STANDARDIZED DIAGNOSTICS FOR DRIFT-TUBE ENHANCED GAMMA-SIMULATOR

DIAGNOSTIC PROBES THAT ARE CHARACTERIZED, STANDARDIZED, AND CALIBRATED ARE PROPOSED FOR THE DRIFT TUBE ENHANCED AURORA GAMMA SIMULATOR. THESE PROBES MEASURE THE PRINCIPAL EXPERIMENTAL PARAMETERS IN THE COAXIAL VACUUM FEED, DIODE, AND GAS TRANSPORT CHAMBER OF EACH OF THE FOUR OUTPUT BEAMLINES OF AURORA. UNLIKE PRESENTLY USED PROBES, THE PROPOSED DEVICES WILL BE STUDIED TO OPTIMIZE THE SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO AND TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE PROBES'SPURIOUS RESPONSE INDUCED BY THE HOSTILE ELECTROMAGNETIC AND RADIATION FIELDS. FURTHERMORE, TECHNIQUES WILL BE FOUND TO STANDARDIZE THE PROBES SO THAT THEY CAN BE INTERCHANGABLY DEPLOYED ON DIFFERENT OUTPUT BEAMLINES. CALIBRATION METHODS WILL BE STUDIED, AND WHERE PRACTICAL, IN SITU CALIBRATION WILL BE PERFORMED.