RunPlan20150925¶

September	26 - 27
estimated time	08:00 - 16:00	16:00 - 00:00
MOM	Y. Karadzhov	Y. Karadzhov
Lead Shifter	Ao	John
Shifter 1	Ray	David
BLOC	C. Pidcott	C. Pidcott
SOC	C. Rogers	C. Heidt
Deputy MOM	?	?
Experimenter
Aim	Data taking	Data taking
Beam?	Yes	Yes
Additional Personnel

September	28
estimated time	08:00 - 16:00	16:00 - 00:00	00:00 - 08:00
MOM	Y. Karadzhov	Y. Karadzhov	Y. Karadzhov
Lead Shifter	Paolo	Francois	Jaroslaw
Shifter 1	Henry	Jean-Baptiste	Alex
BLOC	C. Heidt / H. Nebrensky	C. Heidt	C. Heidt / H. Nebrensky
SOC	C. Heidt	C. Heidt	C. Heidt
Experimenter
Aim	Data taking	Data taking	Data taking
Beam?	Yes	Yes
Additional Personnel

September	29 - 30
estimated time	16:00 - 00:00	00:00 - 08:00
MOM	Y. Karadzhov	Y. Karadzhov
Lead Shifter	Francois	Jaroslaw
Shifter 1	Jean-Baptiste	Alex
BLOC	C. Heidt	C. Heidt
SOC	C. Heidt	C. Heidt
Experimenter
Aim	Data taking	Data taking
Beam?	Yes	Yes
Additional Personnel

Training¶

Get permission to enter R5.4 from ISIS MCR
1 - 2 pm (approx) Friday 25th : Control room familiarisation
3 pm (approx) Friday 25th : Beamline and Target training
2 pm (approx) Monday 28th : PPS Training
11 am Thursday Oct 1st : Magnetic field safety training

Configuration¶

• No spectrometer solenoids
• the DS PSU will be run in local mode, and at fixed current, until a ramp-circuit fault has been identified & fixed.
  It is imperative that the DS PSU is operated only by designated DS experts with appropriate
  experience - ie Mark Tucker, Vicky Bayliss, and myself. The current is currently set to 443 A.
• At end of shift on the weekend we will go to standby (both require the MOM) (see checklist)

Known Issues¶

• Run control will need to be killed and restarted from the console between runs
• Magnet currents in the CDB are the right numbers but the wrong magnets. Continue using the run conditions spreadsheet
• On OnRec, Cerenkov plots are not coming through. Neither is one of the SciFi plot.

New Shift Checklist¶

A shift checklist has been constructed. In the future this will be a web-form, but for now we have paper
forms to fill out. They can be found in a binder in the control room. The form is on miceMine here

Please go through the checklist at least every two hours.

Hall probe monitoring and operation¶

Melissa would like shifters to take data with the hall probes once per shift. The operating instructions can be found here

Weekend run plan : Saturday - Sunday¶

Task 0 : Tracker check list and calibration¶

Follow the tracker checklist and do the tracker calibration at the beginning of every shift.

Task 1 : Pion reference run¶

Reference Run with Decay Solenoid / TOF1 trigger

Number of particle triggers

Particle Species

p at Tgt

p@D1

p@D2

p@Tof0

Proton Absorber

Q1

Q2

Q3

D1

DS

D2

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Similar Run(s)

RunControl tag

#

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

mm

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

DAQ run #

10000

pion

272.42

268.67

265.98

243.4

29

67.9

84.9

59.0

203.0

fixed

104.8

176.8

237.1

157.2

157.6

238.5

203.7

4018

RefRun w/DS

Note: DS fixed at 443 A

Task 2 : TOF Calibration¶

Task 2.1 : TOF0/1 Calibration¶

Number of pulses

Beamloss

Particle Species

p at Tgt

p@D1

p@D2

Proton Absorber

Q1

Q2

Q3

D1

DS

D2

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Similar Run(s)

#

V

mm

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

DAQ run #

30000

1

Positron

300.0

259.7

249.58

29

56.35

102.7

62.65

195.72

fixed

98.59

163.16

218.79

114.14

83.40

125.70

80.06

1678

Note: DS fixed at 443 A

Task 2.3 : TOF2 Calibration¶

Number of pulses

Beamloss

Particle Species

p at Tgt

p@D1

p@D2

Proton Absorber

Q1

Q2

Q3

D1

DS

D2

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Similar Run(s)

RunControl tag

#

V

mm

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

DAQ run #

25000

2

Positron

191.0

164.42

157.24

29

42.04

52.31

36.25

124.36

fixed

63.29

102.46

137.39

90.40

61.01

91.90

77.80

1146

TOF-Calib+150

Note: DS fixed at 443 A

Task 3 : Pion reference run / TOF2 trigger¶

Use TOF2 to trigger.

Number of particle triggers

Particle Species

p at Tgt

p@D1

p@D2

p@Tof0

Proton Absorber

Q1

Q2

Q3

D1

DS

D2

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Similar Run(s)

RunControl tag

#

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

mm

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

DAQ run #

10000

pion

272.42

268.67

265.98

243.4

29

67.9

84.9

59.0

203.0

fixed

104.8

176.8

237.1

157.2

157.6

238.5

203.7

4018

RefRun w/DS

Note: DS fixed at 443 A

Task 4 : Pion Reference run¶

Reference Run with Decay Solenoid / TOF1 trigger

Number of particle triggers

Particle Species

p at Tgt

p@D1

p@D2

p@Tof0

Proton Absorber

Q1

Q2

Q3

D1

DS

D2

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Similar Run(s)

RunControl tag

#

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

mm

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

DAQ run #

10000

pion

272.42

268.67

265.98

243.4

29

67.9

84.9

59.0

203.0

fixed

104.8

176.8

237.1

157.2

157.6

238.5

203.7

4018

RefRun w/DS

Task 5 : CKOV momentum scan run¶

• We will do a momentum scan on the pion momentum. There should be enough statistics with only 2000 actuations each run.
• Note: Due to the 315A limit on the quad currents, these settings are too high in momentum. Please ask a beam expert (or the MOM) to re-tune
  the current settings for the following momenta : 240, 260, 280, 300, 320, 340 MeV/c before starting this task

Number of pulses	Particle Species	p at Tgt	p@D1	p@D2	Proton Absorber	Q1	Q2	Q3	D1	DS	D2	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7	Q8	Q9	Similar Run(s)
#		MeV/c	MeV/c	MeV/c	mm	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	DAQ run #	-	2000	pion	300	268.67	265.98	29	57.8	105.6	64.6	202.8	fixed	100.4	176.8	237.1	157.2	157.6	238.5	203.7	5729
2000	pion	325	321.5	319	83	69.1	126.3	77.31	246	fixed	119.6	212.4	284.8	188.9	193.7	293.2	250.6	5439
2000	pion	350	346.58	344.14	83	74.5	136.1	83.3	267.7	fixed	128.8	229.2	307.4	204	210.6	318.8	272.5	5444
2000	pion	375	371.6	369.2	83	79.8	146	89.4	290.4	fixed	137.9	246	330	218.9	227.3	344.1	294.2	5442
2000	pion	400	396.7	394.3	83	85.2	155.8	95.4	314.3	fixed	147.1	262.8	352.5	233.9	244	369.4	315.8	5440
2000	pion	425	421.7	419.36	83	90.55	165.6	101.38	339.36	fixed	156.26	279.61	374.97	248.84	260.49	394.43	337.23	5437

Alternate lower momentum settings given by David. Should be checked by an expert before use

Number of pulses	Particle Species	p at Tgt	p@D1	p@D2	Proton Absorber	Q1	Q2	Q3	D1	DS	D2	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7	Q8	Q9	Similar Run(s)
#		MeV/c	MeV/c	MeV/c	mm	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	DAQ run #	-	2000	pion	240			29	50.9	92.8	56.8	177.4	fixed	88.4	154.7	207.5	137.5	134.6	203.5	173.7
2000	pion	260			29	55.1	100.7	61.6	193.0	fixed	95.9	168.4	225.8	149.7	148.9	225.3	192.4
2000	pion	280			29	59.4	108.6	60.5	208.8	fixed	103.2	182.0	244.0	161.8	162.9	246.5	210.6
2000	pion	300			29	63.7	116.5	71.3	225.0	fixed	110.5	195.5	262.2	173.9	176.7	267.5	228.5
2000	pion	320			83	68.0	124.3	76.1	241.7	fixed	117.8	209.0	280.3	185.9	190.3	288.1	246.2
2000	pion	340			83	72.3	132.2	80.9	258.9	fixed	125.1	122.5	298.4	198.0	203.8	308.6	263.7

Note: DS fixed at 443 A

Task 6 : CKOV HV scan¶

Do this only if remote control of the CKOV HV is both present and useable. If there are any doubts, bypass this task

• Should have David present when this is done
• Can be carried out simultaneously and parasitically with a TOF calibration run on electron beam
• TOF run could be split into 5 runs with 5000 pulses each run, scanning in a range of +- 50 V around nominal settings for CKOV HV settings

Run type	Number of pulses	CKOVa1	CKOVa2	CKOVa3	CKOVa4	CKOVb1	CKOVb2	CKOVb3	CKOVb4
	#	V	V	V	V	V	V	V	V
Default CKOV HV	5000	1636	1527	1591	1626	1530	1599	1522	1474
Default CKOV HV - 50V	5000	1586	1477	1541	1576	1480	1549	1472	1424
Default CKOV HV - 25V	5000	1611	1502	1566	1601	1505	1574	1497	1449
Default CKOV HV + 25V	5000	1661	1552	1616	1651	1555	1624	1547	1499
Default CKOV HV + 50V	5000	1686	1577	1641	1676	1580	1649	1572	1524

* If you get here by Sunday evening and more than two hours still remain on the shift, proceed to Task 11*

Monday run plan¶

Remember to start shifts (as close as possible) with a tracker calibration

Task 8 : Pion Reference Run¶

Reference Run with Decay Solenoid / TOF1 trigger

Number of particle triggers

Particle Species

p at Tgt

p@D1

p@D2

p@Tof0

Proton Absorber

Q1

Q2

Q3

D1

DS

D2

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Similar Run(s)

RunControl tag

#

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

mm

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

DAQ run #

10000

pion

272.42

268.67

265.98

243.4

29

67.9

84.9

59.0

203.0

fixed

104.8

176.8

237.1

157.2

157.6

238.5

203.7

4018

RefRun w/DS

Note: DS fixed at 443 A

Task 9 : Tracker timing studies (Measurement Co-ordinator : Ed )¶

Request: Use the standard pion reference beam with D/S (settings as in Task 1 above).

Number of particle triggers

Particle Species

p at Tgt

p@D1

p@D2

p@Tof0

Proton Absorber

Q1

Q2

Q3

D1

DS

D2

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Similar Run(s)

RunControl tag

#

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

mm

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

DAQ run #

10000

pion

272.42

268.67

265.98

243.4

29

67.9

84.9

59.0

203.0

fixed

104.8

176.8

237.1

157.2

157.6

238.5

203.7

4018

RefRun w/DS

I would like the following runs:
Target is 25K Triggers in TOF1 per run

Run Type	Timing FileName	Efficiency	Alive Window	Alive Window	Est.	Run #
		(Trig/Request)	Delay (ns)	Width (ns)	Spills
Nominal	Nominal.cfg	0.8	130	110 (116.4 meas.)	1400 (20min)	7285, 7404, 7409
Section1	Timing_section1.cfg	<0.2	130	30 (35 meas.)	5600 (2hr)	7410
Section2	Timing_section2.cfg	>0.2	130	30 (30 meas.)	5600 (2hr)	7411
Section3	Timing_section3.cfg	>0.2	130	30 (35 meas.)	5600 (2hr)	7412
Section4	Timing_section4.cfg	<0.2	130	30 (35 meas.)	5600 (2hr)	7413

Instructions:

Cd into directory on acq machine:

ssh miceacq16
cd ~/tracker/gate_generator_config/

For each setting do the following Run:

./ConfigDownloadT560.py timing_studies/FileName

eg:

./ConfigDownloadT560.py timing_studies/Timing_section1.cfg

Once complete run to restore to normal beam settings:

./ConfigDownloadT560.py BeamTiming_TOF1.cfg

Notes: In run 7257 830 spills collected. Assume ~1 noise hit in TOF2/TOF1 per spill = 830 noise hits
TOF2/TOF1 scalars: 4835/19737 = 25%
TOF2/TOF1 = 20%
23 Triggers per spill.

Would like ~5K hits in TOF2 for each setting. => 25K Particle Triggers in TOF1.
Could Halve these values if needed...

Task 10 : Pion Reference Run¶

Reference Run with Decay Solenoid / TOF1 trigger

Number of particle triggers

Particle Species

p at Tgt

p@D1

p@D2

p@Tof0

Proton Absorber

Q1

Q2

Q3

D1

DS

D2

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Similar Run(s)

RunControl tag

#

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

mm

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

DAQ run #

10000

pion

272.42

268.67

265.98

243.4

29

67.9

84.9

59.0

203.0

fixed

104.8

176.8

237.1

157.2

157.6

238.5

203.7

4018

RefRun w/DS

Note: DS fixed at 443 A

Task 11 : Magnetic field remnant study (Measurement Co-ordinator : Melissa)¶

Particle Species	p at Tgt	p@D1	p@D2	Proton Absorber	Q1	Q2	Q3	D1	DS	D2	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7	Q8	Q9	Diffuser Setting	Similar Run(s)	# triggers	Run Control Tag
mm	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	DAQ run #
3pi 240 MeV Muon	?	?	?	147	113.74	142.11	98.88	370.14	fixed	104.34	176.12	236.18	156.63	156.92	237.49	202.88	---	2463	70k @ TOF2	3-240+M0
3pi 140 MeV Muon	?	?	?	44	80.33	100.34	69.80	243.06	fixed	73.88	122.40	164.15	108.73	101.18	152.95	130.42	---	2300	70k @ TOF2	3-140+M0
6pi 200 MeV Muon	?	?	?	82	102.4	127.9	88.9	323.2	fixed	94.2	158.2	212.0	140.6	138.7	209.8	179.2	---	7157	70k @ TOF2	6-200+M0
6pi 200 MeV Muon	?	?	?	82	102.4	127.9	88.9	323.2	fixed	94.2	158.2	212.0	140.6	138.7	209.8	179.2	7	7159	70k @ TOF2	6-200+M0

Note: DS fixed at 443 A

Task 13 : Beam Polarisation Measurements (Measurement Co-ordinator : Chris R)¶

Note: DS fixed at 443 A

Particle Species	p at Tgt	p@D1	p@D2	Proton Absorber	Q1	Q2	Q3	D1	DS	D2	Q4	Q5	Q6	Q7	Q8	Q9	Diffuser Setting	Similar Run(s)	# triggers	Run Control Tag
mm	MeV/c	MeV/c	MeV/c	mm	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	DAQ run #
Muons	453.6	450.32	264.87	82	113.74	142.11	98.88	370.1	fixed	104.4	176.2	236.3	156.71	157.01	237.62	202.99	---	2261	50k @ TOF2	---
Pions	453.6	450.32	?	82	113.74	142.11	98.88	370.1	fixed	185.0	176.2	236.3	156.71	157.01	237.62	202.99	---	---	50k @ TOF2	---
Muons	453.6	450.32	?	82	113.74	142.11	98.88	370.1	fixed	144.7	176.2	236.3	156.71	157.01	237.62	202.99	---	---	50k @ TOF2	---

Task 14 : Pion Reference Run¶

Reference Run with Decay Solenoid / TOF1 trigger

Number of particle triggers

Particle Species

p at Tgt

p@D1

p@D2

p@Tof0

Proton Absorber

Q1

Q2

Q3

D1

DS

D2

Q4

Q5

Q6

Q7

Q8

Q9

Similar Run(s)

RunControl tag

#

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

MeV/c

mm

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

DAQ run #

10000

pion

272.42

268.67

265.98

243.4

29

67.9

84.9

59.0

203.0

fixed

104.8

176.8

237.1

157.2

157.6

238.5

203.7

4018

RefRun w/DS

Note: DS fixed at 443 A