MDT Gas System Monitoring Emilio Nanni Stepan Kovar July 5 th 2007 UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
Overview Personal Background Intro to PVSS Monitored Drift Tube (MDT) Chambers First Project Conclusion UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
Personal Background University of Missouri - Rolla Majoring in Physics and Electrical Engineering 3 Weeks touring Northern Italy – especially Bologna UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
Personal Background UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
Personal Background Important Lesson Learned UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
PVSS Main framework is PVSS (Process Visualization and Control System) UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
Monitored Drift Tube Chambers Hollow tube filled with Argon gas and a wire at HV Muons ionize the Argon gas Current flow is detected UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
Monitored Drift Tube Chambers Overall Control System UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
First Project Learn to use PVSS Store information concerning the arrangement of the gas system for the MDT Chambers in an Oracle Database Make this information available for update Verify a new user has up to date information UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
First Project UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
First Project UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
First Project UM/CERN REU Summer 2007
Conclusion Finish documentation of gas system information database What next? Warning system for gas malfunction Data acquisition for the gas system