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== Experiment Equipment == | == Experiment Equipment == | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Set in control room to take output from experimental room ethernet connection. Control laptops connected via 5GHz WiFi. | | style="text-align: center;" | Set in control room to take output from experimental room ethernet connection. Control laptops connected via 5GHz WiFi. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Control Laptop | | style="text-align: center;" | Control Laptop x31 | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | 1 for remote control of Nikon camera and FPGA, 1 for notes/web GUI. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Ethernet Cable x | | style="text-align: center;" | Ethernet Cable x 2 | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | To connect DAQ | | style="text-align: center;" | To connect DAQ laptop to network in the experimental room, control laptop to network in control room. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Portable | | style="text-align: center;" | Portable Enclosures | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | Modified Big Zarges Waterproof Wheeled Equipment Case. | | style="text-align: center;" | Modified Big Zarges Waterproof Wheeled Equipment Case. | ||
Features mount for scintillator stack, front and back openings for beam, patch panel with ports for SHV, BNC, SMA, USB, Camera Link cables. <br/> | Features mount for scintillator stack, front and back openings for beam, patch panel with ports for SHV, BNC, SMA, USB, Camera Link cables. <br/> | ||
Hole for sensor powering. <br/> | Hole for sensor powering. <br/> | ||
Modified Small Peli Case Waterproof Wheeled Equipment Case. | |||
Features mount for scintillator stack, front and back openings for beam, patch panel with ports for USB and power connections. | |||
Mylar windows with Al support mounted to internal face: approximately light-tight. | Mylar windows with Al support mounted to internal face: approximately light-tight. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | Clear Scintillator stack for WET measurement. | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | 25 clear X x 100 mm, Y x 100 mm and Z x (approx) 2.8 mm sheets. Containing sheets (not in order): 79, 68, 73, 62, 81, 72, 64, 67, 65, 71, 78, 77, 74, 75, 85, 82, 83, 76, 70, 80, 69, 84, 63, 66, 61. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 71.00, 71.00, 71.01 = 71.00. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | White Painted Scintillator stack for WET measurement. | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | 23 white painted X x 100 mm, Y x 100 mm and Z x (approx) 2.8 mm sheets. Containing sheets (not in order): 34, 43, 32, 8, 40, 37, 38, 47, 46, 33, 42, 9, 39, 44, 49, 50, 31, 1, 45, 3, 54, 5, 51. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 65.51, 65.53, 65.45 = 65.50. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | Clatterbridge Prototype A | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | 14 clear X x 100 mm, Y x 100 mm and Z x (approx) 2.8 mm sheets. Containing sheets (ascending photodiode order, board upside down): 81, 83, 65, 74, 69, 78, 61, 77, 63, 71, 70, 73, 64, 85. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 39.89. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | Clatterbridge Prototype B | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | | | style="text-align: center;" | 11 clear and 3 white X x 100 mm, Y x 100 mm and Z x (approx) 2.8 mm sheets. Containing sheets (ascending photodiode order, board upside down): 52, 79, 68, 66, 75, 82, 84, 62, 80, 72, 67, 76, 51, 54. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 39.92. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Rev. D Scintillator stack | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | 32 X x 105 mm, Y x 105 mm and Z x (approx) 3 mm sheets. Containing sheets (ascending photodiode order, board upside down): 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 95.84, 95.72, 95.78 = 95.78. | |||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Large Single Scintillator Block | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | X x 100 mm, Y x 100 mm and Z x 178.57 mm. | |||
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| style="text-align: center;" | DAQ laptop x1 | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | Control Nikon camera and photodiode acquisition. | |||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Nikon D7500 | |||
| style="text-align: center;" | Connected to DAQ Laptop via USB cable. | |||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Nexys Video FPGA development board. | | style="text-align: center;" | Nexys Video FPGA development board. | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | For interfacing between DDC232 and PC. | | style="text-align: center;" | For interfacing between DDC232 and PC. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Rev. B Texas Instruments DDC232 custom circuit board ( | | style="text-align: center;" | Rev. B Texas Instruments DDC232 custom circuit board (x2) | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | Each housing 16x Hamamatsu S12915-16R photodiodes, coupled directly to scintillator sheets. Aligned by eye to scintillator sheets. | | style="text-align: center;" | Each housing 16x Hamamatsu S12915-16R photodiodes, coupled directly to scintillator sheets. Aligned by eye to scintillator sheets. | ||
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| style="text-align: center;" | Rev. | | style="text-align: center;" | Rev. D Texas Instruments DDC232 custom circuit board (x1) | ||
| style="text-align: center;" | Housing 32x Hamamatsu S12915-16R photodiodes, coupled directly to scintillator sheets. Aligned by eye to scintillator sheets. | | style="text-align: center;" | Housing 32x Hamamatsu S12915-16R photodiodes, coupled directly to scintillator sheets. Aligned by eye to scintillator sheets. | ||
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== Experiment Notes == | == Experiment Notes == | ||
Range calorimeter measurements with photodiodes, camera and IBA Giraffe. | |||
Range calorimeter measurements with | |||
Images from Camera: '''[http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/wikiData/images/UCLH_Sep2022/Nikon /unix/www/html/pbt/wikiData/images/UCLH_Sep2022/Nikon]''' | Images from Camera: '''[http://www.hep.ucl.ac.uk/pbt/wikiData/images/UCLH_Sep2022/Nikon /unix/www/html/pbt/wikiData/images/UCLH_Sep2022/Nikon]''' | ||
Photodiode hexadecimal data: '''/unix/pbt/data/uclh/20220901/DDC232''' | Photodiode hexadecimal data: '''/unix/pbt/data/uclh/20220901/DDC232''' | ||
Giraffe data: '''/unix/pbt/data/uclh/20220901/Giraffe''' | |||
=== IBA Giraffe Range Pull Back Measurements === | |||
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!Beam Current (nA) | !Beam Current (nA) | ||
!Physical thickness (mm) | !Physical thickness (mm) | ||
!WET | !D80 measured (mm) | ||
!Comments | |||
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|0 || Clear stack + white stack || 210 || 40 || N/A || 139.1 || Nominal: 282.1 mm | |||
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|1 || Clear stack || 210 || 40 || N/A || 206.6 || Nominal: 282.1 mm | |||
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|2 || White stack || 210 || 40 || N/A || 212.3 || Nominal: 282.1 mm | |||
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|3 || Empty Case || 210 || 40 || N/A || 280.0 || Nominal: 282.1 mm | |||
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|4 || Single block || 210 || 40 || N/A || 94.2 || Curve looks really bad!! | |||
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|5 || REVD || 210 || 40 || N/A || 182.0 || | |||
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|6 || Clatterb. A || 210 || N/A || N/A || 238.4 || | |||
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|7 || Air - no box|| 210 || N/A || N/A || 280.0 || Here we see that the windows have no effect as this results is equal to run 3 | |||
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|8 || Clatterb. B|| 210|| 40|| N/A || 238.9 || | |||
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=== Camera Light Quenching Measurements === | |||
'''NOTE: alignment plates left on Zarges case during measurement''' | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Run number | |||
!Image number | |||
!Beam Energy (MeV) | |||
!Estimated Range (mm) | |||
!Current (nA) | |||
!Spot size (mm, FWHM) | |||
!Exposure (s) | |||
!Aperture | |||
!ISO | |||
!Degrader WET (mm) | |||
!Comments | !Comments | ||
!Image | |||
!Fit | |||
|- | |||
| 0 || IMG0047 || Background || || || || 5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC]</div> || Background, exposure 5s | |||
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| 1 || IMG0048 || 245 MeV || 366.3 || 10 || || 1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || exposure 1s | |||
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| 2 || IMG0049 || 245|| 366.3 || 10 || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | |||
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| 3 || IMG0050 || 245 || || 10 || || 0.25 || f/5.6|| ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | |||
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| 4 || IMG0051 || 245 || || 10 || || 0.1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | |||
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| 5 || IMG0052 || 70 MeV || || 700 || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | |||
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|0 || | | 6 || IMG0053 || 70|| || || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 7 || IMG0054 || 70 || || || || 0.1 || f/5.6|| ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 8 || IMG0055 || 70 || || || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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|5 || | | 9 || IMG0056 || 75 MeV || || 700 nA || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 10 || IMG0057 || 75|| || || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 11 || IMG0058 || 75 || || || || 0.1 || f/5.6|| ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 12 || IMG0059 || 75 || || || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 13 || IMG0060 || 80 MeV || || 500 nA || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 14 || IMG0061 || 80 || || 500 nA || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 15 || IMG0062 || 80 || || 500 nA || || 0.1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 16 || IMG0063 || 80 || || 500 nA || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 17 || IMG0064 || 130 MeV || || 200 nA || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 18 || IMG0065 || 130 || || 200 nA || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 19 || IMG0066 || 130 || || 200 nA || || 0.1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 20 || IMG0067 || 130 || || 200 nA || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 21 || IMG0068 || 140 MeV || || 165 nA || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 22 || IMG0069 || 140 || || nA || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 23 || IMG0070 || 140 || || nA || || 0.1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 24 || IMG0071 || 140 || || nA || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | |25 || IMG0072 || 150 MeV || || 125 nA || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 26 || IMG0073 || 150 || || nA || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 27 || IMG0074 || 150 || || nA || || 0.1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 28 || IMG0075 || 150 || || nA || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | |29 || IMG0076 || 160 MeV || || 125 nA || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 30 || IMG0077 || 160 || || nA || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 31 || IMG0078 || 160 || || nA || || 0.1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 32 || IMG0079 || 160 || || nA || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | |33 || IMG0080 || 170 MeV || || 130 nA || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 34 || IMG0081 || 170 || || nA || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 35 || IMG0082 || 170 || || nA || || 0.1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 36 || IMG0083 || 170 || || nA || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | |37 || IMG0084 || 120 MeV || || 270 nA || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 38 || IMG0085 || 120 || || nA || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 39 || IMG0086 || 120 || || nA || || 0.1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 40 || IMG0087 || 120 || || nA || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | |41 || IMG0088 || 110 MeV || || 300 nA || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 42 || IMG0089 || 110 || || nA || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 43 || IMG0090 || 110 || || nA || || 0.1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | | 44 || IMG0091 || 110 || || nA || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| | |45 || IMG0092 || 100 MeV || || 350 nA || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| 46 || IMG0093 || 100 || || nA || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | |||
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| 47 || IMG0094 || 100 || || nA || || 0.1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | |||
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| 48 || IMG0095 || 100 || || nA || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | |||
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|49 || IMG0096 || 90 MeV || || 400 nA || || 0.5 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | |||
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| | | 50 || IMG0097 || 90 || || nA || || 0.25 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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| 51 || IMG0098 || 90 || || nA || || 0.1 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | |||
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| | | 52 || IMG0099 || 90 || || nA || || 0.05 || f/5.6 || ISO100 || || || <div class="image150px" style="text-align: center;"> [PIC2]</div> || | ||
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=== Calibration and Bragg Peak Measurements === | === DDC232 Calibration and Bragg Peak Measurements === | ||
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!Replay Fit | !Replay Fit | ||
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|0 || A || Background || | |0 || Clatter. A || Background || || - || N/A || 12.5 (constant) || 170 || || || N/A || | ||
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| | |1 || Clatter. A || 245 MeV || || 10 nA || N/A || 12.5 || 170 || || Gantry angle 270, shoot through || N/A || | ||
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| | |2 || Clatter. B || Background || N/A || N/A || N/A || 12.5 || 170 || || || N/A || N/A | ||
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| | |3 || Clatter. B || 245 MeV|| 10 nA || N/A || 12.5 || 170 || || || Gantry angle 270, shoot through || N/A || | ||
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| | |4 || Clatter. B|| 245 MeV|| 10 nA || N/A || N/A || 12.5 || 170 || || Gantry angle 90, shoot through || N/A. After this Clatter. B was destroyed || | ||
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| | |5 || Clatter. A|| 245 MeV|| 10 nA || N/A || N/A || 12.5 || 170 || || Gantry angle 90, shoot through || N/A || | ||
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| | |6 || Clatter. A || 70 MeV || 700 nA || N/A || N/A || 12.5 || 170 || 0 || Gantry angle 90 || N/A || N/A | ||
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| | |7 || REVD prototype || Background|| N/A || N/A || N/A || 12.5 || 170 || 0 || - || N/A || N/A | ||
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| | |8 || REVD prototype || 245 MeV || 10 nA || N/A || N/A || 12.5 || 170 || 0 || Gantry angle 90, shoot through. Clatterbridge A upstream and Clatt. B downstream|| N/A || N/A | ||
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| | |9 || REVD prototype || 130 MeV || 200 nA || N/A || N/A || 12.5 || 170 || 0 || Gantry angle 90. Clatterbridge A upstream and Clatt. B downstream|| N/A || N/A | ||
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| | |10 || REVD prototype || 245 MeV || 10 nA || N/A || N/A || 12.5 || 170 || 0 || Gantry angle 270, shoot through. Clatterbridge A downstream and Clatt. B upstream|| N/A || N/A | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 8 September 2022
Experiment Equipment
Item | Notes |
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Network Hub | Set in control room to take output from experimental room ethernet connection. Control laptops connected via 5GHz WiFi. |
Control Laptop x31 | 1 for remote control of Nikon camera and FPGA, 1 for notes/web GUI. |
Ethernet Cable x 2 | To connect DAQ laptop to network in the experimental room, control laptop to network in control room. |
Portable Enclosures | Modified Big Zarges Waterproof Wheeled Equipment Case.
Features mount for scintillator stack, front and back openings for beam, patch panel with ports for SHV, BNC, SMA, USB, Camera Link cables. |
Clear Scintillator stack for WET measurement. | 25 clear X x 100 mm, Y x 100 mm and Z x (approx) 2.8 mm sheets. Containing sheets (not in order): 79, 68, 73, 62, 81, 72, 64, 67, 65, 71, 78, 77, 74, 75, 85, 82, 83, 76, 70, 80, 69, 84, 63, 66, 61. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 71.00, 71.00, 71.01 = 71.00. |
White Painted Scintillator stack for WET measurement. | 23 white painted X x 100 mm, Y x 100 mm and Z x (approx) 2.8 mm sheets. Containing sheets (not in order): 34, 43, 32, 8, 40, 37, 38, 47, 46, 33, 42, 9, 39, 44, 49, 50, 31, 1, 45, 3, 54, 5, 51. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 65.51, 65.53, 65.45 = 65.50. |
Clatterbridge Prototype A | 14 clear X x 100 mm, Y x 100 mm and Z x (approx) 2.8 mm sheets. Containing sheets (ascending photodiode order, board upside down): 81, 83, 65, 74, 69, 78, 61, 77, 63, 71, 70, 73, 64, 85. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 39.89. |
Clatterbridge Prototype B | 11 clear and 3 white X x 100 mm, Y x 100 mm and Z x (approx) 2.8 mm sheets. Containing sheets (ascending photodiode order, board upside down): 52, 79, 68, 66, 75, 82, 84, 62, 80, 72, 67, 76, 51, 54. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 39.92. |
Rev. D Scintillator stack | 32 X x 105 mm, Y x 105 mm and Z x (approx) 3 mm sheets. Containing sheets (ascending photodiode order, board upside down): 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 95.84, 95.72, 95.78 = 95.78. |
Large Single Scintillator Block | X x 100 mm, Y x 100 mm and Z x 178.57 mm. |
DAQ laptop x1 | Control Nikon camera and photodiode acquisition. |
Nikon D7500 | Connected to DAQ Laptop via USB cable. |
Nexys Video FPGA development board. | For interfacing between DDC232 and PC. |
Rev. B Texas Instruments DDC232 custom circuit board (x2) | Each housing 16x Hamamatsu S12915-16R photodiodes, coupled directly to scintillator sheets. Aligned by eye to scintillator sheets. |
Rev. D Texas Instruments DDC232 custom circuit board (x1) | Housing 32x Hamamatsu S12915-16R photodiodes, coupled directly to scintillator sheets. Aligned by eye to scintillator sheets. |
Gloves | For handling scintillator |
Schematic
Experiment Plan
Estimated first beam: 16.00.
- Set up mains cabling and networking in treatment and control rooms.
- Install Peli case and Giraffe on treatment couch:
- Set up 2 x 2.86mm stacks for shoot through measurement of range pullback at ~245MeV (no DAQ needed).
- Align Peli case and Giraffe using in-room lasers.
- Measure range pullback of combined stack, each individual stack and empty case.
- Set up Peli case for range pullback measurement of single block:
- Remove long rail from Peli case and install single scintillator block.
- Simultaneously dismantle 2 x 2.86mm stacks and assemble Clatterbridge stacks with rev.B DDC board.
- Check alignment of Peli case and Giraffe.
- Measure range pullback of single block.
- Set up Peli case for range pullback measurement of 32 x 3mm stack:
- Remove single scintillator block.
- Install 32 x 3mm stack with rotated rail; reinstall long rail.
- Simultaneously install single scintillator block in Zarges case with camera.
- Check alignment of Peli case and Giraffe.
- Measure range pullback of 32 x 3mm stack.
- Set up Peli case for range pullback measurement of Clatterbridge stacks:
- Remove 32 x 3mm stack; install Clatterbridge stacks on long rail and clamp in place.
- Check alignment of Peli case and Giraffe.
- Measure range pullback of Clatterbridge stacks together and individually.
- Set up Zarges case for single block quenching measurements:
- Remove Peli case and Giraffe from treatment couch.
- Install Zarges case on treatment couch and align with room lasers.
- Connect DAQ and check camera functionality.
- Simultaneously set up Peli case with Clatterbridge stacks and FPGAs ready for shoot throughs.
- Measure light output from shoot through and set exposure time.
- Record photos of single block light output for energies from 70 MeV to ~150MeV (maximum energy with beam still in block).
- Set up Peli case for Clatterbridge DAQ measurements:
- Remove Zarges case from treatment couch; install Peli case with FPGA, cabling and Clatterbridge stacks.
- Check alignment of Peli case and DAQ hardware.
- Record DDC calibration data for shoot through and background.
- Set up Peli case for 32 x 3mm stack measurements:
- Remove Clatterbridge stacks and store safely.
- Install 32 x 3mm stack in Peli case with rev.C/D DDC board.
- Check alignment of Peli case and DAQ hardware.
- Measure background and shoot through of 32 x 3mm stack.
- Measure proton energies in range 70–110 MeV.
- Dismantle equipment, pack up and fuck off.
Experiment Notes
Range calorimeter measurements with photodiodes, camera and IBA Giraffe.
Images from Camera: /unix/www/html/pbt/wikiData/images/UCLH_Sep2022/Nikon
Photodiode hexadecimal data: /unix/pbt/data/uclh/20220901/DDC232
Giraffe data: /unix/pbt/data/uclh/20220901/Giraffe
IBA Giraffe Range Pull Back Measurements
Run number | Detector config | Beam Energy (MeV) | Beam Current (nA) | Physical thickness (mm) | D80 measured (mm) | Comments |
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0 | Clear stack + white stack | 210 | 40 | N/A | 139.1 | Nominal: 282.1 mm |
1 | Clear stack | 210 | 40 | N/A | 206.6 | Nominal: 282.1 mm |
2 | White stack | 210 | 40 | N/A | 212.3 | Nominal: 282.1 mm |
3 | Empty Case | 210 | 40 | N/A | 280.0 | Nominal: 282.1 mm |
4 | Single block | 210 | 40 | N/A | 94.2 | Curve looks really bad!! |
5 | REVD | 210 | 40 | N/A | 182.0 | |
6 | Clatterb. A | 210 | N/A | N/A | 238.4 | |
7 | Air - no box | 210 | N/A | N/A | 280.0 | Here we see that the windows have no effect as this results is equal to run 3 |
8 | Clatterb. B | 210 | 40 | N/A | 238.9 |
Camera Light Quenching Measurements
NOTE: alignment plates left on Zarges case during measurement
Run number | Image number | Beam Energy (MeV) | Estimated Range (mm) | Current (nA) | Spot size (mm, FWHM) | Exposure (s) | Aperture | ISO | Degrader WET (mm) | Comments | Image | Fit |
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0 | IMG0047 | Background | 5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC] |
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1 | IMG0048 | 245 MeV | 366.3 | 10 | 1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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2 | IMG0049 | 245 | 366.3 | 10 | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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3 | IMG0050 | 245 | 10 | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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4 | IMG0051 | 245 | 10 | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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5 | IMG0052 | 70 MeV | 700 | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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6 | IMG0053 | 70 | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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7 | IMG0054 | 70 | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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8 | IMG0055 | 70 | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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9 | IMG0056 | 75 MeV | 700 nA | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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10 | IMG0057 | 75 | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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11 | IMG0058 | 75 | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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12 | IMG0059 | 75 | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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13 | IMG0060 | 80 MeV | 500 nA | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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14 | IMG0061 | 80 | 500 nA | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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15 | IMG0062 | 80 | 500 nA | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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16 | IMG0063 | 80 | 500 nA | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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17 | IMG0064 | 130 MeV | 200 nA | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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18 | IMG0065 | 130 | 200 nA | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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19 | IMG0066 | 130 | 200 nA | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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20 | IMG0067 | 130 | 200 nA | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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21 | IMG0068 | 140 MeV | 165 nA | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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22 | IMG0069 | 140 | nA | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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23 | IMG0070 | 140 | nA | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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24 | IMG0071 | 140 | nA | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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25 | IMG0072 | 150 MeV | 125 nA | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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26 | IMG0073 | 150 | nA | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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27 | IMG0074 | 150 | nA | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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28 | IMG0075 | 150 | nA | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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29 | IMG0076 | 160 MeV | 125 nA | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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30 | IMG0077 | 160 | nA | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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31 | IMG0078 | 160 | nA | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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32 | IMG0079 | 160 | nA | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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33 | IMG0080 | 170 MeV | 130 nA | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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34 | IMG0081 | 170 | nA | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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35 | IMG0082 | 170 | nA | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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36 | IMG0083 | 170 | nA | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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37 | IMG0084 | 120 MeV | 270 nA | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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38 | IMG0085 | 120 | nA | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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39 | IMG0086 | 120 | nA | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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40 | IMG0087 | 120 | nA | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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41 | IMG0088 | 110 MeV | 300 nA | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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42 | IMG0089 | 110 | nA | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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43 | IMG0090 | 110 | nA | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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44 | IMG0091 | 110 | nA | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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45 | IMG0092 | 100 MeV | 350 nA | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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46 | IMG0093 | 100 | nA | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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47 | IMG0094 | 100 | nA | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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48 | IMG0095 | 100 | nA | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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49 | IMG0096 | 90 MeV | 400 nA | 0.5 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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50 | IMG0097 | 90 | nA | 0.25 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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51 | IMG0098 | 90 | nA | 0.1 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
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52 | IMG0099 | 90 | nA | 0.05 | f/5.6 | ISO100 | [PIC2] |
DDC232 Calibration and Bragg Peak Measurements
Run number | Detector | Beam Energy (MeV) | Estimated Range (mm) | Current (nA) | Spot size (mm, FWHM) | DDC232 FSR (pC) | DDC232 Integration Time (us) | Degrader WET (mm) | Comments | Photodiode QB Fit | Replay Fit |
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0 | Clatter. A | Background | - | N/A | 12.5 (constant) | 170 | N/A | ||||
1 | Clatter. A | 245 MeV | 10 nA | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | Gantry angle 270, shoot through | N/A | |||
2 | Clatter. B | Background | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | N/A | N/A | ||
3 | Clatter. B | 245 MeV | 10 nA | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | Gantry angle 270, shoot through | N/A | |||
4 | Clatter. B | 245 MeV | 10 nA | N/A | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | Gantry angle 90, shoot through | N/A. After this Clatter. B was destroyed | ||
5 | Clatter. A | 245 MeV | 10 nA | N/A | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | Gantry angle 90, shoot through | N/A | ||
6 | Clatter. A | 70 MeV | 700 nA | N/A | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | Gantry angle 90 | N/A | N/A |
7 | REVD prototype | Background | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | - | N/A | N/A |
8 | REVD prototype | 245 MeV | 10 nA | N/A | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | Gantry angle 90, shoot through. Clatterbridge A upstream and Clatt. B downstream | N/A | N/A |
9 | REVD prototype | 130 MeV | 200 nA | N/A | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | Gantry angle 90. Clatterbridge A upstream and Clatt. B downstream | N/A | N/A |
10 | REVD prototype | 245 MeV | 10 nA | N/A | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | Gantry angle 270, shoot through. Clatterbridge A downstream and Clatt. B upstream | N/A | N/A |