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Purpose | preferred schedule | Ion | Energy | Rate on CU | Beam focus | CU configuration | Trigger | notes | reference |
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Test multiple trigger engines prior to beam | nov 16-17 | NA | NA | NA | NA | enable multiple trigger engines | CNO, periodic, internal trigger | take runs at different CNO thresholds, periodic trigger frequency | luca |
Test multiple trigger engines w beam | nov 18 | C | 1.5Gev/n | 100Hz | any | enable multiple trigger engines | CNO, periodic, internal trigger | take runs at different CNO thresholds, periodic trigger frequency | luca |
Monitor beam rate and conditions | nov 18 | C | 1.5Gev/n | 10-1000Hz | play with focus to change beam intensityon CU | 4 range readout, non zero suppression | external | to be repeated shortly per configuration change | luca |
Rate scan | after multiple engine work | C | 1.5Gev/n | 10-1000Hz | play with focus to change beam intensityon intensity on CU | multiple trigger engines, ZS | CNO, periodic, internal trigger | vary periodic trigger frequency to induce pedestal drift | luca, eric g |
Tracking performance | any time | C,Xe | 1.5Gev/n | 10-1000Hz | far and near focus | multiple trigger engines, flight settings, 4range-readout NZS ZS | CNO, internal trigger | investigate tracking at different rates and angles (0,30,45,60 TBD) | leon, INFN |
Tracking saturation | any time | C,Xe | 1.5Gev/n | 10-1000Hz | far focus | multiple trigger engines, flight settings | CNO, TKR trigger, 4range-readout NZS ZS | scan different angles (0,30,45,60 TBD) | leon, INFN |
CAL calibration | nov 18 | C,Xe | 500MeV 600MeV/n, 1GeV/n, 1.5GeV/n | 100Hz | far and near focus | multiple trigger engines, ZS | CNO, periodic, internal trigger | verify quenching factors, CAL calibrations, ACD partial calibration | CAL team |
CAL calibration comparison with previous results | nov 18 | C,Xe | 1.5GeV/n | 100Hz | far and near focus | software trigger | 4range, ZS | beam on tower1 to avoid TKR in the line | CAL team |
Energy scan | nov 19 | C,Xe | 100MeV/n - 1.5GeV/n in steps | 10-1000Hz | far and near focus | multiple trigger engines | CNO, periodic, internal trigger | attempt to simulate different ions by varying ionization energy | nicola |
Secondary ions with target | nov 19 | Xe | 1.5GeV/n | 10-1000Hz | far and near focus | multiple trigger engines | CNO, periodic, internal trigger | attempt to get different ions by shooting beam through a target | benoit |
Charge injection in CAL with beam | nov 19 | C | 1.5GeV/n | 10-1000Hz | far and near focus | software trigger | 4range, NZS | check pedestal restoration with beam ON, explore different beam rates; can use existing CalibGenCAL script | sasha |
Charge injection in TKR with beam | nov 19 | C | 1.5GeV/n | 10-1000Hz | far and near focus | software trigger | 4range, NZS | check rate effect in TKR signal; must identify CI script and plots to monitor | leon, TKR team |
TOT saturation | nov 19 | C | 1.5Gev/n | 100Hz | far focus | multiple trigger engines, flight settings | CNO, TKR trigger, 4range-readout ZS | try increasing TOT dynamic range by working with sys clock at 5MHz - need to first proof feasibility, find proper timing | robert, nicola |