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  27   Wed Jun 18 20:24:01 2025 Carsten, Shahab, Ragandeep, Danyal et al. (the dayshift) and ESR crewAccelerator229Th89+ identification
We believe to have identified the 237U92+ and the 229Th89+ peaks. 

Using the Schottky resonator at about 244 MHz and taking the 123rd harmonic: 
The Schottky peak of 237U92+ should be at 242.7975 MHz and the one of 229Th89+ at 242.8494 MHz. 
The peaks should be ~52 kHz apart.

We have used:  
gamma_t	= 2.355 
alpha_p = 0.18 
Attachment 1: 245_MHz_Schottky_229Th89.jpg
245_MHz_Schottky_229Th89.jpg
  26   Wed Jun 18 19:05:28 2025 Carlo, Zac, Shahab, RaganAnalysisPID with rionid
For PID with rionid we used: 
- LISE file from last year (attached.
- .npz file from 410 RSA (attached).
Attachment 1: Schermata_2025-06-18_alle_19.03.04.png
Schermata_2025-06-18_alle_19.03.04.png
Attachment 2: E142_TEline-ESR_229Th.lpp
Version 17.5.18

{============================= Main Part ======================================}
[general]
                    File = //wsl.localhost/Ubuntu-18.04/home/chenruijiu-ubuntu/experiment/ESR/2022_229Th/E142_TEline-ESR_229Th.lpp
                    Date = 12-06-2024
                    Time = 01:29:23
           Configuration = GSI/FRS-TA-ESR_2014.lcn
             Optionsfile = GSI_FRS_2021.lopt
                   Title = GSI FRS TA-ESR (2014)
          BlockStructure = DSDSMDASDDD
          NumberOfBlocks = 11

[settings]
                   A,Z,Q = 238U 92+                              ; Mass ElementName Charge+ Beam
                  Energy = 555.9                MeV/u            
               Intensity = 1e+9                 pps              ; enA,pna,pps,kW
            RF frequency = 20                   MHz              
            Bunch length = 1                    ns               
         Settings on A,Z = 229Th                                 ; Mass ElementName Charge+ Beam

[OpticsBeam]
                      BX = 0.472                (+/-)mm          ; one-half the horisontal beam extent (x)
                      BT = 1.59                 (+/-)mrad        ; one-half the horisontal beam divergence(x')
                      BY = 0.245                (+/-)mm          ; one-half the vertical beam extent (y)
                      BF = 2.04                 (+/-)mrad        ; one-half the vertical beam divergence (y')
                      BL = 0                    (+/-)mm          
                      BD = 0.03                 (+/-)%           ; one-half of the momentum spread (dp/p)
                  ShiftX = 0                    mm               ; beam respect to the spectrometer axis
                  AngleX = 0                    mrad             ; beam respect to the spectrometer axis
                  ShiftY = 0                    mm               ; beam respect to the spectrometer axis
                  AngleY = 0                    mrad             ; beam respect to the spectrometer axis
            Scheme Angle = 0                    degrees          
                  ShapeX = 1
                  ShapeT = 1
                  ShapeY = 1
                  ShapeF = 1
                  ShapeL = 1
                  ShapeD = 1
               OptBeam_X = 1                    (+/-)mm          
               OptBeam_T = 30                   (+/-)mrad        
               OptBeam_Y = 1                    (+/-)mm          
               OptBeam_F = 30                   (+/-)mrad        
               OptBeam_L = 0                    (+/-)mm          
               OptBeam_D = 1.5                  (+/-)%           

[options]
               NP simple = 64                                    ; Number of points in distribution
        NP charge states = 16                                    ; Number of points in distribution
                NP wedge = 128                                   ; Number of points in distribution
           Charge states = Yes                                   ; No  & Yes
           CutEdgeEffect = 1                                     ; 1-Yes. Default, 0-no - for extended configurations
       Prim.beam scatter = 0                                     ; 0-without, 1-with
              Delta peak = 0                                     ; 0-without, 1-with
             BrhoMeanMax = 1                                     ; 0-Max, 1-Mean
            BrhoMeMaLeRi = 3                                     ; 0-Max, 1-Mean, 2-Left, 3-Right /for fission/
              CentralCut = 1                                     ; 0-no, 1-moderate, 2-strong

[target]
         Target contents = 0,4,1,9.012                           ; Nomer,Z,Atoms,Mass
        Target thickness = 1,1850,1.85,0,0,0                     ; State,Thickness,density,angle,SolidGas,..
  Target fusion compound = 0
   Targ use for Q-states = 1
           Target Defect = 0,0.1                                 ; [0] choice - % or micron at 0 degree,  [1]=value; 
       Degrader contents = 0,6,1,12.011                          ; Nomer,Z,Atoms,Mass
      Degrader thickness = 0,0,2.26,0,0,0                        ; State,Thickness,density,angle,SolidGas,..
  Degra use for Q-states = 1
         Degrader Defect = 0,0.1                                 ; [0] choice - % or micron at 0 degree,  [1]=value; 

[mechanism]
                Reaction = 0                                     ; 0 - fragm, 1 - fusion-resid, 2 - fusion-fission
               CalcOther = 1                                     ; calculate other reactions
           V calculation = 5                                     ; 0 - constant, 1 - Borrel, 2 - Rami, 3-convolution, 4-two body reaction
             V_opt/Vbeam = 1                                     ; default 1
         Velocity_exceed = 1                                     ; 0 - without, 1-with - two-body recations velocity corrections
Binding Energy for Vf/Vp = 8                    MeV              ; Binding energy for Borrel's expression
    Shift for Vf/Vp calc = 0     
        Prefragment_Rami = 1
                  Sigma0 = 90                   MeV/c            ; default 90
                  SigmaD = 0                    MeV/c            ; default 200
                  SigmaM = 87                   MeV/c            ; default 87
               Asymmetry = 0                    %                ; default 0
          Method v-sigma = 0                                     ; 0 - Goldhaber, 1-Morrissey,2-Friedman,3-Convolution
               G_Surface = 0.95                 MeV/fm^2         
 Symmetry around half_Ab = 1
 Pfaff pickup correction = 0
     ChargeExchangePfaff = 0                                     ; 1 - exclude, 0-forget
            Sigma corr 0 = 0                                     ; Coulomb energy
            Sigma corr 1 = 0                                     ; Projectile mass
           Friedman mode = 2                                     ; 0-Qgg, 1-Surface, 2-Qgg+Surface
         Prefragment_Fri = 1
        Coulomb_Friedman = 1
                  K_Morr = 8                    MeV/A            ; E/A=8MeV/A default; D.Morrissey coef.
               K_MorHalf = 8                    MeV/A            ; E/A=8MeV/A default at Afrag=Aproj/2; D.Morrissey coef.
                 AA_fast = 0
             AA_Modefast = 3
               MethodApf = 2                                     ; Prefragment search method: 0-N/Z direction, 1 -  W*EPAX, 2 -  W*CSgeom,
           ExcitationApf = 1                                     ; Excitation energy for APF search: 0 - dSurface, 1 - dA*Ex
            BarrierShape = 1                                     ; 0-classical, 1-quantum mech.
                 H_omega = 3                    MeV              ; default 3
           Probabilty_CN = 1                                     ; 0/1 use Prbabilty for CN formation
            UseVanishing = 1
              VanishMode = 0                                     ; 0-Sierk, 1-Cohen
           NuclPotential = 1                                     ; 0-Bass, 1-WS
                   WS_V0 = 105                  MeV              
                   WS_R0 = 1.12                 fm               
                    WS_a = 0.75                 fm               
          FusDiffuseness = 1    
              Width Coef = 1                                     ; default 1; for Leon's charge state distribution
          gZt Correction = 1                                     ; default 1;      Leon's C.S.D.
           PowerCoefLeon = 0.477                                 ; default 0.477; Leon's C.S.D.
           Cross section = File                                  ; Fit  & File
           Charge method = 3                                     ; charge calculations method  0-5
      EPAX Cross Section = 4                                     ; cross section calculations method 0-4
        SR Cross Section = 1                                     ; EPAX for SR  0-2
             Energy Loss = 4                                     ; energy loss calculation method 0-3
     Anglular straggling = 1
        AngStragInOptics = 0                                     ; 0-LISE, 1-ATIMA
         StragglingCoef1 = 0.217
         StragglingCoef2 = 1.12 
       Energy straggling = 1                                     ; 0-LISE, 1-ATIMA
       EnergyStragMethod = 1                                     ; 0-integrate, 1-table
        EnergyStragShape = 0                                     ; 0-Gauss, 1-Landau-Vavilov
          EquilThickness = 1                                     ; 0-Charge, 1-Global
              MassMethod = 0                                     ; 0-DB+calcul, 1 + just calcul
            MassDataBase = 0                                     ; 0-A&W, 1-User ME
            Mass formula = 2                                     ; 0-LDM, 1-Myerer, 2: 1+corrections
          MassExcessFile = AME2016.lme
      UseChargeForEnergy = 2                                     ; 0-No, 1-Yes, 2-Auto
         EnergyValueAuto = 30                                    ; default value 30 MeV/u
         EquilibriumMode = 0                                     ; 0-Equil, 1-NonEquil
               UB_Global = 70                                    ; default 70 MeV/u
             MinZ_Global = 29                                    ; default Z>=29
        ChargeStateOptim = 1                                     ; 0-No, 1-Yes
         ZmQ_AfterReactn = 0                                     ; default 0 (full stripped)
             EPAX_p_Norm = 1
               EPAX_p_Un = 1.65
              EPAX_p_Up0 = 1.788
              EPAX_p_Up1 = 0.004721
              EPAX_p_Up2 = -1.303e-5
                EPAX_p_H = 1

[fission]
         FisAngDistShape = 0                                     ; 0-isotropic; 1-anisotropic
     FisMomCutForAngDist = 2                                     ; 0-dont use;  1-use just MatrixKinematics; 2-use for all; (default 2)
      OddEvenCorrections = 1                                     ; 0-dont use;  1-use
 PostScissionEvaporation = 1                                     ; 0-dont use;  1-use
   DeexcitFunctionPoints = 0                                     ; 0- average deexcitation energy;  1- 3 points; 2 - manually
           FisEXmanually = 20                                    ; Excitation energy manually
           FisCSmanually = 1000                                  ; Cross section manually
            FisTXEmethod = 0                                     ; 0-from Edissipated, 1 from Q-value
                   Fis_f = 0.0035                                ; default 0.0045
              FisEXsigma = 5.5                  MeV              ; default 5.5
            FisCS_Global = 1e-12
               FisCS_TKE = 1e-8
                FisBeta1 = 0.625                                 ; deformation of light fragment
                FisBeta2 = 0.625                                 ; deformation of heavy fragment
                FisTKE_d = 2                    fm               ; d-param in Wilkins formula
              FisBetaFit = 1                                     ; 0-manual, 1-fit
                      N0 = 83                                    ; default 82
                     dU0 = -2.65                                 ; default -2.5
                      C0 = 0.7                                   ; default 1.4
                   cpol0 = 0.65                                  ; default 0.65
                  width0 = 0.63                                  ; default 0.63
                      N1 = 90                                    ; default 90
                     dU1 = -3.8                                  ; default -5.5
                      C1 = 0.15                                  ; default 0.16
                   cpol1 = 0.55                                  ; default 0.55
                  width1 = 0.97                                  ; default 0.97

[charge_suppression]
                 FragInd = 1e-3
               FragTotal = 1e-5
                 BeamInd = 1e-12
               BeamTotal = 1e-15

[convolution]
        Convolution mode = 1                                     ; 0-Qgg, 1-Surface, 2-E* per Abraded nucleon
                 Sigma_0 = 91.5   
                 Sigma_1 = 91.5   
                 Sigma_2 = 160     
              CoefConv_0 = 3.344 
              CoefConv_1 = 3     
              CoefConv_2 = 1     
             ShiftConv_0 = 0.1581
             ShiftConv_1 = 0.1487
             ShiftConv_2 = -1     

[evaporation]
          NP evaporation = 32                                    ; Number of points in distribution
               NPevapFis = 8                                     ; Number of points in distribution
              EvapMethod = 2
        StateDensityMode = 2                                     ; 0, 1+pairing, 2+shell
      EvapUnstableNuclei = 1                                     ; 0 - only stable,1 +unstable
              Tunnelling = 1
          AvoidUnboundCS = 1
       ProtectedChannels = 1
           R_Evaporation = 5.7                  fm               ; correction for the effective Coulomb barrier
         Mode_Apf_manual = 0                                     ; 1-manual, 0-auto
             Energy_in_T = 2                                     ; default 2
     EvaporationVelocity = 0                                     ; 0 - quality, 1 -fast
        DeltaOddEvenEvap = 12    
     DeltaOddEvenFission = 14    
   BreakupTemperature250 = 4.7   
   BreakupTemperature150 = 5.9   
   BreakupTemperature050 = 8     
      BreakupDiffuseness = 0.05  
      DissipationKramers = 0
 DissipationStepFunction = 1
         DissipationBeta = 1                                     ; default 2.0
                 mode_1n = 1
                 mode_2n = 0
                 mode_1p = 1
                 mode_2p = 0
                  mode_a = 1
                  mode_d = 0
                  mode_t = 0
                mode_3he = 0
                mode_fis = 1
             mode_brk_up = 1
              mode_gamma = 0

[fission_barrier]
    FissionBarrierFactor = 1    
      FissionBarrierMode = 1                                     ; #0-4
      OddEvenCorrections = 1
        ShellCorrections = 1
             FB_InOutMax = 2                                     ; #0-2 - in/out/max
             ModeForUser = 1                                     ; #0-2
           NdeltaOddEven = 2.5  
           ZdeltaOddEven = 9    

[excitation_energy]
           AbrasionModel = 0                                     ; 0-Geometrical, 1-Exponential
       GeomAA_Correction = 1                                     ; 0 - don't use,1 - use -default
          Thermalization = 0
          ThermaTimeCoef = 3e+0                                  ; 2.1e-22 MeV *s/e(t)
            AbraExpSlope = 0.363 
                Friction = 0                                     ; 0 - off,1 - on
          Ev_A_SigmaCoef = 9.6  
         G_FrictionCoef1 = 6.5  
         G_FrictionCoef2 = 0.5  
           G_FactorCoef1 = 1.5  
           G_FactorCoef2 = 2.5  
               DepthHole = 40     
          EnergyCoef_CB0 = 0       
          EnergyCoef_CB1 = 27       
          EnergyCoef_CB2 = 0       
           SigmaCoef_CB0 = 0       
           SigmaCoef_CB1 = 18       
           SigmaCoef_CB2 = 0       
              D_MeanTemp = 13       
             DN_MeanTemp = 0       
             DZ_MeanTemp = 0       
               LN_median = 20       
             LN_variance = 20       
              LN2_median = 0       
            LN2_variance = 0       
               AA_factor = 1       
          ApplyLimitTemp = 0

[evapauto]
                  tun_a0 = -0.61392
                  tun_a1 = 0.44559
                  tun_a2 = 0.12008
                 A_Bound = 300
               A_Pairing =   1

[plot]
            Start target = Detector                              ; Detector & RF      
            Start of TOF = T1
            Stop  of TOF = M1
         dE-detector-1st = M1
         dE-detector-2nd = M1
            TKE-detector = M1
              X-detector = M1
              Y-detector = M1
                 Tilting = M1
                 Stopper = M2
                RO_Wedge = W1
          ConditionBlock = A0
          Plot threshold = 1e-10                pps              ; minimal value for plot scale
     Shift of TOF for RF = 0                    ns               ; for dE-TOF plot with RF
  Fraction of RF trigger = 1
            UseCondition = 0
         TKE_calibration = 1,1,0,MeV

[cs_file]
              UserDiffCS = 0                                     ; Number of User Diff CS saved in this file
         AppendOverwrite = 1
          AttachedInside = 1
            ShowCSinPlot = 1
                    Chi2 = 1

[sec_reactions]
        NP sec.reactions = 32                                    ; Number of points in distribution
     Secondary reactions = 0
         fiss_FilterUse0 = 1
         fiss_FilterUse1 = 1
         fiss_FilterUse2 = 1
... 3039 more lines ...
Attachment 3: RSA01-2025.06.18.18.06.02.162.tiq_spectrum.npz
Attachment 4: Schermata_2025-06-18_alle_19.32.53.png
Schermata_2025-06-18_alle_19.32.53.png
  25   Wed Jun 18 14:01:40 2025 Julien, Konstantin, Stefan, Rima Ion bunch on PMTs
Apparentlty did not work yesterday evening (no signal), but looks fine now (see attachment)
Attachment 1: Bildschirmfoto_bunch_on_PMT_2025-06-18_14-11-44.png
Bildschirmfoto_bunch_on_PMT_2025-06-18_14-11-44.png
  24   Wed Jun 18 11:44:15 2025 Julien, Konstantin, Stefan, Rima Jitter CFD
Pulses on photodiodes in entry 20 

1. seem wide, so we also looked at qswitch signal; also seemes wide.
2. Have a tail

1.:

We investigated this and came to the conclusion, that the CFD is the issue:
- On an oscilloscope, when looking at both HF signal (CFD input) and CFD output, there is a 2ns jitter.
- The same jitter is visible when looking at the CFD output when triggering on a freq. generator signal with same frequency and amplitude as HF signal (1.54263 MHz; 1V peak to peak).
- There is not significant jitter when comparing the CFD output and the qswitch signal

We tried differents CFD (also a leading edge CFD / different thresholds), but this did not significantly improve what we saw on the oscilloscope.
Applying a 10MHz filter to the HF signal only made the jitter worse.
There might be an option to get a logic (NIM) signal from ESR instead of the sin-signal
Alternatively, one could think about using a PLL.
Note: the 2ns might also be limited by the trigger of the oscilloscope. We saw that if the trigger of the oscilloscope is not on the steepest part of the HF signal, the jitter "gets worse".

2.:

We saw on the qswtich signal, that there are instances, when  the q-switch signal is too early; 
Ww will try to find out which NIM module between the CFD and the final qswitch signal causes this
Preliminary: It's coincidance crate
  23   Wed Jun 18 08:07:17 2025 Julien, KonstantinLasernew FCU Calibration
UV power was not stable but dropping from ~18 mW to 13 mW after opening COBRA shutters.
New calibration of frequency conversion unit:

Wavelength/nm       Position/Steps
554,0001            383029
553,0000            386604
552,0001            390229
551,0000            393954
550,0001            397679
549,0001            401404
548,0001            405104
547,0001            408829

now stable at ~19-20 mJ depending on wavelength

Table of dataset: Attachement 1
Plot of dataset: Attachement 2
Attachment 1: 2025_06_18_FCU_Cal_Table.JPG
2025_06_18_FCU_Cal_Table.JPG
Attachment 2: 2025_06_18_FCU_Cal_Plot.JPG
2025_06_18_FCU_Cal_Plot.JPG
  22   Wed Jun 18 07:59:00 2025 Julien, KonstantinLaserPhase-offset
We recognized that the output power of the pump laser was instable when externally triggered with 200kHz (stand-bye frequency of ESR). Therefore, we changed the coarse timing offset of the pockels cell trigger compared to the flash lamp pulse from 215µs to 219.9µs. 
Thereby, the output power increased from ~600mJ to 620mJ, and the PTP stability improved from 15% to 10%. The RMS stability improved from 2% to 1.2 %. With these settings we had UV pulse energies of 20mJ.
Attachment 1: IMG_3889.jpg
IMG_3889.jpg
Attachment 2: IMG_3888.jpg
IMG_3888.jpg
Attachment 3: IMG_3891.jpg
IMG_3891.jpg
Attachment 4: IMG_3892.jpg
IMG_3892.jpg
  21   Wed Jun 18 03:12:25 2025 RodolfoLaserBeam Stabilization
The laser beam pointing has changed, even thought the MRC settings are the same as given in Entry 5 (this elog). This could be caused by a droping of the laser output energy which is now 13,8 mJ @275 nm
Attachment 1: MRC-Settings_2025_06-18.JPG
MRC-Settings_2025_06-18.JPG
  20   Wed Jun 18 01:58:02 2025 Esther, Alexis, Anton, Rodolfo, CarstenAcceleratorNo Bunched Beam
The Bunching is not set properly. We do not see the ion bunch with the Photomultiplier.
Attachment 1: Bildschirmfoto_PD_PMTSouth_2025-06-18_1.png
Bildschirmfoto_PD_PMTSouth_2025-06-18_1.png
  19   Wed Jun 18 00:56:28 2025 Carsten, Rodolfo, Anton, Alexis, Esther beam overlap with t-scrapers
When testing the overlap between laser and ion beam we observed the following positions:

motorion beam position (mm) from outsideion beam position (mm) from inside
GECEDS1VU 0 6.5
GECEDS1HA -22.5 -13.5
GECEDS2VU 1 8.5
GECEDS2HA -20.5 -10


Note: To move GECEDS1VU the corresponding horizontal drive (GECEDS1HA) has to be at 2 mm.
  18   Wed Jun 18 00:33:56 2025 Esther, Alexis, Anton, Rodolfo, CarstenDAQR4l-41
We have some issues with the RIO computer R4l-41 (DAQ1). We had to switch off completely twice. Only then it reacted properly. Maybe a problem with the network at about 00:00 o'clock?
  17   Tue Jun 17 19:25:30 2025 RodolfoAcceleratorT-Scrapers in E-Cooler
Here are the instructions to drive the T-Scrapers inside the ESR Electron Cooler

  • ECEDS1VU: Verriegelt mit ECEDS1HA. Der Antrieb kann nur fahren
    wenn der Antrieb ECEDS1HA in Position -4,0 steht.

  • ECEDS1HA: Verriegelt mit ECEDS1VU. Der Antrieb kann nur fahren
    wenn der Antrieb ECEDS1VU in Stellung EI steht.

  • ECEDS2VU: Verriegelt mit ECEDS2HA. Der Antrieb kann nur fahren
    wenn der Antrieb ECEDS2HA in Position 0,0 steht.

  • ECEDS2HA: Verriegelt mit ECEDS2VU. Der Antrieb kann nur fahren
    wenn der Antrieb ECEDS2VU in Stellung EI steht.

According to Boywitt/Schuhmacher, BEA-MEI. Date: 28.07.2021
Attachment 1: Scrapereinstellung_am_E-Kühler.pdf
Scrapereinstellung_am_E-Kühler.pdf
  16   Tue Jun 17 16:33:16 2025 Carsten, SimonDAQGate Q-swtich
The gate generator of the Q-switch signal for the Vuprom TDC was set to 10ms.
  15   Tue Jun 17 09:32:00 2025 KonstantinDAQMeda data acquisition
The metadata provided by Medusa (Labview channels in former times) are now labelled correctly in Go4. 
Most important data are "Cobra Set WL", "WS7 Meas WL", "PTB U scal", "Ohmlabs U scal", which correspond to the set wavelength, measured wavelength, voltage measured at the PTB divider, and voltage measured at the Ohmlabs divider.
Other channels are mostly for debugging purposes.
Attachment 1: Bildschirmfoto_2025-06-17_11-23-40.png
Bildschirmfoto_2025-06-17_11-23-40.png
  14   Mon Jun 16 22:27:01 2025 Carsten, SimonDAQThresholds
We also adjusted the thresholds for the mesytic.
Doing that, we noticed that one of the trafos is broken (5th row, middle).

PMT channel Threshold
South 5 35
Middle 6 16
North 7 16
  13   Mon Jun 16 21:47:23 2025 Carsten, Wilfried, Simon DetectorsNew threshold values for PMTs
We adjusted the thresholds for the PMTs and increased the voltage of PMT middle to 2.7kV

PMT Model Operation Voltage Threshold (mV)
South ET9422B Broadband -1750 V 30
Middle ET9423B Smallband -2700 V 18
North ET9423B Smallband -2650 V 10
  12   Mon Jun 16 07:26:01 2025 KonstantinDAQStartup of Medusa and DAQ1
The laser control software (Medusa) is hosted on the Windows PC ATPPC023. First connect via the command

atplaser@lxg1297:~$ xfreerdp /w:2500 /h:1400 /u:atplaser /v:atppc023.campus.gsi.de

You will be asked for the usual "atplaser" password. Please be aware that you're typing on an english keyboard!
Medusa is simply started by the link on the Desktop called "Medusa Laser Control". After startup you will see the main window (Attachment 1).
Please make also sure that the Wavelength meter software is running!!! Otherwise, wavelengths cannot be logged
In the main window different actions can be made (see also Attachment 2):


  1. Open additional views, options are "Display" (figure of recent values), "MBS Messenger" (connection status with MBS, lower part of Attachment 2), "Devices View" (most recent values of different devices, right part of Attachment 2)
  2. Make sure that "Make Data Available to MBS" is selected
  3. Definition of laser scan Parameters. The laser will perform an automated scan between the selected wavelengths. It's possible to define an increment or a number of laser steps as scan parameter. After the laser has received the specified number of rising edges on Trigger port #1 (Do not change the port number, since this corresponds to the Hardware setting!) the laser advances to the next frequency until the number of steps and scan repetitions is completed. There is an option to start the laser scan automatically, when a trigger was received on port #3 (The cabling is done. However, the pulse generation must be provided from SCU sddsc221 channel IO1 of timing receiver tr1 whenever needed).
  4. The button can be used to start and stop a scan. In some cases there might occur an USB communication error with the laser, which can also be reset by this button.
  5. IMPORTANT NOTE: Make sure that the FCU is enabled, since otherwise the BBO of the FCU does not follow the wavelength of the laser, which results in NO UV output power.
  6. After "Make Data Available to MBS" option (see 2.) has been selected, Medusa is awaiting the MBS client to connect.
  7. View of most recent parameter settings.

The complete startup routine to perform a laser scan is the following:


  1. Start medusa as described above
  2. Connect to "r4l-41":
    atplaser@lxg1297:~$ ssh atplaser@r4l-41
  3. Change to the directory of the Th-MBS version:
    R4L-41 > cd mbsrun/E0052/DAQ1
  4. Make a reset (optional):
    R4L-41 > resl
  5. Start mbs:
    R4L-41 > mbs
  6. Once you are in the mbs environment start the acquisition:
    mbs > @startup
  7. Connect to the file server:
    mbs > @connectdisk
  8. Start acquisition:
    mbs > sta ac
    With this command, the connection to the Medusa server should be established. This can be verified by the line
    -R4L-41 :read_meb :connected succesfully to LabView Server.
    of the MBS output, and in the MBS Messenger View of Medusa stating
    Connected! Established connection to ...

  9. Open file:
    mbs > @openfile
  10. Press Run-button in the Go4 analysis (must be started beforehand)
  11. Start laser scan in medusa
  12. Press Stop-button in the Go4 analysis
  13. Close file:
    mbs > @closefile

As long as nothing crashes (keep fingers crossed), only steps 9-13 need to be repeated for subsequent scans.
Attachment 1: MedusaStartup.JPG
MedusaStartup.JPG
Attachment 2: Medusa.png
Medusa.png
  11   Fri Jun 13 18:14:02 2025 Konstantin, CarstenDAQDAQ Folder
Dryrun of DAQs. Folders of the data are:


DAQ1 file DAQ2 file scan range laser steps comment
/data.local2/2025_229Th/2025_229ThDAQ1_0090.lmd /mnt/raw.data/229Th2025/Th25DAQ2_0106.lmd - */Th25DAQ2_0107.lmd 550.4 - 549.6 201
91 108 - 111 550.4 - 549.6 201
92 112 550.4 - 549.6 201 Changed step logic of Medusa back to previous version before the start of this run
93 113 550.4 - 549.6 201
94 114 550.4 - 549.6 201
95 115 - 116 550.4 - 549.6 201
96 117 550.4 - 549.6 201


Data were recorded with a synthesized RF of 1.5MHz
  10   Thu Jun 12 16:27:45 2025 CarstenDAQNTCAP directory
On the NTCAP the directory is changed to 
Q:/E0052
  9   Thu Jun 12 15:53:13 2025 CarstenDAQdata directory and backup disk (WDBook2 RAID)
The data of DAQ1 are stored in the following directory and with the following filenames

open file /data.local2/2025_229Th/2025_229ThDAQ1_ -auto -rfio 
(from @openfile)

The usual @connectdisk, @openfile @closefile are adapted and can be used.

The WDBook RAID0 disk is attached for backup of the data

/media/atplaser/WDBook2/2025E0052daq1
  8   Wed Jun 11 17:33:04 2025 Carsten, JanDAQDAQ2 - new computer , new directories (lxg0155 doesn't work reliably)
LXG0155 (used in form er beamtimes) crashes and hangs and hangs eventually.

Lgx0155 is shut-down and is replaced by lxg3113.

For the experiment (DAQ2) still user stoe_exp can be used (Credits - see monitor).
MBS runs on r4l-68 with user atplaser: (/esr/usr/atplaser/) mbsrun/E0052/DAQ2

The data is stored on the ATP NAS (atprfio.gsi.de). (instead of local disk).

In the home directory there is link to access the data (u/stoe_exp/nas/229Th2025 ; ~/nas/229Th2025)
( sshfs -o directport=7777 atprfio.gsi.de:/mnt/raw.data /u/stoe_exp/nas )


For mbs the correct location on atprfio.gsi.de need to be used (cf. @openfile).i.e.
con rfio atprfio -DISK
and
open file /mnt/raw.data/229Th2025/Th25DAQ2_.lmd .
This is the mountpoint in mbs.
The commands @connectdisk and @openfile are adjusted accordingly.
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