CH PAS He3 BorAl Attenuation Study

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Experimental Setup

Attenuation Measurements Setup
Poly box to contain Cf-252 source for attenuation measurements
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Top down view of Cf-252 source in place, ready to be covered by top sheet of virgin poly
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Measurements

Background Measurements

1250V Source Out Data
Run Number Configuration Discriminator Threshold (mV) Cf-252 Button Source Counts Run Time (Sec) Count Rate (Hz) Uncertainty
1 Detector on BorAl at +1250V 255 No 60
2 Detector on BorAl at +1250V 255 No 60
3 Detector on BorAl at +1250V 255 No 60
4 Detector on BorAl at +1250V 255 No 60
5 Detector on BorAl at +1250V 255 No 60

Source In

No thermalizer, no borated poly, just BorAl shielding around detector

1250V Source In Data
Run Number Configuration Discriminator Threshold (mV) Cf-252 Source Counts Run Time (Sec) Count Rate (Hz) Uncertainty
1 Detector on BorAl at +1250V 255 Yes 231 300
2 Detector on BorAl at +1250V 255 Yes 220 60
3 Detector on BorAl at +1250V 255 Yes 199 60
4 Detector on BorAl at +1250V 255 Yes 60
5 Detector on BorAl at +1250V 255 Yes 60

Green Poly without Thermalizer

1" Green poly, no thermalizer

1250V source in
Run Number Configuration Discriminator Threshold (mV) Cf-252 Button Source Counts Run Time (Sec) Count Rate (Hz) Uncertainty
1 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 300
2 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 300
3 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 300
4 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 300
5 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 300

2" Green poly (one brick) no thermalizer

1250V source in
Run Number Configuration Discriminator Threshold (mV) Cf-252 Button Source Counts Run Time (Sec) Count Rate (Hz) Uncertainty
1 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 2176 300 7.25 0.155
2 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 2070 300 6.90 0.152
3 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 2055 300 6.85 0.151
4 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 2131 300 7.10 0.154
5 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 1957 300 6.52 0.147

3" Green poly (one brick & sheet) no thermalizer

1250V source in
Run Number Configuration Discriminator Threshold (mV) Cf-252 Button Source Counts Run Time (Sec) Count Rate (Hz) Uncertainty
1 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 1345 300 4.48 0.122
2 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 1335 300 4.45 0.122
3 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 1295 300 4.32 0.120
4 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 1384 300 4.61 0.124
5 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 1297 300 4.32 0.120

4" Green poly (two bricks) no thermalizer

1250V source in
Run Number Configuration Discriminator Threshold (mV) Cf-252 Button Source Counts Run Time (Sec) Count Rate (Hz) Uncertainty
1 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 1056 300 3.52 0.108
2 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 1085 300 3.62 0.110
3 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 1151 300 3.84 0.113
4 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 1064 300 3.55 0.109
5 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 1059 300 3.53 0.108

6" Green poly (three bricks) no thermalizer

1250V source in
Run Number Configuration Discriminator Threshold (mV) Cf-252 Button Source Counts Run Time (Sec) Count Rate (Hz) Uncertainty
1 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 728 300 2.43 0.090
2 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 737 300 2.46 0.090
3 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 759 300 2.53 0.092
4 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 717 300 2.39 0.089
5 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 764 300 2.55 0.092

8" Green poly (four bricks) no thermalizer

1250V source in
Run Number Configuration Discriminator Threshold (mV) Cf-252 Button Source Counts Run Time (Sec) Count Rate (Hz) Uncertainty
1 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 612 300 2.04 0.082
2 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 606 300 2.02 0.082
3 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 582 300 1.94 0.080
4 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 606 300 2.04 0.082
5 Detector on poly at +1250V 255 Yes 597 300 1.99 0.081












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