DVCS TO DO list, Summer 2010

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Hardware

HV

Slow controls

The HV crates can be controlled through 3 different methods:

telnet: as of 07-07-10: works but the whole method is clumsy
ARCNET: in progress, scripts exist but have not yet been tested. 07-07-10: Alex will send Julie the info about this so one can work on it during July
JAVA: Vince Sulkolsy is working on that and said he will let us use his scripts once they are working. 07-07-10:Carlos will follow up

Hardware limits

Need to set the hardware limit to ~900 V using the potentiometer at the back of the crate

Cabling

Need to unroll and label the 55m RG58 in the hall

Move Calo in the Hall

This will happen when the calo can be mounted on the big bite stand on its final position, ie: we are waiting for the PREX radiation to die down. When?? How?? What do we need??

Survey

07-07-10:Carlos can you send some info about that??

DAQ

ARS

Made them work those little rascals ! Note Alex and Magali are out of town up to August 4.

Run start, run stop scripts

Define what we need there and implement

Use external paddle to time Calo versus HRS

Need the calo to be installed and read out in the Hall

Setup EPICS events

Do not forget to register the calo anode currents.

Software

Online

Instal analysis code on adaq machines 07-07-10: Julie will do that
Setup the online GUI. One should pull out the one that was used by the previous experiment from the MSS, 07-07-10: Sophia will do that

Offline

Need to define, create/revive and/or test software scripts needed for offline analysis.

The ones that have been identified so far are:

Elastic calibration 07-07-10: Asenath is working on that
Wave form analysis 07-07-10:Carlos will work on that
Gain monitoring using π⁰ calibration 07-07-10:Eric has been working on that and will conclude on that shortly

Admin

Commissionning run plan

07-07-10: Charles will work on that

Things we discussed briefly so far: do we need to learn how to do the sieve slit analysis before the run starts?

Run plan

How to

Create an HOW-TO:

based on what already exist from previous experiment (eg [APEX page] 07-07-10: Eric will work on that
add our own info about how to deal with the calo.
add info about how to operate the γ detector 07-07-10:Eric will do that

Shift schedule

Create a shift schedule based on what [PREX used] recently and our existing data base. 07-07-10: Florian will work on that
Contact potential run coordinator. 07-07-10: Julie will work on that

Things we started to discuss: Previous experiments have required 8 shifts to insure authorship on paper. Are we numerous enough to book the SL position for our restrain group only and for the first month of data taking? How can we encourage people to sign up for group of shifts instead of scattered shifts all around?

ESAD, RSAD, COO and TOSP

07-07-10:Alex will work on that