We will change the trigger and we stopped the run number 29

Run 33 Started

Plunger Run : 48

Supposed Distance = 10 um

position of the target = 10 um

micrometer = 6.5 um

Voltage = 7.957 V

Plunger off set 60 um

Which means we are running 60 um + 10 um (read from position window of plunger) = 70 um.

20:50   Observed beam dropped by a factor of 2 (1.5 enA on the beam dump). Asked the operator to improve beam. 

run stop 22:53 acquisition problem

Started after beam current was reduced by a factor of 2

plunger run # 116

Earlier:   CUP#6  100 enA

Now: CUP#6   50eNA

Beam dump 1.8 enA

Collimator  0.8 enA

The operator is asked to keep the beam dump current not larger than the present value.

Supposed Distance = 10 um

position of the target = 10 um

micrometer = 11.7 um

Voltage = 7.9 V

Plunger off set 60 um

Which means we are running 60 um + 10 um (read from position window of plunger) = 70 um.

Observed that detectors at theta 143 degrees count most.  Is this because they see beam dump?

The counting rate in 511 keV line for sum of the Ge detectors placed at 101, 117 and 143 degrees (with approved ACS). The largest intensity is visible for Ge at 143 degrees, lowest for 101 deg.

=============================== RING 101

Integration in spectrum user_ge_ring101_acceptedACS_clone.spc

RESULT : 3895

=============================== RING 117

Integration in spectrum user_ge_ring117_acceptedACS.spc

RESULT : 9392

=============================== RING 143

Integration in spectrum user_ge_ring143_acceptedACS.spc

RESULT : 15767

The Coulex of 197Au (279.5 keV ) line is visible in all rings with a comparable intensity:

=============================== RING 101

Integration in spectrum user_ge_ring101_acceptedACS_clone.spc

RESULT : 12491

=============================== RING 117

Integration in spectrum user_ge_ring117_acceptedACS.spc

RESULT : 11443

===============================RING 143

Integration in spectrum user_ge_ring143_acceptedACS.spc

RESULT : 10460

See pictures in the attachment:

1) stopper seen from the back (upstream view)

2) stopper  seen from the front (downstream view)

Mind the two small off-center dots. It is clear that the beam hits the edge of the frame.  This is possible because the 5 mm collimator has two small dots outside the 5 mm hole (the collimator  can be seen in the beam tube).

3) old target, upstream view

4)  new target, upstream view, after the stopper drove into it

5) new target, before it was mounted

6) the stopper, after the collision with the target. One of the visible rings is probably due to this collision, other traces probably reflect its complicated history earlier.

41_ge_single_theta 101,117,143 looks ok. No peakdeformation of 511, other gammas FWHM around half of that of511 - ok

ch4 in total rate EAGLE_0 arouns 2.1 kHz - ok

planger tollerace limits (green and blue horizontal markers) set far of the current distance, intantionally?

ch4 in total rate EGALE_) reached 2.4 kHz, beam intensity has been reduced to fit the required 2kHz.

at 11:34:50 sek on 11 march a spike in counting rate of some Ge detectors is observed. Buffers not cleared properly?

Again beam intensity gradually increased reaching 2.4 kHz ontotal rate EAGLE_0 ch4.  Beam intensity reduction requested. 1.8 kHz on ch4 after reduction.

14:12 beam intensity instability. Rapid increase of beam intensity - twice the previous value. Returned to normal after 4 minutes.

Large beam intensity instabilities from 14:10 till 14:40.  Beam intensity reduction requested. CH4 on Total rate EAGLE_0 returned to 1.9kHz. Intensity became stable.

Again beam intensity to high. Reduced to 2 kHz on ch4 GE

Beam stable, counting rate within limits, plunger distance within the given tollerance, gamma spectra ok, everything looks good but....

(yes there must be some "but"), refreshing of EAGLE_array_monitor.mat and NEDA_array_monitor.mat are out of sync. Mostly pure red colour is dysplayed. Not very usefull and (I suppose) missleading information.

For a split second a red "NO DATA" notification appeared in the top right corner of Counting rates dashboard.

It looks like it did not change anything in data collection.

started

source in the target position, as precisely as possible

At about 12:00, 13/03/2023 (about  17 hours after the beam was stopped), a measurement of activity of the beam line was performed using  FH 40G-L10 meter.

Radioctivity run 65 stopped before the measurement, radioactivity run  66 started after the measurement

Background level 120 ns/h

Target, stopper, the forward half of the target chamber - dismounted.

Approximate distance from the target position (upstream), approximate activity

10 cm    500 ns/h

25 cm    420 ns/h

35          350 ns/h

40          350 ns/h

50          200 ns/h

75          170 ns/h

run 66 started, radiocativity (background)

Attached are the lists of files copied to the two 4 TB Bahadir's disks.

16/03/2023

Plunger chamber closed, some dummy target and stopper probably inside

run 72    eagle closed

run 73    right half of EAGLE completely opened

Three screenshots are attached:

Run 72  EAGLE closed

1)  Three rings.  There is significantly more 511 in ring 143 than in 117, 101

2) 5 detectors of ring 143. They all look similar to each other.

Run 73  right half of EAGLE opened

3) 5 detectors of ring 143.  The 3 detectors in the opened half hardly see 511 keV, the other 2 do.

Check with Colibri and a gamma scintillator probe ws done: largest activity is visible close to the target chamber, in the region starting at the edge of the chamber, end ending about 6 cm upstream.

About 80 gamma counts/s are seen there. The count rate decreases further upstream.

Background rate:  20 to 30 counts/s, 25 counts/s in Sala Fizykow.

Radioactivity line seen in the spectra,  with the same behaviour as 511:   743.5,  936 keV, 1434 keV.  These are lines from 52Cr, fed by beta+ decay of 52Mn.

Confirmed by Michain gamma-gamma.

52Mn can be produced in the a2pn channel in  the reaction 32S+27Al

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