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Before the start of your shift:
 
Before the start of your shift:
 
* Read, understand and sign the [https://hallaweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php/Shift_safety_documents safety documentation] of the experiments.
 
* Read, understand and sign the [https://hallaweb.jlab.org/wiki/index.php/Shift_safety_documents safety documentation] of the experiments.
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Quick reference phone numbers
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Counting house: 5501 and 5507 | MCC: 7046 & 7047 & 7048 | Crew chief: 7045 | Run coordinator: <strike>876-1787</strike>
  
 
== Responsibilities ==
 
== Responsibilities ==

Revision as of 15:11, 8 November 2014

Before the start of your shift:

Quick reference phone numbers

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

Responsibilities

Shift Leader

  • Communicate clearly and effectively with shift crews and MCC, 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.