Calibration checklist
Cleaning
* Clean chamber
* Take apart
* Clean modules - BOSIMANITE AL-29 followed by ROGYPAL CA-307 Z, bake for 80*C for 18 hours
* Clean O-rings - Isopropanol
* Clean sample holder - isopropanol
* Central piece
* Three frames
* Three doors
* Suspension support
* Screws/springs
* Clean cooling apparatus - isopropanol
* Cooling braids
* Screws/springs
* Clean base aluminium sample - isopropanol
* Clean readout equipment which will be inside chamber (wires) - isopropanol
* Clean SiPM holder - isopropanol
Reassembly
* Put chamber together (check configuration required)
* Reconnect monochromator
* Adjust height to prevent bending of modules during pumping
* Connect securely
* Install temperature sensor
* Install sample holder with samples
* Reconnect cooling apparatus
* Cooling braids
* Screws/springs
* Install SiPM holder
* Visually test that it is in line
* Reconnect readout equipment
* Test to make sure all connections are secure
* Pull vacuum down to e-3mbar
Setup
* Take temperature reading
* Take a dark count run with aluminium sample and lamp off
* Record 10 sets of 10,000 waveforms 12us long (takes around 15 minutes each set)
* Repeat in the lamp beam with closed slit if possible to test light leakage
* With all SiPMs
* Measure lamp
* Move grating with motor to calibrate motor control
* Move grating and measure intensity at each wavelength (in predefined steps)
* Compare this to the expected spectrum plus SiPM response
* Repeat for all SiPMs
* Compare spectra between SiPMs
* Sweep SiPMs across the beam (in predefined steps)