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    User name gilman

    Log entry time 10:06:01 on October16,2002

    Entry number 88370

    This entry is a followup to: 88355

    keyword=target skewness

    After our finding that both spectrometers see y-target offset, Meekins goes and looks
    at the target after we go to restricted access. He finds that the target is significantly
    skewed relative to the beam, in both vertical and horizontal planes. A survey
    will be done to give us better information on this. The couple cm offset appears
    to be real.

    It is likely that this is the cause of some larger than expected backgrounds,
    and narrow apertures during the run. (Ref: JP target moving tests of ~4 mm aperture.)
    And apparent beam tuning problems and variations, of course.