VEGAS Testing 2014 August 26

Goals

• Test the new mode 2/3 BOFs (h16k_ver112e_1500_64.bof and h16k_ver112e_1080_2014_Aug_21_1618.bof)
• Look for spikes within mode 2/3 data, and look for their prevalence in other modes (to see if it is an postIF issue)
• See if the "High Tsys in first integration" problem has been resolved

Details

• Jason wired a noise source into the top of the rack, putting into the VEGAS IF system
• Had VEGAS read the new BOF files
• Created Mode2BankABankB
• VEGAS fault, it did not like the BOF file for bank A, though it was also being used in Bank B (Bank B appeared to load acceptably)
  • restarting VEGAS did not solve it.
• TGBT14A_912_21 - Scan 1: ifnum=0 is the noise source ifnum=1 is the standard IF system.
  • BOF files still FUBAR.
• Scan 2: Noise source is out of the bandwidth
• Many small spikes noted
• Scan 3: for off-off
• Scan 4 and 5: 600s scans in mode 3