Difference between revisions of "Installation and Commissioning"

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* HRS Detector Checkout
 
* HRS Detector Checkout
** VDC Wiremaps [[:File:placeholder.pdf|(placeholder slides)]]
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** VDC Wire Hits [[:File:placeholder.pdf|(placeholder slides)]]
** TDC distributions of hodoscopes and GC [[:File:placeholder.pdf|(placeholder slides)]]
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** TDC distributions of scintillators, VDCs, and GC [[:File:placeholder.pdf|(placeholder slides)]]
** FastBus ADC distributions of hodoscopes, GC, and calorimeters [[:File:placeholder.pdf|(placeholder slides)]]
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** FastBus ADC distributions of scintillators, GC, and calorimeters [[:File:placeholder.pdf|(placeholder slides)]]
** FlashADC distributions of hodoscopes, GC, and calorimeters [[:File:placeholder.pdf|(placeholder slides)]]
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** FlashADC distributions of scintillators, GC, and calorimeters [[:File:placeholder.pdf|(placeholder slides)]]
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** HV GUI (we check this frequently anyway....)
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** Document the Official HV save file
  
 
* Beamline
 
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** Clock run with raster on, check and compare fastbus and Flash raster signals [[:File:placeholder.pdf|(placeholder slides)]]
 
** Clock run with raster on, check and compare fastbus and Flash raster signals [[:File:placeholder.pdf|(placeholder slides)]]
  
* Set Initial Spectrometer Angles
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* Spectrometer Angles
 
** LHRS: ??.?? degrees
 
** LHRS: ??.?? degrees
 
** RHRS: ??.?? degrees
 
** RHRS: ??.?? degrees
  
* Set Initial Magnet Settings
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* Magnets
 
** Decide on scaling function for Q1s (not linear!)
 
** Decide on scaling function for Q1s (not linear!)
** LHRS Momentum: ??.?? GeV/c
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** Test LHRS full momentum range
** RHRS Momentum: ??.?? GeV/c
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** Test RHRS full momentum range
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** LHRS Initial Momentum: ??.?? GeV/c
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** RHRS Initial Momentum: ??.?? GeV/c
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* Software
 
* Software
 
** Demonstrate/write-up new Strip Chart procedure
 
** Demonstrate/write-up new Strip Chart procedure
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** Verify BTA functionality
 
** Demonstrate working Podd1.6, ROOT6, replay and online plots with cosmics
 
** Demonstrate working Podd1.6, ROOT6, replay and online plots with cosmics
 
** Demonstrate updated spotL/spotR code (take special run with clock trigger and raster on)
 
** Demonstrate updated spotL/spotR code (take special run with clock trigger and raster on)
 
** Demonstrate updated online liveTime calculations with cosmics/clock
 
** Demonstrate updated online liveTime calculations with cosmics/clock
  
==With Beam==
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==With First Beam==
  
 
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<li> Detector Checkout
 
<li> Detector Checkout
 
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   <li> VDC wiremaps and efficiencies
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   <li> VDC wire hits and efficiencies
   <li> TDC distributions of hodoscopes and GC
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   <li> TDC distributions of scintillators, VDCs, and GC
   <li> fastbus ADC distributions of hodoscopes, GC, and calorimeters
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   <li> fastbus ADC distributions of scintillators, GC, and calorimeters
   <li> FlashADC distributions of hodoscopes and GC
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   <li> FlashADC distributions of scintillators and GC
 
   <li> Check all scalers
 
   <li> Check all scalers
 
   <li> check thresholds
 
   <li> check thresholds

Revision as of 10:50, 11 October 2017

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Installation Schedule

Target Installation

Other Installation (e.g.,parasitic test)

Survey Info

Beam Instrumentation

Target Positions

Spectrometer Angles

  • HRS-L
Angle Time Experiment Run Number Ranges Report Comment
20 02/01/2017 MARATHON 1111 ~ 2222 link
  • HRS-L
Angle Time Experiment Run Number Ranges Report Comment
20 02/01/2017 MARATHON 1111 ~ 2222 link

Commissioning Plan

Before Beam

  • Spectrometer Angles
    • LHRS: ??.?? degrees
    • RHRS: ??.?? degrees
  • Magnets
    • Decide on scaling function for Q1s (not linear!)
    • Test LHRS full momentum range
    • Test RHRS full momentum range
    • LHRS Initial Momentum: ??.?? GeV/c
    • RHRS Initial Momentum: ??.?? GeV/c


  • Software
    • Demonstrate/write-up new Strip Chart procedure
    • Verify BTA functionality
    • Demonstrate working Podd1.6, ROOT6, replay and online plots with cosmics
    • Demonstrate updated spotL/spotR code (take special run with clock trigger and raster on)
    • Demonstrate updated online liveTime calculations with cosmics/clock

With First Beam

  1. Beamline
    1. Beam Centering
    2. Raster Size Calibration
    3. BPM Calibration (Bullseye scan)
    4. BCM Calibration
    5. ARC Energy Measurement (parasitic only)
  2. Trigger Timing Checkout
  3. Detector Checkout
    1. VDC wire hits and efficiencies
    2. TDC distributions of scintillators, VDCs, and GC
    3. fastbus ADC distributions of scintillators, GC, and calorimeters
    4. FlashADC distributions of scintillators and GC
    5. Check all scalers
    6. check thresholds
  4. HRS Optics
  5. Detector Calibrations
  6. Target

Commissioning Results

Optics commissioning runs

BPM calibration runs (Bull's eye scan)

Relative position LHRS CODA run RHRS CODA run Harp scan entry no.
(0,0)
(2,2)
(2,-2)
(-2,-2)
(-2,2)
(3,3)
(-3,-3)

BCM calibration runs

Beam Current (uA) LHRS CODA run RHRS CODA run BCM logger Comments
5
10
15
20
25

Target Boiling Study

  • H3 Target
Run number Target Beam Current Raster Size Ebeam [GeV] P0 [GeV/c] θe [deg] Comment
H3 25uA 2x2 cm
H3 15uA 2x2 cm
H3 5uA 2x2 cm
  • He3 Target
Run number Target Beam Current Raster Size Ebeam [GeV] P0 [GeV/c] θe [deg] Comment
He3 25uA 2x2 cm
He3 15uA 2x2 mm
He3 5uA 2x2 cm


  • C12 target for a normalization check for beam-current dependent rate check.
Run number Target Beam Current Raster Size Ebeam [GeV] P0 [GeV/c] θe [deg] Comment
Carbon-Foil 25uA 2x2 mm
Carbon-Foil 15uA 2x2 mm
Carbon-Foil 5uA 2x2 mm

Beam Energy Measurements

Energy of central ray (MeV) Dispersive mode Halog entry
11000.00
4400
2200


Dedicated Commissioning Plans

(ee') SRC (x>1)

MARATHON

(ee'p) SRC

(ee'K) Hypernucleus