First steps with protons at the end of week 43
Action	Species	bunches/beam	Time  (shift)	Comment	Group
ALICE squeeze to 1.0 m, beta beating measurement	p	2	2	Done with protons for accuracy	ABP, OP	From 07:00 or earlier, Friday 28/10/2011	Done
Aperture measurement	p	2	0.5		ABP, OP		Done
Checking/setting injection orbit	p	2	0.5	Calibrate BCTs	OP	??
				Injection of high intensity proton bunch
				Injection of low intensity proton bunch			Done
Programme for this weekend, some change of order is possible.
Action	Species	bunches/beam	Time  (shift)	Comment	Group	Estimated start time
ALICE polarity flip			0.5	ACCESS and recovery		05/11/2011 16:00
Injection and circulating beams (already done for Beam 2 in p-Pb MD)	Pb	2 (filled for colliding)	1	Establish the orbit	OP	05/11/2011 20:00	Done
				BI check	BI	05/11/2011 21:00	Skipped
				Re-steering of TLs (if needed)	ABT	05/11/2011 22:00	OK
				RF capture	RF	05/11/2011 23:00	Done
				Injection oscillation check	OP	06/11/2011 00:00	Done
				450 GeV dump ok	ABT	06/11/2011 00:30	OK
				BGI (if needed)	BI	06/11/2011 01:00	To do
Ramp, squeeze, collision set-up	Pb	2 colliding	1	Collimators ramp	OP	06/11/2011 01:30	Done
				Squeeze		06/11/2011 02:30	Done
				No collisions in LHCb.	COLL	06/11/2011 04:00	Done
				Find collisions with 80 micro rad Xing angle in IP2, 60 min collisions for experiments (2 hour warning requested)	OP		Done
				Check orbit	OP		Done
Loss Maps	Pb	2	1	IP2 TCTs setup,  ALPHA reference orbit, Loss maps (collisions) + Async dump	OP, COLL	06/11/2011 11:00	Done
Loss Maps	Pb	2	0.2	Loss maps (450 GeV) + Async dump if necessary (collimation team decision)	OP, COLL		Done
Loss Maps			1	Ramp, end of squeeze separated loss maps both beams, off energy loss map	OP, COLL		Done
TECHNICAL STOP			15			Mon-Fri
Recommissioning	Pb		1 (hoped)		OP	Friday night
Test cycle with collimator functions	Pb		0.5		OP
Transverse damper setup	Pb		0.75	Setup for ions	RF
First stable beams	Pb	2 colliding	1	Ramp with two beams, squeeze, checks, Stable beams	OP	Saturday
Physics	Pb	2 colliding	1	Stable Beams	OP
Increase intensity (1)	Pb	170	1 or 2	Increase bunch number	OP
Increase intensity (2)	Pb	358	1	Increase bunch number	OP	…
LHCb magnet switch-on			0.1	At most efficient time	OP
p-Pb injection, ramp	p,Pb	(588,2)	0.75	PRIORITY feasibility test	ABP, OP	Wednesday 08:00
p-Pb pilot physics	p,Pb	(2,2)	0.5	Stable Beams	ABP,OP
p-Pb pilot physics	p,Pb	(~20,~20)	1	Stable Beams	ABP,OP
p-Pb injection, ramp	p,Pb	(588,many)	0.75	Final feasibility test	ABP,OP
LHCb magnet switch-off			0.1		OP
Physics	Pb	358		Steady physics	OP
To be scheduled later in the Pb-Pb run
ALICE polarity reversal
Collimation quench limit measurement	Pb	358	1	Detailed plan to come
Wire scanner, break wire with ions	Pb	358	short	BI test for last fill of year	BI
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