran cosmic over the weekend and stored the data in run 3811.

R1S2 PMTtimeDiff1 r3811.png


Scintillator Timing Studies

Test impact of timing pulse width on PMT time difference spectra.


Run # Date Coincidence input CFD Width output
3832 1/22/13 20 30
3834 1/22/13 40 30
3835 1/22/13 80 30
Rotated top scintillator so PMTs in use are on the same side of the chamber.
Run # Date Coincidence input CFD Width output
3836 1/23/13 80 30
3837 1/23/13 40 30
3838 1/23/13 20 30


The time difference (T1-T2) between cosmic hits in the two scintillators placed on top of each other was compared for the case where the PMTs are on opposite ends of the scintillator to the case where the PMTs are adjacent to each other. The scintillators only have one PMT on and not both. We found the one PMT on each of the two scintillators was producing a lot of noise on the ground so we could only run each scintillator with 1 PMT.

PMTs that are adjacent to each other have a coincidence timing distribution which has a single dominant peak with an RMS of about 1.5 ns. If the top paddle is rotated 180 degrees so the coincidence formed is from PMTs that are on opposite sides, then we get 2 peaks. Both setups have a satellite peaks at -18 ns which occurs 1000 times less often than the main peak. We are not quite sure what the source is of this satellite peak.


ScintTimeDiff 3832-3838.png

CLAS12_R1#Cosmic_Test_Stand

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