Difference between revisions of "Run Plan for Kaon LT Luminosity Scan"

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=== 1 - 70uA LH<sub>2</sub> ===
 
=== 1 - 70uA LH<sub>2</sub> ===
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# LH<sub>2</sub>target (unchanged)
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# LH<sub>2</sub> target (unchanged)
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# '''Switch off SHMS DCs''': expecting ~1MHz rate which will trip the DCs
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# Run at highest current available if we can't reach 70uA (likely)
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## If 70uA is not available and we run at lower current, we might be able to keep DCs on. 58uA is the highest current we know for sure we can run without issues, but not it is currently unknown at which exact current the DCs start to trip.
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## '''If running at 70uA: switch OFF SHMS DCs''': expecting ~1MHz rate which will trip the DCs
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## '''Else: keep DCs ON and carefully monitor if running at lower current''': ~58uA is the highest current we know we should be able to run without issues in this setting, but it is currently unknown at which exact current the DCs start to trip.
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# Try to take a good 12min run with minimal trips
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=== 2 - 65uA C-1.5% ===
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# Change target to C-1.5%
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# Run at highest current available if we can't reach 65uA (likely)
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## '''Ensure SHMS DCs are ON and carefully monitor''': rate should be bit lower
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### '''If tripping is an issue, turn SHMS DCs OFF'''
 
# Try to take a good 12min run with minimal trips
 
# Try to take a good 12min run with minimal trips

Revision as of 07:55, 15 October 2018

Goal

The electrons in the HMS will be used to monitor cryotarget boiling, while the positive polarity SHMS will be used to investigate the reliability of hadron tracking efficiencies at high rates. We will use three different targets:

  • standard 10cm LH2
  • C (z=1.5% RL) - maximum current 65uA
  • Al dummy - maximum current 40uA

Initial Setup

  1. Set PS1 and PS3 DAQ rates to 1.5kHz, to give a total rate to disk of about 3kHz.
  2. Increase EDTM trigger rate to 10kHz, to ensure that after prescaling there are 10k-100k EDTM events per run.
  3. Ensure the raster is on (2x2)

During scan

  1. Monitor number of EDTM events: to ensure 10k-100k events/run
  2. Try to get runs with minimum of beam trips: In particular, there might be a high number of trips due to the SHMS diffusor ion chambers at this small angle when running above 50uA. MCC can fix this by selectively changing the thresholds in the offending chambers. See here for more info.
  3. Be wary of DC HV trips in SHMS: we are at a small angle, for some of the higher currents we will have to switch off the HV for the SHMS DCs
  4. Use the highest current we can get: If MCC can't reach a current, we take data at the highest current that they can reach instead. This might mean we need to skip the highest luminosity settings.

Sweep 1

0. Preparation

Rotate HMS to 12.50 degrees, everything else is unchanged.

  1. PHMS = -3.266 GeV/c (unchanged)
  2. θHMS = 12.50 deg (NEW)
  3. PHMS = 6.842 GeV/c (unchanged)
  4. θHMS = 6.49 deg (unchanged)

1 - 70uA LH2

  1. LH2 target (unchanged)
  2. Run at highest current available if we can't reach 70uA (likely)
    1. If running at 70uA: switch OFF SHMS DCs: expecting ~1MHz rate which will trip the DCs
    2. Else: keep DCs ON and carefully monitor if running at lower current: ~58uA is the highest current we know we should be able to run without issues in this setting, but it is currently unknown at which exact current the DCs start to trip.
  3. Try to take a good 12min run with minimal trips

2 - 65uA C-1.5%

  1. Change target to C-1.5%
  2. Run at highest current available if we can't reach 65uA (likely)
    1. Ensure SHMS DCs are ON and carefully monitor: rate should be bit lower
      1. If tripping is an issue, turn SHMS DCs OFF
  3. Try to take a good 12min run with minimal trips
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