LOGBOOK:
CERN Beam Test, August 2006, SPS (H8)

Trigger inputs to TLU:
&bull A &rarr DEPFET scint. (0.5 x 0.5 cm2)
&bull B &rarr small scint. (1 x 1 cm2)
&bull C &rarr bigg scint. (3 x 3 cm2)
&bull D &rarr Fotec box

Pedestal Runs

START TIME # TRIGGERS FILE COMMENT
25. August, 12:25 20000 calib_250806_1225.dat Inputs connected.
25. August, 14:20 20000 calib_250806_1420.dat No inputs connected.
26. August, 11:24 20000 calib_260806_1124.dat No inputs connected, Postrig=80
29. August, 20:40 20000 calib_290806_2040.dat Inputs connected. Taken after run 1190.
29. August, 20:43 20000 calib_290806_2043.dat Inputs not connected.
2. September, 11:31 ? calib_020906_1131.dat Postrig=76 Inputs connected? Taken after BCM run 1264.
2. September, 11:33 ? calib_020906_1133.dat Postrig=76 Inputs not connected?
3. September, 14:07 ? calib_0309_1407.dat Inputs not connected?
3. September, 14:42 ? calib_0309_1442.dat Inputs not connected?

SETUP 1

Beam momentum 400GeV/c

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F406, @ &ndash 1000V A &rarr to optolink
&bull ch 2 &rarr F407, @ &ndash 1000V B
&bull ch 3 &rarr F409, @+1000V
&bull ch 4 &rarr F413, @+1000V


# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
724 26. August, ~16:30 ~20k 60 Junk postrig=80
Signals after NINO (before optolink) attenuated
by factor 8, next runs without attenuation.
Bad NINO polarity!!
725 &ndash 727 26. August, ~16:30 ~20k 60 not recorded &ndash||&ndash
782 &ndash 786 26. August, 23:14 ? 60 Junk postrig=80
Bad NINO polarity!!
826 &ndash 830 27. August, ~10:30 ? 60 Junk During the run NINO polarity corrected
and postrig set from 80 to 830
831 27. August, ~11:15 ? 60 Junk Not sync!!
839 &ndash 843 27. August, ~12:26 each 20k 60 OK postrig=78
855, 857 &ndash 860 27. August, ~14:40 each 20k 40 OK postrig=76
875, 876 27. August, ~22:00 ? 20 OK
877 27. August, ~22:00 ? 20 Junk Voltage drop on 2 ch.Turned on during the run.
878 27. August, ~22:00 ? 20 Junk Not sync.
880, 881 27. August, ~22:00 ? 20 OK
882 ? ~30k 20 &rarr 80 Junk NINO thr. changed during the run.
883 ? ? 80 OK
984 28. August, ~16:30 50k 99.8 OK
985 28. August, ~16:45 50k 99.8 &rarr 120.0 OK? NINO thr. changed to 120mV during run (OK after ev. 1239).
986 28. August, ~18:00 ? 140.3 OK DAQ pc crashed.
1021, 1022 28. August, 19:17, end 19:18 each 20k 140.3 OK
1023 28. August, 19:22 20k 140.3 &rarr 159.6 OK? NINO thr. changed during run (OK after 4185).
1032 28. August, 20:01 20k 159.6 OK
1033 28. August, 20:01 20k (ended @11251) 159.6 OK
1034 ? 20k 159.6 &rarr& 183.4 OK? NINO thr. changed during the run (OKafter ev. 11723).
1035 ? 20k 183.4 OK


SETUP 2

Beam momentum 400GeV/c

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F406, @ &ndash 1000V A
&bull ch 2 &rarr F407, @ &ndash 1000V B &rarr to optolink
&bull ch 3 &rarr F409, @+1000V
&bull ch 4 &rarr F413, @+1000V


# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1036 28. August, 20:28 20k 183.4 OK? During run connectin to optolink changed from NINO A &rarr B (OK after ev. 17k)
1037, 1038 28. August, 20:28 each 20k 183.4 OK Not recorded?
1039 28. August, 20:31 50k 183.4 &rarr 161.3 OK? NINO thr. changed during run (OK after 6.2k ev.).
1040 28. August, 20:39 50k (ended @~15k) 141 OK Overwritten?
1058, 1059 28. August, 22:57 ? 120.8 OK? Problems wih trigger. Not sync?
1040 28. August, 20:39 50k (ended @~15k) 141 OK Overwritten?
1058, 1059 28. August, 22:57 ? 120.8 OK? Problems with trigger. Not sync?
1060, 1061 28. August, 22:57 ? 120.8 OK
1062 28. August, 23:37 20k 120.8 &rarr 99.8 OK? NINO thr. changed during run (OK after ev. 10784).
1063 &ndash 1064 28. August, 23:37 20k 99.8 OK
1065 28. August, 23:50 20k 99.8 &rarr 80.4 OK? NINO thr. changed during run (OK after 9k ev).
1066 &ndash 1068 28. August, 23:50 each 20k (run1066 crashed @1735) 80.4 OK
1069 &ndash 1071 29. August, 00:16 ? 60.7 OK
1072 29. August, 00:37 ? 60.7 &rarr 40.2 OK? NINO thr. changed during run (OK after 15k ev).
1073, 1074 29. August, 00:37 ? 40.2 OK
1075 29. August, ~00:50 20k 40.2 &rarr 20.1 OK? NINO thr.OK after 11k ev. PC crashed.
1076 29. August, ~00:50 20k 20.1 Junk empty file
1077 &ndash 1079 29. August, ~00:50 20k 20.1 OK


SETUP 3

Beam momentum 400GeV/c

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F406, @ &ndash 1000V
&bull ch 2 &rarr F407, @ &ndash 1000V
&bull ch 3 &rarr F409, @+1000V A
&bull ch 4 &rarr F413, @+1000V B &rarr to optolink


# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1082 29. August, ?? 20k (stopped @17k) 20.8 OK
1083, 1084 29. August, ?? 20k 20.8 OK
1085 29. August, ?? 20k 20.8 OK? Not sync.?
1086 29. August, 02:26 20k 10.8 &rarr 40.7 OK? NINO thr. OK after 8.8k ev.
1087 29. August, 02:26 20k 20.8 OK
1088 29. August, 02:26 50k 20.8 OK
1089 29. August, 02:49 50k 20.8 &rarr 60.8 OK? NINO thr. OK after ev. 14170
1090 29. August, 02:49 50k 60.8 OK
1091 29. August, 03:10 50k 60.8 &rarr 80.1 OK? NINO thr. OK after ev. 13254
1092 29. August, 03:10 50k 80.1 OK
1093 29. August, 03:31 50k 80.1 &rarr 100.6 OK? NINO thr. OK after ev. 14052. SBC crashed!
1094 29. August, 03:31 50k 100.6 OK
1095 29. August, 04:02 50k 100.6 &rarr 120.5 OK? NINO thr. OK after ev. 3363.
1096 29. August, 04:02 50k 120.5 OK
1097 29. August, 04:35 20k 120.5 &rarr 140.3 OK? NINO thr. OK after ev. 1503. DAQ pc crashed.
1098 &ndash 1100 29. August, 04:35 20k 140.3 OK
1102, 1103 29. August, 05:27 20k 160.4 OK
1104 29. August, 05:42 20k 140.3 &rarr 181.5 OK? NINO thr. OK after ev. 15614.
1105, 1106 29. August, 05:42 20k 181.5 OK


SETUP 4

Beam momentum 400GeV/c

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F406, @ &ndash 1000V
&bull ch 2 &rarr F407, @ &ndash 1000V
&bull ch 3 &rarr F409, @+1000V A &rarr to optolink
&bull ch 4 &rarr F413, @+1000V B


# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1107 29. August, 06:00 20k 182.0 OK? Connection to optolink changed during the run (OK after ev. 1492)
1108(stucked @3k ev.), 1109, 1114(?), 1115 29. August, 06:00 20k 182.0 OK
1116 29. August, 06:55 20k 182.0 &rarr 160.0 OK? NINO thr. OK after ~17.7 ev)
1117, 1118(stucked), 1119 29. August, 06:55 20k 160.0 OK
1120 &ndash 1123 29. August, 07:20 20k 140.1 OK run 1121 empty
1124 &ndash 1126 29. August, 07:57 20k 121.3 OK
1127 &ndash 1129 29. August, 08:11 20k (run 1127 50k) 100.3 OK run 1124 crashed @47288
Beam down during run 1129 (@18732 ev.)
1130 &ndash 1132 29. August, 09:09 20k 80.0 OK
1133 29. August, 09:35 20k 80.0 &rarr 60.2 OK? NINO thr. OK after ~4.3 ev)
1134, 1135 29. August, 09:35 20k 60.2 OK
1136 &ndash 1138 29. August, 09:57 20k 40.5 OK
1139 29. August, 10:25 20k 40.5 &rarr 20.0 OK? NINO thr. OK after ev. 10863
1140 29. August, 10:25 20k 20.0 Junk Junk due to power cut.
1141, 1142 29. August, 10:25 20k 20.0 OK


SETUP 5

Beam momentum 400GeV/c
Changes: HV polarity swap; Amplifier (ORTEC) polarity wrong!!

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F406, @+1000V (PS CH3)
&bull ch 2 &rarr F407, @+1000V (PS CH4)
&bull ch 3 &rarr F409, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH1) A &rarr to optolink
&bull ch 4 &rarr F413, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH2) B


# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1146 29. August, 11:26 20k 20.0 NINO OK?
1147, 1148 29. August, 11:26 20k 20.0 NINO OK BCM file overwritten: BCM run1147 corresponds to 1148 BAT run and BCM run 1148 to 1149 BAT.
1150 29. August, 11:59 20k 20.0 &rarr 40.3 NINO OK? NINO thr. OK after ev. 5513
1151, 1152 29. August, 11:59 20k 40.3 NINO OK
1153 29. August, 12:17 20k 40.3 &rarr 60.5 NINO OK? NINO thr. OK after ev. 1495
1155, 1155 29. August, 12:17 20k 60.5 NINO OK
1156 29. August, 12:38 20k 60.5 &rarr 80.4 NINO OK? NINO thr. OK after ev. 1400
1157, 1158 29. August, 12:38 20k 80.4 NINO OK
1159 &ndash 1161 29. August, 12:59 20k 99.3 NINO OK
1162 &ndash 1165 29. August, 13:25 20k 120.7 NINO OK run 1165 crashed
1166 &ndash 1168 29. August, 14:13 20k 141.3 NINO OK
1169 29. August, 14:50 20k 141.3 &rarr 161.7 NINO OK? NINO thr. OK after ev. 200. Crashed @ ev. 11408.
1170 29. August, 14:50 20k 161.7 Junk empty
1171 29. August, 14:50 20k 161.7 NINO OK? 10154 events in BCM and over 20k for telescope.
1172 29. August, 14:50 20k 161.7 NINO OK? Beam off during the run for 45min.
1173 29. August, 14:50 20k 161.7 NINO OK? Number of events?? More than 20k at BAT (20159)
1174 29. August, 14:50 20k 161.7 NINO OK
1175 29. August, 14:50 20k 161.7 Junk Beam realignment. No data taken.
1176 29. August, 14:50 20k 161.7 NINO OK
1177 29. August, 14:50 20k 161.7 NINO OK Crashed (both SBC and BAT) @ ev. 10747.
1178 29. August, 14:50 20k 161.7 NINO OK Crashed (both SBC and BAT) @ ev. 10747.
1179 29. August, 14:50 20k 161.7 Junk empty
1180 29. August, 17:03 50k 178.6 NINO OK Crashed (both BAT and SBC) @ event 12105.
1181 29. August, 17:03 50k 178.6 Junk empty
1182 29. August, 17:03 50k 178.6 NINO OK


SETUP 6

Beam momentum 400GeV/c
Amplifier (ORTEC) polarity wrong till run 1187!!

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F406, @+1000V (PS CH3)
&bull ch 2 &rarr F407, @+1000V (PS CH4)
&bull ch 3 &rarr F409, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH1) A
&bull ch 4 &rarr F413, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH2) B &rarr to optolink


# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1183 29. August, 17:45 50k 178.6 NINO OK? Connection to optolink changed during the run (OK after ev. 3670).
1184 29. August, 17:45 50k 178.6 NINO OK
1185 29. August, 18:48 50k 178.6 &rarr 160.5 NINO OK NINO thr. OK after ev. 4247
1186 29. August, 18:48 50k 160.5 NINO OK
1187, 1188 29. August, 19:07 50k 140.7 Junk BCM not connected to ADC (from discriminator)!!!
Analog signals changed to positive amplifier durign run 1187 @ ev. 29k.!!!
1189 29. August, 20:10 50k 100.3 OK
1190 29. August, 20:30 50k 80.4 OK BAT pc crashed.
1191 &ndash 1193 29. August, 20:30 50k 80.4 OK BAT pc crashed during run 1193.
1194 29. August, 22:23 50k 60.0 OK
1195 29. August, 22:38 50k 40.5 OK
1196 29. August, 23:00 50k 20.3 OK


SETUP 7

Beam momentum 400GeV/c

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F406, @+1000V (PS CH3) A
&bull ch 2 &rarr F407, @+1000V (PS CH4) B &rarr to optolink
&bull ch 3 &rarr F409, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH1)
&bull ch 4 &rarr F413, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH2)


# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1197 29. August, 23:21 50k 20.3 Analog OK No power on NINO.
1198 29. August, 23:21 50k 20.3 OK
1199 29. August, 23:56 50k 40.3 OK
1200 30. August, 00:28 50k 60.6 OK
1201 30. August, 00:48 50k 80.8 OK
1202 30. August, 01:03 50k 100.7 OK
1203 30. August, 01:18 50k 121.7 OK
1204 30. August, 01:33 50k 140.9 OK
1205 30. August, 01:46 50k 161.1 OK
1206 30. August, 02:03 50k 181.0 OK Ceashed @ ev 43611.
1207 30. August, 02:03 50k 181.0 Junk empty
1208 30. August, 02:03 50k 181.0 OK Ceashed @ ev 20346.
1209 30. August, 02:03 50k 181.0 Junk empty
1210 30. August, 02:03 50k 181.0 OK Ceashed @ ev 48650.


SETUP 8

Beam momentum 400GeV/c

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F406, @+1000V (PS CH3) A &rarr to optolink
&bull ch 2 &rarr F407, @+1000V (PS CH4) B
&bull ch 3 &rarr F409, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH1)
&bull ch 4 &rarr F413, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH2)


# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1212 30. August, 03:30 50k 181.0 OK crashed @3343
1213 30. August, 03:30 20k 181.0 OK
1214 30. August, 03:30 20k 181.0 OK crashed @ ev. 13084
1215 30. August, 03:30 20k 181.0 Junk empty
1216 &ndash 1218 30. August, 04:00 20k 158.6 OK
1219 30. August, 04:18 20k 141.7 OK crashed @??
1220 30. August, 04:18 20k 141.7 Junk no sync.
1221 30. August, 04:18 20k 141.7 OK
1222 &ndash 1224 30. August, 04:58 20k 111.5 OK
1225 &ndash 1227 30. August, 05:15 20k 80.5 OK
1228, 1229 30. August, 05:33 20k 59.3 OK Beam dump during 1228 for ~1h.
1230 30. August, 07:05 20k 40.3 OK Beam dump again after ev. 1230.


SETUP 10

Beam momentum 100GeV/c
1. september: modules in the ladder swaped to correct orientation with respect to the beam!!
Postrig=76
Running with Big + DEPFET scint. trigg. (C+A)
Runs 1247 &ndash 1252: ADC inputs connected wrong!!!

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F408, ? ??
&bull ch 2 &rarr F403, ? ??
&bull ch 3 &rarr F404, ?
&bull ch 4 &rarr F405, ?


# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1247, 1248 1. september, 18:40 30k 80.0 Junk
1249, 1250 1. september, 19:38 30k 60.0 Junk BCM DAQ crashed during run 1249 @20:30 (probably 15k-17k events).
1251, 1252 1. september, 21:31 30k 39.7 Junk


SETUP 11

Beam momentum 100GeV/c
Running with Big + DEPFET scint. trigg. (C+A)

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F408, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH 2)
&bull ch 2 &rarr F403, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH 1)
&bull ch 3 &rarr F404, @+1000V (PS CH 4) A &rarr to optolink
&bull ch 4 &rarr F405, @+1000V (PS CH 3) B


# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1254 1. september, ?? 50k 39.7 OK? Connections OK from ev. ~8000. Crashed @15392.
1255 1. september, ?? 300k 39.7 OK BAT runs 1255(#ev=30255), 1256(#ev 0), 1257(#ev=0), 1258(#ev=30239), 1259(2063)
1260 ?? 30k 39.7 OK
1261 ?? ~20k 39.7 OK BAT runs 1261(#ev=26175?), 1262(#ev=2), 1263(#ev=0)
1264 2. September, 10:30 30k 20.1 OK postrig=76
1265 2. September, ? 30k 60.5 OK
1266 2. September, ? 30k 80.5 OK
1267 2. September, 14:45 30k 80.5 OK? LV on BCM4 tripped during run, reapplied @ ev 28300.
Beam off for 15min @ ev 21376.
1268 2. September, 16:25 30k 120.3 OK Stopped @ ev 12800 due to DEPFET trigger errors.
1269 2. September, 17:38 30k 120.3 OK? Stopped @ ev. ?
1270 2. September, 17:58 30k 120.3 OK? Stopped @ ev. 1952
1271 2. September, 18:10 30k 120.3 OK
1272 2. September, 19:11 30k 162.1 OK? BCM #ev=30k, BAT #ev=29660 ??


SETUP 12

Beam momentum 100GeV/c

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F408, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH 2) A &rarr to optolink
&bull ch 2 &rarr F403, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH 1) B
&bull ch 3 &rarr F404, @+1000V (PS CH 4)
&bull ch 4 &rarr F405, @+1000V (PS CH 3)


A) Running with Big + DEPFET scint. trigg. (trigg. C+A)
# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1273 2. September, 20:38 30k 162.9 OK
1274 2. September, 21:57 30k 120.5 OK
1275 2. September, 23:20 30k 80.2 OK? PS off for BCM ch 3
1276 3. September, 01:13 30k 60.0 OK? PS off for BCM ch 3
1326 3. September, 03:38 30k 60.0 OK? BAT atopped with 29894 ev.
1327 3. September, ? 30k 60.0 OK? BAT atopped with 29789 ev.
1328 3. September, ? 30k 60.0 OK
1329 3. September, ? 30k 60.0 OK
1333 3. September, ? ? 40.4 OK
1336 3. September, 10:40 ? 40.4 OK SBC crashed @ BCM #ev=28117; BAT #ev=28128


B) Running with Big scint. trigg. only (trigg. C)
# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1338 3. September, ? 10k 40.4 OK
1339 3. September, ? 10k 40.4 OK #ev=8357 taken
1340 3. September, ? 10k 40.4 OK #ev~800 taken


C) Running with Small and Big scint. trigg. (trigg. B+C)
# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1341 3. September, ? 30k 40.4 OK
1342 3. September, ? 30k 20.4 OK #ev=14860 taken
1343 3. September, 13:05 30k 20.3 OK
1344 3. September, 13:20 30k 20.3 OK


SETUP 13

Beam momentum 100GeV/c

Changes: All BCM analog signals directly to ADC; BCM &rarr Ampl(factor 200) &rarr ADC

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F408, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH 2)
&bull ch 2 &rarr F403, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH 1)
&bull ch 3 &rarr F404, @+1000V (PS CH 4)
&bull ch 4 &rarr F405, @+1000V (PS CH 3)

# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1345 3. September, 13:28 30k / OK
1346 3. September, 13:33 30k / OK
1347 3. September, 13:38 30k / OK
1348 3. September, 13:44 30k / OK
1349 3. September, 13:50 30k / OK
1351 3. September, 13:55 30k / OK


SETUP 14

Beam momentum 100GeV/c
Cahnges: All BCM modules connected directly to ADC, ORTEC Ampl(factor 200). and Discr(factor 5). disconnected

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F408, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH 2)
&bull ch 2 &rarr F403, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH 1)
&bull ch 3 &rarr F404, @+1000V (PS CH 4)
&bull ch 4 &rarr F405, @+1000V (PS CH 3)

# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1352 3. September, 14:10 30k / OK? crashed
#BCM events=22237
#BAT events 13868
1353 3. September, 14:18 30k / OK
1354 3. September, 14:25 30k / OK #events=17678
1355 3. September, 14:31 30k / OK
1356 3. September, 14:35 30k / OK? #BCM events=22141
#BAT events=21896


SETUP 15

Beam momentum 100GeV/c
Cahnges:
&bull ORTEC Ampl. and Discr. back in; BCM &rarr& Ampl &rarr Disc &rarr ADC
&bull Trigg. back to A+C (depfet + big scint.)

ADC channels NINO channel
&bull ch 1 &rarr F408, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH 2)
&bull ch 2 &rarr F403, @ &ndash 1000V (PS CH 1)
&bull ch 3 &rarr F404, @+1000V (PS CH 4)
&bull ch 4 &rarr F405, @+1000V (PS CH 3)

# RUN START TIME # TRIGGERS NINO THRESHOLD [mV] Tracks STATUS COMMENT
1373 3. September, 15:11 30k / OK
1380 3. September, 17:20 30k / OK? No Busy?
#BCM events=29632
#BAT events=30336
1383 3. September, 19:30 30k / OK? #events=10240
1384 3. September, 19:30 60k / OK


Irena Dolenc