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== Responsibilities ==
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== Your Responsibilities ==
  
 
=== Shift Leader ===
 
=== Shift Leader ===
  
* Communicate clearly and effectively with shift crews and MCC, and log any status information to the [http://logbooks.jlab.org/book/halla HALOG]
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* Communicate clearly and effectively with shift crews and MCC (7047), and log any status information to the [http://logbooks.jlab.org/book/halla HALOG]
  
 
* Keep track of [https://bta/ beam time accounting]
 
* Keep track of [https://bta/ beam time accounting]

Revision as of 16:05, 8 November 2014

Counting house: 5501 & 5507 | Run coordinator: 876-1787 | MCC: 7046 & 7047 & 7048 | Crew chief: 7045 | Guard house: 8522

Before the start of your shift:


Your Responsibilities

Shift Leader

  • Communicate clearly and effectively with shift crews and MCC (7047), and log any status information to the HALOG
  • Maintain data taking quality and an efficient use of beam time.
  • Follow the directives in the COO
  • Log the following in a shift summary in the HALOG:
    • run list (describing the goal of this run: eg production on LH2, BMC calibration...) and report main statistics numbers
    • any major events, including accesses


Target Operator

  • Watch the target, see Target Info
  • Assist the shift leader and third person with their duties


Third person

  • Start and stop the DAQ.
  • Online replay of all production runs, as described in the online data analysis instructions:
    • godvcs
    • analyzer
    • .x online.C+("detectorL", NNNN);
    • .x online.C+("calo", NNNN);
    • .x online.C+("physics", NNNN);
  • Compare replay histograms with the sample ones and report to shift leader any unexplained differences. Halog them.
  • The shift leader or TO can help.

[HOW TO]