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JB Undergraduate Research Progress, Fall 2013 (view source)
Revision as of 03:48, 22 December 2013
, 03:48, 22 December 2013→Data Acquisition
My research thus far has been focused on examining the electronic properties of the active collimator. I spent a few weeks working on capturing waveforms with a [[Media:jbtdsmanual.pdf|Tektronix TDS 2024 Digital Storage Oscilloscope]]. I connected each of the tungsten pin cushions within the active collimator to cables with an RF coaxial adapter input which was connected to the face plate and a BNC output which was connected to a [[Media:JbAmplifier.pdf|PMT-5R amplifier]]. I used a [[Media:JbPowersupply.pdf|F-100PS 15 Volt DC Power Supply]] to power the amplifiers.
My research thus far has been focused on examining the electronic properties of the active collimator. I spent a few weeks working on capturing waveforms with a [[Media:jbtdsmanual.pdf|Tektronix TDS 2024 Digital Storage Oscilloscope]]. I connected each of the tungsten pin cushions within the active collimator to cables with an RF coaxial adapter input which was connected to the face plate and a BNC output which was connected to a [[Media:JbAmplifier.pdf|PMT-5R amplifier]]. I used a [[Media:JbPowersupply.pdf|F-100PS 15 Volt DC Power Supply]] to power the amplifiers.
Igor developed a data acquisition LabView program for the active collimator. The program allows the user to vary the gain setting on the amplifiers from 10^6 to 10^12, record the potential difference across each of the tungsten pin cushions at a frequency of about 80 points per second, and calculate Fourier transforms on the received signals. Below are pictures of some of these pieces of equipment, along with
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