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  120   Thu Apr 7 01:19:05 2022 PatrickLaserLaser scanning
We did some laser scans. The wavemeter shows spikes during scans. This may be just while the frequency changes. See picture.
Attachment 1: 2022-04-07_Wavemeter_during_scan.png
2022-04-07_Wavemeter_during_scan.png
Attachment 2: 2022-04-07_Wavemeter_during_scan2.png
2022-04-07_Wavemeter_during_scan2.png
Attachment 3: 2022-04-07_Wavemeter_during_scan3.png
2022-04-07_Wavemeter_during_scan3.png
Attachment 4: 2022-04-07_Wavemeter_during_scan4.png
2022-04-07_Wavemeter_during_scan4.png
  170   Fri Apr 8 17:57:45 2022 KonstantinDAQLaser scanning


TimeSIS-intensity cooler-HV LMD-DAQ1 (R4L-68) LMD-DAQ2 (R4L-41) scan range (nm) step width(nm)dwell time(s) comments
17:28 1.1e9 - 0083 7822 322.3-321.3 0.01 4 Wrong scan range
17:48 1.4e9 209618 0084 7823 322.3-321.3 0.01 4 Wrong scan range
18:10 1.6e9 - 0085 7824 323.2-321.2 0.01 4 acquisition on r4l-68 crashed
18:13 2e9 - 0086 - 323.2-321.2 0.01 4 acquisition on r4l-41 crashed
18:29 1.9e9 209618 0087 7826 323.2-321.2 0.01 4 An artifact is observed at about 644nm <-> 322nm fundamental wavelength
20:17 2e9 209609 0089 7827 323.2-321.2 0.01 4 Cu-mirror and XUV detector are not driven at the moment. It is unclear for how long this was the case. Optimization of the accelerator settings were done before.
21:12 1.6e9 - 0089 7828 323.2-321.2 0.01 4 Laser got wrong pulse widths during this scan and also during the last one.



At about 20:00 the slits were adjusted to the h=1 settings:

NI: 5mm
NA: -3mm
SA: -10mm (also the voltage for the Scitnilator in this pocket was increased to 1500V)
SA_Scraper: +14mm
Attachment 1: Artifacts_in_PMT_MiddleAndNorth.png
Artifacts_in_PMT_MiddleAndNorth.png
  174   Sat Apr 9 03:27:47 2022 PatrickDAQLaser scanning
DAQ1: lxg1927:/data.local2/BeamTimeTh22/
DAQ2: lxg0155:/data.local2/E142/
LMD file name DAQ1:229Thor
LMD file name DAQ2:229Th

Shottky marker pos: 243.973MHz

TimeSIS-intensitycooler-HVLMD-DAQ1LMD-DAQ2scan range(nm)step width(nm)dwell time(s)comments
xx:xxx.xe9209xxx00xx78xx32x.x - 32x.x0.01xsketch for filling the table
04:131.4e920961400937831323.2 - 321.20.014First laser scan this night shift
04:461.3e920961600947832323.2 - 321.20.014
05:171.0e920961700957833323.2 - 321.20.014The laser left the screen between the two loops
05:541.5e920961900977835323.2 - 321.20.014go4 on DAQ2 does not show any events. mbs does not write to file although it is OPEN and the acq is RUNNING
Attachment 1: does_not_write_data_to_file.png
does_not_write_data_to_file.png
  231   Thu Apr 14 19:46:46 2022 Sarper & Konstantin & RodolfoLaserLaser power
We checked the laser power before starting the new scan range.

- Seed energy before Cobra @ 532 nm: 513 mJ (before 499 mJ).
- New correction factor for Monitor: 71.25.
- UV output energy after SHG @ 320.1 nm: 11 mJ

All values are averaged over 500 laser pulses.
  83   Sun Apr 3 18:52:30 2022 KonstantinCalibrationLaser ion beam overlap
We measured vertical and horizontal ion beam positions. Unfortunately, the horizontal scraper positions can not be manipulated
by the "Device Control" software. Robert Boywitt has supported us a lot to get the drives moving by using the expert software on
a local control PC, which can only be remotely accessed from beapc032 with the usual experiment account "atplaser". In the first
try we were only able to determine the vertical positions of a beam which was not the 229Th (positions were measured already on
Sunday, 03.04.)

Scraper ion beam position (outer->inner)
GECEDS2VU -1.3(2) mm
GECEDS1VU -0.7(2) mm


Finally, we got 229Th (Wednesday, 06.04.) and were able to measure the ion beam positions. Those are
summarized in the following table. The first values are those were the scraping begins, hence representing the
edge of the ion beam. The second values represent the central positions of the ion beam.

Scraper ion beam position (outer->inner) ion beam position (inner->outer)
GECEDS2VU -1.6(2) mm / -1.3(2) mm
GECEDS2HA -13.8(2) mm / -13.4(2) mm -4.0(2) mm / -4.6(2) mm
GECEDS1VU -1(4) mm / -0.9(2) mm
GECEDS1HA -18.1(2) mm / -17.6(2) mm -7.7(2) mm / -8.2(2) mm


Schreenshots taken at scraper positions are given in Entry 142
  152   Fri Apr 8 08:17:52 2022 SebastianLaserLaser Ext Trig is working
We (Max, Kristian, Danyal, me) fixed the "external trigger" problem.

1.) The delay between lamp sync and Q-switch trigger was too long. The delay must be 200µs (3rd picture)! 

2.) The settings from the left Dual Timer (upper and lower part) in the ESR Laser Lab (above QuantaRay laser) were wrong and are now adjusted. Settings are depicted in the attached photos (1st and 2nd pic).

4th picture shows the pulse train of the pump laser.
Attachment 1: upperDualTimerSettings.JPG
upperDualTimerSettings.JPG
Attachment 2: lowerDualTimerSettings.JPG
lowerDualTimerSettings.JPG
Attachment 3: LampSyncToQSwitchTrig.JPG
LampSyncToQSwitchTrig.JPG
Attachment 4: TriggerPulseTrain.JPG
TriggerPulseTrain.JPG
  108   Wed Apr 6 13:32:57 2022 Max, SebastianDAQLabView Cobra Channel List
channel 0: linux time (epoch time)
channel 1: ms timer
channel 2: E-Cooler Voltage(Ohmlabs)
channel 3: Cobra Set Wavelength
channel 4: WS7 wavelength
channel 5: WS7 frequency
channel 6: WS7 status
channel 7: Status keysight (?)
channel 8: WS7 pressure (?)
channel 9: CobraMotorPosUpperPart
channel 10: CobraMotorPosLowerPart
channel 11: CobraNumberOfLoop
channel 12: StatusCobra
channel 13: WS7 temperature (?)
channel 14: CobraFromWavelength (higher wavelength)
channel 15: CobraToWavelength (lower wavelength) 
channel 16: CobraIncrement
channel 17: CobraStepNr
channel 18: status?
channel 19: PTB divider (not connected to cooler)
channel 20: ?



 
  115   Wed Apr 6 19:39:08 2022 Ken Ueberholz DetectorsLED installed
The UV-LED of Münster was connected over 
channel 8 to the Messhütte. 6V are 
supplied by the power supply (picture 2). 
The Led is located at the xuv detector 
(picture 1).
Attachment 1: 20220406_193541.jpg
20220406_193541.jpg
Attachment 2: 20220406_193439.jpg
20220406_193439.jpg
  173   Sat Apr 9 02:55:38 2022 CarstenAcceleratorKühlerausfall und Gründe dazu
Wir hatten heute Abend eine Kühlerausfall, der uns mehrere Stunden beschäftigt hat, weil gem. Anzeige in Device Control kein Netzteil mit „rot“ angezeigt/ausgefallen war (siehe unten).
Nach Rufbereitschaft Serge, dann Regina sowie Controls konnte zunächst gefunden werden, dass das Netzteil einer Clearingelektrode (GECEKD2D) keinen korrekten Wert hat. Problem mittels Operateur (Christoph ?) und Rufbereitschaft Contrls gelöst.
Kühler ist trotzdem jedes Mal ausgefallen, wenn man versucht hat, auch nur den geringsten Strom zu ziehen (mit Hilfe Telefonunterstüzung Regina).
Rufbereitschaft Jon.

Mit ihm haben wir dann herausgefunden, dass im Device-Control, bei Auswahl „Kühler“ UND wenn das Fenster nicht vollständig maximiert ist, die letzten drei Netzteile (ECEBG8T, ECEBG3D, ECEBG4D) nicht angezeigt werden und man auch den Scrollbalken nicht dorthin bewegen kann (ergo: nicht vorhanden sind…). Ist das Fenster von DC maximiert, tauche die Geräte wieder auf und ACH WUNDER ECEBG8T (Kollektor) ist rot, lässt sich einfach wieder zuschalten und auch der Rest wieder anschalten. Ein Fehler, den ich leicht hätte selber beheben können, wenn er denn nur angezeigt worden wäre.

Soll heißen: Man weiß zwar, das irgendwo ein Fehler ist, kriegt aber in diesem Modus das Gerät gar nicht angezeigt…
  134   Thu Apr 7 09:58:55 2022 Ragan, Yuri, DanyalAcceleratorKicker problem solved
The kicker problem is solved and the beam is back in the ESR.
  205   Mon Apr 11 07:54:37 2022 Danyal, Alexandre, Kristian, SebastianAcceleratorJump in E-cooler voltage
We saw a jump in the E-cooler voltage at about 7:50. 
jump from 209619 to 209610 V 

At 7:56 it jumped back to 209619 V
seems stable now  
  39   Wed Mar 30 09:27:15 2022 RodolfoAcceleratorIssue? Scrapers at E-Cooler
Carsten* forwarded me an E-Mail from Markus yesterday. "Betreff: Scraper im ESR Elektronenkühler"

- Markus has tried to get moving the scrapers at E-Cooler last week. But he got some issues.
- The expert (Herr Robert Boywitt, Abteilung BEA) has been contacted and he is working on this issue.
- The scrapers move in one follows the instructions (please attached screenshot).
- However it was also noticed that the actuators for the scrapers show now tolerance of "2 mm". Frown This can affect the accuracy and the reproducibility of the ion- and laser-beam positions, e.g the overlap.


* he was so lazy that he could not post this in the ELog.
Attachment 1: Schrittmotorsteuerung_ECooler.JPG
Schrittmotorsteuerung_ECooler.JPG
  206   Mon Apr 11 10:17:01 2022 DanyalAcceleratorInterlock - reset
10:17 
Wie heutemorgen in der Sitzung (morning briefing) vereinbart, 
führt Herr Florenkowski einen Interlock und danach einen Reset von E02MK durch. 
Das dauert nur ca. 15 min. 

nach dem interlock wurde der ESR "rot" 

Um 10:21 war das problem gelöst und der ESR war wieder "blau"
  96   Tue Apr 5 12:17:12 2022 Ragan, Rui-JiuDAQInstructions to start and stop NTCAP
Attached are the instructions to start and stop data taking using the NTCAP.
Attachment 1: Start_data_taking.pdf
Start_data_taking.pdf
Attachment 2: Stop_data_taking.pdf
Stop_data_taking.pdf
Attachment 3: Start_data_taking.png
Start_data_taking.png
Attachment 4: Stop_data_taking.png
Stop_data_taking.png
  143   Thu Apr 7 19:13:26 2022 Konstantin, PatrickCalibrationHow to find the correct laser position
In order to achieve the correct laser ion beam superposition one needs to do the following steps:


  1. If the laser stabilization is still running, turn both stages off and block the main amplifier.
  2. Ensure that the laser spot is centered on the paper screen, which is located in top of the laser tower in the south (ATTENTION: please only use the preamplifier and not the main amplifier!!! If you're unsure what you are doing please contact Rodolfo or Konstantin).

  3. If this is not the case and the beam is completely off, have a look at the MRC Stabilization system. If it is running, close the software and turn the hardware off and on again. The spot will leave its position and come back after the stabilization is turned on again.
  4. If it is still not centered, use and only use the piezo mirror (the one with red screws) to bring back the spot.

  5. Remove the paper screen and then turn on the main amplifier.

  6. Restart the software and put in the values from the file 07-04-2022(...).png. Start the two stabilization stages in the software. The laser spot should move back to the correct position. Smile
  127   Thu Apr 7 05:23:50 2022 PatrickDAQHow To Start MBS for DAQ2 (Carstens DAQ)
(MBS server should be running at the LXG0155 machine. If not you will get an error message. Then start the server - last command in console)

Just enter the following commands in the console of any PC

ssh stoe_exp@r4l-68
*** Password on a sheet of paper ***
resl
cd /esr/usr/stoe_exp/E142Brandau/SCA... (auto complete with tab)
mbs
@startup
connect rfio lxg0155 -disk
open file lxg0155:/data.local2/E142/229Th -auto -rfio
sta ac




To stop MBS enter the following commands

sto ac
close file
disconnect rfio
@shutdown
exit
resl
  45   Thu Mar 31 22:19:14 2022 KristianDAQHow To Start MBS
(MBS server should be running at the LXG1297 machine. If not you will get an error message. Then start the server - last command in console)

Just enter the following commands in the console of any PC

ssh atplaser@r4l-41
    ThE142_2022
resl
cd mbsrun/th22
mbs
@startup
connect rfio lxg1297 -disk
open file lxg1297:/data.local2/BeamTimeTh22/229Thor -auto -rfio
sta ac




To stop MBS enter the following commands

sto ac
close file
disconnect rfio
@shutdown
exit
resl
  18   Thu Mar 17 17:37:49 2022 RodolfoAcceleratorHigh voltage dividers for E-Cooler
Two dividers, from PTB-Braunschweig, have been deliver today. We will use them to monitor the electron-cooler voltage in situ.

- PT120 (up to -120 kV) with scaling factor: 12003.341, and
- PT200.1 (up to -200 kV) with a scaling factor: 19859,033.

Tomorrow (Friday 18.3.) we will install them in the Faraday cage at ESR.

PT120 will be use for the "Channeling experiment" (E137 Bräuning-Demian) and the PT200.1 for the "Thorium experiment" (E142 Brandau).
Attachment 1: PTB_Spannungsteiler_Mar2022.jpg
PTB_Spannungsteiler_Mar2022.jpg
  150   Fri Apr 8 05:46:35 2022 V. HannenDetectorsHigh background rate in Cu PMT points to light leak in ESR or active pressure gauge
The background rate of the Cu mirror PMT is only about 300 cps when the mirror is in the parking position but ca. 7000 cps when in the beam position, even if no beam is present in the ESR. This was noticed when we had an "empty injection" into the ring, causing the Cu mirror to drive into the beam position with no ions present.

This means either we have a light leak somewhere on the detector side of the ring, e.g. a not perfectly covered window, or we have a pressure gauge operating still to close by (during the LIBELLE experiment we turned off all pressure gauges on the detector side of the ESR not only in the straight section but also somewhat into the bends). This has to be checked the next time we can enter the ring.
  40   Thu Mar 31 11:49:54 2022 KonstantinDetectorsHV-Supply of particle detectors
We cross-checked the cabeling of the particle detectors north and south. Particle detector south is connected to channel HV5 at the yellow "ESR Messplatz III" patch-panel. Particle detector north is connected to channel K5 at the green "ESR Messplatz II" patch-panel. Red high voltage power-supply is used to control the voltage.
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