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Last modified: Wednesday April 2nd, 2008

 

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TPC Operation Notes:

 

NEW 2007 TPC Operations Manual

OLD 2005 TPC Operations Manual

OLD 2003 TPC Operations Manual

OLD 2001 TPC Operations Manual

 

 

TPC Laser Notes:

 

NEW 2007 TPC Laser Manual

OLD 2005 TPC Laser Manual

OLD TPC Laser Manual

 

 

TPC Interlock Notes:

 

NEW 2000 TPC Interlocks Manual

 

 

TPC Expert Notes:

 

NEW 2008 Anode High Voltage

NEW 2008 Cathode Power Supply

NEW 2008 FEE Low Volt PS

NEW 2008 Field Cage and Readout

NEW 2008 Gated Grid Driver

NEW 2008 Ground Plane Pulser

NEW 2008 Pad Monitor

NEW 2008 Remote Power Switches

NEW 2008 Slow Control Strip Charts

NEW 2008 TPC Alarm Handler

NEW 2008 TPC Temperature Monitor

NEW 2008 VME Crates and Processors

 

 

TPC Expert Procedures:

 

Weekly Checklist for TPC Gas System

STAR Flammable Gas Procedures

Ordering Gas for the TPC

Checklist for TPC after long Shutdown

Startup of TPC gas system

Procedure to start 100 LPM Ar purge

Procedure to start high flow P10 purge

Procedure to start normal recirculation

Procedure to stop circulation, then purge

Shutdown of the TPC gas system

Task list of TPC items after run 8

 

Drawings and Specifications:

 

Gas Pad Supply System

P10 Gas System for TPC

Gap Gas (Insulator) System

Weight of TPC Components

 

 

Older TPC Expert Notes:

 

Ground-plane pulser

 

 

Gaiting Grid Troubleshooting.

 

 

Replacing Gating Grid Module

 

 

DAQ ASIC parameter definitions 

 

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Hints on using the ground-plane pulser.

By Fabrice Retiere

 

Hints on trouble shooting the Gating Grid

By Eugene Yamamoto

 

Step by step guide - if no expert on hand.

By Eugene Yamamoto

 

DAQ Asic Documentation