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#** Current Total: 40.05B
 
#** Current Total: 40.05B
 
# Issues
 
# Issues
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#* DAQ issues:
 
#* DAQ issues:
 
#** 5:42 - The DAQ keeps giving us "SEBO: Client has not reported for xx sec." errors, but then recovers after a minute. This happens every ~20mins or so. We will restart the DAQ again after the current run finishes.
 
#** 5:42 - The DAQ keeps giving us "SEBO: Client has not reported for xx sec." errors, but then recovers after a minute. This happens every ~20mins or so. We will restart the DAQ again after the current run finishes.
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# Accelerator Status over the last 24 hrs
 
# Accelerator Status over the last 24 hrs
−
#* Accelerator busy with Hall C until 05:00
+
#* beam delivery was fairly good (55%) until late evening
−
#* Hall D first given beam at 05:20
+
#* south linac cold box tripped around 22:30, 4hr recovery estimated
−
#* Data collection at 50nA started at 08:00
+
#* recovery was progressing, but tripped again around 03:30
−
# Hall-D/GlueX items
+
#* MCC estimates Saturday morning at earliest
−
#* In the last 24 hours:
+
# Progress with GlueX program in last 24 hours
−
#** Low-intensity production started at 08:00
+
#* Low-intensity production started at 10:00
−
#** Long mode run (10 minutes) done at
+
#** 1e-4rl amorphous radiator @ 100uA : [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3467007 trigger rates]
−
#** Current Total: 40.05B
+
#*** 7kHz physics triggers (BCAL + FCAL) : 200M collected
−
# Issues
+
#*** 11kHz minimum-bias triggers (TAGM * ST) : 330M collected
−
 
+
# Beam quality checks
−
#* DAQ issues:
+
#* [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3466802 analysis of harp scans]
−
#** 5:42 - The DAQ keeps giving us "SEBO: Client has not reported for xx sec." errors, but then recovers after a minute. This happens every ~20mins or so. We will restart the DAQ again after the current run finishes.
+
#* [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3466816 MO drift measurements]
−
#** ~22:00 - Monitoring stops working, have to start/stop runs several times to get events flowing through secondary ET
+
#* [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3466914 beam stability]
 +
# Data quality checks
 +
#* monitoring plots now showing up reliably
 +
#* now running fADC250 in compressed mode
 +
#* [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3466869 new "enhancement" in TAGH occupancy]
 +
# Record keeping quality
 +
#* confusion about gas supply entries in shift checklist
 +
#* "no" on to-do checklist items (EPICS screenshot logged)
 +
# Special runs planned for next week
 +
#* TAC run (8 hrs)
 +
#* long mode (10 min.)
 +
#* DAQ team wants to do some measurements (non-invasive)
 +
#* level-3 tests
 +
#* FDC HV test
 
# Monitoring
 
# Monitoring
 
#* low-level report
 
#* low-level report
−
# Run Plan
+
# Run plan for over the weekend
−
#* Production
+
#* Standard production with diamond/amo run sequence
−
#* Triggers: In-time random? Min-bias? FCAL+BCAL+ST?
+
# Offline Analysis
 +
# Possible program at 5.5 GeV
 +
## Straight tracks (solenoid off) 10h, 8h ramp down
 +
## TAC measurements 8h
 +
## FDC HV & threshold scan 2h
 +
## DAQ high luminosity 4h
 +
## 20µm Diamond alignment 8h+16h
 +
## AC raster calibration 4h+4h
 +
## L1 high intensity test 8h
 +
## L3 high intensity test 4h
 +
## TOF new base test 2h (or parasitic with other measurements)
 +
## Study rates for TOF trigger for CPP experiment 4h
 +
# AOB
 +
 
 +
==Monday, March  13 ==
 +
{|border
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|-
 +
|width="50" align="center"| Shift
 +
|width="50" align="center"| ABU
 +
|width="50" align="center"| BNA
 +
|width="50" align="center"| BANU
 +
|-
 +
|Day  ||align="center"| 0:00 ||align="center"| 8:00 ||align="center"| 0:00
 +
|-
 +
|Swing ||align="center"| 0:00 ||align="center"| 8:00 ||align="center"| 0:00
 +
|-
 +
|Owl  ||align="center"| 0:00 ||align="center"| 8:00 ||align="center"| 0:00
 +
|-
 +
|Total ||align="center"| 0:00 ||align="center"| 24:00 ||align="center"| 0:00
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|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
 
 +
# Accelerator Status
 +
#* [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3467275 CHL suffered a "hard landing" during second cold box trip on 3/10]
 +
#* report from the 8:00 meeting in MCC
 +
#* outlook for remainder of this run
 +
# GlueX status
 +
#* solenoid magent is OFF
 +
#* one solenoid PS trip over weekend, reason unknown
 +
#* cosmic triggers were collected over weekend (130M so far)
 +
# Possible program at 5.5 GeV
 +
## Straight tracks (solenoid off) 10h, 8h ramp down
 +
## TAC measurements 8h
 +
## FDC HV & threshold scan 2h
 +
## DAQ high luminosity 4h
 +
## 20µm Diamond alignment 8h+16h
 +
## AC raster calibration 4h+4h
 +
## L1 high intensity test 8h
 +
## L3 high intensity test 4h
 +
## TOF new base test 2h (or parasitic with other measurements)
 +
## Study rates for TOF trigger for CPP experiment 4h
 +
# Systematics studies
 +
#* [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3467344 collimator halo with pin-hole insert]
 +
#* [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3467378 PARA/PERP polarization offset from beam-collimator misalignment]
 +
# Monitoring
 +
# Offline Analysis
 +
# AOB
 +
 
 +
== Wednesday, March 15 ==
 +
Totals for this past week
 +
{|border
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|-
 +
|width="50" align="center"| Shift
 +
|width="50" align="center"| ABU
 +
|width="50" align="center"| BNA
 +
|width="50" align="center"| BANU
 +
|-
 +
|Total ||align="center"| 10:34 ||align="center"| *** ||align="center"| 1:12
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
# Accelerator Status
 +
#* [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3467275 CHL suffered a "hard landing" during second cold box trip on 3/10]
 +
#* report from the 8:00 meeting in MCC
 +
#* outlook for fall 2017
 +
# GlueX status
 +
#* solenoid magent is OFF
 +
#* cosmic triggers are being collected
 +
# Conclusions from systematics studies
 +
#* [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3467344 collimator halo with pin-hole insert]
 +
#* [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3467516 PARA/PERP polarization offset from beam-collimator misalignment]
 +
#* [https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3467614 BCAL charged track efficiency study]
 +
# Monitoring
 
# Offline Analysis
 
# Offline Analysis
−
#* TAC runs?
 
 
# AOB
 
# AOB

Latest revision as of 08:38, 15 March 2017

<- Back to Run Coordination Meetings: Spring 2017 Run

Thursday, March 9

Shift ABU BNA BANU
Day 0:40 7:18 0:02
Swing 0:0 8:0 0.0
Owl 0:24 6:55 0:41
Total 1:04 22:13 0:43


  1. Accelerator Status over the last 24 hrs
    • Accelerator busy with Hall C until 05:00
    • Hall D first given beam at 05:20
    • Data collection at 50nA started at 08:00
  2. Hall-D/GlueX items
    • In the last 24 hours:
      • Low-intensity production started at 08:00
      • Long mode run (10 minutes) done at
      • Current Total: 40.05B
  3. Issues
    • DAQ issues:
      • 5:42 - The DAQ keeps giving us "SEBO: Client has not reported for xx sec." errors, but then recovers after a minute. This happens every ~20mins or so. We will restart the DAQ again after the current run finishes.
      • ~22:00 - Monitoring stops working, have to start/stop runs several times to get events flowing through secondary ET
  4. Monitoring
    • low-level report
  5. Run Plan
    • Production
    • Triggers: In-time random? Min-bias? FCAL+BCAL+ST?
  6. Offline Analysis
    • TAC runs?
  7. AOB

Friday, March 10

Shift ABU BNA BANU
Day 4:05 3:27 0:27
Swing 5:26 2:32 0:02
Owl 0:0 8:0 0:0
Total 9:30 13:59 0:29


  1. Accelerator Status over the last 24 hrs
    • beam delivery was fairly good (55%) until late evening
    • south linac cold box tripped around 22:30, 4hr recovery estimated
    • recovery was progressing, but tripped again around 03:30
    • MCC estimates Saturday morning at earliest
  2. Progress with GlueX program in last 24 hours
    • Low-intensity production started at 10:00
      • 1e-4rl amorphous radiator @ 100uA : trigger rates
        • 7kHz physics triggers (BCAL + FCAL) : 200M collected
        • 11kHz minimum-bias triggers (TAGM * ST) : 330M collected
  3. Beam quality checks
  4. Data quality checks
  5. Record keeping quality
    • confusion about gas supply entries in shift checklist
    • "no" on to-do checklist items (EPICS screenshot logged)
  6. Special runs planned for next week
    • TAC run (8 hrs)
    • long mode (10 min.)
    • DAQ team wants to do some measurements (non-invasive)
    • level-3 tests
    • FDC HV test
  7. Monitoring
    • low-level report
  8. Run plan for over the weekend
    • Standard production with diamond/amo run sequence
  9. Offline Analysis
  10. Possible program at 5.5 GeV
    1. Straight tracks (solenoid off) 10h, 8h ramp down
    2. TAC measurements 8h
    3. FDC HV & threshold scan 2h
    4. DAQ high luminosity 4h
    5. 20µm Diamond alignment 8h+16h
    6. AC raster calibration 4h+4h
    7. L1 high intensity test 8h
    8. L3 high intensity test 4h
    9. TOF new base test 2h (or parasitic with other measurements)
    10. Study rates for TOF trigger for CPP experiment 4h
  11. AOB

Monday, March 13

Shift ABU BNA BANU
Day 0:00 8:00 0:00
Swing 0:00 8:00 0:00
Owl 0:00 8:00 0:00
Total 0:00 24:00 0:00


  1. Accelerator Status
  2. GlueX status
    • solenoid magent is OFF
    • one solenoid PS trip over weekend, reason unknown
    • cosmic triggers were collected over weekend (130M so far)
  3. Possible program at 5.5 GeV
    1. Straight tracks (solenoid off) 10h, 8h ramp down
    2. TAC measurements 8h
    3. FDC HV & threshold scan 2h
    4. DAQ high luminosity 4h
    5. 20µm Diamond alignment 8h+16h
    6. AC raster calibration 4h+4h
    7. L1 high intensity test 8h
    8. L3 high intensity test 4h
    9. TOF new base test 2h (or parasitic with other measurements)
    10. Study rates for TOF trigger for CPP experiment 4h
  4. Systematics studies
  5. Monitoring
  6. Offline Analysis
  7. AOB

Wednesday, March 15

Totals for this past week

Shift ABU BNA BANU
Total 10:34 *** 1:12
  1. Accelerator Status
  2. GlueX status
    • solenoid magent is OFF
    • cosmic triggers are being collected
  3. Conclusions from systematics studies
  4. Monitoring
  5. Offline Analysis
  6. AOB
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