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2017/05/12 (Friday)

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Setup: DIB1/3/4 → 3.2 MHz filters 3/1/2 → cable 3/1/2 →gender changer 3/1/2 → HVConn 1/3/2 → HV 1/2 → DCRC55/DCRC33
PuBe source in paraffin barrel behind shield (west side)
0945 Fill LN2 cold trap.
1535 Fill LN2 cold trap.
1557 Set HV=65V After 5 mins, reduce to 50V.
1618 HV=50.01 V, V_test=2.6mV → V_det=48.87 V
1623 Reduce NaI trigger level to ~140mV to reduce possible crosstalk.
1631 Trying to get DCRC4 triggering on this new, smaller signal. Reduced threshold to 500ADC bins and sample length to 3. Looking at single triggers works for a couple of triggers, but after that the SQUID tuning gui freezes.
1638 Switch back to normal TTL trigger with standard external trigger conditions (baseline/sample/threshold=16/5/1500)
1641 Start 20 1-hour data series of 1-sided 50V HV coincidence data with Frontend Gain = (15/15/4)/(3/5/2), OG = 4/2, QET biases = table from Apr 28, with 1000 beginning randoms, no flashing, and a 1500ADC bin threshold trigger on DCRC4 pA (external NaI trigger). Running OR trigger of NaI detectors with PuBe source on west side of shield. NaI detector C has 311 mV threshold and detector B has 288 mV threshold We want the small external trigger after all.
1645 Switch back to ~140mV external trigger, but keep standard external trigger settings
1646 Start 20 1-hour data series of 1-sided 50V HV coincidence data with Frontend Gain = (15/15/4)/(3/5/2)(15/15/4)/(3/5/4), OG = 4/2, QET biases = table from Apr 28, with 1000 beginning randoms, no flashing, and a 1500ADC bin threshold trigger on DCRC4 pA (140mV external NaI trigger). Running OR trigger of NaI detectors with PuBe source on west side of shield. NaI detector C has 311 mV threshold and detector B has 288 mV threshold
1650 No triggers coming in, reduce DCRC4pA trigger to 500ADC bins.
1654 Still no triggers coming in, reduce DCRC4pA trigger width to 3 bins.
1658 Looks like it's triggering well now (dump 8)

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