====== NMM & Soudan Veto Shield Analysis Notes ======

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^File^Note#^Date (ymd)^Author^Title^Keywords|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/cdms_restricted/vetoshield/180530_anv/index.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 84]]|78|2018/05/30|A.N. Villano|Processing FNS4 and FNS5 for the NMM/Veto Analysis |veto shield, NMM, coincidence, paper|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/151007/oct8Note.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 82]]|77|2015/10/08|K.Haar|Veto Shield Panel Efficiency|veto shield, efficiency, coincidence, timing|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150924_yc/index.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 81]]|76|2015/09/24|Y.Chen|Calibration of Detector Response in Monte Carlo Processor|NMM, MC, energy scale|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150827/dqtask.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 80]]|75|2015/08/27|K.Haar|Veto Shield Data Timing Fix|veto shield data, timing|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150806_cg/NMM_noteII.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 79]]|74|2015/08/06|C. Ghimire|High Energy Neutron Study|muons, neutrons, efficiency, below NMM|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150730/coindata_july2015/index.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 78]]|73|2015/07/30|A. Roberts|Using veto-shield/NMM coincidence data | veto shield, NMM, PSD, clipping muons, matlab functions|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150723_ar/nmm_note/NMM_note.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 77]]|72|2015/07/22|C. Ghimire|High Energy Neutron Study|muons, neutrons, efficiency, below NMM|
|[[http://homepages.spa.umn.edu/~haar/haar_note.pdf
|pdf]]|71|2015/07/22|K.Haar|NMM Vetoshield Coincidences by Panel|muons, neutrons, veto shield|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150625_cn/table.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 76]]|70|2015/06/24|C.Nedlik|Veto-shield veto efficiency using NMM muons and neutrons (master table)|muons, neutrons, efficiency|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150319|UMN VetoShield ebook 75]]|69|2015/03/19|M. Fritts| Attempt to analyze vetoshield preamp circuit |veto shield, threshold|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150318|UMN VetoShield ebook 74]]|68|2015/03/18|M. Fritts| Veto Shield Pulse Shapes and Signal Thresholds |veto shield, pulse timing, threshold|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150304|UMN VetoShield ebook 73]]|67|2015/03/09|M. Fritts| Pressures in the Below-NMM Panels |veto shield, pressure, threshold, efficiency|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150219|UMN VetoShield ebook 71]]|66|2015/02/19|Y. Chen| Recalibration of Energy Scale for NMDSim Offline Processor  |NMM, efficiency, simulation|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150204|UMN VetoShield ebook 70]]|65|2015/02/11|M. Fritts| Tagging Bad Periods of Vetoshield Data by Stretcher |veto shield, efficiency, data selection|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/150126|UMN VetoShield ebook 69]]|64|2015/01/28|M. Fritts| Topologies of 3-panel Muon Events: Data and Simulation |veto shield, muons|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/141231|UMN VetoShield ebook 68]]|63|2015/01/21|M. Fritts|Deriving Shield Energy Thresholds (and efficiencies) from Ceiling/Floor Muon Data |veto shield, muons, high voltage, pressure, Diethorn|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/141222|UMN VetoShield ebook 67]]|62|2015/01/07|M. Fritts|Veto Shield Ceiling/Floor Coincidences and HV Scan|veto shield, muons, high voltage, efficiency|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/141217|UMN VetoShield ebook 66]]|61|2014/12/17|uploaded by M. Fritts|1989 Kockoski thesis |veto shield, muon flux |
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/141204|UMN VetoShield ebook 65]]|60|2014/12/08|M. Fritts|Ceiling/Floor Muon Rates in shield|veto shield, pressure, muons, efficiency |
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/141119_cg|UMN VetoShield ebook 64]]|59|2014/11/19|Ghimire|Study of Muons from Coincidence Events of NMM and Veto-shield|veto shield, NMM |
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/141113|UMN VetoShield ebook 63]]|58|2014/11/19|M. Fritts|Muon Rates After Raising the Voltage|veto shield, pressure, HV, muons, efficiency |
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/141103|UMN VetoShield ebook 62]]|57|2014/11/07|M. Fritts|Rates and Pressure during period in which argon supply ran out|veto shield, pressure, gas quality|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/141025|UMN VetoShield ebook 61]]|56|2014/10/29|M. Fritts|Veto shield rates and Pressure|pressure, muon efficiency, energy threshold, Diethorn equation|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/141002|UMN VetoShield ebook 60]]|55|2014/10/20|M. Fritts|Veto shield energy threshold and HV|voltage, HV, muon efficiency, energy threshold, Diethorn equation|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140912_cn/VetoGPS.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 45]]|54|2014/09/12|C.Nedlik|Veto shield time stamps for NMM HE neutrons|HE neutron, coincidence, NMM, veto shield|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/141001|UMN VetoShield ebook 59]]|53|2014/10/07|M. Fritts|July and September HV scan analysis|voltage, HV, muon efficiency, trigger rate|
|[[http://neutron.physics.ucsb.edu/twiki/bin/view/Neutron/GammaSubtractedCfPulseHeight|UCSB NMM Twiki Note]]|52|2014/10/02|Y. Chen|Gamma Background Subtracted Cf252 Pulse Height Spectra from Calibration Runs|NMM, Calibration, Pulse height spectrum|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140930|UMN VetoShield ebook 58]]|51|2014/09/30|M. Fritts|Time normalization of MUSUN muon generator in LBCF simulation |MUSUN, muons, simulation, veto shield |
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140922|UMN VetoShield ebook 57]]|50|2014/09/22|M. Fritts|Further analysis of HV scan for veto shield |voltage, HV, muon efficiency, trigger rate |
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140920|UMN VetoShield ebook 56]]|49|2014/09/20|A. Villano|Veto-shield firmware update: strobing |firmware, DAQ, shifts, strobe|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140911|UMN VetoShield ebook 55]]|48|2014/09/16|M. Fritts|Simulations of gamma trigger background in veto shield |veto shield, gamma, background|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140903|UMN VetoShield ebook 53]]|47|2014/09/03|M. Fritts|Correlated gamma triggers in veto shield|veto shield, gamma, background|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140901|UMN VetoShield ebook 52]]|46|2014/09/01|M. Fritts|Accidental gamma triggers in veto shield|veto shield, gamma, background|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140812|UMN VetoShield ebook 51]]|45|2014/08/12|M. Fritts|Vetoshield mapping details|veto shield, mapping, numbering, channels|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140811|UMN VetoShield ebook 50]]|44|2014/08/11|M. Fritts|Analysis of Veto Shield Voltage Scan|veto shield, voltage, hv, muon efficiency, trigger rate|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140727|UMN VetoShield ebook 49]]|43|2014/07/28|M. Fritts|Taxonomy of Strobeless Shift Events|veto shield, timing|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140710/update|UMN VetoShield ebook 48]]|42|2014/07/21|M. Fritts|Update on Strobeless Shift Events|veto shield, timing|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140714_cg/NE%20Mux%202%20and%20Mux%203%20Updated%2520Veto%2520-%2520Shield%2520Broken%2520Channels.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 47]](//note-38 update//)|41|2014/07/14| C. Ghimire|Identifying Broken Channels|Broken channels, filter out uninstrumented channels & matching with database|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140710|UMN VetoShield ebook 46]]|40|2014/07/14|M. Fritts|Recent Strobeless Shift Events|veto shield, timing|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140708_cn/table.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 45]] (//note-35 update//))|39|2014/07/07|C.Nedlik|Veto-shield/NMM coincidences - Master Table|NMM series, veto efficiency|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140707_cg/Updated Veto - Shield Broken Channels.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 44]] (//note-34 update//)|38|2014/07/07|C. Ghimire|Identifying Broken Channels|broken channels, filter out uninstrumented|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/villaa/vetoebooks/140623_G4HexVettingI/|UMN VetoShield ebook 43]]|37|2014/06/30|A. Villano|Veto-shield Geant4 Hexagonal Tube Vetting|LBCF, simulation, muon|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140630|UMN VetoShield ebook 41]]|36|2014/06/30|M. Fritts|Voltage Scan Results of UMN Test Stack with 95/5 Gas Mix|LBCF, test stack, voltage, gas|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140624_cn/|UMN VetoShield ebook 40]] (//note-32 update//)|35|2014/06/24|C.Nedlik|Veto-shield/NMM coincidences|veto shield, NMM, time differences|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140624_cg/|UMN VetoShield ebook 39]]|34|2014/06/24|C.Ghimire|Identifying Broken Channels|broken channels|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140616|UMN VetoShield ebook 38]]|33|2014/06/17|J. Greavu|Stretcher participation rates in triggers|veto shield, rates, stretchers, data quality|
|[[http://neutron.physics.ucsb.edu/protected/enotes/140603/|html]][[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140603|UMN VetoShield ebook 37]]|32|2014/06/03|C.Nedlik|Veto-shield/NMM coincidences|veto shield, NMM, time differences|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140528|UMN VetoShield ebook 36]]|31|2014/05/28|M. Fritts|Mux data rates: a closer look over the period including the reprogramming|veto shield, rates, pressure|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140521|UMN VetoShield ebook 35]]|30|2014/05/21|M. Fritts|Reprogramming results for all muxes|veto shield, nontriggerable|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140519|UMN VetoShield ebook 34]]|29|2014/05/20|M. Fritts|Reprogramming results for SE mux 2|veto shield, nontriggerable|
|{{:nmm:zipperevent.pdf|pdf}}|28|2014/05/13|S. Geldert|Zipper Event Analysis of Local Veto Shield|triggering, channels, local veto shield|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140512|UMN VetoShield ebook 33]]|27|2014/05/13|M. Fritts|Derived raw firing rates for the veto shield panels|veto shield, trigger rates|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140421|UMN VetoShield ebook 32]]|26|2014/05/06|M. Fritts|Detailed study of veto shield data file|veto shield, accidental triggers, trigger rates|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140403/index.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 31]]|25|2014/03/31|M. Fritts|Gamma Background and Veto Shield Triggers|veto shield, gammas, trigger rates|
|{{:nmm:muonrates.pdf|pdf}}|24|2014/03/31|S. Geldert|Expected Muon Rates For Scintillating Paddles|Local Veto Shield, Muons, Scintillating Paddles|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140328/index.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 30]]|23|2014/03/31|M. Fritts|Voltage Scan Test at UMN|veto shield, voltage|
|[[http://neutron.physics.ucsb.edu/protected/enotes/140318_cn/|html]]|22|2014/03/18|C. Nedlik|Veto shield NMM Coincidences|time shifts, coincidence timing|
|{{:nmm:timeshiftsinprepulserdata.pdf|pdf}}|21|2014/03/17|M. Fritts|Calculating shifts in old vetoshield data|veto-shield, strobe, time, shift|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/villaa/vetoebooks/140302_VetoG4/|UMN Veto-shield ebook 28]]|20|2014/03/16|A. Villano|Veto-shield Geant4 Simulation|LBCF, simulation, Veto-shield, MUSUN, muon|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140306/|UMN Veto-shield ebook 29]]|19|2014/03/10|M. Fritts|Channel Rates and Tube Length|veto shield, data quality|
|[[http://www.hep.umn.edu/cdms/lbcf_restricted/vetoshield/140223/index.html|UMN VetoShield ebook 27]]|18|2014/03/03|M. Fritts|Strange Stretcher Pattern|veto shield, data quality|
|{{:nmm:greavuNote1.pdf|pdf}}|17|2014/02/25|J. Greavu|Channel Participation Rates|triggering, noise, channel, rates|
|{{:nmm:vetonote4.pdf|pdf}}|16|2014/02/25|S. Geldert|Dropped Bit Analysis of Local Veto Shield|triggering, channels, local veto shield|
|{{:nmm:2-18-2014_meeting_note.pdf|pdf}}|15|2014/02/18|J. Jeffers|MUX file write rates|veto shield, data rates|
|{{:nmm:VetoTimingAndNonTriggerables.pdf|pdf}}|14|2014/02/17|M. Fritts|Nontriggerable expectations from a "perfect" daq trigger|veto shield, triggering|
|[[http://neutron.physics.ucsb.edu/twiki/bin/view/Neutron/VetoAnalysisDocumentation|Veto/NMM Analysis Doc]]|13|2014/01/13|A. Villano|Veto Shield/NMM Analysis Tools|NMM, veto shield, analysis, MATLAB|
|{{:nmm:muon_detector_dead_channel.pdf|pdf}}|12|2013/11/12|S. Saudi|Veto Shield Dead Channels|hit mask, triggering, veto channels|
|{{:nmm:nontrig_bychannels_sg_v2.pdf|pdf}}|11|2013/11/11|S. Geldert|Nontriggerable triggers channel distribution|hit mask, triggering, channels|
|{{:nmm:findingcycledpulsertesttimeshifts.pdf?linkonly|pdf}}|10|2013/11/01|K. Stifter|Veto-shield time shift calculation|Veto shifts, timing, GPS, Symmetricom|
|{{:nmm:cpldprogramming.pdf?linkonly|pdf}}|9|2013/11/01|K. Stifter|MUX CPLD programming guide|CPLD, programming|
|{{:nmm:vetomap.png?linkonly|png}}|8|2013/10/16|K. Stifter|Veto-shield Map - //to be replaced by more complete write up//|Veto panel, name map|
|{{:nmm:nontrig_events_sg.pdf|pdf}}|7|2013/10/15|S. Geldert|Nontriggerable triggers |hit mask, triggering|
|[[:nmm:lbcfmuons|wiki]]|6|2013/07/30|A. Villano|Muon trigger coincidence timing|MUX, NMM Symmetricom, correlated timing|
|[[:nmm:lbcftimingtests|wiki]]|5|2013/07/08|A. Villano|Veto shield station correlated timing|MUX, DAQ station, pulser|
|{{:nmm:vetoshieldtimingtests.pdf|pdf}}|4|2013/06/21|A. Villano, K. Koch|Veto Shield/NMM Timing Tests|pulser, GPS, timing station|
|[[:nmm:lrtproceedings|wiki]], Submitted Version: {{:nmm:vetotiming_lrt13_anv.pdf|pdf}}|3|2013/06/18|A. Villano|LRT 2013 correlated timing proceedings outline, submitted version|LRT, correlated timing, GPS|
|[[https://zzz.physics.umn.edu/lowrad/_media/symmetricom_timing.pdf|pdf]]|2|2012/08/09|A. Villano|Symmetricom time coordination|LBCF, Symmetricom, GPS, DAQ|
|{{:nmm:joe-thesis.pdf|pdf}}, {{:nmm:joe-thesis.docx|doc}}|1b|Spring 2008|N. Pastika|Veto-shield UMN Senior Thesis|muon flux, DAQ, angular distribution, showers| 
|{{:nmm:vetopaper-first_part.pdf|pdf}}, {{:nmm:vetopaper-first_part.doc|doc}}|1a|??/??/??|P. Cushman //et al.//|LBCF Veto-shield Paper Draft|LBCF, proportional tubes, gas handling, DAQ|