Proton Calorimetry/Experimental Runs/2022/ManchesterFLASH

Experiment Equipment

Item	Notes
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. Hole for sensor powering. 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.
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.

1. Set up mains cabling and networking in treatment and control rooms.
2. Install Peli case and Giraffe on treatment couch:
   1. Set up 2 x 2.86mm stacks for shoot through measurement of range pullback at ~245MeV (no DAQ needed).
   2. Align Peli case and Giraffe using in-room lasers.
   3.  Measure range pullback of combined stack, each individual stack and empty case.
3. Set up Peli case for range pullback measurement of single block:
   1. Remove long rail from Peli case and install single scintillator block.
   2. Simultaneously dismantle 2 x 2.86mm stacks and assemble Clatterbridge stacks with rev.B DDC board.
   3. Check alignment of Peli case and Giraffe.
   4. Measure range pullback of single block.
4. Set up Peli case for range pullback measurement of 32 x 3mm stack:
   1. Remove single scintillator block.
   2. Install 32 x 3mm stack with rotated rail; reinstall long rail.
   3. Simultaneously install single scintillator block in Zarges case with camera.
   4. Check alignment of Peli case and Giraffe.
   5. Measure range pullback of 32 x 3mm stack.
5. Set up Peli case for range pullback measurement of Clatterbridge stacks:
   1. Remove 32 x 3mm stack; install Clatterbridge stacks on long rail and clamp in place.
   2. Check alignment of Peli case and Giraffe.
   3. Measure range pullback of Clatterbridge stacks together and individually.
6. Set up Zarges case for single block quenching measurements:
   1. Remove Peli case and Giraffe from treatment couch.
   2. Install Zarges case on treatment couch and align with room lasers.
   3. Connect DAQ and check camera functionality.
   4. Simultaneously set up Peli case with Clatterbridge stacks and FPGAs ready for shoot throughs.
   5. Measure light output from shoot through and set exposure time.
   6. Record photos of single block light output for energies from 70 MeV to ~150MeV (maximum energy with beam still in block).
7. Set up Peli case for Clatterbridge DAQ measurements:
   1. Remove Zarges case from treatment couch; install Peli case with FPGA, cabling and Clatterbridge stacks.
   2. Check alignment of Peli case and DAQ hardware.
   3. Record DDC calibration data for shoot through and background.
8. Set up Peli case for 32 x 3mm stack measurements:
   1. Remove Clatterbridge stacks and store safely.
   2. Install 32 x 3mm stack in Peli case with rev.C/D DDC board.
   3. Check alignment of Peli case and DAQ hardware.
   4. Measure background and shoot through of 32 x 3mm stack.
   5. Measure proton energies in range 70–110 MeV.
9. 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

PTW PeakFinder Range Pull Back Measurements

Run number	Detector config	Beam Energy (MeV)	Beam Current (nA)	Physical thickness (mm)	D80 measured (mm)	Comments
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

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
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