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* Note 4: With beam to the Faraday Cup, typical rates on all halo counters upstream from the target should be either 0 or of the order of few counts. Count rates in the range of tens or more may indicate bad beam tune or bleed-through from other Halls.
 
* Note 4: With beam to the Faraday Cup, typical rates on all halo counters upstream from the target should be either 0 or of the order of few counts. Count rates in the range of tens or more may indicate bad beam tune or bleed-through from other Halls.
  
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* Note 5: In case of the Torus and/or Solenoid Fast Dump  do the following:
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* <font color=red> '''Note 5: In case of the Torus and/or Solenoid Fast Dump  do the following:
 
*# Notify MCC, request beam OFF and drop Hall status to Power Permit
 
*# Notify MCC, request beam OFF and drop Hall status to Power Permit
 
*# Call Engineering on-call
 
*# Call Engineering on-call
 
*# Make separate log entry with copies to HBTORUS and HBSOLENOID logbooks. In the "Notify" filed add Ruben Fair, Probir Goshal, Dave Kashy and esr-users@jlab.org  
 
*# Make separate log entry with copies to HBTORUS and HBSOLENOID logbooks. In the "Notify" filed add Ruben Fair, Probir Goshal, Dave Kashy and esr-users@jlab.org  
 
*# Notify Run Coordinator
 
*# Notify Run Coordinator
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*# Call the MM expert to turn the detector off
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*# Call SVT expert to turn SVT off
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*# Turn off all the other detectors'''</font>
  
 
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*<font color=red> '''When beam is being delivered to the  Faraday Cup the Fast Shut Down: Upstream, Midstream, Downstream, BOM and Solenoid should be always Unmasked '''
 
*<font color=red> '''When beam is being delivered to the  Faraday Cup the Fast Shut Down: Upstream, Midstream, Downstream, BOM and Solenoid should be always Unmasked '''
 
*''' No chnages to the FSD threshold without RC or beamline expert approval'''
 
*''' No chnages to the FSD threshold without RC or beamline expert approval'''
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== '''Run Plan for Monday April 10 Day shift''' ==
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== '''Run Plan for Wednesday April 11 Day shift''' ==
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* MCC will take beam for RF reovery at 9:00 am for about 4 hours
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* Continue data taking for production with with trigger_v12.trg @ 45nA 3 hours/run, make sure that the trigger rates are as expected.  
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* Once MCC takes beam away call SVT and MM experts to turn off their detectors and turn off all the other detectors.
 
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* After RF recovery is completed, ask for 5nA beam current, check that the beam is stable in position and current then proceed with beam tuning to the FC as outlined in section 2 https://wiki.jlab.org/clas12-run/images/e/e3/Estab_beam.pdf of Establshing Beam for Physics.
 
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* Take 2H01 harp scan at 5nA
 
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* If beam profile is good from the harp scan, turn on all the detectors, then  call SVT and MM experts to turn on their detectors
 
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Revision as of 09:38, 11 April 2018

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If calling local numbers (with area code prefix 757) from the counting room dial 9+[last 7 digits]. To call other area codes dial 91+[10 digit number]

Role Phone Number
Hall B Run Coordinator (757) 575-7540 (cell)
Hall B Physics Division Liaison (757) 876-1789 (cell)
MCC 7048
Crew Chief 7045
Crew Chief (757) 876-3367 (cell)
Program Deputy (757) 876-7997 (cell)
RadCon (757) 876-1743 (cell)
Gate House Guard 5822
Location Phone Number
Hall B Floor 5165
Hall B Space Frame 5170 and 5171
Hall B Forward Carriage 5371
Hall B Gas Shed 7115
Hall B Counting House 5244 (Shift Expert)
Hall B Counting House (757) 329-4846 (Shift Expert cell)
Hall B Counting House 5245 or 5126 (Shift Worker)
Hall A Counting House 5501
Hall C Counting House 6000
Hall D Counting House 5504
Hall B System Phone Number On-Call Person
Engineering (757) 748-5048 (cell)
(757) 897-9060 (cell)		 Engineering On-Call (primary)
Denny Insley (secondary)
Slow Controls (757) 748-6922 (cell) Nathan Baltzell
Beamline (757) 303-3996 (cell) Eugene Pasyuk
DC (757) 218-4372 (cell)
(757) 748-5048 (cell)		 Florian Hauenstein (primary)
Engineering On-Call (secondary)
SVT/MVT/MM (757) 541-7539 (cell)
(757) 753-7769 (cell)		 Yuri Gotra (primary)
Rafo Paremuzyan (secondary)
ECAL (757) 810-1489 (cell) Cole Smith
FTOF/CTOF/CND (757) 344-7204 (cell) Daniel Carman
ALERT (757) 329-4844 (cell) Raphael Dupré
HTCC/LTCC (757) 344-7174 (cell) Youri Sharabian
FT (757) 344-1848 (cell) Raffaella De Vita
BAND (757) 310-7198 (cell) Florian Hauenstein
RICH (757) 344-3235 (cell)
(757) 748-6922 (cell)		 Christopher Dilks (primary)
Nathan Baltzell (secondary)
DAQ (757) 232-6221 (cell) Sergey Boiarinov
HYDRA (317) 550-9226 (cell) Torri Jeske
Authorized Hall B Solenoid/Torus Operators
Hall B Denny Insley, Morgan Cook, Eugene Pasyuk
Magnet Group Probir Ghosha, Renuka Rajput-Ghoshal
Detector Support Group Brian Eng, Pablo Campero, Tyler Lemon
DC Power Onish Kumar, Sarin Philip
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CLAS12 Run Group A, Spring 2018
Beam energy 10.6 GeV (5 pass)
Important: Document all your work in the logbook!
Remember to fill in the run list at the beginning and end of each run (clas12run@gmail.com can fill the run list)

RC: Latifa Elouadrhiri

PDL: Eugene Pasyuk


  • Note 1: Be very mindful of the background rates in the halo counters, rates in the detectors, and currents in the SVT for all settings to ensure that they are at safe levels.
  • Note 2: At the end of each run, follow the DAQ restart sequence "end run", "abort", "reset", "download", "prestart", "go". After DAQ prestart is complete reboot the scaler IOCs with the command: iocjscalerRestartAll.sh. Note: After each step, make sure it is complete in the Run Control message window. If a roc has crashed, find which one it is and issue a roc_reboot command and try again. Contact the DAQ expert if there are any questions.
  • Note 3: Nominal beam positions: 2H01 (X=1.0 mm, Y=-1.5 mm)
  • Note 4: With beam to the Faraday Cup, typical rates on all halo counters upstream from the target should be either 0 or of the order of few counts. Count rates in the range of tens or more may indicate bad beam tune or bleed-through from other Halls.
  • Note 5: In case of the Torus and/or Solenoid Fast Dump do the following:
    1. Notify MCC, request beam OFF and drop Hall status to Power Permit
    2. Call Engineering on-call
    3. Make separate log entry with copies to HBTORUS and HBSOLENOID logbooks. In the "Notify" filed add Ruben Fair, Probir Goshal, Dave Kashy and esr-users@jlab.org
    4. Notify Run Coordinator
    5. Call the MM expert to turn the detector off
    6. Call SVT expert to turn SVT off
    7. Turn off all the other detectors

Run Plan:

(last update 4/10 - 8:30)

  • When beam is being delivered to the Faraday Cup the Fast Shut Down: Upstream, Midstream, Downstream, BOM and Solenoid should be always Unmasked
  • No chnages to the FSD threshold without RC or beamline expert approval


  • Always monitor the rates on the Halo counters when they are tuning the beam to hall B or to the other halls
  • Do Not turn on or off SVT only SVT expert can do that
  • Any request for special run change of configuration has to be approved by RC & documented



Run Plan for Wednesday April 11 Day shift

  • Continue data taking for production with with trigger_v12.trg @ 45nA 3 hours/run, make sure that the trigger rates are as expected.


  • If the machine is down for few hours ask for low current first 5 nA make sure that the beam is stable both in position and current, check that the rates are OK on all the detectors and halo counters. Then ask for 45 nA and continue data for production. If there are issues with the beam call the RC.
  • Please contact the Micromegas (BMT, FMT & FTT) expert if there are trips, or if you notice any issues in the online monitoring. Do not turn OFF or ON the MM only the expert can do that. See Log entry https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3556528


In case of other questions or uncertainties of what to do, please call the RC





General Instructions:

  • For a given beam current, compute the FSD thresholds according to the Establish Physics Quality Beam document. Call MCC to update the values. Contact the beamline expert if there are questions about setting the FSD thresholds.
  • The main lights in the Hall (dome lights) and the Forward Carriage lights are being kept off because of light leaks affecting some of the detectors. If these lights are switched on during an access, they should be switched off when leaving the Hall. Note that the dome lights when switched off cannot be turned back on immediately because they require 10-15 min to cooldown.
  • Do not run more than 60 minutes above 30 nA with 5-pass beam without the beam blocker in front of Faraday cup. Put beam blocker in for long running at high currents for 5 pass operations.
  • Turn DC HV off only for beam tuning; if no beam is available or when beam is stable, keep them on even if you are not taking data.
  • In case of loss of communication with IOCBTARG, follow instructions at https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3502218
  • With any issue contact On-Call Experts or RC - do not spend more than 15-20 min trying to fix the problem.
  • All jscaler iocs (iocjscalerX) on the health screen (under DAQ tab) must be restarted after every DAQ prestart is completed. Follow this link for detailed instructions https://userweb.jlab.org/~baltzell/CLAS12/SC/jlabScalersOps.txt
  • Check that no unecessary beamline-related screens are open. This includes particularly the big beamline overview screen, but also and any motor/harp/collimator screens, and ioc health screens.

Every Shift:

  • Follow run plan as outlined by RC
  • If any concern about beam stability, ask MCC if orbit locks are on (they should be).
  • Keep shift summary up to date in HBLOG. Record all that happens.
  • Check on white board all scalers, strip charts and monitoring plots that need to be logged regularly
  • Document any beam condition change and send scaler GUIs to HBLOG
  • Fill out BTA hourly. Click "Load from EPICS" to automatically fill the left side.
  • Fill and submit the shift checklist in the logbook
  • Once a shift between the runs Restart FTT gas flow. Follow these steps:
    • From main clascss open FTT Gas
    • Click STOP and then START. If you do it quickly interlock will not trip. If interlock trips it will turn OFF FTT HV and you will get an alarm. If this happens do the following:
      • On FTT Gas make sure the gas is flowing
      • Open FTT Soft Interlocks. At the bottom of the screen in the 'FTT gas' section click Reset for those in red.
      • Turn FTT HV back ON.
    • If not sure or have problems call FT on-call.

Every Run:

Log screenshots of:

  • main scaler GUI display
  • Detector occupancy plots
  • Trigger rate gui
  • Beam strip charts
  • FTCalo FADC scalers


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