05/09/2011

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I did some counts test like:

Detector1.png


The powers were:

PS1 and PS2:  -1000 V
n's: -1100 V

The PMT for n's detectors is PMT HAMAMATSU R580 with supply voltage 1250/1500 V. But I have used the value above, because I though the counts rate was reasonable. See my table below.

The thresholds were:

PS1 and PS2:  -80 mV
n's: -60 mV


Let see what we have. First he CF-243 source is far far away (sealed in the safe):

counts/min (1 min test) counts/min (1 min test) counts/min (5 min test)
PS1 153 counts/min 170 counts/min
PS2 150 counts/min 173 counts/min
PS1+PS2 3.8 5.8
n's 358 counts/min


Second the CF-243 source is somewhere aside (on the table 40 - 60 cm away from detectors. That test supposed to be initially as test without CF243 source and I just put the isotope away from detectors somewhere on the table, but as happened the PS detectors was able to see the source):

counts/min counts/min
PS1 373 counts/min 362 counts/min
PS2 654 counts/min 656 counts/min
PS1+PS2 2.0 6.0
n's 358 counts/min 368 counts/min


Third the CF-243 source is on the top of PS1:

counts/min counts/min
PS1 364,570 counts/min 363,477 counts/min
PS2 19,832 counts/min 19.980 counts/min
PS1+PS2 993 959
n's 369 counts/min 352 counts/min


What about the PS's detectors. I can concluded that detectors works good, detects the cosmic, and increase the counts as the external source approaches the detectors.

What about the n's detector. The counts rate is basically the same with and without the source CF243. So what we are really detect? Cosmic? Then why the rate does not depend from source. Some internal noise? But why the count rate are so big?

I am going to increase the power supply for HAMAMATSU, adjust threshold and see what happens.