Help with Check List Items

Help with Page 1

What	Where to find it	How to do it
DATE (month-day-year)	As given by Run Control	Enter as MM/DD/YY
Time (24 hour clock)	As given by Run Control	Write the time into the cell
Your Name	As given by your parents	Write legibly
Beam Conditions from Overview Screen, DAQ, MEDMs, and Scalers
Beam Energy (MeV)	Large TV monitor on top of console, displaying accelerator program.	Get the beam energy of Hall C and write it down
Beam Current	Xterm on the far top-left. Look for the BCM screen. The two values indicate two different measurements and should be similar.	Write the beam current in the cell.
Rates on BLM's	Check rates on Upstream and Downstream BLM. On cdaqs1: run scaler_display	Write down rates for the BLMs
HMS Trigger Rate (vis. scalers)	Red digital readouts in the right-center of the console.	How many HMS triggers occur over roughly 10 sec.? Divide by 10 and write down the result.
SOS Trigger Rate (vis. scalers)	Red digital readouts in the right-center of the console.	How many SOS triggers occur over roughly 10 sec.? Divide by 10 and write down the result.
HMS Dead Time (vis. scalers)	Red digital readouts in the right-center of the console.	Compute: 1-[(HMS trigger)/(HMS pretrigger)] Write it in the field.
SOS Dead Time (vis. scalers)	Red digital readouts in the right-center of the console.	Compute: 1-[(SOS trigger)/(SOS pretrigger)] Write it in the field.
IPM3H00A nominal? (medm)	Xterm on the fartop- left. Look for the BPM screen.	Record the displayed beam position. Compare it with the nominal position posted on the white board or sticky note.
IPM3H00B nominal? (medm)	Xterm on the fartop- left. Look for the BPM screen.	Record the displayed beam position. Compare it with the nominal position posted on the white board or sticky note.
Fast Raster R$_{max}$,Ix,Iy (medm)	Xterm on the top of the right console. Look for the raster_hlc_FR window.	In the ``set spiral magnet current'' field, record: R$_{max}$= Radius(mm) Ix=MRAT301H Iy=MRAT301V
Slow Raster? (medm)
Møller Target	Xterm on the top of the left console. Find the target section of the Møller Polarimeter controls screen.	Unless a Møller run is in progress, the target should be retracted ($\sim -3.85$).
Møller LHe/LN2 Levels	Xterm on the top of the left console. Find the liquid levels on the Møller Cryogenics controls screen.	Record the helium and nitrogen liquid levels (percent). They should be near full if the Møller solenoid is being used.

Stats of Recently Replayed Run (from files in the current experiment's online
replay directory, typically: $\sim$cdaq/experiment/replay/scalers/)
Run Number	See the RunControl window for the current run. Record items below for a recently taken and analyzed run.	Enter the run number which gives the results noted in the next few lines.
HMS WC fiducial effi.	grep effic statsrun_number.txt	Record the number on the line labeled ``fid effic''
SOS WC fiducial effi.	grep effic statsrun_number.txt	Record the number on the line labeled ``fid effic''
Computer Deadtime	grep 'D.T.' hmsrun_number.txt	Record the Computer deadtime.
HMS Electronic Deadtime	grep 'D.T.' hmsrun_number.txt	Record the Elec. deadtime.
SOS Electronic Deadtime	grep 'D.T.' hmsrun_number.txt	Record the Elec. deadtime.

Walk-through of Electronics Room
WC Thresholds HMS1/HMS2/SOS	Rack CH03B10. Three digital voltage readouts. Should be 5.5 v for both HMS chambers. 4.0 for SOS.	Record the values.
Unser Monitor Temperature	top of rack CH03B12, LED digits. Nominal 110 degrees.	Record the reading.
HMS Trigger (e.g. 3/4*anything)	CH03B07. NIM crate, third crate from top. Rightmost logic module. Top half.	Where is the coincidence level pin located?
SOS Trigger (e.g. 3/4*anything)	CH03B05. NIM crate, third crate from top. Rightmost logic module. Top half.	Where is the coincidence level pin located?

Gas-Yard Checks (Gas Yard Key is #29
Argon Manifold High/Low (PSI)	Outside gas shed, under roof, right-center.	Record the two pressure gauge readings on the argon gas manifold.
Ethane Manifold High/Low (PSI)	Outside gas shed, under roof, on the right.	Record the two pressures on the ethane gas manifold.
Ethane Bottle Weights (lbs)	Outside gas shed, under roof, on the right.	Record the two bottle weights (digital scales).
Helium bottle Pressure/Flow	Outside gas shed, under roof, on the left.	Record the bottle pressure and the flowmeter reading.

Gas-Shed Checks (Gas Shed Key is #29
SOS Flows: Ar CH1/Eth CH2	Inside gas shed, on the CRT display - channels 1 and 2.	Record the values on the ``Actual flow'' line
HMS Flows: Ar CH3/Eth CH4	Inside gas shed, on the CRT display - channels 3 and 4.	Record the values on the ``Actual flow'' line
HMS/SOS Fridge (degC)	Inside gas shed, digital temperature displays near top of left rack.	Record the temperatures.
Alcohol Bubbling? (HMS/SOS)	Inside gas shed, within refrigerator (left=SOS, right=HMS).	QUICKLY open/close door, verify that gas is bubbling through the alcohol inside the glass dome.

Help with Page 2

What	Where to find it	How to do it
DATE (month-day-year)	See what you wrote on page 1.	Enter it here, too.
Time (24 hour clock)	See what you wrote on page 1.	Enter it here, too.
HMS/SOS Slits	telnet hctsv7 2003 (HMS) or hctsv5 2005 (SOS). See instructions posted above ``SLOW CONTROLS'' Xterm or see the Collimators Howto [4].	Determine and record the slit position as either PION or SIEVE or SMALL or LARGE.
Scattering Chamber Vacuum	Target cryo screen. Ask target operator if needed.	Record the reading.
Target (material, length)	Ask target operator.	Record which target is in the beam.
HMS Shutter Open?	See the LEDs labeled ``HMS SHUTTER'' located above the ``DATA ACQUISITION'' terminal.	Shutter must be ``OUT'' when taking beam.
HMS angle (TV/GUI)	TV Monitor 4 and Spectrometer Rotation GUI	Read the angle and write it down. TV and GUI should agree.
SOS angle (TV/GUI)	TV Monitor and Spectrometer Rotation GUI	Read the angle and write it down. TV and GUI should agree.
Hall Survey (TV)	Scan all the cameras in the hall looking for anything unusual.	Verify that you performed the inspection by checking off the box.
HMS Cer. Temp/Press (TV)	Two LED readouts visible on TV monitor #7. Select the camera labeled ``HMS CERENK''.	Record the values.
SOS Door Closed? (TV)	Note this while doing hall TV survey.	SOS Door should be closed when using SOS.
SOS Cerenkov Pressure (TV)	TV Monitor button labeled SOS Cerenkov	Record the differential pressure. If it is outside the range +0.020 to -0.020 psid, notify an SOS Cerenkov expert as the windows may be damaged.

High Voltages: HV ON and GUI Alarm Enabled?
All HMS Detectors	HMS HV GUI on SLOW CONTROLS xterm.	Verify that GUI is ``RUNNING'' and not indicating any bad channels.
All SOS Detectors	SOS HV GUI on SLOW CONTROLS xterm.	Verify that GUI is ``RUNNING'' and not indicating any bad channels.

Spectrometer Magnets
HMS Q1,2,3 and D Currents: $\pm$ setpt	PC Monitor in center of control console. See HMS magnet controls Howto [] for how to navigate.	Write down current polarities and setpoints.
HMS Q1, Q2, Q3 Hall Fields: $\pm$ reading	On TV monitor #5. Button labeled HMS NMR (it's really a Hall probe). Top to bottom, the three numbers are Hall Probe readings for HMS Q1, Q2, Q3.	Write down the three numbers including sign.
HMS D NMR Field: $\pm$ readback	PC Monitor in center of control console. See HMS magnet controls Howto [] for how to navigate.	Write down the NMR readout.
HMS Q1Q2, Q3, D N2/He Level	PC Monitor in center of control console. See HMS magnet controls Howto [] for how to navigate.	Record He and N2 levels from their respective screens.
SOS Q, B1, B2 Current polarity/setpt	telnet VMEC19 and run the program sos (see posted instructions for username and password)	Record the readings for Polarity and Current Setpoint
SOS Q, B1, B2 Hall Field	telnet VMEC19 and run the program sos (see posted instructions for username and password)	Record the readings for Hall probe field
Enter Screen Snapshots in hclog	Xterm on upper left of console.	Start an hclog entry. Use the Grab Screen and Grab 2nd Picture buttons to add the required MEDM displays to the log entry.
Scan this sheet into hclog when full.	Any Xterm booted on cdaqh1	Place the sheet to be scanned on the scanner in rack CH03B08. Start an hclog entry. Use the ScanIt! button to scan the page, then use the Grab Screen button to grab the display of the scan.