post-XRCF MD/BND cross-calibration measurements


3-5 June 1997 summary
line energy IE fpc Vpc P T gas window QEBND time counts rate file b_time b_cts b_rate b_file
B K 183 450 MD
BND
2200
2280
310
300
294 CH4 VYNS 0.459 1000 26147
20875
26.15
20.88
70603m03
70603b03
100 72
47
0.72
0.47
70603m07
70603b07
C K 277 200 MD
BND
2100
2230
310
300
294 CH4 VYNS 0.166 200 36887
21162
184.44
105.81
70603m01
70603b01
100 73
51
0.73
0.51
70603m05
70603b05
200 MD
BND
2100
2230
310
300
294 CH4 VYNS 0.166 200 37049
20551
185.25
102.76
70603m04
70603b04
O K 525 390 MD
BND
2000
2160
310
300
294 CH4 VYNS 0.427 300 74579
29667
248.60
98.89
70603m02
70603b02
100 94
47
0.94
0.47
70603m06
70603b06
Ni L 852 67 MD
BND
1200
1260
258
250
294 P10 polypropylene 0.592 100 60148
64301
601.48
643.01
70604m08
70604b08
100 58
46
0.58
0.46
70604m09
70604b09
Al K 1487 195 MD
BND
1250
1350
310
300
294 P10 VYNS 0.443 100 43369
65515
433.69
206.17
70603m08
70603b08
100 49
48
0.49
0.48
70603m09
70603b09
Ag L 2984 74 MD
BND
1560
1690
608
600
294 P10 polypropylene 0.294 200 56061
66249
280.31
331.25
70605m05
70605b05
100 54
37
0.54
0.37
70605m06
70605b06
Ti K 4511 94 MD
BND
1200
1280
308
300
294 P10 polypropylene 0.425 200 30617
37048
153.09
185.24
70605m02
70605b02
100 44
39
0.44
0.39
70605m03
70605b03
Fe K 6404 118 MD
BND
1500
1620
609
600
294 P10 polypropylene 0.354 200 31273
37434
156.37
187.17
70605m08
70605b08
100 46
53
0.46
0.53
70605m09
70605b09

6 June 1997 summary
line energy IE fpc Vpc P T gas window QEBND time counts rate file b_time b_cts b_rate b_file
B K 183 453 MD
BND
2150
2280
309
300
294 CH4 VYNS 0.459 1000 29699
25723
29.70
25.72
70606m11
70606b11
1000 568
398
0.57
0.40
70606m12
70606b12
C K 277 197 MD
BND
2100
2230
309
300
294 CH4 VYNS 0.166 200 27875
23979
139.38
119.90
70606m05
70606b05
200 152
76
0.76
0.38
70606m06
70606b06
O K 525 395 MD
BND
2000
2160
309
300
294 CH4 VYNS 0.427 200 48150
21328
240.75
106.64
70606m08
70606b08
200 144
91
0.72
0.46
70606m09
70606b09
Al K 1487 195 MD
BND
1250
1330
309
300
294 P10 VYNS 0.445 100 46049
19025
460.49
190.25
70606m02
70606b02
100 48
51
0.48
0.51
70606m03
70606b03


6 June 1997 filter slide position test
C K (277 eV), IE = 200 µA, CH4, VYNS, VMD= 2100 V, PMD= 309 torr, VBND= 2230 V, PBND= 300 torr, time = 100 sec
position fpc counts rate file
2.07 MD
BND
13598
10197
135.98
101.97
70606m13
70606b13
2.05 MD
BND
14054
9967
140.54
99.67
70606m14
70606b14
2.03 MD
BND
15789
10183
157.89
101.83
70606m15
70606b15
2.01 MD
BND
16776
10196
167.76
101.96
70606m16
70606b16
1.99 MD
BND
17719
10626
177.19
106.26
70606m17
70606b17
1.97 MD
BND
18559
10876
185.59
108.76
70606m18
70606b18
1.95 MD
BND
18760
11254
187.60
112.54
70606m19
70606b19
1.90 MD
BND
12219
11748
122.19
117.48
70606m20
70606b20
1.92 MD
BND
14603
11129
146.03
111.29
70606m21
70606b21
1.95 MD
BND
18340
11133
183.4
111.33
70606m22
70606b22
rotate
anodes
MD
BND
16734
9976
167.34
99.76
70606m23
70606b23
plot of results


9 June 1997 summary
line energy IE fpc Vpc P T gas window QEBND time counts rate file b_time b_cts b_rate b_file
B K 183 440 MD
BND
2150
2280
310
300
296 CH4 VYNS 0.458 1000 27930
24491
27.93
24.49
70609m04
70609b04
200 104
60
0.52
0.30
70609m05
70609b05
C K * 277 194 MD
BND
2100
2230
310
300
296 CH4 VYNS 0.166 200 25667
20066
128.34
100.33
70609m08
70609b08
200 138
86
0.69
0.43
70609m09
70609b09
194 MD
BND
2100
2230
309
300
296 CH4 VYNS 0.166 200 25577
19990
127.89
99.95
70609m10
70609b10
194 MD
BND
2100
2230
300
300
296 CH4 VYNS 0.166 200 25999
20027
130.00
100.14
70609m11
70609b11
O K 525 193 MD
BND
2100
2160
309
300
296 CH4 VYNS 0.427 200 23169
10252
115.85
51.26
70609m01
70609b01
200 139
114
0.70
0.57
70609m03
70609b03
394 MD
BND
2000
2160
310
300
296 CH4 VYNS 0.427 200 46675
20909
233.38
104.55
70609m02
70609b02
Al K 1487 196 MD
BND
1900
2050
310
300
296 CH4 VYNS 0.146 300 47641
19648
158.80
65.49
70609m06
70609b06
300 167
130
0.56
0.43
70609m07
70609b07
* The third C data set was measured after moving the slides and anodes over entire range of travel.


12 June 1997 summary
line energy IE fpc Vpc P T gas window QEBND time counts rate file b_time b_cts b_rate b_file
B K 183 450 MD
BND
2150
2280
308
300
298 CH4 VYNS 0.458 1000 25453
22961
25.45
22.96
70612m24
70612b24
200
83

0.42
70612m25*
70612b25
C K 277 198 MD
BND
2100
2230
308
300
298 CH4 VYNS 0.165 200 25693
19617
128.47
98.09
70612m30
70612b30
100 71
26
0.71
0.26
70612m31
70612b31
O K 525 196 MD
BND
2000
2160
308
300
298 CH4 VYNS 0.427 200 23906
10290
119.53
51.45
70612m26
70612b26
100 54
46
0.54
0.46
70612m27
70612b27
Al K 1487 199 MD
BND
1900
2050
308
300
298 CH4 VYNS 0.146 300 48054
19830
160.18
66.10
70612m28
70612b28
100 74
52
0.74
0.52
70612m29
70612b29
*70612m25.chn is absent from the HRC data archive.


17 June 1997 summary
line energy IE fpc Vpc P T gas window QEBND time counts rate file b_time b_cts b_rate b_file
Ni L 852 11 MD
BND
1220
1300
259
250
294 P10 Al-poly 0.592 300 25597
12288
85.32
40.96
70617m01
70617b01
100 63
44
0.63
0.22
70617m02
70617b02
Ag L 2984 39 MD
BND
1600
1700
613
600
294 P10 Al-poly 0.294 300 34810
20425
116.03
68.08
70617m07
70617b07
100 43
35
0.43
0.35
70617m08
70617b08
Ti K 4511 108 MD
BND

1300
310
300
294 P10 Al-poly 0.425 300 55880
25652
186.27
85.51
70617m03
70617b03
100 61
59
0.61
0.59
70617m04
70617b04
Fe K 6404 89 MD
BND
1500
1620
613
600
294 P10 Al-poly 0.354 300 34988
15826
116.63
52.75
70617m09
70617b09
100 65
47
0.65
0.47
70617m10
70617b10


Fixed values for all measurements
distance: source to MD 56.6 cm
MD aperture 0.019 cm2
MD 5.88 × 10-6 steradians
distance: source to BND 331.5 cm
BND aperture:
VYNS window
Al-poly window
polypropylene window

0.307 cm2
0.307 cm2
0.859 cm2
BND:
VYNS window
Al-poly window
polypropylene window

2.79 × 10-6 steradians
2.79 × 10-6 steradians
7.82 × 10-6 steradians
gas depth (both detectors) 2.05 cm

line X-ray emission line selected for this run. The O anode is Mg(OH)2. The B anode is B on Mg.
energy primary emission line energy (eV)
IE emission current (µA)
fpc either the monitor detector or beam normalization detector. Each is a Manson model 04 flow proportional counter.
Vpc voltage on the detectors (V)
P gas pressure inside the fpc's (Torr)
T laboratory temperature (K)
gas fpc gas
window fpc window composition: VYNS (C22H33O2Cl9), polypropylene (CH2), or Al-poly (aluminized polypropylene)
QEBND calculated quantum efficiency of the BND. The QE is the product of the gas absorption coefficient, window transmission coefficient and mesh transmission (open area) coefficient.
time live time duration of data run (s)
counts integrated number of counts (all channels)
rate counts ÷ time (counts/s)
file data file names (*.chn)
b_time background run live time (s)
b_cts integrated background counts
b_rate b_cts ÷ b_time
b_file background file names (*.chn)
position position of the 33 µm polypropylene filter slides



This page last updated: 22 April 1998
maintained by: Charles Wilton