TileCalorimeter
Barrel optical Instrumentation Monitor at CERN
Maintained by: A. Henriques / P. Grenier/ T. Davidek/ A. Karioukhine/ C. Alexa
Last Update: September 20, 2002





Uniformity of the production modules summary.The light yield of the barrel module cells instrumented so far.

Barrel Modules Production curve, for the 3 sites.
 


JINR
#
Instrument.
Start /End
Components
QC
Instrum.
&Certif.
logbook
Barrel modules 
QC6 results
Remaining problems
Signal reduction > 25%
(details in logbook)
Comments
16 Aug 99/ 
10 Sep 99 
link
html
Dec 99: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
----------------- 
Dec 01 before repairs: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 7.6%
physics = 8.5%
----------------- 
Jan 02 after repairs: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.8%
physics = 6.9%
----------------- 
Jul 02 after accident: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.9%
physics = 7.0%
eta pos, neg
1 tile 
24 fibers 
noisy channel 
-------------- 
before repairs: 
eta pos, neg
-------------- 
after repairs: 
no problems
-------------- 
after accident: 
eta pos, neg
5 fibers
using scint. batch 1
12 Sep 99/ 
8 Oct 99
link
html
Oct 99: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.7%
physics = 7.6%
----------------- 
Dec 01 before repairs: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.9%
physics = 7.7%
----------------- 
May 02 after repairs: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.5%
physics = 6.3%
eta pos, neg
33 fibers 
-------------- 
before repairs: 
eta pos, neg
-------------- 
after repairs: 
eta pos, neg
2 fibers 
 
7 Oct 99/ 
7 Dec 99 
link
Survey
html
Jan 00: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
----------------- 
Dec 01 before repairs: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 7.5%
physics = 8.5%
----------------- 
Aug 02 after repairs: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.7%
physics = 7.2%
eta pos, neg
2 tiles 
15 fibers 
3 bad routings 
noisy channel 
-------------- 
before repairs: 
eta pos, neg
-------------- 
after repairs:
eta pos, neg
1 tile
 
18 Oct 99/ 
11 Jan 00 
link
html
Jan 00: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
----------------- 
Dec 01 before repairs: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.9%
physics = 8.4%
----------------- 
Mar 02 after repairs: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.5%
physics = 8.1%
----------------- 
Oct 02 after repairs: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.2%
physics = 7.9%
eta pos, neg
3 tiles 
18 fibers 
noisy channel 
-------------- 
before repairs: 
eta pos, neg
-------------- 
after repairs: 
eta pos, neg
6 fibers 
-------------- 
after repairs: 
eta pos, neg
7 fibers 
 
5 Nov 99/ 
18 Feb 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.7%
physics = 7.9%
----------------- 
Jul 02 after repairs: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.1%
physics = 7.4%
eta pos, neg
2 tiles 
11 fibers
-------------- 
after repairs: 
eta pos, neg
2 tiles 
3 fibers 
 
7 Dec 99/ 
25 Feb 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.8%
physics = 6.8%
eta pos,neg
3 tiles 
6 fibers
First module where the teflon tubes have been inserted. 
10 Jan 00/ 
10 Mar 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.4%
physics = 7.3%
eta pos, neg
1 tile 
11 fibers
 
31 Jan 00/ 
28 Mar 00 
link
Survey 1
Survey 2
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.2%
physics = 7.7%
eta pos, neg
2 tiles 
8 fibers
 
31 Jan 00/ 
11 Apr 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.1%
physics = 7.4%
eta pos, neg
4 tiles 
2 fibers
 
10 
13 Mar 00/ 
11 May 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.6%
physics = 8.0%
eta pos, neg
6 tiles 
7 fibers
11 
17 Apr 00/ 
8 Jun 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 6.3%
physics = 7.3%
eta pos, neg
10 tiles
The 30% limit for the repairs kept until this module. 
12 
24 Apr 00/ 
20 Jun 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.5%
physics = 6.2%
eta pos, neg
1 tile 
1 fiber
Simple tile sorting: high and low light yield tiles put into different cells. Also lowering the limit for repairs to 25%
13 
22 May 00/ 
17 Jul 00
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.2%
physics = 6.2%
eta pos, neg
3 tiles 
3 fibers
Simple tile sorting: high and low light yield tiles put into different cells
14 
2 May 00/ 
7 Jul 00 
link
Survey
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.1%
physics = 6.1%
eta pos, neg
1 tile 
3 fibers
Simple tile sorting: high and low light yield tiles put into different cells
15 
5 Jul 00/ 
29 Aug 00 
link
html
Before tile masking: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.4%
physics = 12.7%
how to improve the physical unformity
After tile masking: 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.4%
physics = 6.8%
eta pos, neg
1 fiber
using batch 2 (tiles 1-3, made of PSM) and batch 3 (tiles 4-11 , 4-6 made of PSM and 7-11 made of BASF). Masking the BASF (blue) tiles in the sampling C (sizes 7,8,9) with 40 mm paper strips. 
Batch 3 tiles were sorted before distributing them to instrumentation labs. Sorting done according to the light yield estimator sqrt(I0*I1)
16 
20 Jul 00/ 
19 Sep 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.4%
physics = 6.1%
eta pos, neg
1 fiber
Using 45 mm paper strips for masking the tiles (sizes 7,8,9)
17 
20 Jun 00/ 
16 Aug 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.3%
physics = 6.7%
eta pos, neg
1 tile 
3 fibers
This module has been instrumented before mod#15. Therefore it is made of batch 1 tiles only (PSM).
Simple tile sorting: high and low light yield tiles put into different cells
18
7 Aug 00/ 
3 Oct 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.3%
physics = 6.1%
eta pos, neg
2 fibers
 
19 
24 Aug 00/ 
16 Oct 00 
link
Survey
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.5%
physics = 6.3%
eta pos, neg
1 tile 
2 fibers
Painting the BASF (blue) tiles - sizes 7,8,9: 2x22.5 mm and 2x22 mm respectively
20 
5 Sep 00/ 
8 Nov 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.1%
physics = 6.3%
eta pos, neg
1 tile 
3 fibers
masking: 2x22 mm and 2x20 mm respectively
21 
26 Sep 00/ 
17 Nov 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.8%
physics = 6.6%
eta pos, neg
1 tile 
1 fiber
 
22 
11 Oct 00/ 
18 Dec 00 
link
Survey
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.0%
physics = 5.8%
eta pos, neg
1 tile 
2 fibers
 
23 
30 Oct 00/ 
17 Dec 00 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.0%
physics = 6.0%
no problems
 
24 
10 Nov 00/ 
15 Jan 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.4%
physics = 6.3%
eta pos, neg
1 tile 
3 fibers
 
25 
28 Nov 00/ 
5 Feb 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.3%
physics = 6.1%
eta pos, neg
2 fibers
 
26 
6 Dec 00/ 
13 Feb 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.3%
physics = 6.1%
eta pos, neg
1 fiber
 
27 
9 Jan 01/ 
20 Feb 01 
link
Survey
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.2%
physics = 6.0%
no problems
 
28 
23 Jan 01/ 
12 March 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.0%
physics = 6.0%
eta pos, neg 
1 tile
extra quality tiles (sizes 4-11) used, standard masking. Special cell BC+8 to investigate the light yield of batch 4A
29 
15 Feb 01/ 
19 March 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.2%
physics = 6.1%
eta pos, neg
2 tiles
 
30 
28 Feb 01/ 
2 Apr 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.1%
physics = 6.0%
no problems
 
31 
12 Mar 01/ 
17 Apr 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.0%
physics = 5.8%
no problems
Using tiles from batch 2 (sizes 1-3, made of PSM, normal quality), and batch 4A (sizes 4-11, made of BASF), no masking applied !
Only cells BC-7,BC-8,BC-9 masked (using batch 3 leftovers)
32 
22 Mar 01/ 
2 May 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.2%
physics = 6.5%
eta pos, neg
1 tile
Extra quality tiles in cells A-10, A-9, A-8 (rows 1,2,3). Other A-cells normal quality. Special masking applied for mixing batch 3 normal, batch 3 extra quality and batch 4A tiles in sampling BC, see logbook
33 
23 Mar 01/ 
25 May 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.2%
physics = 5.8%
no problems
No masking applied anymore !
(using tiles made of BASF in sampling BC). First module fully equipped with batch 4A tiles (sizes 4-11)
34 
18 Apr 01/ 
12 Jun 01 
link
Survey
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.8%
physics = 5.3%
no problems
 
35 
30 Apr 01/ 
9 Jul 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.9%
physics = 5.4%
no problems
 
36 
4 May 01/ 
5 Jul 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.0%
physics = 6.0%
eta pos, neg
1 tile
 
37 
1 Jun 01/ 
16 Jul 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.5%
physics = 5.3%
no problems
 
38 
11 Jun 01/ 
23 Jul 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.8%
physics = 5.4%
no problems
 
39 
6 Jul 01/ 
14 Aug 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.6%
physics = 5.3%
no problems
 
40 
16 Jul 01/ 
15 Aug 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.0%
physics = 5.6%
no problems
 
41 
20 Jul 01/ 
11 Sep 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.5%
physics = 5.2%
no problems
 
42 
27 Jul 01/ 
21 Sep 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.3%
physics = 4.8%
no problems
 
43 
13 Aug 01/ 
3 Oct 01
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.5%
physics = 5.1%
no problems
 
44 
17 Sep 01/ 
15 Oct 01 
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.7%
physics = 5.3%
no problems
 
45 
21 Sep 01/ 
5 Nov 01 
link 
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.5%
physics = 5.1%
no problems
Extra quality tiles (batch 2) used in A-cells  (rows 1,2,3).
46
12 Sep 01/ 
12 Nov 01
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.3%
physics = 5.2%
eta pos, neg 
1 tile
 
47 
10 Oct 01/ 
27 Nov 01
link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.4%
physics = 5.2%
no problems
 
48 
 23 Oct 01/
5 Dec 01
 link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.4%
physics = 5.4%
no problems
 
49 
 7 Nov 01/ 
9 Jan 02
 link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.3%
physics = 5.4%
no problems
 
50
23 Nov 01/ 
28 Jan 02
 link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.3%
physics = 5.5%
no problems
Instrumented still with batch 2 (sizes 1,2,3) and batch 4A (sizes 4 - 11) tiles
51 
 04 Dec 01/ 
04 Feb 02
link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.8%
physics = 6.0%
no problems Batch 2 tiles used in rows 1,2,3. Mixture of batch 4A and 4B tiles used in rows 4 - 9, but they are of the same quality. Rows 10,11 instrumented with batch 4A tiles.  In general: batch 4A and batch 4B tiles exhibit the same light yield.
52 
 14 Dec 01/ 
11 Feb 02
link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.4%
physics = 5.4%
no problems
The same comment as for module 51 applies. 
   53
14 Jan 02/
25 Feb 02
 link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.8%
physics = 5.5%
eta pos, neg 
1 tile
Batch 2 (sizes 1,2,3) and batch 4B (sizes 4 - 11) tiles used.
54 
 24 Jan 02/
27 Mar 02
  link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.6%
physics = 5.8%
no problems
 
55 
 28 Jan 02/
3 Apr 02
  link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.6%
physics = 5.6%
no problems
 
56 
 06 Feb 02/
09 Apr 02
  link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.5%
physics = 5.3%
no problems
 
57 
 25 Feb 01/
23 Apr 02
  link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.4%
physics = 5.6%
eta pos, neg
1 tile
 
58 
 15 March 02/
03 May 02
  link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.1%
physics = 6.2%
eta pos, neg 
2 tiles
A little bit higher light yield tiles (size 3) used with normal light yield tiles (size 1,2) in sampling A.
59 
 02 April 02/
28 May 02
  link
  html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.0%
physics = 6.0%
no problems
Sampling A: extra quality PSM tiles (size 2,3) combined with the highest light yield PSM tiles of size 1 available at CERN.
60 
 17 April 02 /
31 May 02
  link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.6%
physics = 5.4%
no problems
New BASF tiles (sizes 1,2,3) used in whole sampling A, therefore high light yield there. Extra quality tiles used in rows 4-11 !
61 
 15 May 02 /
17 July 02
  link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.4%
physics = 6.0%
no problems
Some cells of sampling A instrumented with new BASF tiles (sizes 1,2,3), see logbook for more details.
62 
 03 July 02 / 
02 Aug 02
  link
html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.6%
physics = 6.5%
eta pos, neg
3 tiles
Tiles of size 1, 2, 3 are made of PSM and are the remains from the Barcelona Instrumentation.
63 
 26 June 02 /
12 September 02
  link
 html
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 5.3%
physics = 6.3%
eta pos, neg 
1 tile
Tiles in sampling A are PSM, batch 2, sorted. Tiles in other samplings are normal CERN tiles, batch 4B, made of BASF.
64 
 23 July 02 / 24 September 02
  link
html 
eta pos, neg
Uniformity:
instrumentation = 4.4%
physics = 5.6% 
eta pos, neg 
1 tile>25% 
Tiles in sampling A sorted (size 1 PSM, size 2 PSM+BASF, size 3 BASF. BASF tiles masked 2x6 mm), normal quality CERN tiles in BC. Extra quality CERN tiles in D-3, other D-cell normal quality tiles.
65 
 
  link
 
 
 
Components are prepared !!
* Instrumentation end date is the date of polishing