Friday Nov 04, 2016: DAY Shift

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Shift Duties

  • Take Production data
  • Log all issues, alarms and questions.
  • Perform shift checklist.
  • Log target status twice per shift.

Production Running

Take 1 hour runs for both Left HRS DAQ and Right HRS DAQ. Follow Kinematic settings for DVCS Kin_60_1 and GMp 4th Pass "Parasitic" Kinematics, summarized below:

Beam current 10 μA
Beam Energy 8.5 GeV
Target LH2 (Loop 2)
Raster ON (2x2mm2) [MCC units h=2, w=3]
VDC HV (both arms) ON
DVCS Calo HV ON


DVCS Kin_60_1

DVCS Calo Angle 15.89°
DVCS Calo Distance 1.5 m
LHRS Polarity Negative
LHRS Momentum 3.594 GeV/c
LHRS Angle 24.564°
LHRS Q1 Current 749.67 Amps (regulator OFF)
LHRS DAQ Config DVCS
prescaleL PS9=1 (all others zero)


GMp 4th Pass "Parasitic" Kinematics

RHRS Polarity Negative
RHRS Momentum 1.804 GeV/c
RHRS Angle 53.475°
RHRS DAQ Config RHRSadaq2
prescaleR PS1=PS2=PS3=1, && PS8=100 (all others zero)


Compton runs

Stop/Start a Compton run every 2 hours - The Compton DAQ is running on the COMPTON computer located in the back room in the Hall A counting house (the room with food)


DVCS Trigger efficiency runs: instructions from Carlos


1) With the same CODA, target and beam configurations as production, bring the DVCS prescales GUI from adaq1 by typing:
prescale_DVCS
2) Set the prescales as follows:
- 103kHz Clock: "Disabled"
- S0 & S2M: "1"
- S0 & CER: "Disabled"
- S2M & CER: "1"
Click the "Save" button to load the new settings. There is no need to restart or download the CODA configuration for these changes to be taken into account.
3) Take a 15 min run.
4) Set the prescales as follows:
- 103kHz Clock: "Disabled"
- S0 & S2M: "Disabled"
- S0 & CER: "1"
- S2M & CER: "Disabled"
Click the "Save" button to load the new settings. There is no need to restart or download the CODA configuration for these changes to be taken into account.
5) Take a 15 min run
6) Restore the production prescales:
- 103kHz Clock: "16384"
- S0 & S2M: "Disabled"
- S0 & CER: "Disabled"
- S2M & CER: "1"
Click the "Save" button to load the new settings. There is no need to restart or download the CODA configuration for these changes to be taken into account.
Exit the DVCS prescale GUI by cliking the "Exit" button
7) Resume production...