The HXDS Solid State Detectors were first setup on the KMC Beamline at BESSY on Sunday, October 12, 1997 for the first week of testing. The HXDA and BND-500 SSD's were alternately tested on this beamline through the week. Towards the end of the first week, the SSD's were moved to PTB's dedicated test area where one was set up on their SX-700 beamline while the other was setupon their white light beamline.
The HXDA SSD (SSD-X) is the first instrument to undergo test, installed onto the KMC beamline at BESSY for this test phase. It is shown, in this image, over my left shoulder enclosed in a capran bag. Later in the week, the BND-500 SSD was installed onto the beamline.
KMC Beamline related images:
SX700 Beamline Related Images. The SSD_500 was setup on the SX700 beamline while the SSD_X was setup on the White Light beamline.
Testing on the White Light and SX700 beamlines finished at 5:00 pm local time on Wednesday, October 22. The test setup was broken down and the detectors swapped beamlines. Because of cable length issues, the entire cabling setup had to be rearranged. The following shows the resultant electronics rack and PC/workstation arrangement in the lab.
What we do when we aren't working ... it's amazing what you can do when you haven't got much time to do it in .....
This page last updated April 07, 2000
