CHIPS Run Feb-2008

2-25-08

Configure 25 Mev Beam line

NaI Detector

PMT HV 1500 Co-60 1microCi source: 1MeV band at about 55mV

PMT HV 1500 no source, noisey tube

Beam Profile

1.5 inch FWHM beam profile measured at 8 mA peak current. The units on the beam scan is in inches. so the grid is 2inch by 2 inch (5cm by 5cm). Frequency is 60 Hz.

_________________________________ 4 mA peak current

400 px

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400 px

Beam on

15:20:

Turned beam on zero degree port and NaI lights up whan positioned just after the beam pipe window.

Must be gammas Rate = 10 count/sec. Anode amplified (x64) then discriminated and put into a scaler. Threshold on discriminator is 2 Volts and results in zero counts when beam off. NaI PMT at 1500 volts.

15:30:

Now move NaI detector so it is near experimental Cell wall. Just inside the wall

Gamma rate goes to zero!

Now change scope to 5 sec accumulation. 1 Mev electron should give 55 mV pulse on scope.

16:00:

Now try to put electrons into Experimental cell.

We turned on the first dipole to deflect 10 MeV electrons onto the Tungsten target. The quads between the two dipoles were used to minimize the rates on the NaI. Then we turned on the last dipole to deflect 3 MeV electrons into the Experimental cell. And measured the following rates

811/15 sec threshold at a minimim

Now insert an Aluminum brick in front of the NaI in order to capture all the electrons and measure the gamma rate.

400 px