RE: tpc drift velocities

From: Ian Bearden (bearden@nbi.dk)
Date: Sun Aug 12 2001 - 02:17:56 EDT

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    Hi Ramiro, Michael,
    Thanks for the info.
    I have been using the 'standard' value of 1.6, so it is good to get a better
    value, or at least some limits on that value.  I'll respin the tapes (oh,
    wait, we don't do that...I mean extract the data from HPSS...) and see if I
    can get a more precise measure from the data.
    Also, you say "someday" the calibration fibers will be added to the FS.
    Does someday mean someday soon when the machine is off for a couple of days,
    or does it mean
    someday between this run and the next run next year?
    -Ian
    
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: owner-brahms-l@bnl.gov [mailto:owner-brahms-l@bnl.gov]On Behalf Of
    > Ramiro Debbe
    > Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 5:37 AM
    > To: brahms-l@bnl.gov
    > Subject: Re: tpc drift velocities
    >
    >
    > Let me add something obvious:
    > DVM1 is connected to TPM1
    > DVM2                     to TPM2
    > DVM3 (DVF1)        to T1
    > DVM4 (DVF2)        to T2
    >
    > The measurements were done downstream of all TPC. All TPC are getting 500
    > cc/min of gas flow.
    >
    > I made a measurement upstream of all TPCs and the value is consistently
    > 1.4 cm/musec.
    >
    > Something outgases inside the TPCs and lowers the drift velocity.
    > The value or
    > values of drift velocity inside the volumes have to be extracted
    > from data. The
    > only strong handle seems to be the vertical aperture of the magnet. In the
    > midrapidity spectrometer we have three fibers to calibrate TPM2.
    > Someday more
    > fibers will be added and similar system will be installed in the FFS.
    >
    > What we have now are two limits for drift velocity 1.4 and the
    > values that were
    > measured last night. The data analysis should stay within those
    > boundaries.
    >
    >
    > Ramiro
    >
    > Michael Murray wrote:
    >
    > >    Dear Ian,
    > >           your wish is my command!
    > >    DVM1 = 1.329 cm/microsecond
    > >    DVM2 = 1.296 cm/microsecond
    > >    DVM3 = 1.248 cm/microsecond
    > >    DVM4 = 1.332 cm/microsecond
    > >
    > > These results have an uncertainty from time measurement of
    > about 2/1500 for
    > > DVM1 and .1/1500 for DVM2-4. Of course there are probably other errors.
    > >
    > > Let me know if you need more info. I am on shift until Sunday at 8am.
    > >              Michael
    > >
    > > Quoting Ian Bearden <bearden@nbi.dk>:
    > >
    > > > I read with great delight that the TPCs drift velocities were measured
    > > > during the
    > > > 0000-0800 shift, and that the values are recorded in the log book. As
    > > > the
    > > > log book (sadly) is not online, could someone please post these values
    > > > to
    > > > the list (or to the web)?
    > > > Thanks,
    > > > Ian
    > > >
    > >
    > > Michael Murray, Cyclotron TAMU, 979 845 1411 x 273, Fax 1899
    >
    >
    >
    



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