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Information is available for the following experimental runs:
Information is available for the following experimental runs:
== [[/2025|2025]] ==
; [[/2025/Trento_2025-03|Trento QuADProBe FLASH Measurements]]
== [[/2024|2024]] ==
; [[/2024/UCLHQuADProBe_2024-04|UCLH QuADProBe Measurements]]
: Pristine Bragg peak measurements at UCLH using two modules of QuARC prototype.
: Detector combined with Pixel Sensor from University of Birmingham and the Transmission Calorimeter from NPL.
== [[/2023|2023]] ==
; [[/2022/ClatterbridgeQuARC|Clatterbridge Range Measurements]]
: Pristine Bragg peak and SOBP measurements at Clatterbridge using compact QuARC prototype.
: Demonstrate detector principle and SOBP fitting.
== [[/2022|2022]] ==
; [[/2022/PARTREC|Groningen FLASH Measurements]]
: FLASH range QA measurements at PARTREC UMCG in Groningen.
: Using same scintillator stacks from Manchester.
; [[/2022/ManchesterFLASH|Manchester FLASH Measurements]]
: FLASH range QA measurements at The Christie.
: Also measure WET of stack using PTW PeakFinder.
; [[/2022/Sep1|UCLH 1st September 2022]]
: Experimental measurements at UCLH. Fourth beam test with photodiode DAQ system.
: Measurements of the WET of stack of white painted sheets and clear sheets (with Mylar) from previous UCLH beam test using IBA Giraffe.
: Scintillator light quenching using single scintillator block and camera.
; [[/2022/Jun16|UCLH 16th June 2022]]
: Experimental measurements at UCLH. Third beam test with photodiode DAQ system.
: Test light output with Rev. B prototype containing white sheets and clear sheets, comparing with CMOS sensor. Test new Rev.C prototype.
: Also contains details on cross-talk measurements made on 25/07/22 of prototypes used in beam test.
; [[/2022/MayLED|LED Optical Isolation Tests]]
: Lab tests at UCL using LED fibre injection and unpainted sheets with layers of material in between to provide optical isolation.
: Test cross-talk and light levels with no material, white paper, black card and mylar foil
== [[/2021|2021]] ==
; [[/2021/Nov2|UCLH 2nd November 2021]]
: Experimental measurements at UCLH. Second beam test with photodiode DAQ system.
: Test light output with white sheets, detector enclosure grounding and optical grease coupling. Investigate positional and angular dependence of range reconstruction.
; [[/2021/JulScintSheets|Measurements of 2 and 3 mm scintillator sheets]]
: Thickness measurements of 2 mm and 3 mm thick scintillator sheets from Nuvia, stripped of black paint and then painted white.
; [[/2021/Apr22|Noise Tests of 2nd DDC232 Prototype. 22nd April.]]
: Investigating source of electronic background noise observed in UCLH beam test.
: Measure dark noise in lab/office with CMOS sensor turned on/off.
; [[/2021/Apr15|UCLH 15th April 2021]]
: Experimental measurements at UCLH. First beam test with photodiode DAQ system.
: Validate photodiode range reconstruction against CMOS sensor.
; [[/2021/Apr1|Daisy Chain Tests of 2nd DDC232 Prototype. 1st April.]]
: Debugging daisy chain problems in the 2nd DDC232 prototype, using a board with resistors instead of photodiodes.
; [[/2021/Mar4|Daisy Chain Tests of 2nd DDC232 Prototype. 4th March.]]
: Debugging daisy chain problems in the 2nd DDC232 prototype, using a board with resistors instead of photodiodes.
== [[/2020|2020]] ==
== [[/2020|2020]] ==


; [[/2020/Nov12|Home Test of Photodiodes]]
; [[/2020/Nov27|Dark noise in different rooms at UCL. Nov 27th]]
: Large statistic tests of photodiodes at home with different FSR and integration times.
: DDC232 Rev. A large statistic tests of dark noise in D27, D109 and D106.
 
; [[/2020/Nov13|Electronics test with large statistics. Nov 13th]]
:  DDC232 Rev. A large statistic tests of photodiodes with light injected in many layers, different FSR and integration times, test mode and PD unplugged.
 
; [[/2020/Nov12|Home Test of Photodiodes. Nov 12th]]
: DDC232 Rev. A large statistic tests of photodiodes at home with different FSR and integration times.


; [[/2020/Oct23|Large statistics photodiode signal]]
; [[/2020/Oct23|Large statistics photodiode signal. Oct 23rd]]
: LED injected light in sheet 8: different PDs arrays, integration time and full scale.
: DDC232 Rev. A LED injected light in sheet 8: different PDs arrays, integration time and full scale.


; [[/2020/Oct7|Comparison of sensor and photodiodes signal]]
; [[/2020/Oct7|Comparison of sensor and photodiodes signal. Oct 7th]]
: LED injected light in sheet 8: two read-out comparison.
: LED injected light in sheet 8: two read-out comparison.


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: Data for PTCOPG talk.
: Data for PTCOPG talk.


; [[/2019/Mar26]
; [[/2019/Mar26|LeCroy HDO6104 Trigger Dead-time Measurements]]
: Summary of LeCroy HDO6104 Trigger Dead-time Measurements.
: Summary of LeCroy HDO6104 Trigger Dead-time Measurements.



Latest revision as of 14:36, 18 December 2024

Information is available for the following experimental runs:

2025

Trento QuADProBe FLASH Measurements

2024

UCLH QuADProBe Measurements
Pristine Bragg peak measurements at UCLH using two modules of QuARC prototype.
Detector combined with Pixel Sensor from University of Birmingham and the Transmission Calorimeter from NPL.

2023

Clatterbridge Range Measurements
Pristine Bragg peak and SOBP measurements at Clatterbridge using compact QuARC prototype.
Demonstrate detector principle and SOBP fitting.

2022

Groningen FLASH Measurements
FLASH range QA measurements at PARTREC UMCG in Groningen.
Using same scintillator stacks from Manchester.
Manchester FLASH Measurements
FLASH range QA measurements at The Christie.
Also measure WET of stack using PTW PeakFinder.
UCLH 1st September 2022
Experimental measurements at UCLH. Fourth beam test with photodiode DAQ system.
Measurements of the WET of stack of white painted sheets and clear sheets (with Mylar) from previous UCLH beam test using IBA Giraffe.
Scintillator light quenching using single scintillator block and camera.
UCLH 16th June 2022
Experimental measurements at UCLH. Third beam test with photodiode DAQ system.
Test light output with Rev. B prototype containing white sheets and clear sheets, comparing with CMOS sensor. Test new Rev.C prototype.
Also contains details on cross-talk measurements made on 25/07/22 of prototypes used in beam test.
LED Optical Isolation Tests
Lab tests at UCL using LED fibre injection and unpainted sheets with layers of material in between to provide optical isolation.
Test cross-talk and light levels with no material, white paper, black card and mylar foil

2021

UCLH 2nd November 2021
Experimental measurements at UCLH. Second beam test with photodiode DAQ system.
Test light output with white sheets, detector enclosure grounding and optical grease coupling. Investigate positional and angular dependence of range reconstruction.
Measurements of 2 and 3 mm scintillator sheets
Thickness measurements of 2 mm and 3 mm thick scintillator sheets from Nuvia, stripped of black paint and then painted white.
Noise Tests of 2nd DDC232 Prototype. 22nd April.
Investigating source of electronic background noise observed in UCLH beam test.
Measure dark noise in lab/office with CMOS sensor turned on/off.
UCLH 15th April 2021
Experimental measurements at UCLH. First beam test with photodiode DAQ system.
Validate photodiode range reconstruction against CMOS sensor.
Daisy Chain Tests of 2nd DDC232 Prototype. 1st April.
Debugging daisy chain problems in the 2nd DDC232 prototype, using a board with resistors instead of photodiodes.
Daisy Chain Tests of 2nd DDC232 Prototype. 4th March.
Debugging daisy chain problems in the 2nd DDC232 prototype, using a board with resistors instead of photodiodes.

2020

Dark noise in different rooms at UCL. Nov 27th
DDC232 Rev. A large statistic tests of dark noise in D27, D109 and D106.
Electronics test with large statistics. Nov 13th
DDC232 Rev. A large statistic tests of photodiodes with light injected in many layers, different FSR and integration times, test mode and PD unplugged.
Home Test of Photodiodes. Nov 12th
DDC232 Rev. A large statistic tests of photodiodes at home with different FSR and integration times.
Large statistics photodiode signal. Oct 23rd
DDC232 Rev. A LED injected light in sheet 8: different PDs arrays, integration time and full scale.
Comparison of sensor and photodiodes signal. Oct 7th
LED injected light in sheet 8: two read-out comparison.
Measurements of scintillator sheets cross talk
Cross Talk measurements.

2019

Measurements of 2 and 3 mm scintillator sheets
Thickness measurements of 2 mm and 3 mm thick scintillator sheets from Nuvia.
12th–15th April 2019
Experimental measurements at Heidelberg using range calorimeter and Proton, Helium, Carbon, Oxygen beam.
Data for PTCOPG talk.
LeCroy HDO6104 Trigger Dead-time Measurements
Summary of LeCroy HDO6104 Trigger Dead-time Measurements.

2018

16th–18th November 2018
Experimental measurements at Heidelberg using range calorimeter and Helium beam.
Single PMT module tests to provide data for HIT pCT reconstruction.
25th-26th October 2018
Experimental measurements at Birmingham using fast treatment plan verification test setup.
Improved setup from 21st February 2018 with PRaVDA module trigger output.
16th August 2018
Experimental measurements with range calorimeter using Carbon beam at MedAustron.
Range measurements from 120 to 184.5 MeV/u.
23rd March 2018
Single module calorimeter measurements to support TUWien proton CT tracker.
22nd March 2018
Experimental measurements with range calorimeter from 62 to 252 MeV.
Precision range measurements from 62 to 100 MeV.
8th-9th March 2018
First experimental measurements of the plastic scintillator range calorimeter.
Measurements at 28 and 36 MeV using ISDI sensor and Nikon DSLR.
21st February 2018
Experimental measurements at Birmingham using fast treatment plan verification test setup.
Measurements of 2 and 3 mm scintillator sheets
Thickness measurements of 2 mm and 3 mm thick scintillator sheets from Nuvia.
Plan of Action for January–March 2018
Plan of action for range calorimeter assembly and experimental tests from January to March 2018.

2017

7th September 2017
Tests of Nuvia scintillator stacks with PRaVDA CMOS pixel sensors (PRIAPUS) at the Birmingham Cyclotron with a 28 MeV beam.
10th August 2017
Tests of Nuvia scintillator stacks with PRaVDA CMOS pixel sensors (PRIAPUS).
1st-3rd March 2017
Measurements at MedAustron with longer scintillator and 252MeV beam.
Give short explanation of the purpose and results.

2016

24th-25th November 2016
Give short explanation of the purpose and results.
2nd-3rd August 2016
Energy-to-range calibration measurements with a calibration wheel used by physicists at Clatterbridge with detector module comprising a 2" PMT and new PS-based scintillator.
Data cross-checking measurements taken with the wheel to that taken with PMMA blocks of equivalent thickness at the same location, and further upstream at the modulator box.
Measured total dose delivered to the new PS-based scintillator for radiation damage and hardness considerations.
Recorded waveform data with new LeCroy HDO6104 oscilloscope.
Made neutron measurements with the large 8" PMT hexagonal block module.

2015

21st-22nd December 2015
Give short explanation of the purpose and results.
8th-9th July 2015
Give short explanation of the purpose and results.

2014

8th-9th December 2014
Give short explanation of the purpose and results.

2013

9th-10th December 2013
Give short explanation of the purpose and results.