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Run 68 Template Construction
This page describes the construction of pulse templates for UMN 68 data.
Processing Round 1
In the first round of processing, calculated templates were constructed by cdmsbats for simplicity. The templates were double exponentials, ~exp(-t/T_rise)-exp(-t/T_fall), with rise and fall times set by the following parameters in the cdmsbats config file:
PARAMETER_DOUBLE P_RISE_TIME DETECTOR 1-15 = 35e-6 PARAMETER_DOUBLE P_FALL_TIME DETECTOR 1-15 = 50e-6
These same templates were used for processing all R68 data at all biases.
Processing Round 2
For the second round of processing, we wish to use pulse templates optimized for energy ROI. The neutron capture signal is expected to be seen around 100-300eV, we are hoping to see the Compton step around 2keV, and we calibrate to the 241Am lines at 14keV and 18keV. Ideally we will be able to find a set of templates that work well at all of these energies.
-125V data
The -125V data is currently (11 Oct) the most promising. It has the lowest noise threshold and we have a good amount of PuBe, Bkg, and 22Na data. The development of these templates is described in detail here.