titles_pcaw
Titles: PCAW
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Contact: J. Cameron, Oxford.
Revision History:-
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3.02 J. Cameron First version
THIS BANK IS NOW OBSOLETE see titles bank WPCA
The bank number specifies which crate the calibrations are for.
The bank numbers run from 0-18.
Titles Files
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These are of the form pcaw_yyyymmdd_hh.dat
Verification
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Description
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Holds PCA walk information
Data Words
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Data types: B(bit), I, F, D(double), H(hollerith 4 char)
The banks consist of a 10 word header followed by the data.
No mnemonics have been defined.
For WPCA version 1:
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Header:
Word Type Description
---- ---- -----------
+1 I Crate number (duplicate of bank number)
+2 I Version number of bank.
+3 I Number of words per tube.
+4-10 I Spare.
Data:
offset = 10 + icons(lnk+3)*(icard*32+ichan)
Where 10 is the header size and icons(lnk+3) is the number
of words per tube.
twalk = a+exp(c**2*(qhs-b))
Word Type Description
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offset+1 I a (see above)
offset+2 I b (see above)
offset+3 I c (see above)
offset+4 I quality word
= 1 : OK
= 2 : Nhits < KTPCA_MIN_HIT
= 3 : Number calibrated < KTPCA_MIN_HIT
= 4 : There are too many odd cells
= 5 : Number in fit < KTPCA_MIN_HIT
= 6 : Fit failed
+10 : Fitted but fit parameters unusual
+100 : Fitted but chisquared unusual
+1000 : Fitted but threw away too many points
LowGain +0.1, FecD +0.2, Owl +0.3
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