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Wed May 14 22:05:54 2025 |
Rodolfo | Laser | Laser settings |
Here are summarized some settings of the laser system.
Dye: Pyrromethene 597 in Ethanol
- Concentration Resonator: 0.16 g/l
- Concentration Amplifier: 0,02 g/l
Seeding Energy: 350 mJ @ 532 nm.
Output Energy: 150 mJ @ 593 nm.
Laser linewidth: 6 GHz (Expansion factor 10x) |
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Thu May 15 00:45:19 2025 |
Carsten | DAQ | DRALS preliminary timing settings (DR part) |
DAC control on sadpc115
- Total measurement window: 600 001 ms (10 min + 1ms)
- COOL: 16800 us
- MEAS0 / MEAS1 : 16800us
- Ramp phase delay: 3000 us
- Voltage MEAS0 (MAX of F=4 Peak) : 3348V
- Voltage MEAS1 (MAX of F=4 Peak) : 3243V
- Voltage COOL: -900V
SubTriggers
[1] 5500 us
[2] 2000 us
[3] 2200 us
[4] 2400 us
[5] 200 us (not connected)
[6] 200 us (not connected)
[7] 200 us (not connected)
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Thu May 15 02:14:17 2025 |
Rodolfo, Konstantin, Simon | Laser | Laser broken |
The pump laser is broken!
To be more specific the YAG crystal looks cracked (see att.) and we don't have a spare one.
First thing tomorrow morning we will call InnoLas and ask if they can repair it before the weekend.
If not, Rodolfo will install the old Quanta Ray laser for the remaining beamtime. |
Attachment 1: IMG_1716.jpg
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Thu May 15 02:34:30 2025 |
Dimitrios, Konstantin, Simon | Accelerator | Ion beam position |
We measured the ion beam position with the T-scrapers. Not that the blades are 8mm wide, which must be considered to calculate the central beam position where the laser must be aligned to.
motor | ion beam position (mm) from outside | ion beam position (mm) from inside | central beam position (mm) |
DS1VU (GECEDS1VU) | 0.5 | - | 4.5 |
DS1HA (GECEDS1HA) | -4.5 | -12.5 | -8.5 |
DS2VU (GECEDS2VU) | 0.5 | - | 4.5 |
DS2HA (GECEDS2HA) | -1.5 | -10 | -5.75
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Thu May 15 13:40:47 2025 |
Carsten | Runs | DR run DC with 300mA and very fine stepwidth |
Just changed settings towards a new scanning range and bunched beam.
NTCAP, now: IQ_2025-05-15_12-00-29
new ADC file
NEW ENERGY RANGE
Scan from 21 eV to 11 eV with 4001 steps and Delta E = 0.025 eV
3 repetitions (first run 4)
SubTriggerTiming:
5800
10200
10400
10600
200
200
200
300 mA / DC beam;
run0051.lmd opened
14:25 closed file 51
Changed to 2 repetitions
opened file 0052.lmd
15:46 clsoed file 0052.lmd - in the last injection the ramp was not started (DAC was clamped)
file 0053.lmd/ 0054 / 0055 must not be used.
File 0056 higher intensities timing optimizations - don't trust the first 200 channels.
File 0056 end (last injection) SC not stopped - beam destroyed.
19:19: Opened File 0057.lmd
New NTCAP directory: IQ_2025-05-15_19-00-41
File 0058.lmd running with multiturn injection in SIS.
At end of file 0058 injections (forgot to stop SC)
opened and closed file 0059 (good data)
Stopped NTCAP.
Preparations for HV calibration with DC beam. |
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Fri May 16 03:19:23 2025 |
Dimitrios, Finn, Konstantin | Accelerator | Changed settings to DRALS setup |
Switched to bunching: Ring HF Bucket_fill(RF_manipulation)(SC7,BP2) changed from [3.0, 0.0] -> [3.0, 3.0]
Injections 5 | Breeding 30 |
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Fri May 16 03:22:05 2025 |
Carsten, Dimitrios, Konstantin | Calibration | DR scan and HV Calibration against Schottky frequency (NTCAP) |
DR scan and HV Calibration against Schottky frequency (NTCAP).
Since DR measurements are presently running with DC beam we can easily do a calibration of cooler voltage against Schottky frequency at the end of the DR scan.
When the DR scan is finished, the beam is dragged to the 900V too high cooler voltage.
In manipulation machine we change the cooler voltage in steps of 100 V and measure it. The according Schottky data of the single line are in the NTCAP directory: IQ_2025-05-15_23-46-52 (IQ_2025-05-16_00-26-37)
DR run file run0060.lmd
We do 20 injections, and 75 times 10s cooling/breeding
In the end we measured the revolution frequency as a function of the correction in the electron cooler HV GECEBG1E (Delta Uacc) Paramodi folder ESR Manipulation
all values at I_el = 300mA
[TABLE border="1"]
Voltage correction | PTB 3.2 / V | PTB 3.3 / V | Ohmlabs / V| Revolution frequency / MHz |-
880 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1,940625 |-
980 | 205926 | 205927 | 205919 | |-
880 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1,940625 |-
780 | 205727 | 205927 | 205919 | |-
680 | 205626 | 205927 | 205919 | |-
580 | 205527 | 205927 | 205919 | |-
480 | 205427 | 205927 | 205919 | |-
380 | 205326 | 205927 | 205919 | |-
280 | 205226 | 205927 | 205919 | |-
180 | 205126 | 205927 | 205919 | |-
080 | 205026 | 205927 | 205919 | |-
-20 | 204926 | 205927 | 205919 | |-
-120 | 204826 | 205927 | 205919 |
[/TABLE]
[TABLE border="1"]
Voltage correction | PTB 3.2 / V | I_el / mA |-
-20 | 204910 | 200 |-
-20 | 204893 | 100 |-
-20 | 204909 | 200 |-
-20 | 204926 | 300 |-
-20 | 204942 | 400 |-
-20 | 204959 | 500 |-
-20 | 204926 | 300
[/TABLE]
Move back to standard settings
Voltage correction = 880V | PTB 3.2 = 205826V | I_el = 300mA
1:27 NTCAP stop close file |
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Fri May 16 04:56:51 2025 |
Finn, Konstantin, Dimitrios | Runs | Night shift DR runs |
We conducted some more DR runes in this night shift at I_el = 300mA:
Time | File | PTB 32 | PTB 33 | Ohmlabs | ESR intensity SC8 | Typical SIS injections | comments |
? | 62 | 205826 | 205827 | 205819 | 3e6 | 2e9 | opened new file |
? | 62 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 3e6 | 2e9 | |
4:50 | 62 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 2e6 | 2e9 | |
5:17 | 62 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1e6 | 2e9 | |
5:52 | 62 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1e6 | 2e9 | |
6:25 | 62 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1e6 | 2e9 | |
6:58 | 62 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1e6 | 2e9 | |
7:32 | 62 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1e6 | 2e9 | |
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Closed file |
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Fri May 16 08:01:27 2025 |
Finn, Konstantin, Dimitrios | Detectors | Schottky channels |
1kHz read out trigger NTCAP
DC Trafo --> B1 SRC1
U Cooler --> B1 SRC3
I Cooler --> B1 SRC4
P Gun --> B1 SRC5 |
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Fri May 16 08:19:00 2025 |
Danyal, Christopher, Hendrik | Runs | morning shift DR runs |
We are continuing taking more DR runes in the morning shift at I_el = 300mA:
opened new file
Time | File | PTB 32 | PTB 33 | Ohmlabs | ESR intensity SC8 | Typical SIS injections | comments |
8:07 | 63 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 0 | 1.5e9 | at about 8:30 the beam was destroyed by a scraper, failure in SIS18 at 8:40 (RF cavity) |
9:40 | 64 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1e6 | 1.3e9 | opened new file, at about 9:17 the SIS provided beam again, all looks good |
10:14 | 64 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 7e5 | 1.3e9 | Voltages have not been read out as the read-out is not active |
10:47 | 64 | - | - | - | 5e5 | 1.3e9 | same with the voltages as above |
11:24 | 64 | - | - | - | 4e5 | 1.3e9 | same with the voltages as above, SIS cavity (same as earlier today) had problems and about a third of the injections did not come. For us the beam in the ESR was intense enough for a measurement though. ESR intensity after scraping decreases in the last few measurements but before scraping it is roughly the same. |
11:58 | 64 | 205821 | 205828 | 205821 | 5e5 | 1.5e9 | voltages read from Grafana interface |
12:32 | 64 | 205821 | 205828 | 205821 | 5e5 | 1.5e9 | voltages read from Grafana interface. Closed file after measurement and halted measurement to maybe get more beam into ESR. |
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Fri May 16 11:09:38 2025 |
Danyal, Christopher | Laser | laser damage |
here are some pictures of the laser damage
The Innolas technician is here now.
The new crystal has arrived (Wilfried just delivered it).
The old crystal broke because of overheating. |
Attachment 1: No_1.jpg
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Attachment 2: No_2.jpg
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Attachment 3: No_3.jpg
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Attachment 4: No_4.jpg
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Fri May 16 15:25:54 2025 |
Rodolfo, Christopher | Laser | Pumplaser |
The pump laser is back into the operation.
Output energy @ 532 nm: 690 mJ
RMS Stability: 1.45 %
PTP Stability: 10%
500 laser shots average. |
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Fri May 16 18:37:32 2025 |
Rodolfo, Carsten, Wilfried, Zoran, Ragandeep, Nils | Laser | Timing |
After some minor adjustments for the laser done by Rodolfo, the laser is back
at ESR and visible by the PD-SO.
We checked the timing between the cooling signal of the e-cooler and the
signal produced of the PD-SO, which is suppose to be at the end of the
cooling ramp - seems to work as expected. Picture is attached.
Note added (Carsten): The "cool" signal is generated by the microcontroller. It
is only in sync if the laser signal is put on the input line to the microcontroller.
Otherwise both have independent clocks. |
Attachment 1: Screenshot_2025-05-16-18-31-35.png
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Fri May 16 19:22:43 2025 |
Carsten | DAQ | New vlaues for DRALS |
The Timing for DRALS has changed to a 12 min measurement window (max time for laser scan). The duration of the laser ramp planned to be 10 min. So we have 2 mins to openfile / closefile etc.
DRALS settings
Measurement Window (Voltage Ramp): 720 001 ms (12 mins + 1000us)
Cooling Window: 16800 us
MEAS0/MEAS1: 16800us
Phase delay (Time for the change of the voltage): 3000us
Voltage Cool: -900V
Voltage Meas0: 3243V (min peak)
Voltage Meas1: 3243V (min peak)
Subtriggers
1: 5500
2: 2000
3: 2200
4: 2400
5: 200 (not wired, but number is needed internally)
6: 200 (not wired, but number is needed internally)
7: 200 (not wired, but number is needed internally)
The voltage on the maximum of the main DR-Peak would be 3348V.
The trigger pattern for the DAQ is running all the time (also during injection) if DRALS mode is ACTIVE (toggle with 511)
In order to avoid the start of the voltages, please use GENESYS (IO3) to set the starting trigger pulse inactive.
DRIFTTUBE Cooling requires cooler settings in ParaModi / ESR Manipulation / deltaUacc in SC 10 = 880 V (SC 8 will be changed automatically).
without drifttube ramping (no trigger) the value is -20 V
An NTCAP file was opened before the tests and during the scraping: 2025-05-16_18-43-02. |
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Fri May 16 21:23:44 2025 |
Ragandeep, Rodolfo, Zoran, Nils | Accelerator | Ion and laser beam position |
We checked the ion beam position as well as the laser position with the two scraper in front (north) of the e-cooler (GECEDS1VU, GECEDS1HA) and after (south) the e-cooler (GECEDS2VU, GECEDS2HA). The values for the ion beam slightly changed in comparsion to the mesasurment performed in ELOG 65.
motor | ion beam position (mm) from outside | ion beam position (mm) from inside | central beam position (mm) |
DS1VU(GECEDS1VU) | -1.0 | - | 3.0 |
DS1HA(GECEDS1HA) | -13.5 | -4.0 | -8.5 |
DS2VU(GECEDS2VU) | 0.0 | - | 4.0 |
DS2HA(GECEDS2HA) | -11.0 | -1.0 | -5.5
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The values for the laser position (within MRC) are given in the attached picture. The values we started from are
| Stage 1 | Stage 2 |
x | -0.050 | -0.800 |
y | 0.601 | 0.602
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Attachment 1: screenshot-2025-05-16_21-44-5912125648191471033043.png
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Fri May 16 22:15:33 2025 |
Ragandeep, Rodolfo, Zoran, Nils | Laser | Scan range laser |
The scan range according to Wilfried should be
593.15 nm - 592.55 nm
with the resonance at 592.85 nm |
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Fri May 16 22:50:00 2025 |
Ragandeep, Rodolfo, Zoran, Konstantin, Nils | Laser | Timing Laser + Ion |
We adjusted the delay of the laser according to the signal of the PD and the PMTs. |
Attachment 1: Timing_208_DRALS.png
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Fri May 16 22:55:36 2025 |
Dimitrios, Finn, Konstantin | Laser | Starting first laser scan |
NTCAP file name: SC_2025-05-16_22-54-39
We are starting now the laser scans. Therefore we changed the HV offset voltage back to 880V.
Time | File | PTB 32 | PTB 33 | Ohmlabs | ESR intensity SC8 / 1e6 | Typical SIS injections / 1e9 | comments |
2025-05-16 23:00 | | | | | - | 2.5-3 | beam destroyed by scrapers |
2025-05-16 23:35 | 101 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 2 | 2.5-3.5 | Cooling gate cable was not plugged |
2025-05-17 00:08 | 102 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 2.5 | 2-3 | Particle detector did not drive in |
2025-05-17 00:45 | 103 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 2.1 | 3 | |
2025-05-17 01:21 | 104 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 2.1 | 2.5 | Changed Scanning range due to air wavelength error |
2025-05-17 01:56 | 105 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 2.5 | 3.3 | |
2025-05-17 02:30 | 106 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1.9 | 3.7 | |
2025-05-17 03:10 | 107 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1.1 | 3.7 | |
2025-05-17 03:50 | 108 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 2.4 | 3.4 | |
2025-05-17 04:30 | 109 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1.9 | 3.2 | |
2025-05-17 05:08 | 110 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 1.9 | 3.3 | |
2025-05-17 05:50 | 111 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 2.3 | 3.3 | |
2025-05-17 06:30 | 112 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 2.6 | 3.4 | |
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Closed file |
Attachment 1: 2025-05-16_23-14-28-051.png
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Sat May 17 08:36:20 2025 |
Wilfried, Christopher, Kristian | Laser | Laser Scans in coasting beam |
switched to coasting beam
bucketfill (RF manipulation) (SC7, ...): [[3.0],[3.0]] ---> [[3.0],[0.0]]
Time | File | PTB 32 | PTB 33 | Ohmlabs | ESR intensity SC8 / 1e6 | Typical SIS injections / 1e9 | NTCAP file | comments |
2025-05-17 07:43 | 113 | 205826 | 205827 | 205820 | 2 | 3.0 | SC_2025-05-17_08-18-54 | interestingly we see an ion beam after deceleration that is comparable to the bunched mode, even though yesterday evening the losses were a factor 3-4 higher in coasting beam mode |
2025-05-17 08:34 | 114 | 205827 | 205828 | 205820 | 1.5 | 3.0 | SC_2025-05-17_09-00-28 | |
2025-05-17 09:41 | 115 | 205821 | 205827 | 205829 | 0.9 | 2.5 | SC_2025-05-17_09-41-18 | late start of the laser scan. DR ramp stopped already at laser step 58. We see a resonance-like structure at laser step 28-32 |
2025-05-17 10:20 | 116 | 205822 | 205827 | 205829 | 1.0 | 2.0 | SC_2025-05-17_10-19-49 | waited 30 s after initialization of ramp, then started laser scan |
2025-05-17 10:58 | 117 | 205822 | 205828 | 205829 | 1.0 | 2.2 | SC_2025-05-17_10-57-38 | with waiting again |
2025-05-17 11:37 | 117 | 205821 | 205826 | 205828 | 1.0 | 2.2 | SC_2025-05-17_11-15-37 | started NTCAP after injection #10, laser scan after waiting for 30s again, NTCAP not stopped, start of next injection cycle with about 10 injections included |
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Sat May 17 11:57:13 2025 |
Wilfried, Christopher, Kristian | Laser | Scans with bunched beam |
switched to bunched beam
bucketfill (RF manipulation) (SC7, ...): [[3.0],[0.0]] ---> [[3.0],[3.0]]
Time | File | Ohmlabs | PTB 32 | PTB 33 | ESR intensity SC8 / 1e6 | Typical SIS injections / 1e9 | NTCAP file | comments |
2025-05-17 12:22 | 119 | 205820 | 205827 | 205829 | 1.0 | 2.2 | SC_2025-05-17_12-00-55 | laser spot is moving more than before |
2025-05-17 13:00 | 120 | 205821 | 205826 | 205827 | 1.0 | 3 | SC_2025-05-17_13-00-45 | we asked HKR to optimize the SIS before the scan. The injected beam current is higher but not the final current in the ESR, started the ramp manually |
2025-05-17 13:40 | 121 | 205821 | 205827 | 205828 | 1.0 | 3 | SC_2025-05-17_13-00-45 | |
2025-05-17 14:30 | 122 | 205821 | 205827 | 205828 | 1.0 | 3 | | NTCAP ist angeblieben |
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