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Week 15: Machine Coordinators:    Oliver Bruening - Joerg Wenninger

Latest plan: link (version of 14 April, 18:00)

List of End of Fill studies (in work)

Day Short summary/plan Link to reports from 8:30 and 17:00 meetings
Sunday 18th April 2010
  • 07h00-11h30: prepare physics fill.
  • 11h30-15h00: STABLE BEAMS.
  • 15h0023h00: squeeze to 2-2-2-2 m, optics measurements, TCT tests.
  • 23h00-XXhXX: prepare physics fill.
Presentation at the 8:30 meeting
Saturday 17th April 2010
  • 06h00-15h00: STABLE BEAMS.
  • 15h00-01h00: squeeze to 2-2-2-2 m, optics measurements, TCT tests.
  • 01h00-06h00: prepare physics fill.
  • 06h00-06h55: STABLE BEAMS. Dumped by SIS interlock (CMW disconnect).
Presentation at the 8:30 meeting
Friday 16th April 2010
  • 06h00-09h00: STABLE BEAMS.
  • 09h00-14h30: squeeze to 2-2-2-2 m. Measurements on the way. Lost beam from SIS (CMW problem).
  • 16h00-21h00: access and recovery.
  • 21h00-00h00: LBDS studies at injection
  • 00h00-08h00: prepare physics fill and STABLE BEAMS.
Presentation at the 8:30 meeting
Thursday 15th April 2010
  • 02h00-09h00: STABLE BEAMS.
  • 09h00-18h00: squeeze to 2-9-2-2 m. Measurements on the way. Stopped by current limit on QTL11 in IR2.
  • 18h00-20h30: ramp down.
  • 20h30-02h00: high intensity injection.
  • 02h00-06h00: prepare for physics fill.
  • 06h00: STABLE BEAMS
Presentation at the 8:30 meeting
Wednesday 14th April 2010
  • 06h00-10h00: STABLE BEAMS.
  • 10h00-16h00: squeeze to 2-2-2-2 m. Measurements on the way. Lost during IR8 squeeze.
  • 16h00-18h00: ramp down.
  • 18h30-22h30: MPS tests - LBDS.
  • 22h30: prepare for physics fill.
Presentation at the 8:30 meeting
Tuesday 13th April 2010
  • 08h10-10h00: STABLE BEAMS.
  • 10h00-20h00: squeeze to 2-10-2-2 m. Measurements on the way, TCT adjustments, loss maps.
  • 20h00-21h30: Ramp down.
  • 21h30-24h00: Test ramp, dump at 800 GeV.
  • 24h00: prepare for physics fill.

 

Presentation at the 8:30 meeting

Monday 12th April 2010
  • Prepare physics fill
  • 09h30: STABLE BEAMS.
  • 17:30: Lost cryo conditions (noisy Temp signal) and beam while preparing to squeeze.
  • 17h30-21h00: Pre-cycle, access for CMS and ALICE.
  • 21h00-04h00: Prepare physics fill. Various issues related to RF, orbit, XPOC...
  • 05h30: STABLE BEAMS
Presentation at the 8:30 meeting

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