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    User name brads

    Log entry time 13:53:36 on March 16, 2009

    Entry number 266507

    keyword=BB Cerenkov gain measurement with LED

    - Feeding a discriminated pulser copy into the T2 trigger
    - T2 trigger delayed at DAQ weldment to align L1A (and ADC gate) with 
      pulser correlated signal from PMTs
    - regular T2 trigger restored after test
    
    Run 2218:
      - HVs for 1--10 on, pulser on
      - LED #11, #16, #20 plugged in
        - LED drive pulse ampl. set to provide 1--2 p.e. pulse on the scope
    for PMT 10
        - 1.5V w/ FWHM 15ns
      - Pedestal run
        - T8 trigger dominated (others prescaled away)
    
    Run 2219:
      - HVs for 1--10 on, pulser on
      - LED #11, #16, #20 plugged in
        - LED drive pulse ampl. set to provide 1--2 p.e. pulse on the scope
    for PMT 10
    
    Run 2220:
      - HVs for 1--10 on, pulser on
      - LED #11, #16, #20 plugged in
        - reduced drive voltage a bit to get better spectra for PMTs 1, 2
        - 1.25V w/ FWHM 15ns
    
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    Run 2221:
      - HVs for 11--20 on, pulser on
      - LED #1, #5, #10 plugged in
        - drive voltage 1.75V w/ FWHM 15ns
      - Pedestal run
        - T8 trigger dominated (others prescaled away)
      = ped for 17 is pretty bad
    
    Run 2222:
      - HVs for 11--20 on, pulser on
      - LED #1, #5, #10 plugged in
        - drive voltage 1.75V w/ FWHM 15ns
    
    Run 2223:
      - HVs for 11--20 on, pulser on
      - LED #1, #5, #10 plugged in
        - reduced drive voltage to 1.50V w/ FWHM 15ns
    
    Run 2224:
      - HVs for 11--20 on, pulser on
      - LED #1, #5, #10 plugged in
        - reduced drive voltage to 1.25V w/ FWHM 15ns
    
    Run 2225:
      - HVs for 11--20 on, pulser on
      - LED #1, #5, #10 plugged in
        - reduced drive voltage to 1.15V w/ FWHM 15ns
    
    Run 2226:
      - HVs for 11--20 on, pulser on
      - LED #1, #5, #10 plugged in
        - increased drive voltage to 2.00V w/ FWHM 15ns
      - PMT 17 sucks
      = big drift in PMT performance, I'm not sure what I'm looking at...
    
    NOTE: Apparently the cable driving LED on #5 is flaky.  Now using the cable
          that had been driving LED on PMT 10
          - Signal on PMT 17 is very noisy, but with the above change I can see
            some reasonable correlated pulses now.
    
    Run 2227: JUNK
    
    Run 2228:
      - HVs for 11--20 on, pulser on
        - set drive voltage to 2.00V w/ FWHM 15ns
      - pulser is unplugged from the LED on PMT 10, LED on PMT 5 is driven by 
        10s original cable
      = eureka, signal on 17... a bit too large though
    
    Run 2229:
      - HVs for 11--20 on, pulser on
        - set drive voltage to 1.50V w/ FWHM 15ns
      - pulser is unplugged from the LED on PMT 10, LED on PMT 5 is driven by 
        10s original cable
      = PMT 17 just sucks
    
    Run 2230:
      - HVs for 11--20 on, pulser on
        - set drive voltage to 1.50V w/ FWHM 15ns
      - pulser is unplugged from ALL LEDs
        - should be just pedestal