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MICE Operations MICE Operations Linda R. Coney – – UC Riverside UC Riverside Linda R. Coney MAP – – Aug 2013 Aug 2013 MAP 1

Outline Outline � Current Operations Current Operations � � Recent data Recent data- -taking taking � � Shifter & MOM training Shifter & MOM training � � Ongoing Operations efforts Ongoing Operations efforts � � Step IV and VI Operations Step IV and VI Operations � � Organization Organization � � Operational plan Operational plan � � Operations Risks Operations Risks � � Conclusions Conclusions � Coney - MAP - Aug 2013 2

Current Operations: Recent Running Current Operations: Recent Running February 2013 – – Activation run, CKOV commissioning data Activation run, CKOV commissioning data February 2013 � � 14 hours running MICE target with ISIS beam bump at 4V beam loss 14 hours running MICE target with ISIS beam bump at 4V beam loss � � Double previous limit on beam loss – – investigate effects (if any) on activation of beam investigate effects (if any) on activation of beam Double previous limit on beam loss � � line components line components PPS modifications in progress required beam to DSA only – – acceptable for this run acceptable for this run PPS modifications in progress required beam to DSA only � � Successful test – – after post after post- -run analysis, ISIS agreed to new standard loss limit of 4V run analysis, ISIS agreed to new standard loss limit of 4V Successful test � � July 2013 – – two day shifter training period two day shifter training period July 2013 � � 10 new shifters trained as prep for detector commissioning and Step IV running tep IV running 10 new shifters trained as prep for detector commissioning and S � � Refresher course likely to be necessary prior to Step IV running early 2015 Refresher course likely to be necessary prior to Step IV running early 2015 � � Aug 2013 – – short data short data- -taking run prior to EMR commissioning in October taking run prior to EMR commissioning in October Aug 2013 � � Beamline optimization for rate at TOF2 (w/o DS this is low ~5/spill) optimization for rate at TOF2 (w/o DS this is low ~5/spill) Beamline � � PID data for pion/muon discrimination – – for paper for paper PID data for pion/muon discrimination � � TOF calibration, CKOV data TOF calibration, CKOV data � � Quadrupole alignment studies alignment studies Quadrupole � � Went reasonably well – – some issues with target & online systems some issues with target & online systems – – need improve need improve Went reasonably well � � reliability reliability Persistent difficulties w/shifter availability (in spite of recent doubling of trained people) nt doubling of trained people) Persistent difficulties w/shifter availability (in spite of rece � � Coney - MAP - Aug 2013 3

Upcoming Operations Upcoming Operations October 2013 – – EMR commissioning run EMR commissioning run October 2013 � � 1 week debugging detector/DAQ with beam 1 week debugging detector/DAQ with beam � � 3 weeks data- -taking taking 3 weeks data � � MOM for this period under recruitment MOM for this period under recruitment � � Shifter scheduling soon to start – – will require lots of MICE will require lots of MICE Shifter scheduling soon to start � � Call for action on MICE collaborators to take shifts Call for action on MICE collaborators to take shifts � � EMR run prep EMR run prep � � Good news – – Good news � � � C&M expert on site ( C&M expert on site (Pierrick Pierrick Hanlet Hanlet – – IIT) IIT) � � DAQ expert on site ( DAQ expert on site (Yordan Yordan Karadzhov Karadzhov – – UniGeneve UniGeneve) ) � � MAUS expert on site (Chris Rogers MAUS expert on site (Chris Rogers – – RAL) RAL) � � EMR expert on site ( EMR expert on site (Ruslan Ruslan Asfandiyarov Asfandiyarov – – UniGeneve UniGeneve) ) � Decay Solenoid unavailable � � muon rate at TOF2 very low Bad news – – Decay Solenoid unavailable muon rate at TOF2 very low Bad news � � Beamline optics optimization needed for tracks to TOF2 (also useful for optics optimization needed for tracks to TOF2 (also useful for TOF TOF Beamline � � calibration and straight tracks to trackers for Step IV) calibration and straight tracks to trackers for Step IV) Running in 2014 Running in 2014 � � Priority to Step IV installation & commissioning Priority to Step IV installation & commissioning � � Likely to be minimal – Likely to be minimal – primarily system/detector testing & maintenance primarily system/detector testing & maintenance � � Shifter training periods Shifter training periods � � Weekends/short Weekends/short � � Coney - MAP - Aug 2013 4

Current Operations: Training Current Operations: Training � Shifter training Shifter training � � Continue & refine shifter training Continue & refine shifter training � � Difficult to train while taking data Difficult to train while taking data – – difficult to train fully without difficult to train fully without � running running � Increasing pool of trained personnel Increasing pool of trained personnel � � Upcoming EMR commissioning run Upcoming EMR commissioning run � � 3+ weeks of running 3+ weeks of running � � Organizing staffing now Organizing staffing now � � MOM training MOM training � � Institute formalized MOM training Institute formalized MOM training � � Better prepare wide range of MICE collaborators for Better prepare wide range of MICE collaborators for � duties/expectations during MOMing MOMing duties/expectations during � Solicited feedback from recent Solicited feedback from recent MOMs MOMs � � Developing off/on Developing off/on- -site training protocols site training protocols � � Includes documentation, in Includes documentation, in- -person handover, online tools, possible person handover, online tools, possible � remote training remote training Coney - MAP - Aug 2013 5

Ongoing Operations Efforts Ongoing Operations Efforts Continued development of all Online systems for incoming equipment nt Continued development of all Online systems for incoming equipme � � Necessary emphasis on reliability and longevity Necessary emphasis on reliability and longevity � � Improve/integrate C&M systems Improve/integrate C&M systems � � Run Control Run Control � � Use of Configuration Database (CDB) Use of Configuration Database (CDB) � � State machines – – Spectrometer Solenoids (SS), Focus Coil (FC), Decay Solenoid (D Spectrometer Solenoids (SS), Focus Coil (FC), Decay Solenoid (DS) S) State machines � � System monitoring – – MLCR computing, HV, Hall & Rack Room environment, Alarm MLCR computing, HV, Hall & Rack Room environment, Alarm System monitoring � � Handler Handler Computing Computing � � New head of MICE Computing (Chris Rogers, RAL) New head of MICE Computing (Chris Rogers, RAL) � � Stabilize support for (Janusz Janusz Martiniak Martiniak, Imperial) and availability of preproduction CDB , Imperial) and availability of preproduction CDB Stabilize support for ( � � Automate data- -mover mover Automate data � � DAQ – – incorporate EMR & Trackers, new trigger system incorporate EMR & Trackers, new trigger system DAQ � � Timing – Timing – with tracker (successfully done with single station) & next wit with tracker (successfully done with single station) & next with RF h RF… … � � Online Monitoring & Reconstruction Online Monitoring & Reconstruction � � Finish resurrection/upgrades to Online Monitoring (low level detector, DAQ info) ector, DAQ info) Finish resurrection/upgrades to Online Monitoring (low level det � � Online Reco Reco/Data Quality /Data Quality – – add EMR, KL add EMR, KL Online � � Implement Global Reconstruction Implement Global Reconstruction � � Coney - MAP - Aug 2013 6