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Revision as of 14:23, 1 September 2022
Detector Equipment
- C-section stack holder containing 25 clear scintillator sheets around 2.86 mm thick with 24 sheets of mylar foil. Add 25th sheet of Mylar?
- C-section stack holder containing 23 white painted scintillator sheets around 2.86 mm thick.
- Zarges case.
- Clatterbridge stack A and B (to be assembled during beam test)
- DDC232 rev. B x2 & Nexys Video.
- Single Scintillator Block & camera.
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 x3 | 2 for remote control of CMOS sensor and FPGA, 1 for notes/web GUI. |
Ethernet Cable x 3 | To connect DAQ laptops to network in the experimental room, network hub to network in control room. |
Portable Enclosure | 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. |
Rev. B Scintillator stack | 49 (25 clear, 23 white painted and 1 black painted) X x 100 mm, Y x 100 mm and Z x (approx) 2.8 mm sheets in ascending order from the front/beam of the end of the scintillator. Sheet numbers from front to end (in beam direction gantry angle 270°): 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, 34, 43, 32, 8, 40, 37, 38, 47, 46, 33, 42, 9, 39, 44, 49, 50, 31, 1, 45, 3, 54, 5, 51, 26. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 138.12, 137.74, 137.74. |
Rev. C Scintillator stack | 32 X x 105 mm, Y x 105 mm and Z x (approx) 3 mm sheets (21 3.4 mm and 11 2.0 mm) in ascending order from the front/beam of the end of the scintillator. Sheet numbers from front to end (in beam direction gantry angle 90°): 117, 113, 134, 110, 108, 128, 107, 106, 127, 105, 104, 125, 103, 102, 124, 101, 98, 123, 97, 96, 122, 94, 93, 121, 92, 90, 120, 89, 88, 119, 87, 135. Full stack thickness measurements (in mm): 95.87, 95.96, 95.97. |
DAQ laptop x2 | Control CMOS sensor and photodiode acquisition. |
ISDI CMOS sensor | sensor pixel dimension: 1030 x 1536. NO optical grease between scintillator and sensor. Connected to DAQ PC via Camera Link cable. |
Nexys Video FPGA development board. | For interfacing between DDC232 and PC. |
Rev. B Texas Instruments DDC232 custom circuit board (x3) | Each housing 16x Hamamatsu S12915-16R photodiodes, coupled directly to scintillator sheets. Aligned by eye to scintillator sheets. |
Rev. C 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 Pull Back Measurements
Range calorimeter measurements with CMOS sensor + photodiodes.
Images from Sensor: /unix/www/html/pbt/wikiData/images/UCLH_Jun2022/CMOS
Photodiode hexadecimal data: /unix/pbt/data/uclh/20220616/DDC232
Run number | Detector config | Beam Energy (MeV) | Thickness (mm) | Range measured (mm) | Comments | |||||
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0 | Combined stack | N/A | N/A | N/A | xxx | |||||
1 | Individual stack 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 300 | |||||
2 | Individual stack 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | xxx | |||||
3 | Single Case | N/A | N/A | N/A | 200 | |||||
4 | Empty Case | N/A | N/A | N/A | 150 | |||||
5 | New Prototype | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100 | |||||
6 | Clatterb. A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50 | |||||
7 | Clatterb. B | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
8 | Clatterb. A+B | N/A | 10 | N/A | 350 | |||||
9 | 240 | N/A | 10 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
10 | 240 | N/A | 10 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
11 | 200 | N/A | 90 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
12 | 200 | N/A | 20 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
13 | 130 | N/A | 50 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
14 | 120 | N/A | 60 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
15 | 120 | N/A | 270 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
16 | 110 | N/A | 70 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
17 | 110 | N/A | 300 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
18 | 100 | N/A | 90 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
19 | 100 | N/A | 350 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
20 | 90 | N/A | 110 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
21 | 90 | N/A | 400 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
22 | 80 | N/A | 500 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
23 | 70 | N/A | 700 | N/A | 12.5 | |||||
24 | 130 | N/A | 200 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 90° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated; | N/A | N/A |
25 | 200 | N/A | 20 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 50 | LH shoot through; 270° gantry; CMOS sensor fine; | N/A | N/A |
26 | 130 | N/A | 200 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 270° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated; | N/A | N/A |
27 | 120 | N/A | 270 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 270° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated; | N/A | N/A |
28 | 110 | N/A | 300 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 270° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated; | N/A | N/A |
29 | 100 | N/A | 350 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 270° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated; | N/A | N/A |
30 | 90 | N/A | 400 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 270° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated; | N/A | N/A |
31 | 80 | N/A | 500 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 270° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated; | N/A | N/A |
32 | 70 | N/A | 700 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 270° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated; | N/A | N/A |
33 | background | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | RevC onwards; 270° gantry | N/A | N/A |
34 | 240 | N/A | 13 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 50 | LH shoot through; 270° gantry | N/A | N/A |
35 | 240 | N/A | 13 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 50 | RH shoot through; 90° gantry | N/A | N/A |
36 | 110 | N/A | 300 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 90° gantry; | N/A | N/A |
37 | 105 | N/A | 350 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 90° gantry; | N/A | N/A |
38 | 100 | N/A | 350 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 90° gantry; | N/A | N/A |
39 | 95 | N/A | 400 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 90° gantry; | N/A | N/A |
40 | 90 | N/A | 400 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 90° gantry; | N/A | N/A |
41 | 85 | N/A | 500 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 90° gantry; | N/A | N/A |
42 | 80 | N/A | 500 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 90° gantry; | N/A | N/A |
43 | 75 | N/A | 700 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 90° gantry; | N/A | N/A |
44 | 70 | N/A | 700 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | 90° gantry; | N/A | N/A |
Light Quenching Measurements
Run number | Image number | Beam Energy (MeV) | Estimated Range (mm) | Current (nA) | Spot size (mm, FWHM) | Shutter Speed (s) | Aperture | ISO | Degrader WET (mm) | Comments | Image | Fit |
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0 | DSC_1628 | 160 | 125 | 1 | f3 | ISO100 | 0 | [PIC] |
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1 | DSC_1628 | 160 | 125 | 1 | f3 | ISO100 | 0 | [PIC2] |
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 | A | Background | N/A | N/A | N/A | 350 | 170 | 0 | room light off | N/A | N/A |
1 | A | Background | N/A | N/A | N/A | 300 | 170 | 0 | room light off | N/A | N/A |
2 | A | Background | N/A | N/A | N/A | 250 | 170 | 0 | room light off | N/A | N/A |
3 | A | Background | N/A | N/A | N/A | 200 | 170 | 0 | room light off | N/A | N/A |
4 | A | Background | N/A | N/A | N/A | 150 | 170 | 0 | room light off | N/A | N/A |
5 | A | Background | N/A | N/A | N/A | 100 | 170 | 0 | room light off | N/A | N/A |
6 | A | Background | N/A | N/A | N/A | 50 | 170 | 0 | room light off | N/A | N/A |
7 | A | Background | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 0 | room light off (continued) | N/A | N/A |
8 | A | 240 | N/A | 10 | N/A | 350 | 170 | 50 | LH shoot through; 270° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated | N/A | N/A |
9 | A | 240 | N/A | 10 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 50 | LH shoot through; 270° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated | N/A | N/A |
10 | A | 240 | N/A | 10 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 50 | RH shoot through; 90° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated | N/A | N/A |
11 | A | 200 | N/A | 90 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 50 | RH shoot through; 90° gantry; CMOS sensor saturated; | N/A | N/A |
12 | A | 200 | N/A | 20 | N/A | 12.5 | 170 | 50 | RH shoot through; 90° gantry; CMOS sensor fine; | N/A | N/A |