DETECTOR SYSTEM - COMPONENTS ....................................................................................................................... 5
1 THE MICROCHANNEL PLATE DETECTOR WITH DELAY-LINE ANODE ................................................ 7
1.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................................... 8
1.1.1 Position Encoding ......................................................................................................................................... 8
1.1.2 Timing information: .................................................................................................................................... 10
1.2 ASSEMBLY OF THE MCP-DETECTOR ................................................................................................................... 11
1.2.1 List of Detector Assembly Parts .................................................................................................................. 11
1.2.2 Preparation ................................................................................................................................................. 11
1.2.3 Connecting the Wires to the Delay-line Anode ........................................................................................... 12
1.2.4 Assembly of the MCP-stack......................................................................................................................... 14
1.2.4.1 Assembly of the MCP-stack for the DLD40, DLD80 and HEX80 ........................................................................... 14
1.2.4.2 Assembly of the MCP-stack for the DLD120 and HEX120 ..................................................................................... 18
2 MOUNTING OF THE DETECTOR AND CABLE CONNECTIONS VIA VACUUM FEEDTHROUGH .... 23
2.1 MOUNTING OF THE DETECTOR ON A VACUUM-FLANGE ...................................................................................... 23
2.2 CONNECTING THE SIGNAL CABLES TO A FEEDTROUGH FLANGE ......................................................................... 25
2.3 THE FT12TP (HEX) – FEEDTHROUGH FLANGE WITH SIGNAL DECOUPLER .......................................................... 26
2.4 THE FT4(TP) FOR FT16(TP) AND DET40/75 ...................................................................................................... 29
2.5 OPERATION OF THE MCP DETECTOR WITH DELAY-LINE (OR TIMING) ANODE ...................................................... 30
2.5.1 Initial Startup Procedure ............................................................................................................................ 30
2.5.2 General Operation ...................................................................................................................................... 32
3 THE FRONT-END TIMING ELECTRONICS MODULES: AMPLIFIER & CFD MODULE....................... 35
3.1 SIGNAL INPUTS AND AMPLIFICATION ................................................................................................................... 36
3.2 THE DLATR BOARD ............................................................................................................................................ 38
3.3 CFD CONTROLS AND OUTPUTS ............................................................................................................................ 38
3.4 CONNECTING AND OPERATING THE ATR19 ......................................................................................................... 40
3.5 OPENING THE ATR19 MODULE ............................................................................................................................ 41
3.6 THE ATR19-2(B) MODULE .................................................................................................................................. 42
3.7 FINAL ADJUSTMENT FOR DETECTOR OPERATION ................................................................................................. 43
3.8 THE SPS1(B) MAINS ADAPTER ............................................................................................................................. 46
3.8.1 Connecting the SPS1 ................................................................................................................................... 46
3.8.2 How to switch the AC supply voltage .......................................................................................................... 47
3.8.3 Output voltage adjustment .......................................................................................................................... 48
3.8.4 Maintenance and Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................. 48
3.8.5 Technical Specifications ............................................................................................................................. 49
3.9 TROUBLESHOOTING THE ATR19’S INTERNAL MAINS POWER SUPPLY .................................................................. 49
4 DATA ACQUISITION HARD- AND SOFTWARE.............................................................................................. 53
4.1 THE TIME-TO-DIGITAL-CONVERTERS (TDC) FOR PC .......................................................................................... 53
4.1.1 TDC8HP ..................................................................................................................................................... 53
4.1.2 The HM1 / HM1-B ...................................................................................................................................... 54
4.1.3 The TDC8 .................................................................................................................................................... 55
4.2 HARD- AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................... 55
4.2.1 TDC8HP ..................................................................................................................................................... 55
4.2.2 HM1 / HM1-B ............................................................................................................................................. 56
4.2.3 TDC8 ........................................................................................................................................................... 57
4.3 CONNECTING THE ATR19 OR CFD WITH THE TDC ............................................................................................. 57
4.3.1 TDC8HP (or TDC8) ................................................................................................................................... 58
4.3.2 HM1 / HM1-B ............................................................................................................................................. 58
4.4 STARTING THE COBOLDPC 2011 R3 SOFTWARE: ................................................................................................ 58
4.4.1 Hardware specific commands: DAq-parameters and coordinates ............................................................. 61
4.4.2 Analysis specific commands: DAn parameters and coordinates ................................................................ 62
4.4.3 Spectra and condition definition commands ............................................................................................... 65
5 HIGH VOLTAGE SUPPLIES................................................................................................................................. 69
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