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  69   04 Nov 2019 09:02 Alex/Yi/BenRoutineGeneralrun 865, fields on

Gas pocket: ON

Fields: wire gate 3780 V, 1st ring: 4500 V, cathode: 7000 V

Threshold: 1000 ADCc below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: 300 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V (noise run)

Comment: noise conditions good. Rate ~30Hz. Look for S2s!

  71   05 Nov 2019 04:48 Yi WangRoutineGeneralRun 873

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar)

Fields: drift 500V/cm extraction 3.78kV/cm

Threshold: 1600 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Comment: try to trigger on S2

  72   05 Nov 2019 04:57 Yi WangRoutineGeneralRun 875

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar)

Fields: OFF

Threshold: 1600 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Comment: compare to Run 873

  73   05 Nov 2019 05:09 Yi WangRoutineGeneralRun 877

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: 1600 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Comment: compare to Run 873, 875

  75   05 Nov 2019 06:36 Alex / BenRoutineGeneralRun 885, baseline run with SiPMs at 65V

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: external clock, 50Hz

Trace length: 500us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >460 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Comment: DAQ rate ~25Hz

  76   05 Nov 2019 06:42 Alex / BenRoutineGeneralRun 886, baseline run with SiPMs at 50V

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: external clock, 50Hz

Trace length: 500us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >460 mbarg

SiPM HV: 50 V

Comment: data rate capped at 25Hz due to limited speed of writing on disk. 1ms traces are not possible yet.

  77   05 Nov 2019 06:55 Alex / BenRoutineGeneralRun 888, laser run with SiPMs at 65V

Laser intensity: MAX

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: external clock (laser NIM), 500Hz (laser set to 1kHz)

Trace length: 500us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >460 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Comment:

  78   05 Nov 2019 06:56 Alex / BenRoutineGeneralRun 889, laser run with SiPMs at 67V

Laser intensity: MAX

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: external clock (laser NIM), 500Hz (laser set to 1kHz)

Trace length: 12us total, 5us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >460 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Comment:

  79   05 Nov 2019 07:05 Alex / Ben / SamRoutineGeneralRun 891, laser run with SiPMs at 67V

Laser intensity: MIN

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: external clock (laser NIM), 500Hz (laser set to 1kHz)

Trace length: 12us total, 5us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >460 mbarg

SiPM HV: 67 V

Comment:

  80   05 Nov 2019 07:23 Alex / Ben / SamRoutineGeneralRun 893, laser run with SiPMs at 65V, 30us trace

Laser intensity: MAX

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: external clock (laser NIM), 500Hz (laser set to 1kHz)

Trace length: 30us total, 5us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >460 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Comment:

  81   05 Nov 2019 07:24 Alex / Ben / SamRoutineGeneralRun 892, laser run with SiPMs at 65V

Laser intensity: MIN

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: external clock (laser NIM), 500Hz (laser set to 1kHz)

Trace length: 12us total, 5us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >460 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Comment:

  82   05 Nov 2019 07:26 Alex / Ben / SamRoutineGeneralRun 894, laser run with SiPMs at 67V, 30us trace

Laser intensity: MAX

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: external clock (laser NIM), 500Hz (laser set to 1kHz)

Trace length: 30us total, 5us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >460 mbarg

SiPM HV: 67 V

Comment:

  83   05 Nov 2019 08:14 Alex / SamRoutineGeneralRun 898, Edrift 200V/cm

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar) [Edgar\Yi: correction: OFF (during recirculation tpc pressure about 400 mbar)]

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm (wire grid 3780 V, 1st ring 4180 V, cathode 6180 V) 

Threshold: 400 ADC below baseline (baselines equalized to 15500)

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Comment:

  84   05 Nov 2019 08:23 Alex / SamRoutineGeneralRun 899, Edrift 100V/cm

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar) [Edgar\Yi: correction: OFF (during recirculation tpc pressure about 400 mbar)]

Fields: drift 100 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm (wire grid 3780 V, 1st ring 3580 V, cathode 3780 V) [Yi: 1st ring setting is incorrect, inverted fied between wire grid and field cage ring]

Threshold: 400 ADC below baseline (baselines equalized to 15500)

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Comment:

  85   05 Nov 2019 08:32 Alex / SamRoutineGeneralRun 900, Edrift 500V/cm

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness unknown, since the TPC pressure is >200 mbar) [Edgar\Yi: correction: OFF (during recirculation tpc pressure about 400 mbar)]

Fields: drift 500 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm (wire grid 3780 V, 1st ring 2780 V, cathode 7780 V) [Yi: 1st ring setting is incorrect, inverted fied between wire grid and field cage ring]

Threshold: 400 ADC below baseline (baselines equalized to 15500)

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Comment:

  86   05 Nov 2019 23:58 Yi WangRoutineGeneralMorning data taking, purity check

Run 917

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: 1600 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 918

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 3.78 kV/cm

Threshold: 1600 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 919

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: drift 500 V/cm, extraction 3.78 kV/cm

Threshold: 1600 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 920

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: OFF

Threshold: 1600 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

Threshold extend:  5x16 = 80ns

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

  88   06 Nov 2019 11:22 Yi WangRoutineGeneralEvening data taking, purity check

Not sure if the trigger threshold is correctly set, there is an error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/dsproto/online/dsproto_analyzer/threshold_tool.py", line 71, in <module>
    main()
  File "/home/dsproto/online/dsproto_analyzer/threshold_tool.py", line 47, in main
    (mean, rms) = fit_res
ValueError: too many values to unpack (expected 2)

the trigger threshold for all the runs in this Elog is 2699 ADCc below the baseline (see Elog 89)
 

Run 943

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 3.78 kV/cm

Threshold: 1600 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 945

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 3.78 kV/cm

Threshold: 1000 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 946

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: 1000 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 948

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: 1600 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 949

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: drift 500 V/cm, extraction 3.78 kV/cm

Threshold: 1600 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 951

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: drift 500 V/cm, extraction 3.78 kV/cm

Threshold: 1000 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 952

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: OFF

Threshold: 1000 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 954

Gas pocket: ON (thinkness 7mm)

Fields: OFF

Threshold: 1600 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

  89   06 Nov 2019 12:28 Ben SmithProblem FixedGeneralEvening data taking, purity check
> Not sure if the trigger threshold is correctly set, there is an error:

Sorry, I made a change to the baseline calculation and forgot to update the threshold tool. It's updated now.

The thresholds currently seem to be set to 12801 - this is 2699 below the nominal baseline of 15500.
  90   07 Nov 2019 02:07 SamRoutineGeneralRun 963 Laser Run with SiPMs at 65V, 12us trace

Laser Intensity: MAX

Threshold: external clock (laser NIM), laser set to 1kHz

Trace length: 12us, 5us pre-trigger

SIPM HV: 65V

  91   07 Nov 2019 02:07 Yi/Marco/AndreaRoutineGeneralmorning data taking, purity check

Run 956

Gas pocket: ON (thickness 7mm)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 2.8 kV/cm

Threshold: 1000 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 957

Gas pocket: ON (thickness 7mm)

Fields: drift 200 V/cm, extraction 3.78 kV/cm

Threshold: 1000 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 958

Gas pocket: ON (thickness 7mm)

Fields: drift 500 V/cm, extraction 3.78 kV/cm

Threshold: 1000 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 960

Gas pocket: ON (thickness 7mm)

Fields: drift 500 V/cm, extraction 3.78 kV/cm

Threshold: 200 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

 

Run 961

Gas pocket: ON (thickness 7mm)

Fields: OFF

Threshold: 1000 ADC below baseline

Trace length: 200us total, 100 us pre-trigger

TPC Pressure: >200 mbarg

SiPM HV: 65 V

Number of events: 10k

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