Beam and Raster Checkout for A1n/d2n (Short Procedure)

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Establish beam in the hall

 Goals 
 - Using "Target Out" location, make sure beam reaches beam dump without hitting anything.

Initial Raster check with YAG Viewer

 Goals 
 - Establish beam to be roughly centered in beam pipe by locating it on YAG viewer just upstream of target.
 - Turn on Raster and verify beam profile expands as expected.
   
 Setup 
 - Beam Current:   Tune Beam (Viewer limited)
 - Target:         No Target
 - Raster:         Off; 5mm diameter
 Procedure
 - Call MCC to insert YAG viewer on Hall C superharp girder.
 - start with raster off, MCC should post a picture, verify beam spot roughly centered.
 - if the beam energy has changed, check that on the Hall C Raster Control GUI it is initialized for the correct beam energy (at the top of the GUI).
 - request raster on:  5mm diameter
 - ask MCC to post a video of the viewer. It should show beam spot on viewer expanding larger than raster off case, and the beam spot size should show a breathing pattern. 
 - MCC will retract viewer after check is done.
 - An example of what to look for can be found in https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3764451
 - Another example posted in elog: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3768480
 - Here is an example of how to interpret the images on the YAG viewer: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3749551 (taken during initial beam checkout in December 2019).

Harp scans

 Goals 
 - Verify operation of Harp scanners w/ beam.
 - Establish acceptable beam profile. 
 Note
 - We need sigma=100-300um. 
 - If sigma is larger than 300um, ask MCC to tune beam. 
 - Once sigma reaches below 350um, call RC for advice on whether we should accept the beam.
 Setup 
 - Beam Current:   5 uA CW
 - Target:         No Target 
 - Raster:         Off
 Procedure
 - Verify that the raster is OFF for the harp scans at the target (3H07) 
 - Ask for harp scans with IHA3H07A and IHA3H07B
 - verify beam profile (nominal 100--300um sigma in peak 3) on at least one scanner on Hall C upstream beamline (good to check 3H07A/B)
 - One can go more sophisticated and calculate the beam size at the target, see algorithm in https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3768482

Check Beam Positions

 Goal 
 - Do this if nominal beam positions are already established.
 Setup 
 - Beam Current:   5 uA CW
 - Target:         No Target
 Procedure
 - With "No Target" position, ask for 5uA CW and verify beam position with established nominal position
 - Check and make sure Hall C orbit lock is on at the nominal positions, for an example see https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3768504 (not sure where to find this window though -- please fix me).

Target/Beam centering, Raster checkout

 Goals 
 - Establish beam position on target, check/confirm raster size
 - This step is optional, consult RC whether we need to do this.
 Procedure
 - see https://hallcweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php/Beam_and_Raster_Checkout_for_A1n/d2n_(Long_Procedure)#Target.2FBeam_centering.2C_Raster_checkout