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# Set up mains cabling and networking in treatment and control rooms.
# Set up mains cabling and networking in treatment and control rooms.
# Install Peli case and Giraffe on treatment couch:
# Install Peli case on treatment couch.
# Calibration shoot-through measurements of 4 rev. D modules: either rotating case or modules for back shoot-through.
# Pristine Bragg peak measurements at clinical current for full clinical range.
# FLASH measurements at 245 MeV.


Day 2 (26/10/22) – estimated first beam: 23.00.
Day 2 (26/10/22) – estimated first beam: 23.00.
 
# Set up PeakFinder
# WET Measurements for each of the 4 rev. D modules.
# Single scintillator/mylar foil removal experiment with Peakfinder.


== Experiment Notes ==
== Experiment Notes ==

Revision as of 16:33, 25 October 2022

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

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Experiment Plan

Day 1 (25/10/22) – estimated first beam: 23.00.

  1. Set up mains cabling and networking in treatment and control rooms.
  2. Install Peli case on treatment couch.
  3. Calibration shoot-through measurements of 4 rev. D modules: either rotating case or modules for back shoot-through.
  4. Pristine Bragg peak measurements at clinical current for full clinical range.
  5. FLASH measurements at 245 MeV.

Day 2 (26/10/22) – estimated first beam: 23.00.

  1. Set up PeakFinder
  2. WET Measurements for each of the 4 rev. D modules.
  3. Single scintillator/mylar foil removal experiment with Peakfinder.

Experiment Notes

Range calorimeter measurements with photodiodes and PTW Peakfinder.

Photodiode hexadecimal data: /unix/pbt/data/manchester/20221025/DDC232

Peakfinder data: /unix/pbt/data/manchester/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
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