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Tracker Status Report. 4 Station Prototype Software AFEII work at Fermilab Calibration and cosmic ray test at Fermilab Setup at KEK Plans. 4 Station Prototype. New station built to revised design: 427 m m fibre pitch Improved optical connectors Internal waveguide for patch panel
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Tracker Status Report • 4 Station Prototype • Software • AFEII work at Fermilab • Calibration and cosmic ray test at Fermilab • Setup at KEK • Plans M. Ellis 14th September 2005
4 Station Prototype • New station built to revised design: • 427 mm fibre pitch • Improved optical connectors • Internal waveguide for patch panel • Original three stations and new station assembled into a new tracker at Imperial. • CMM measurements made of station position before tracker was made light-tight and shipped to Fermilab. M. Ellis 14th September 2005
Software • DAQ • UniDAQ used for KEK test. ADCs and TDCs read out in the same manner as for the May test. • Code to read out VLSB modules originally developed as a standalone application, now being imported into UniDAQ • Analysis • G4MICE being used for all analysis • Preparation of monitoring application underway. • More detail in talks at Tracker/DAQ and software meetings. M. Ellis 14th September 2005
AFEII Work • AFEII prototype boards have been developed and tested at Fermilab. • Improved design beyond AFEI (currently used by D0) and a step along the path towards AFEII-t. • Successfully operated four AFE boards (2048 channels) in a MICE cryostat at D0 performing calibrations and recording cosmic ray events from the tracker. M. Ellis 14th September 2005
Fermilab Setup M. Ellis 14th September 2005
Calibration and Cosmic Rays • Calibration performed using an LED. • Can control duration of pulse and intensity to produce a sample with pedestal and one and two PE peaks or increase light to look at many PE. • After calibration, the tracker was connected to the VLPC cassettes and 3606 cosmic ray triggers were recorded. • This data is still being analysed. M. Ellis 14th September 2005
VLPC/AFE Performance Reconstructed with G4MICE M. Ellis 14th September 2005
Setup at KEK • Cryostat, Tracker, etc have been shipped to KEK and setup there. • Cryostat/Cryocooler is performing well. • Avnet board has failed and is being returned to Fermilab for repairs. We have two spares, so this will not cause any problem. • Spare AFEII boards and other equipment will be sent to KEK with D0 experts. M. Ellis 14th September 2005
Plans • 21st September • Place BESS magnet in area • Tracker/VLPC system installed • 27th September • Accelerator tuning • D0 experts arrive and complete testing and setup of VLPC system • 30th September • Planned start of good beam. • May be delayed by 3 or 4 days. • We have 20 shifts (8 hours each) from the start of good beam. M. Ellis 14th September 2005