02:44 beam is back

HKR just called to say a power supply to the SIS18 extraction kicker has failed.
The service person has been called and is expected to take ~1h to arrive and approx. ~2h to carry out the repair.

Beam was lost from 00:44 until 00:59

I examined the spectrum of 194Pb at the 211 harmonic. It was observed that the peak corresponding to 194Pb82+ was mixed with signals 
from some unknown ions. Consequently, we switched to the 212 harmonic, where the frequency of 194Pb82 was measured at 410.5385024.

23:55 stop the RSAs. 

410:
last file from previous setting (harmonic=211): 2025.04.01.23.55.21.712.
new plunger position for 410 cavity: 33.5 inside and outside.
new center frequency: 410535000 Hz.

245:
harmonic didn't change, still 126.
adjusted center frequency to 243997000 Hz.

00:31 restart the RSAs.
new files from: 2025.04.02.00.31.11.796.

Leakage currents were steadily increasing in the PLEIADES detectors so we decided to stop taking data, move both the detectors back and turn off bias.

has been restored.

This is a preliminary result during 4:00-19:00 April 1st 2025. 
I correct the frequency drift of 194Pb82+ ions injection by injection.

I have analyzed all injection data during 4:00-19:00 and calculated the frequency of 194Pb82+ for each injection. This is the frequency of 194Pb82+ as 
a function of time. You can clearly see that the frequency of 194Pb82+ was drifted from 408.603 to 408.600 MHz. The variation of frequency is about 
3kHz.

Estimation of potential gain by changing. Files from this points are going to rubbish. Potential gains are c. 20% 

22:04: The current acquisition window is recording for 2.9 s. And is not recording for 3.9 s. We are running currently with a spill cycle of 5s every repetition.

22:22 The spill cycle between each injection was changed to 4->3->2s progressively and FRS also stopped taking spills so we settled on 2s spill request.

In the morning the spill request has to be changed back to 5s when the FRS goes back into operation.

new file with the setting is

RSA01-2025.04.01.22.19.06.761.tiq

[analysis]
nframes = 190
lframes = 65536
navg = 1

> Acquisition stopped at 20:36. 
> 
> First file from this setting: RSA01-2025.04.01.03.52.59.247.tiq
> 
> Last file from this setting: RSA01-2025.04.01.20.36.54.257.tiq
> 
> acq. length changed to 500 ms
> 
> acq bw changed to 50 MHz
> 
> ==> 12 MSamples
> 
> Trigger window condition set to 50%.
> 
> First file from this setting: RSA01-2025.04.01.20.45.40.053.tiq
> 
> Analysis setting the the frame length 2^16 and frame number = 190.

Last file from previous setting: RSA01-2025.04.01.21.06.30.580.tiq

Changed the RSA01,02 to 50 MSamples/s (20nsec/sample) for 500.00 ms acq. length, 25 MHz acq. BW, 33% trigger position.

First good file from this time: 21:37 04.01.2025 -- RSA01-2025.04.01.21.37.13.721.tiq

Acquisition stopped at 20:36. 

First file from this setting: RSA01-2025.04.01.03.52.59.247.tiq

Last file from this setting: RSA01-2025.04.01.20.36.54.257.tiq

acq. length changed to 500 ms

acq bw changed to 50 MHz

==> 12 MSamples

Trigger window condition set to 50%.

First file from this setting: RSA01-2025.04.01.20.45.40.053.tiq

Analysis setting the the frame length 2^16 and frame number = 190.

> > No beam from 19:57:41.
> 
> Beam back from 20:02

> No beam from 19:57:41.

Beam back from 20:02

No beam from 19:57:41.

The pleiades detectors are now moved into a position which does not disturb the stored beam. 

inner detector: BGO
device: GE01DD2IG 
position: +20mm
scraping beam: not possible

outer detector: GAGG
device: GE01DD2AG
position: -55mm
scraping beam at: -45mm

These positions are fixed, i.e. not moving automatically.

Beam resumed at 16:40. 

NTCAP Has been restarted (we restart every day around 15:00 so data goes in a new folder)