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On January 7th, 2014, the active collimator station (computer name actcol-station) was positioned in room F117 of the CEBAF building at Jefferson Lab. This wiki page serves to teach how the station operates.
 
On January 7th, 2014, the active collimator station (computer name actcol-station) was positioned in room F117 of the CEBAF building at Jefferson Lab. This wiki page serves to teach how the station operates.
  
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Revision as of 02:54, 14 January 2014

On January 7th, 2014, the active collimator station (computer name actcol-station) was positioned in room F117 of the CEBAF building at Jefferson Lab. This wiki page serves to teach how the station operates.

Configuration of the Station

Figures 1 and 2 above serve to show the user how the active collimator station is connected to the actcol-station PC. I have labeled various components in Figure 1; their descriptions are below. Figure 2 shows the user how to connect everything to the PC.

1: The signals from the tungsten plates within the active collimator are picked up and transmitted to the amplifiers via an SMA to BNC cable.

2: The BNC end of the cable connects to the amplifiers.

3: On the "downstream" end of the amplifiers, there is a BNC to BNC cable that transmits the amplified signals to the "BNC box"(5). There is also a DB9 to Ethernet adapter; an Ethernet cable supplies power and sets the gain.

4: A power splitter. From right to left: power source from power supply, four power sources for the amplifiers, signal from terminal board (6).

5: A BNC to BNC cable connects each amplifier to this "BNC box." The BNC box is then connected to the terminal board (6) and PC via a ribbon cable.

6: The terminal board. See Figure 2 for a better view.

Feel free to contact me at john DOT bartolotta AT uconn DOT edu with any questions.