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− | We spent a lot of time updating issues | + | We spent a lot of time updating issues discussed at the last meeting. |
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− | + | * Bein told us the LED system planned for the calorimeters cannot easily change the intensity of the light output, as would be convenient for time-walk calibration. | |
− | talk to | + | * We need to talk to Elton Smith or Dan Carman about experience with the CLAS TOF nitorgen laser calibration system. |
− | + | * Right now, Paul is working on a LED pulser system aimed at developing experience with the prototype counters. | |
− | + | * Stability of pmts is an issue, but not as critical as for the calorimeters. | |
− | + | * Paul informed us that the time-walk calibration was repeated on a time scale of order a year. | |
− | time walk | + | * Eugene told of us of a laser system that was being used in Hall A that may be available. |
− | + | * Tom reminded us that the CLAS electromagnetic calorimeter also has a nitrogen laser calibration scheme. Kevin Giovanetti developed that system. | |
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− | + | ===Change of Thickness of Counters=== | |
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− | + | * Paul is exploring where the effective edge of the photocathode are with the Hamamatsu tubes. | |
− | + | ** PMT spec. states that the minimum cathode diameter is 46 mm | |
+ | ** Cutting an ERT disk to that diameter to obscure photocathode | ||
+ | ** Plans to look for residual signal | ||
• light reflect out to see if any coming in outside that diameter | • light reflect out to see if any coming in outside that diameter | ||
• current plan: silicon cookies, silicon sheets from eljen[sp?] | • current plan: silicon cookies, silicon sheets from eljen[sp?] |
Revision as of 21:04, 12 June 2010
Contents
Location, Time
Friday, June 11, 2010
2:00 pm EDT
JLab: CEBAF Center, Room F326/7
ESNet: 8542553
EVO: direct meeting link (good through 8/20)
Conference Group: 800-377-8846, participant code: 77438230
Slides: talks can be deposited in the directory /group/halld/www/halldweb1/html/talks/2010-06
on the JLab CUE (you have to be a member of the "halld" group). This directory is accessible from the web at https://halldweb1.jlab.org/talks/2010-06/ .
Agenda
- Announcements
- Minutes from the last meeting
- Time-of-Flight
- Prototype progress
- Status of the MOU
- Start Counter
- prototype progress
- attenuation length measurements
- prototype progress
- Target
- Status of the MOU
- Status of refrigerator plan
- Action Items
Minutes
FSU: Paul Eugenio, Sasha Ostrovidov Jlab: Tom Carstens, Eugene Chudakov, Mark Ito (chair), Chris Keith, Sascha Somov, Simon Taylor, Tim Whitlatch, Beni Zihlmann
Review of minutes from the last meeting
We went over the minutes].
PMT purchase for TOF prototypes
Paul sent the quote, Mark submitted the purchase requisition, and now the purchase order is all set to go out, we just need a shipping address at FSU to attach to the PO.
Refrigerator for the target
We started from the entry in the minutes about the lab-wide review of helium demand.
- Chris commented that if we do get a pulse tube refrigerator for cryotargets, that it actually might be able to service a frozen spin target. We did note, again, that such a target is not part of any current plan for Hall D.
- Tim is in the middle of a cryogenic requirements review for the Hall and a decision on purchase of the recommended refrigerator is pending on completion of his work.
Time-of-Flight
We spent a lot of time updating issues discussed at the last meeting.
Calibration
- Bein told us the LED system planned for the calorimeters cannot easily change the intensity of the light output, as would be convenient for time-walk calibration.
- We need to talk to Elton Smith or Dan Carman about experience with the CLAS TOF nitorgen laser calibration system.
- Right now, Paul is working on a LED pulser system aimed at developing experience with the prototype counters.
- Stability of pmts is an issue, but not as critical as for the calorimeters.
- Paul informed us that the time-walk calibration was repeated on a time scale of order a year.
- Eugene told of us of a laser system that was being used in Hall A that may be available.
- Tom reminded us that the CLAS electromagnetic calorimeter also has a nitrogen laser calibration scheme. Kevin Giovanetti developed that system.
Change of Thickness of Counters
- Paul is exploring where the effective edge of the photocathode are with the Hamamatsu tubes.
- PMT spec. states that the minimum cathode diameter is 46 mm
- Cutting an ERT disk to that diameter to obscure photocathode
- Plans to look for residual signal
• light reflect out to see if any coming in outside that diameter • current plan: silicon cookies, silicon sheets from eljen[sp?] • initial glued pmt • tim has done lay-outs • rtv glue possibility, eugene
wrapping • large sample of esr df2000 ma • studies about to start • final light tighe overwrapping, still wait
changing the dac
• received ti board • will be running with led • use a real triggered system • to match adc's and tdc's • vme64 bridge, not using coda • working on program to control
changing trigger paddles to use longer counters to improve rate
MOU
• DOE grant has off campus overhead rate • discussion with chair on MOU. waiting to hear back on overhead rate, • argue that saving money to doe by paying a lower rate
two full length some beam hole length to be machined