GSI program

Test multiple trigger engines prior to beam

nov 17

NA

NA

NA

NA

all BTs

change CNO thresholds, periodic frequency

Monitor beam rate and conditions

nov 18, 8-10

C

1.5Gev/n

50-500Hz

play with focus to change beam intensityon CU

BT53

2519-2522

spill is 6s long. monitor shows counts vary between 50-500Hz.
nominal focus gives beam spot on CU ~cm - ok.
used magnet steerer to center spot on desired position (X=108,Y=-42)

0 degree configuration
Tracker performance
Rate Scan 
5 hrs

nov 18 11-16

C

1.5Gev/n

10-100Hz-1KHz

nominal

BT50, BT51, BT54

2527-2534

250Kevts at ~200Hz
180Kevts at ~100Hz

CAL studies:
philippe: (Evslayer,Evslayervstime)

Tracker saturation 
2 hrs

nov 18 16-18

C

1.5Gev/n 

10-1KHz

nominal + focus on CU

BT3

take runs with TKR trigger only vs beam rate (10-100-1K)

CAL calibration comparison with previous results
2 hrs

nov 18 18-20

C

1.5GeV/n

100Hz

far and near focus

BT50, BT51

move CU as to have beam on tower1 to avoid TKR in the line
collect 1/2hr per BT type

CAL team

30 degree

nov 18 20-21

C

1.5GeV/n

100Hz

nominal

BT50

move CU at 30 degrees, take some events to check ACD CNO threshold for new hit tiles

30 degree configuration
Tracker performance
Rate Scan
5 hrs

nov 18 21 - nov 19 2

C

1.5GeV/n

100Hz

nominal

BT50, BT51, BT54

per BT type collect:
1/2 hr at 100Hz(should be 45K)
10 min at 1KHz (should be 150K)
1 hr at 10Hz (should be 9K)
verify that multiple trigger engines work as expected
verify CU timing
check for CAL pedestal drift effect with BT54 (high periodic trigger); change periodic prescaler if necessary

60 degree  configuration Tracker performance
Rate Scan
5 hrs

nov 19 2-7

C

1.5GeV/n

100Hz

nominal

BT50, BT51, BT54

per BT type collect:
1/2 hr at 100Hz(should be 45K)
10 min at 1KHz (should be 150K)
1 hr at 10Hz (should be 9K)
verify that multiple trigger engines work as expected
verify CU timing
check for CAL pedestal drift effect with BT54 (high periodic trigger); change periodic prescaler if necessary

0 angle, twr 3 (no ACD tile)

nov 19 7-12

C

1.5GeV/n 

100Hz

nominal

BT50, BT51, BT54

per BT type collect:
1/2 hr at 100Hz(should be 45K)
10 min at 1KHz (should be 150K)
1 hr at 10Hz (should be 9K)
verify that multiple trigger engines work as expected
verify CU timing
check for CAL pedestal drift effect with BT54 (high periodic trigger); change periodic prescaler if necessary

charge injection with beam

nov 19 12-13

C

1.5GeV/n

100Hz

nominal

CalibGen,

keep beeam on

Energy scan

nov 19

C,Xe

600MeV/n - 1.5GeV/n in steps

10-1000Hz

far and near focus

BT51

attempt to simulate different ions by varying ionization energy

fabio

Secondary ions with target

nov 19

Xe

1.5GeV/n

10-1000Hz

far and near focus

BT50

attempt to get different ions by shooting beam through a target - need verification with GSI people

benoit

scintillation measurement in CDE

nov 19

Xe

1.5GeV/n

100Hz

NA

place another detector upstream and monitor signal pulse - move measurement before switching to Xe if C is wanted

benoit