Run Planning Meeting Notes, Dec 12-Dec 20, 2019

Thursday, Dec 12 at 08:45

1. Last 24h:
   • DIRC Gem data beam center data collected 1M trigger
     • DIRC/GEM SRS data collected with FCAL_TRACK_CENT trigger
     • GEM vs extrapolated tracks
   • Diamond 0/90 aligned at 8.6GeV.
   • 5 hours of good running overnight (0.8B trigger collected)
2. Issue:
   • DAQ crash
     • DAQ issues (of manifest variety)
   • DIRC reference signal found in the stand alone configuration
   • Alarms for FDC HV
   • TAGM translation table
   • Data corruption issue in the beginning of the run.
   • rcdb event number issue.
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3751680
3. Task for today
   • Setting up high current test (Sasha)
   • CPP test crash (Dave)
4. Plan for later
   • No sping dance today. Spin dance maybe on Friday whiteboard
   • Monitoring
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3751650
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3751968

Friday, Dec 13 at 08:45

1. Last 24h:
   • DIRC Gem data beam center configuration collected additional 5M trigger (6m triggers in total).
   • The CPP test (1 hour) run was completed
   • Overnight collected ~3 hours of DIRC commissioning data.
     • Diamond 0/90 Para/Perp & AMO at 150nA current, coherent peak at 8.6 GeV
   • 30 mins Raw mode data taken:
     • hd_root crash: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3752755
2. Issues:
   • DAQ crash
   • DIRC reference signal found in the stand alone configuration
   • TAGM translation table
   • Data corruption issue in the beginning of the run.
   • rcdb event number issue.
   • Monitoring anomaly observed by Alex:
     • ST Timing: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3752783
     • normalization to amorphous run for beam monitoring in rootspy updated: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3752755
3. Task for today
   • Hall Work
     • Relocate GEM/TRD
     • Installing additional flash module (Sasha)
   • Setting up high current test? (Sasha)
   • TOF: Beni
   • Profiler & FCal prototype: Ashark & Vlad
   • Low current ~3nA run (1 hour)? (Sasha)
4. Plan for later
   • Spin dance no longer scheduled
   • Potential Hall C path change on Tuesday (Change GEM/TRD position again)
   • whiteboard
   • Monitoring
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3752719

Monday, Dec 16 at 08:45

1. Weekend running:
   • DIRC Gem data beam left configuration collected additional 6M trigger.
     • Xenon gas test is included
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3754114
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3754118
   • High rate trigger test completed
     • Bottle neck: DIRC at 250-300 nA.
     • Sasha is preparing a special trigger configuration
   • DIRC commissioning data:
   • Nominal configuration (Moroc threshold=100)~3B triggers
   • Moroc threshold=50 ~ 2B trigger (this weekend)
2. Issues
   • PS trigger (scalar) missing
   • Root_spy crash
   • Gluon05 monitor blinking issue
   • DIRC reference signal still cant be used
   • TAGM translation table
   • Data corruption issue in the beginning of the run.
   • DIRC issues:
     • Missing tiles: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3754151
     • Anomaly DIRC occupancy: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3753658
   • Gluon04 desktop manager
3. Task for today
   • Hall Work
     • Relocate GEM/TRD to beam right position
     • Installing additional flash module (Sasha)
4. Plan for later
   • More test will be after Wednesday
     • Current TAC run and TAGM accidental run.
   • whiteboard
   • Monitoring
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3754359

Tuesday, Dec 17 at 08:45

1. Weekend running:
   • DIRC Gem/TRD moved to the beam right position collected 3M trigger.
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3755100
   • More DIRC commissioning data at the nominal configuration is collected ~ 4B trigger
     • A new equalized gain setting is used (changed 6:51am, Run 71112).
   • BCAL flash module replace, and the old module is used on DIRC.
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3754502
2. Issues
   • PS trigger (scalar) missing
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3755081
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3754439
   • Data corruption issue in the beginning of the run.
   • DIRC HV issue:
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3754537
   • DIRC lower photon yield issue:
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3755056
3. Task for today
   • DIRC HV channel swap
   • 30 min Raw mode data for the flash electronics debugging
   • TPOL firmware debugging
4. Plan for later
   • Hall B beam path change tomorrow, beam intruption for 2 hours (starting 8am).
   • More test will be after Wednesday
     • Current TAC run and TAGM accidental run.
   • whiteboard
   • Monitoring
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3755074

Wednesday, Dec 18 at 08:45

1. Past 24 hours:
   • DIRC Gem/TRD the beam right position completed collecting 6M trigger.
     • Gem/TRD test is completed in full.
   • Two out of four special DIRC configuration is completed.
   • Progress on setting the high rate test triggers and DAQ, but not completed.
   • Raw mode data 71133-71156: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3755376
   • TAGM is fixed: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3755595
2. Issues
   • root_spy: https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3755549
   • Data corruption issue in the beginning of the run.
3. Task for today
   • Completing setting up the high current test
4. Plan for later
   • TAGM accidental run: 5am tomorrow.
   • Current TAC run immediately follows.
   • whiteboard
   • Monitoring
     • Wave forms from Beni: https://logbooks.jlab.org/book/halld
     • https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/3755635