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NOTE: All NON-JLab numbers MUST be dialed with (757) area code. When calling from a CH landline, dial "9" first. To call from outside, all 4-digit numbers must be preceded by 757-269

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
  • Note, all non-JLab numbers must be dialed with an area code. When calling from a counting-house landline, dial "9" first.
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CLAS12 Run Group C, Summer 2022

Daily RC Meetings at 14:00: CH Room 200C, and on Zoom

Zoom information: Link, Meeting ID: 160 867 4253, Passcode: 786506

  • Dial "9" before all numbers when calling from CH

Run Group Coordinator: Sebastian Kuhn

  • (9-)757 639-6640

RC: Angela Biselli

  • (9-)757 575-7540 or
  • call the counting house for the personal cell

PDL: Eugene Pasyuk

  • (9-)757 876-1789 , x6020 office

Run Coordinator and Target Expert Schedule

Longterm Run Plan

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • If you have symptoms or a positive COVID test, do NOT come to your shift - instead, inform the PDL and the RC immediately so that replacements can be arranged
  • If needed, worker shifts can also be taken from off-site - again, inform the PDL and RC. Also, make sure that you follow the instructions under the "Worker Shift" Tab - you need some lead time to set up!
  • Before leaving the hall and going to beam permit check that dome lights, forward carriage lights, and pie tower lights are OFF
  • NEW: We have a new policy NOT to leave the beam viewer in the beam at all times, to avoid damage to electronics, cameras etc. Please ask MCC to REMOVE the beam viewer unless we are actively tuning the beam or calibrating beam position/raster.
  • NEW: We have a new FSD condition that the raster is operating.
    • IF there is any ammonia sample (NH3 and ND3) in the target, the raster MUST be operating at all times. The Raster FSD must be UNMASKED. Orbit locks MUST be OFF (except for brief moments to restore beam position).
    • For beam tuning or other non-rastered beam, the Raster FSD must be MASKED.
  • NOTE: It should no longer be necessary to quit RasterMon at the end of each run and restart after a successful "Go" for the next run, but if DAQ crashes, you should do that. The correct raster calibration constants should be automatically restored to their correct values - see https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/4004055 - if not, enter them through "Config" by hand.
  • REMINDER FOR ALL EXPERTS: Please take care to fill out the BTA carefully and correctly. The info from EPICS is not always correct, e.g. when taking data with low beam current, you should change the ABU to the proper (estimated) time by hand instead of simply accepting "0" if you are actually taking data.

Run Plan: June 2022

    • With to 12C target.
      • Do a current scan to determine the optimum luminosity 1 nA, 2 nA, -> 5 nA if DC occupancies are reasonable. Do separate runs with monitoring histograms in the logbook for each. DONE
      • Move the beam around (DC with raster offsets) to study the DC occupancies in all 6 sectors for different raster positions (up to x = +/- 8mm, y = +/- 8 mm). This will allow us to find the best compromise between raster radius and luminosity. Questions? Call expert (EUGENE or Sebastian) DONE - more tests are needed
        • ASK MCC TO MASK THE RASTER FSD AND MAKE SURE RASTER IS TURNED OFF. Ask for beam to be centered on nominal values for 2C24 and 2H01 - they MAY use orbit locks for that. THEN ASK THEM TO TAKE ORBIT LOCKS OFF AGAIN.
        • Set Amplitudes (Vpp) to zero for both horizontal and vertical on Driver
        • First run with offsets 0.0 and both Outputs OFF. Start DAQ - the following can be done within a single run
        • First enable horizontal driver (Output ON). Then go through the following sequence of offsets: -1 V, -1.2, -1.4, -1.6; +1 V, +1.2, +1.4, +1.6 (max., see below)
        • For each offset, send monitoring histograms to logbook, then after going to the next offset, clear all monitoring histograms. Also, for each offset, note (or send to logbook) data rate in CODA GUI. Check the Region 1 occupancies (green histograms with 6 sectors showing occupancies vs. region) for each new offset and stop the sequence above if occupancies go above 7% anywhere. You SHOULD see an increase in the Sector 1 Region 1 occupancies for the NEGATIVE set of offset voltages, and then an increase for Sector 4 for the positive offset voltages.
        • Set all offsets back to 0, then turn off the horizontal output and enable the vertical output.
        • Repeat the above sequence for the same offset voltages for the vertical. Negative voltages should increase the occupancies in sectors 5 and 6, while positive voltages should mostly affect sectors 2 and 3.
        • Set all offset voltages back to 0. The goal is to find at which offsets the occupancies go above 6%. The corresponding voltages in x and y should be MULTIPLIED BY 2 to set Vpp both horizontally and vertically. These will be our final raster size. (The Vpp's shouldn't be too far off the values we had before - 2.8 V in x and 2.4 V in y).
        • TO BE SAFE: Before setting Vpp, click on "100um" then "200um" under Pattern Select, then "NORMAL" under "INITIALIZE" on the raster control GUI, to make sure it is back in its normal state. Both vertical and horizontal output should be off. Then add the correct Vpp's, make sure offsets are zero, and enter "5.0" under "Fundamental Period" (horizontal is sufficient). Then turn GLOBAL ON and check on the scope that the raster pattern is back to normal.
      • Test run with full raster (set to amplitude found above). DONE
      • DC HV scan (call Florian) DONE
      • road validation run (see https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/4002306 ) IN PROGRESS
      • center the beam using FT
      • 2 shifts of standard production data taking
    • Switch to NH3 and run until Wednesday (2pm Sunday)
    • On Wednesday, switch to ND3 target
    • Cold-irradiate ND3 target until Thursday (Machine maintenance)
  • DURING Machine maintenance day:
    • anneal ND3 and try to polarize
    • leave with empty target in place
  • Once beam is back:
  • postponed activities
    • Turn raster off and mask raster FSD.
    • Take one run with raster off and beam centered on the crosshair

5-pass (10.55 GeV) Running conditions

  • Torus at 100% current, inbending electrons. Setpoint +3766 A
  • Solenoid setpoint +2417.5 A
  • Establish optimal compromise between raster size (if possible, 7 mm radius), luminosity (goal: <5 nA), and background.
  • Run duration 100M events or 4 hours, whichever comes first.
    • For empty target runs, increase beam current as much as possible (up to 15 nA).

DAQ configuration

  • Configuration PROD66, trigger file rgc_300MeV_v1.0_no_DC.trg
  • NOTE: UNLESS a RICH problem crashes the DAQ, do NOT interrupt an otherwise smooth run to do a RICH recovery - instead do this in between runs.
  • NOTE: BOTH the shift expert AND the shift worker MUST check and reset monitoring histograms at least once every 30-60 minutes to make sure there are no major detector problems.Watch the raster pattern!
  • At the end of each run, follow the STANDARD DAQ RESTART SEQUENCE:
    • "end run", if the run ended correctly then: "prestart", "go"
    • if the run did not end correctly or if any ROCs had to be rebooted:
      • "cancel", "reset"
      • "configure", "download", "prestart", "go"
  • After each step, make sure it is completed in the Run Control message window. If a ROC has crashed, find which one it is, issue a roc_reboot command ON JUST THAT ROC and try again. Contact the DAQ expert if there are any questions.

References and Standards

Solenoid set-point of 2417.5 A results in read back 2419.57 A and exactly 5.00 T field on center

Nominal Beam Positions

  • 2H01, X: -0.35 mm, Y: +0.3 mm (only used/useful without rastering)
  • 2C24, X: -2 mm, Y: 0.6 mm (orbit lock)

FSD Thresholds (to be updated)

  • Upstream: 2000 Hz
  • Midstream: 2000 Hz
  • Downstream: 500000 Hz
  • BOM: masked. Not used in this run.
  • 5 ms dwell time

Reference Harp Scans for Beam on Faraday Cup 2H01 [1]

Reference Harp Scans for Beam on Tagger dump 2C21 [2], tagger harp [3]

Reference Monitoring Histograms

Counter rates

  • Upstream counters integrated rates: 0-15 Hz (acceptable up to 100 Hz are acceptable) @50 nA.
  • Midstream counters: 10-20 Hz (acceptable up to 50 Hz) @50 nA.
  • Counting rates of ~ hundreds of Hz may indicate bad beam tune or bleed-through from other Halls.

Known issues

  1. ECAL: ECAL_HV_SEC2_WI_E36 is off as it does not hold voltage
  2. DC: hole in sector 3 remains, would likely need a major physical repair on the chamber itself

Notes

  1. 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 access, they should be switched off when leaving the Hall. Refer to these photos:
    • ON: [4]
    • OFF: [5]
    • Note that the dome lights when switched off cannot be turned back on immediately because they require 10-15 min to cool down.
  2. In case of a Torus and/or Solenoid Fast Dump do the following:
    • Notify MCC to request beam OFF and to drop Hall B status to Power Permit
    • Call Engineering on-call and target expert
    • Make a separate log entry with copies to HBTORUS and HBSOLENOID logbooks. In the "Notify" field add Probir Goshal, Dave Kashy, and esr-users@jlab.org
    • Notify Run Coordinator
    • Turn off all detectors
  3. Observe the guidance of the alarm handler.

NOTE: BOTH the shift expert AND the shift worker MUST check monitoring histograms at least once every 30 - 60 minutes to make sure there are no major detector problems.

  • Follow the [Short Term Schedule] as outlined by RC
    • includes Run Plan, DAQ configuration, and References and Standards
  • Keep shift summary up to date in HBLOG. Record all that happens.
  • Polarized target issues: In all cases contact the polarized target expert on call. Examples to keep an eye on:
    • Ice on the run valve
    • NMR running
      • The JLab Polarization Display is seen via a VNC window in the counting room. Here, the NMR Controls' blue bar should be moving, indicating that the NMR is running and the polarization is measured. If the NMR is not running, contact the expert on call.
    • Alarms from System RG-C Polarized Target (alarm handler). If you get an alarm, ...
  • Do a RICH recovery (press the RICH Recovery button on the GUI) once daily during day shift, between runs. Please log in shift summary.
    • Note the automated "RICH Recovery" sequence already confirms RICH4 is up and accepting ssh connections before claiming success. And it also prints out that you have to "Cancel->Reset->Configure->Download->Prestart" before starting the next run.
  • Fill out BTA hourly. Click "Load from EPICS" to automatically fill the left side then correct as needed.
    • Accelerator beam time:
      • ABU: acceptable beam used (eg harp scans, calibrations, trigger settings, running)
      • BANU: beam acceptable but not used (eg radiator change or our problems)
      • BNA: beam not acceptable (eg tuning, drifting, not focused)
    • Experiment beam time
      • ER: experiment ready
      • PCC: planned configuration change (when beam is masked while radiators are moved, DAQ (roc rebooting, restarting runs)), if more than 5 minutes, put a short comment, eg harp scans or DAQ.
      • UED: unplanned experiment down (hardware failure)


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

(remote) shift worker: see dedicated Worker Shift tab above.

For REMOTE Shifts (offsite):

Shift Worker Tasks

Every Run:

  • With beam present, log screen shots of:
    • Beamline Overview, in VNC or Web Browser
    • RGC Polarized Target GUI - under Beamline on CSS
    • Screen Shot of RasterMon (use "Logbook Entry" functionality on CSS)
    • CLAS12 Trigger rates and DAQ status
  • upload monitoring plots (mon12) to logook
    • look at the spectra: Reference, current, and 5 most recent runs, choose a reference run (the reference numbers refer to logbook entries):
    • In particular, take note of the new Raster Monitoring interface - see "Monitoring" Tab.

Every Shift:

  • Fill the shift checklist
  • Log screen shots of RICH temperature and scaler maps. Log in HBLOG and RICH logbook.

Regularly:

  • reset & check spectra frequently (every 30 - 60 minutes)
    • Some plots in mon12 have a choice of histogram sets per sector, select buttons at the bottom of the plot. Only the currently selected set ends up in the logbook entry.
    • that means you have to look at all sectors for these histograms
Backup shifter contact info
Name Email Cell phone
Bob Cat bob@cat.org
John Doe johndoe@gmail.com

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