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== Current Experiment ==
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Last updated - see smallprint at the bottom of the page
  
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PrimEx-eta: A Precision Measurement of the η Radiative Decay Width via the Primakoff Effect
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== Run Plan ==
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* Experiment number: E12-10-011 (use in BTA shift information)
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* Proposal: [https://www.jlab.org/exp_prog/proposals/10/PR12-10-011.pdf PAC link]
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== Production running ==
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Production running cycling through targets:
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* '''JD80-212 80um''' diamond, '''200 nA''' beam current
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The plan is to run at 200nA with full LHe4 target and the solenoid and drift chambers on.  
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** 800M events for '''0/90 deg''' and '''PARA''' setting
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** 800M events for '''0/90 deg''' and '''PERP''' setting
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** 800M events for '''45/135 deg''' and '''PARA''' setting
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** 800M events for '''45/135 deg''' and '''PERP''' setting
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* 400M events with '''4.5×10-4 Al 40um''' radiator (on goniometer!), '''300 nA''' beam current
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** Set '''new reference for amorphous radiator''' in CBREM GUI.
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* Runs should be no longer than 2 hours.
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* Keep the state of the production cycle on the whiteboard up-to-date.
  
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* DAQ configuration name: PHYSICS_PRIMEX
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== Special instructions ==
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* Trigger file: CCAL_FCAL_PS_m9.conf
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* Keep the runs to 2h or less.
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== Shift leader  ==
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* Put '''comments''' for each run in the window opened by the DAQ.
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** The comment should at least contain the following information "<radiator> <PARA/PERP>, <beam current>, LH2 target, <typical trigger rate>, <typical live time>, <issues if any>"
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** Example: "JD80-212 80um 45/135 PARA, 200nA, LH2 target, 81kHz, 93% live time"
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** Note: due to a software issue run comments may not show up in RCDB, but they are saved by the DAQ and will be later added to the RCDB entries.
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* Set a new '''amorphous reference''' in the CBREM GUI each time the amorphous radiator is used.
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* Be sure to hit the '''"PARA" or "PERP" button''' in the CBREM GUI when switching diamond targets. Otherwise the diamond alignment may be in an undefined state and the experiment may be flooded with low-energy photons.
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* Watch for '''locked-up FCAL HV bases''' towards the end of a run and clear them before starting a new run. See [https://halldweb.jlab.org/hdops/wiki/index.php/Forward_Calorimeter_Shift#FCAL_High_Voltage_channel_with_yellow_border].
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* Watch the '''DAQ lifetime''' when beam is on. Sometimes it drops to 0%. Just stopping and restarting the run fixes this issue in most cases.
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* [https://forms.gle/N1cU1GWgXr81pWDc6 '''New hdops wiki feedback form is here'''] please use this to report confusing or outdated wiki instruction pages.
  
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Guidelines are at [[Shift_Guidelines_for_Shift_Leader]]
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== Medium Term (1 week) ==
  
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* Remember to include a separate '''list of the runs''' taken during the shift at the end of the summary (for example, see https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3926883)
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* No special plans.
  
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* Remember to log the '''strip charts''' of beam current and position, see [[Slow_Controls_Shift#MYA_Archiver]]
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== Run conditions ==
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** on a gluon machine type myaPlot
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** right-click on the blank space of the myaPlot screen and select "Clone in new LivePlot"
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** right-click on the blank space of the myaPlot screen and select "Load a Configuration"
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** the configuration "beam_conditions" provides the beam current and position information
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* The '''BTA''' guidelines are at [[BTA_guidelines]]. <br> After loading the EPICS values, you may change the values, eg round them up or down.
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* Radiators: see [https://halldweb.jlab.org/hdops/wiki/index.php/Short_Term_Run_Plan#Run_Plan Run Plan]
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** '''BANU values''' >= 5 minutes must be reflected in the PCC value (else the aftermath doesnt work out for RC)
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* Collimator: 5.0 mm
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** '''BANU values''' < 5 minutes may be set to 0
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* TPOL converter: Be 75 um
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* Target: Liquid Hydrogen
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* DAQ configuration
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** RUN = PHYSICS_DIRC
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** SETUP = hd_all.tsg_HLN
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** Production: TRIGGER = FCAL_BCAL_PS_2025_mod_m9.conf
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** Raw-mode runs: TRIGGER = FCAL_BCAL_PS_2025_mod_m10.conf
  
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== Shift worker ==  
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== Current Experiment ==
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GlueX II (with DIRC) & JEF and Alpha
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Guidelines are at [[Guidelines_for_Remote_Worker_Shift]]
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* In the BTM this is "GlueX 2 / JEF"
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* Duties:
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* E12-12-002 [https://misportal.jlab.org/mis/physics/experiments/viewProposal.cfm?paperId=834 GlueX II Proposal]
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*# shift checklist (per shift) [[Shift_Checklist]]
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* E12-10-011 [https://www.jlab.org/exp_prog/proposals/proposal_updates/PR12-10-011_pac37.pdf JEF proposal]
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*# data monitoring plots (per run) [[Online_Monitoring_Shift]]
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* E12-12-002a [https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.01288 Alpha Proposal]
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*# screen shot of CSS GlueX Overview (per run) [[Slow_Controls_Shift#EPICS_Control_Screens]]
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== After beam restoration ==
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* check the '''radiation levels''' without a radiator and then with the radiator listed on the whiteboard (bottom RHS corner of the RH board) - there are columns of values expected with and without the radiator
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* '''retract the radiator''', make sure that the '''collimator is in blocking position'''
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* ask MCC to do their harp scan
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* follow the instructions in https://halldweb.jlab.org/hdops/wiki/index.php/Beam_Line_Detectors_Shift#Radiator_Harp_Scan to do our '''harp scans''' 
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* use the '''harp scan extrapolation''' tool and post screenshots of the plots into the logbook (eg https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3929556).
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== Special instructions ==
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=== timing problems ===
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If there are any, please add sdobbs@jlab.org to the notifications in the logbook entry.
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Example double timing peaks: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3933110
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Shoulders on timing peaks might be features and not problems: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3933867
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=== AI for CDC HV ===
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Set the CDC HV before the start of each run using the value suggested by the AI. 
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* There are instructions here https://wiki.jlab.org/epsciwiki/index.php/PrimEx_instructions   
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* The AI uses measurements from epics averaged over the last minute, so the AI should be used just before starting a run, when the beam current is at its target value and has been steady for the past minute.
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* If for any reason this proves to be problematic, please revert to the nominal HV, 2125V, and contact Naomi.
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=== PS and/or PSC scalers freezing ===
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Keep an eye out for the PS and/or PSC scalers freezing.  If it happens, then step 2+3 of the instructions 'Run PS Scalers' at https://halldweb.jlab.org/hdops/wiki/index.php/Pair_Spectrometer_Shift  can be followed to reset them, it has to be done on gluon100.
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=== Hall Delta ===
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It's good practice to refer to our hall as Delta when talking to MCC, to make sure that there is no acoustic confusion between us and Hall B.
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Latest revision as of 12:11, 14 May 2025

Last updated - see smallprint at the bottom of the page

Run Plan

Production running cycling through targets:

  • JD80-212 80um diamond, 200 nA beam current
    • 800M events for 0/90 deg and PARA setting
    • 800M events for 0/90 deg and PERP setting
    • 800M events for 45/135 deg and PARA setting
    • 800M events for 45/135 deg and PERP setting
  • 400M events with 4.5×10-4 Al 40um radiator (on goniometer!), 300 nA beam current
    • Set new reference for amorphous radiator in CBREM GUI.
  • Runs should be no longer than 2 hours.
  • Keep the state of the production cycle on the whiteboard up-to-date.

Special instructions

  • Put comments for each run in the window opened by the DAQ.
    • The comment should at least contain the following information "<radiator> <PARA/PERP>, <beam current>, LH2 target, <typical trigger rate>, <typical live time>, <issues if any>"
    • Example: "JD80-212 80um 45/135 PARA, 200nA, LH2 target, 81kHz, 93% live time"
    • Note: due to a software issue run comments may not show up in RCDB, but they are saved by the DAQ and will be later added to the RCDB entries.
  • Set a new amorphous reference in the CBREM GUI each time the amorphous radiator is used.
  • Be sure to hit the "PARA" or "PERP" button in the CBREM GUI when switching diamond targets. Otherwise the diamond alignment may be in an undefined state and the experiment may be flooded with low-energy photons.
  • Watch for locked-up FCAL HV bases towards the end of a run and clear them before starting a new run. See [1].
  • Watch the DAQ lifetime when beam is on. Sometimes it drops to 0%. Just stopping and restarting the run fixes this issue in most cases.
  • New hdops wiki feedback form is here please use this to report confusing or outdated wiki instruction pages.

Medium Term (1 week)

  • No special plans.

Run conditions

  • Radiators: see Run Plan
  • Collimator: 5.0 mm
  • TPOL converter: Be 75 um
  • Target: Liquid Hydrogen
  • DAQ configuration
    • RUN = PHYSICS_DIRC
    • SETUP = hd_all.tsg_HLN
    • Production: TRIGGER = FCAL_BCAL_PS_2025_mod_m9.conf
    • Raw-mode runs: TRIGGER = FCAL_BCAL_PS_2025_mod_m10.conf

Current Experiment

GlueX II (with DIRC) & JEF and Alpha

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