HCAL Cosmics

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This page acts as an archive of 'good' HCal cosmic runs.

April 2021

Right Half HCal Voltage Scans

Run Number	Date	Time	Approx. Evts	fADC (Latency,Window) and F1 (Latency,Window)	CMU PMT Voltages	JLab PMT Voltages	PS1	LED Cycle	Notes
1698	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1675 V	-2050 V	2	0->1 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1697	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1650 V	-2000 V	2	0->1 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1696	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1625 V	-1950 V	2	0->1 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1695	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1600 V	-1900 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1694	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1575 V	-1850 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1693	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1550 V	-1800 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1692	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1525 V	-1750 V	2	0->1->2->3 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1691	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1500 V	-1700 V	2	0->1->2->3 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1689	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1475 V	-1650 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1688	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1450 V	-1600 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1687	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1425 V	-1550 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1686	4/20/2021	~3 min	60k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1400 V	-1500 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.
1685	4/20/2021	~5 min	100k	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1350 V	-1450 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 1000 Events per Step	Data from left half of HCal taken too, but all left half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 1-144.

Entire HCal Cosmic Runs

Run Number	Date	Time	Approx. Evts	fADC (Latency,Window) and F1 (Latency,Window)	Supercluster Trigger Threshold	PMT Voltages	PS0	Notes
1681	4/18/2021	~90 min	~1M	(154,50) and (800,800)	200 mV	Voltages same as run 1439 (See Link [1])	0	Trigger is the summing module superclusters. Raised threshold to just below point where trigger pulse disappears on scope (at 206 mV).

Entire HCal Cosmic Runs

Run Number	Date	Time	Approx. Evts	fADC (Latency,Window) and F1 (Latency,Window)	Cosmic Paddle Voltages LLS, LRS, RLS, RRS	PMT Voltages	PS0	Notes
1661	4/14/2021	~2 hr 8 min	~1M	(600 ns, 200 ns) and (1000,1000)	-1850 V, -1200 V, -1100 V, -1000 V	Voltages same as run 1439 except PMT 73 (-1779 V->-1600 V), PMT 74 (-1688 V->-1530 V), PMT 76 (-1780 V->-1520 V), PMT 109 (-1750 V->-1570 V). (See Link [2])	0	Trigger is the OR of the two cosmic paddles. Fixed a few channels from run 1659 (ch 69 still broken).
1659	4/13/2021	~1 hr 58 min	~1M	(600 ns, 200 ns) and (1000,1000)	-1850 V, -1200 V, -1100 V, -1000 V	Voltages same as run 1439 (See Link [3])	0	Trigger is the OR of the two cosmic paddles. Full fADCs again and F1 clock switched to external TI 31.25 MHz clock (top crate).

March 2021

Entire HCal Cosmic Runs

Run Number	Date	Time	Approx. Evts	fADC (Latency,Window) and F1 (Latency,Window)	Supercluster Trigger Threshold	PMT Voltages	PS0	Notes
1471	3/9/2021	~24 min	~100k	(170,50) and (800,800)	150 mV	Voltages same as run 1439 (See Link [4])	0	Trigger is the summing module superclusters. Raised threshold again to see if left half (145-288) create vertical ADC pattern expected.
1470	3/9/2021	~10 min	~100k	(170,50) and (800,800)	100.3 mV	Voltages same as run 1439 (See Link [5])	0	Trigger is the summing module superclusters. Raised threshold to see if left half (145-288) create vertical ADC pattern expected. It seems to be appearing now.
1456	3/8/2021	~42 min	~1.5M	(170,50) and (800,800)	12.5 mV	Voltages same as run 1439 (See Link [6])	0	Trigger is the summing module superclusters. Two halves of HCal look very different. Suspect the threshold is affecting each side differently.

February 2021

Entire HCal Cosmic Runs

Run Number	Date	Time	Approx. Evts	fADC (Latency,Window) and F1 (Latency,Window)	Cosmic Paddle Voltages LLS, LRS, RLS, RRS	PMT Voltages	PS0	Notes
1439	2/25/2021	~2 hr 28 min	~1.5M	(140,50) and (800,800)	-1850 V, -1200 V, -1100 V, -1000 V	Voltages same as run 1271, except PMT 69 (from 1) =-1500 V (See Link [7])	0	Trigger is the OR of the two cosmic paddles. First run after adding grease to a few modules and adjusting the orientation of two. Still missing fADC 1.

Left Half HCal Voltage Scans

Run Number	Date	Time	Approx. Evts	fADC (Latency,Window) and F1 (Latency,Window)	CMU PMT Voltages	JLab PMT Voltages	PS1	LED Cycle	Notes
1415	2/16/2021	~0.9 min	15,129	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-2500 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1414	2/16/2021	~0.9 min	15,597	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-2450 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1413	2/16/2021	~0.9 min	15,095	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-2400 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1412	2/16/2021	~0.9 min	15,107	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-2350 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1411	2/16/2021	~0.9 min	15,089	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-2300 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1410	2/16/2021	~0.9 min	15,259	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-2250 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1409	2/16/2021	~0.9 min	15,204	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-2200 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1408	2/16/2021	~0.9 min	16,001	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-2150 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1407	2/16/2021	~1.1 min	20,093	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-2100 V	2	0->1->2->3 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1406	2/16/2021	~1.1 min	20,074	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-2050 V	2	0->1->2->3 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1405	2/16/2021	~1.3 min	25,095	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-2000 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1404	2/16/2021	~1.3 min	25,122	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-1950 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1403	2/16/2021	~1.3 min	25,103	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-1900 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1402	2/16/2021	~1.3 min	25,129	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-1850 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1401	2/16/2021	~1.3 min	25,084	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-1800 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1400	2/16/2021	~1.3 min	25,116	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-1750 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1399	2/16/2021	~1.3 min	25,234	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-1700 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1398	2/16/2021	~1.5 min	30,145	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-1650 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).
1397	2/16/2021	~1.5 min	30,109	(170,50) and (800,800)	OFF	-1600 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 1000 Events per Step	Only four PMTs had HV on for these data runs. They are PMT modules 149, 162, 245, and 269 (counting begins at 1).

January/February 2021

Left Half HCal Voltage Scans

Run Number	Date	Time	Approx. Evts	fADC (Latency,Window) and F1 (Latency,Window)	CMU PMT Voltages	JLab PMT Voltages	PS1	LED Cycle	Notes
1303	2/4/2021	~0.5 min	10,717	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1675 V	-2050 V	2	0->1 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1302	2/4/2021	~0.5 min	10,726	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1650 V	-2000 V	2	0->1 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1301	2/4/2021	~0.5 min	10,659	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1625 V	-1950 V	2	0->1 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1300	2/4/2021	~0.75 min	15,361	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1600 V	-1900 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1297	2/4/2021	~0.75 min	15,284	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1575 V	-1850 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1294	2/4/2021	~0.75 min	15,674	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1550 V	-1800 V	2	0->1->2 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1293	2/4/2021	~1 min	20,589	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1525 V	-1750 V	2	0->1->2->3 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1292	2/4/2021	~1 min	20,721	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1500 V	-1700 V	2	0->1->2->3 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1291	2/4/2021	~1.25 min	25,737	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1475 V	-1650 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1290	2/4/2021	~1.25 min	25,924	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1450 V	-1600 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1289	2/4/2021	~1.25 min	26,146	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1425 V	-1550 V	2	0->1->2->3->4 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1288	2/4/2021	~1.5 min	30,827	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1400 V	-1500 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).
1286	2/4/2021	~5 min	101,099	(170,30) and (800,800)	-1350 V	-1450 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 1000 Events per Step	Data from right half of HCal taken too, but all right half PMT HV = 0. Data only in PMTs 145-288 (from 1).

Entire HCal Cosmic Runs

Run Number	Date	Time	Approx. Evts	fADC (Latency,Window) and F1 (Latency,Window)	Cosmic Paddle Voltages LLS, LRS, RLS, RRS	PMT Voltages	PS0	Notes
1280	2/2-3/2021	~18 hr 42 min 29 sec	~532k	(154,50) and (800,800)	Off	Voltages same as 1271 (See Link [8])	0	Trigger is now the OR of the 18 summing modules. The summing module outputs currently go to a logic unit directly, but adding discriminators first is necessary.
1271	2/1/2021	~2 hr 19 min	~1500k	(140,30) and (800,800)	-1850 V, -1200 V, -1100 V, -1000 V	Voltages calibrated from run 1269 (See Link [9])	0	Switched to Landau fit from skewed Gaussian.
1269	1/25/2021	~2 hr 24 min	~1500k	(140,30) and (800,800)	-1850 V, -1200 V, -1100 V, -1000 V	Voltages calibrated from run 1267 (See Link [10])	0
1267	1/21/2021	~2 hr 22 min	~1500k	(140,30) and (800,800)	-1850 V, -1200 V, -1100 V, -1000 V	Voltages calibrated from run 1265 (See Link [11])	0
1265	1/19/2021	~2 hr 28 min	~1500k	(140,30) and (800,800)	-1850 V, -1200 V, -1100 V, -1000 V	Voltages calibrated from run 1263 (See Link [12])	0
1263	1/12/2021	~2 hr 53 min	~1500k	(140,30) and (800,800)	-1850 V, -1200 V, -1100 V, -1000 V	Voltages mostly the same as 1239 with a few changes (See Link [13])	0
1239	1/7/2021	~2 hr 39 min	~1500k	(140,30) and (800,800)	-1850 V, -1200 V, -1100 V, -1000 V	Voltages calibrated from run 1237 (See Link [14])	0

December 2020

Entire HCal Cosmic Runs

Run Number	Date	Time	Approx. Evts	fADC (Latency,Window) and F1 (Latency,Window)	Cosmic Paddle Voltages LLS, LRS, RLS, RRS	CMU PMT Voltage	JLab PMT Voltage	PS0	Notes
1237	12/23/2020	~2 hr 42 min	~1500k	(140,30) and (800,800)	-1850 V, -1200 V, -1100 V, -1000 V	Voltages calibrated from run 1235 (See Link [15])	Voltages calibrated from run 1235 (See Link [16])	0
1235	12/21/2020	~2 hr 46 min	~1500k	(140,30) and (800,800)	-1850 V, -1200 V, -1100 V, -1000 V	left half = Calibrated from run 989 (See Link [17]), right half = -1500 V	left half = Calibrated from run 989 (See Link [18]), right half = -1600 V	0	The F1 seems to miss fADC pulses sometimes. Seems more on right half.

November 2020

Left Half HCal LED Runs

Run Number	Date	Time	Approx. Evts	fADC (Latency,Window)	CMU PMT Voltage	JLab PMT Voltage	PS1	LED Cycle	Notes
1206	11/19/2020	~1.5 min	~30k	(170,30)	-1375 V	-1375 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 repeat	A few F1 FIFO overflow output. One JLab PMT saturating at LED5.
1205	11/19/2020	~1.5 min	~30k	(170,30)	-1425 V	-1425 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 repeat	Some F1 FIFO overflow output. A few CMU PMTs saturating at LED5.
1204	11/19/2020	~1.5 min	~30k	(170,30)	-1450 V	-1450 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 repeat	Fair number of CMU PMTs saturating at LED5.
1203	11/19/2020	~1.5 min	~30k	(170,30)	-1400 V	-1400 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 repeat	Some F1 FIFO overflow output. 7-2 turned on now.
1202	11/19/2020	~1.5 min	~30k	(170,30)	-1350 V	-1350 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 repeat
1201	11/19/2020	~1.5 min	~30k	(170,30)	-1300 V	-1300 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 repeat	7-2 still hasn't turned on.
1200	11/19/2020	~1.5 min	~30k	(170,30)	-1250 V	-1250 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 repeat
1198	11/19/2020	~1.5 min	~30k	(170,30)	-1200 V	-1200 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 repeat
1197	11/19/2020	short	short	(170,30)	-1200 V	-1200 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 repeat
1196	11/19/2020	19:46:09-19:47:40	~30k	(166,20)	-1200 V	-1200 V	2	0->1->2->3->4->5 repeat
1187	11/19/2020	16:28:29-16:31:30	~40k	(170,20)	-1500 V	-1700 V	3	0->1->repeat
1186	11/19/2020	16:13:40-16:16:56	~40k	(170,20)	-1500 V	-1600 V	3	0->1->repeat

Right Half HCal Cosmic Runs

Run Number	Date	Approx. Evts	CMU PMT Voltage	JLab PMT Voltage	RLS Voltage (Paddle)	RRS Voltage (Paddle)	Notes
1162	11/11/2020	500k	-1500 V	-1600 V	-1035 V	-875 V	TDC signal seems desynced with fADC signal after event 61866.
1163	11/12/2020	500k	-1550 V	-1650 V	-1035 V	-875 V
1165	11/12/2020	500k	-1700 V	-1800 V	-1035 V	-875 V
1166	11/12/2020	500k	-1650 V	-1750 V	-1035 V	-875 V	A couple F1 FIFO overflow messages (very few).
1167	11/13/2020	500k	-1600 V	-1700 V	-1035 V	-875 V
1168	11/13/2020	500k	-1500 V	-1600 V	-1035 V	-875 V
1169	11/14/2020	30k	-1675 V	-1850 V	-1035 V	-875 V

October 2020

Left Half HCal Cosmic Runs

Run Number	Date	Approx. Evts	CMU PMT Voltage	JLab PMT Voltage	LLS Voltage (Paddle)	LRS Voltage (Paddle)	Notes
978	10/14/2020	500k	-1600 V	-1700 V	-1850 V	-1200 V
980	10/15/2020	500k	-1700 V	-1800 V	-1850 V	-1200 V
981	10/15/2020	500k	-1800 V	-1900 V	-1850 V	-1200 V	Lots of fADC saturation.
983	10/15/2020	53k	-1900 V	-2000 V	-1850 V	-1200 V	Lots of fADC saturation.
984	10/15/2020	short	-1750 V	-1850 V	-1850 V	-1200 V	Some fADC saturation.
987	10/15/2020	500k	-1650 V	-1750 V	-1850 V	-1200 V
988	10/16/2020	500k	-1550 V	-1650 V	-1850 V	-1200 V
989	10/16/2020	500k	-1500 V	-1600 V	-1850 V	-1200 V