Re: [BLAST_SHIFTS] Shift summary 02/26/2004 C (8-12)

From: John Calarco (jrc@einstein.unh.edu)
Date: Thu Feb 26 2004 - 12:56:53 EST


On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Electronic Log Book wrote:

I am concerned that alwys flipping the spin when the beam falls below
a certain current is a good way of building in false asymmetries. I
would prefer to see the spin flipped for alternate complete fills or,
if it is to be flipped during a fill, then it should be done in a
random fashion.

> Operators: franklin zhangchi akdogan
>
> Beam came back a little before 8:00. Took 3 runs of polarized
> deuterium (5072-5074), then spent some time setting up spin flipper.
> We were able to find a set of parameters which allowed it to work
> with high efficiency. At present, we are taking polarized D2 data
> again, filling to 100 mA, spin flipping at 70 mA, and dumping beam at
> 50 mA. The discrepancy between P+ and P- which has been present in the
> Compton results for the past several days is apparently all false
> asymmetry. Spin flipper will run in automated mode tonight to document
> this
> more thoroughly.
>
>
>
>

-- 
John R. Calarco
Dept. of Physics
Univ. of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
phone: (603)862-2088
FAX:   (603)862-2998
email: calarco@unh.edu



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