Revision as of 09:33, 6 October 2021

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Useful Links

• Fall 2021 Shift Schedule
• Hall-C Controls
• Hall-C Logbook
• MCC White Board

Accelerator Status

1. Beam was restored yesterday (mid-Swing) and has been very stable since maintenance/beam recovery. Only minor 1.5-hr downtime during today Owl and a 15-min. downtime recently ~8:45 to 9:00
   • See Oct 05 Day Beam Summary, Oct 05 Swing Beam Summary, Oct 06 Owl Beam Summary

Hall C Status

1. Oct 05 Day (yesterday):
   • During accelerator maintenance day, Hall C did a full survey for Ellen Becker to investigate the underlying cause of the SHMS frequent interlocks: SHMQ Q1 Interlock. She concluded that the most likely cause is the use of a bad brand of power supply, as the two most recent interlocks had the same symptoms on the faulty power supply. She replaced it with a new brand of power supply. See log-entry SHMS Q1 Interlock Fixed
2. Oct 05 Swing (yesterday) --> Oct 06 Owl/Day (today)
   • Peaceful PION-LT production data-taking since beam restoration after maintenance day.

Current Run Plan

1. Hall C BCM Calibration has been postponed until further notice from Dave Mack.
2. Continue taking production data on LH2 target with 45 uA beam at kinematics (SHMS: 8.035 GeV/c, 5.505 deg | HMS: -1.026 GeV/c, 47.07 deg)
   • As of 05:28 today (Owl Shift), we have accumulated: pions (19.75 %) (thanks Richard)

Current Issues

1. Target ladder camera was identified to be bad: Joe Beaufait will purchase a replacement in the next funding cycle ( PENDING )
   • Still need to follow-up with Joe about when the purchase can be done.
2. HMS Dipole NMR GUI displays Itrue = 0, even though it was set to a specified current --> HMS Dipole Readback . This issue was addressed by Ellen Becker, during the Controlled Access that was done to fix the SHMS Q1 Interlock yesterday. --> HMS Dipole Readback Fixed ( CLEARED )
3. Radiation rope set by RADCON near HMS will certainly cause problems if the HMS is rotated, as the rope passes right through the HMS center.
   • I have notified the Crew Chief who will let RADCON know about this as I could not contact RADCON. Stephen Kay checked, and the the rope is actually part of a spool attached to the HMS so that when it rotates, the spool extends. ( CLEARED )

Special Requests

1. Contact Ellen Becker if there is an opportunity to access the hall (~ 4 hours). This is for diagnosing the SHMS power supply. ( CLEARED )
   • Given the recurrent magnet interlocks in the Oct 05 Owl Shift, and that the Accelerator is down for maintenance, Ellen will take this opportunity to diagnose the SHMS, and given the time, the HMS magnet power supplies to try and resolve the cause of the interlocks. As of 13:00, Ellen has replaced the faulty power supply with a new brand, and she suggests that the new brand of power supply is used, as it is suspected that the issue is with the previous brand. See log entry --> SHMS Q1 Interlock Fixed