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= Agenda =
 
= Agenda =
 
# Production [http://www.jlab.org/Hall-D/detector/fdc/production/FDC_Construction_September_6_2012.xlsx Construction Tracking] (Dave)
 
# Production [http://www.jlab.org/Hall-D/detector/fdc/production/FDC_Construction_September_6_2012.xlsx Construction Tracking] (Dave)
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#* [http://www.jlab.org/Hall-D/detector/fdc/general/Grounding_scheme.pdf Grounding scheme] (Vlad)
 
# Cathode corrosion
 
# Cathode corrosion
#* Recent test results: [http://www.jlab.org/Hall-D/detector/fdc/corrosion/2012-08-30_09.26.58.jpg]
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#* Recent test results: [http://www.jlab.org/Hall-D/detector/fdc/corrosion/2012-09-04_09.42.21.jpg]
 
#* Cathode foil coating
 
#* Cathode foil coating
 
# Engineering (Bill)
 
# Engineering (Bill)
 
# Electronics (Chris, Nick)
 
# Electronics (Chris, Nick)
# Third package tests [https://halldweb1.jlab.org/elog-halld/FDC FDC E-log] (Beni)
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# Third package tests [https://halldweb.jlab.org/elog-halld/FDC FDC E-log] (Beni)
 
# [http://www.jlab.org/Hall-D/detector/fdc/general/tdr.pdf TDR, pages 132-145] (Lubomir)
 
# [http://www.jlab.org/Hall-D/detector/fdc/general/tdr.pdf TDR, pages 132-145] (Lubomir)
 
# Other
 
# Other
  
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= Minutes =
 
= Minutes =
  
Participants: Fernando, Bill, Dave, Elton, Simon, Chris, Vlad, Beni, and Lubomir
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Participants: Eugene, Bill, Dave, Simon, Vlad, Beni, and Lubomir
  
 
== Production ==
 
== Production ==
  
- Dave: working on all the cathodes for package #1. Using the new tool to hold the cathodes flat, two cathodes moved to tables and the cards are being glued there. Will have cathodes for the first, second, and third cells  by next Tuesday, next Thursday, and next next Tuesday respectively. This is assuming one cathode per day, which is limited by the tools that we use now.  
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- Dave: Need to put the cards on another two cathodes and we will be ready with the first three cells that will go in package #1. Chris put the resistors on one PCB set and Casey started today making the PCB ring for wire frame #28. It will be laminated beginning of next week and Anatoly will put and test the HV caps before the end of the next week.  
  
- Wire frames: Chris will put the resistors on the first PCB set next week. Then we will start laminating the wire plane #29, we have a frame for it. The other three G10 wire frames will come from the machine shop in ~2 weeks. Fernando and Bill confirmed that the new PCBs can be used.  
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- Eugene: in order to expedite the solenoid testing, the plan so far is that three of our techs will be taken from us for two months, October and November. Dave and Anatoly will still work on the FDC. In case we need somebody for a short time, like half a shift, we should discuss this with Tim and Tom in advance.
  
- Roger got quotations from Allflex and Flexible Circuits, the two Minnesota companies that made the cathode foils and the rigid-flex assemblies. According to Allflex they have material for 18-19 foils and we asked for 20. We will need the foils for some of the cathodes on package #2. Based on Dave's estimations for the refurbishment of the first package and then completion of the fourth one, we will need the foils sometime in November-December. In any case it's better to submit the PRs now and contact Eugene to use funds (~$26K) from FY12, if possible?
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- Just for the record: starting about Sunday evening or Monday morning (09/02-03) the humidity in the clean room was above 60%. On Tuesday it was 63% all day. A faulty fan was found that was replaced on Wednesday before lunch; in the afternoon the humidity returned back to normal for the season, 47-49%. In the clean room we have only the fourth package with four cell assembled being flushed with Nitrogen.  
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- Vlad updated the grounding scheme including the ~100 additional grounds, that is linked above.
  
 
== Cathode corrosion ==
 
== Cathode corrosion ==
  
- The last test with the vacuum chamber: we had a sample with Viton+Apiezon, three O-ring pieces across a strip using the strong (red) clamp and keeping it for one week at high temperature and humidity, the longest time so far. The picture of the sample is linked above: copper changed color everywhere except at the place where the Apiezon was applied. Several dark lines are visible at the O-ring positions. Two on the sides are darker, probably they took the main pressure from the clamp. Only in the middle we see some very small holes through the copper, visible only with a good back-light. Olga will do SEM analyses.
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- Another test with Viton+Apiezon was done in the vacuum chamber, this time using a spacer ring to have the right pressure on the O-ring applied with a lead brick. This time the lamps were kept on continuously over the holiday weekend; one of them burned on Monday. The copper changed color (picture attached). Unlike the previous test (with higher pressure) we could see only tiny holes through the copper using microscope and it's not not clear if they are a result of mechanical or chemical reaction.  
  
- This is the first time we had dark traces under the Vition+Apiezon O-rings, though the conditions of the above test were extreme and we see corrosion/oxidation everywhere on the sample. To make sure we have the right pressure on the Viton we started a new test with a real spacer ring "inserted" through the vacuum chamber and applying pressure on it with a lead brick.
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- Olga analyzed the sample from the previous test, Viton+Apiezon at high pressure, and this time there's no sulfur visible, except at one place outside of the O-ring and Apiezon area, most likely pollution.
  
== Conductive tape studies ==
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- We started several experiments coating the cathode foil below the O-ring:
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# Using Kapton film glued with Hysol: doesn't work due to many bubbles and wrinkles.
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# Coating only with Hysol: we used a "bad" cathode from package 1 and on the next day the Hysol spread away from the O-ring place that had some residue from the EPDM. Also, the coated surface was not very even. Trying to fix these problems we applied one more coating. We will also try this on a cathode that has not been damaged.
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# Using Kapton film sitting on Apiezon (Anatoly's proposal); not real gluing but should work. The problem is that it will be very messy and Apiezon may accidentally go on the wires.
  
- Vlad did the same ball counting studies as before, but with another cathode (#4, one of the worst: top of former package #1) this time using improved technique in removing the conductive tape and measuring the resistances. The correlation between the resistances and the ball numbers is much more evident now (profile plot above). Again we have about 0.5-2 Ohms per ball and all the resistances above several Ohms (~10-15%) can be explained by loose contacts between the balls and the cathode traces. The highest resistance on this cathode was 50 Ohms.
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- Vlad proposed to study the rate of the chemical reaction (R) as a function of the temperature: R2=R1*Q^(T2-T1)/10degC. Q is between ~2 to 4 and can be measured doing our tests with the vacuum chamber at two different temperatures. The main question is how to measure the rate: we will measure the resistance and see how it changes with the time. The experiments should be done in normal conditions (other than the temperature) so that we can extrapolate the results.
  
 
== Engineering ==
 
== Engineering ==
  
- The cathode strong-back tool needs more suction cups. The six that we have now are enough for type-1 but not for type-2/3. Will have them on Tuesday and then can continue with the cathode production. Bill suggested installing a gauge to make sure the vacuum is OK before lifting the cathode. 
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- The tools (strong-backs) to move the cathodes work great using new and increased number (from 6 to 11) of suction cups.
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== Electronics ==
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- Fernando did some organization of the files for all the FDC electronic parts; he also got the latest versions from Roger. Now the production files are separated from the older versions. 
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- Fernando explained the status with the fADC125. Beni and Cody did some tests: the problem is the bus communication, not in between the FPGAs.
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== Third package tests ==
 
== Third package tests ==
  
- Third package was moved to 126 last Friday, started bubbling immediately, flushed with gas (40/60 Ar/CO2) over the weekend.
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- Beni made progress working with Cody in reading the fADC125 with the Linux ROC; time out is still there but can recover.
 
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- Beni: Nominal HV (+2100/-500V) was applied starting Monday without problems, except one negative (field wires) HV sector on the bottom (#6) cell that trips from time to time. For the overnight measurements there we applied +2250V on the sense wires only.
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- Linux DAQ works now for the TDCs only, there was a problem with byte swapping. First results are linked above from the FDC E-log:
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# Efficiency: much better than with the first package (means oxygen % very low) in the 95-100% range, and if needed we can increase the HV. However more studies are needed; the efficiency is not so great when applying timing cuts.
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# Noise in the second cell. After the meeting it turned out that we missed one ground connection there. After installing it the noise seamed to disappeared.
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# TDC spectra look nice and uniform with two peaks well defined, corresponding to the position of the sense and field wires. The spectrum for the HV sector without field voltage  is much wider.
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# Missing half of cell #3 due to translator board problem, now being repaired by Cody.
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== TDR ==
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- The noise in the second cell was reduced by installing additional ground there. It turned out it was supposed to be there, just we missed to install it. We still can't use one negative HV sector and have two missing wire signals, because of the cards or chamber itself.
  
- Latest version posted. FDC electronics subsection: we should give details up to the pre-amp level. The rest of the electronics (fADC125, F1TDC, ...) should be in the "Electronics" section.
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== Other ==
  
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- Beni: gas system discussions in the control group: can save money installing less low-pressure sensors by multiplexing using manifolds.

Latest revision as of 00:55, 1 April 2015

September 6, 2012 FDC meeting

Agenda

  1. Production Construction Tracking (Dave)
  2. Cathode corrosion
    • Recent test results: [1]
    • Cathode foil coating
  3. Engineering (Bill)
  4. Electronics (Chris, Nick)
  5. Third package tests FDC E-log (Beni)
  6. TDR, pages 132-145 (Lubomir)
  7. Other


Minutes

Participants: Eugene, Bill, Dave, Simon, Vlad, Beni, and Lubomir

Production

- Dave: Need to put the cards on another two cathodes and we will be ready with the first three cells that will go in package #1. Chris put the resistors on one PCB set and Casey started today making the PCB ring for wire frame #28. It will be laminated beginning of next week and Anatoly will put and test the HV caps before the end of the next week.

- Eugene: in order to expedite the solenoid testing, the plan so far is that three of our techs will be taken from us for two months, October and November. Dave and Anatoly will still work on the FDC. In case we need somebody for a short time, like half a shift, we should discuss this with Tim and Tom in advance.

- Just for the record: starting about Sunday evening or Monday morning (09/02-03) the humidity in the clean room was above 60%. On Tuesday it was 63% all day. A faulty fan was found that was replaced on Wednesday before lunch; in the afternoon the humidity returned back to normal for the season, 47-49%. In the clean room we have only the fourth package with four cell assembled being flushed with Nitrogen.

- Vlad updated the grounding scheme including the ~100 additional grounds, that is linked above.

Cathode corrosion

- Another test with Viton+Apiezon was done in the vacuum chamber, this time using a spacer ring to have the right pressure on the O-ring applied with a lead brick. This time the lamps were kept on continuously over the holiday weekend; one of them burned on Monday. The copper changed color (picture attached). Unlike the previous test (with higher pressure) we could see only tiny holes through the copper using microscope and it's not not clear if they are a result of mechanical or chemical reaction.

- Olga analyzed the sample from the previous test, Viton+Apiezon at high pressure, and this time there's no sulfur visible, except at one place outside of the O-ring and Apiezon area, most likely pollution.

- We started several experiments coating the cathode foil below the O-ring:

  1. Using Kapton film glued with Hysol: doesn't work due to many bubbles and wrinkles.
  2. Coating only with Hysol: we used a "bad" cathode from package 1 and on the next day the Hysol spread away from the O-ring place that had some residue from the EPDM. Also, the coated surface was not very even. Trying to fix these problems we applied one more coating. We will also try this on a cathode that has not been damaged.
  3. Using Kapton film sitting on Apiezon (Anatoly's proposal); not real gluing but should work. The problem is that it will be very messy and Apiezon may accidentally go on the wires.

- Vlad proposed to study the rate of the chemical reaction (R) as a function of the temperature: R2=R1*Q^(T2-T1)/10degC. Q is between ~2 to 4 and can be measured doing our tests with the vacuum chamber at two different temperatures. The main question is how to measure the rate: we will measure the resistance and see how it changes with the time. The experiments should be done in normal conditions (other than the temperature) so that we can extrapolate the results.

Engineering

- The tools (strong-backs) to move the cathodes work great using new and increased number (from 6 to 11) of suction cups.

Third package tests

- Beni made progress working with Cody in reading the fADC125 with the Linux ROC; time out is still there but can recover.

- The noise in the second cell was reduced by installing additional ground there. It turned out it was supposed to be there, just we missed to install it. We still can't use one negative HV sector and have two missing wire signals, because of the cards or chamber itself.

Other

- Beni: gas system discussions in the control group: can save money installing less low-pressure sensors by multiplexing using manifolds.