2024 MD Planning & Priorities
| Priority | MD Item | Procedure Link | Machine Time (shifts) | Responsible Party | Needed By | Prerequisites | Notes | Complete |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Injector setup for 10deg off Schottky zero crossing | 3 | White | TCAV0 operational | Maybe investigate smaller laser spot | |||
| 3 | Laser spot size variation | Discussion with Glen... | ||||||
| 3 | Linac Ballistic Data | 5 | ||||||
| 3 | S20 Ballistic Data | Good pencil beam config | ||||||
| 3 | Individual mechanical<>magnetic offsets in L2 | Loney | ||||||
| 1 | 10-2 peak power | 1 | Kalsi, Loney | ASAP | Move peak power detection from WVG FWD to cavity probe | |||
| 1 | S20 BBA | 2 | Yocky | |||||
| 2-4 | Notch Collimator recommissioning | 1+2 | Current energy spread may not be compatible with clean cuts | |||||
| 2 | S20 matching studies/emittance in S20 | 1 | White | Good pencil beam config, S20 Quad BBA, S20 launch feedback | ||||
| 3 | 2nC running/instability investigation | 2 | Loney | FJD interested | ||||
| 1 | Two-bunch prep/setup | 8 | Yocky* | Early 2024 | ||||
| 4 | BLEN sensitivities | BLEN Sensitivities MD | Alsberg | |||||
| 2 | S20 BLEN | Kalsi | ||||||
| 2 | Investigate orbit dependent matching into L2 | White* | BBA, working steering app | FJD notes similar issue in LCLS–likely eta from BC1 | ||||
| 1 | Complete ORM | Loney | Analysis tools | Done? | ||||
| 2 | Tuning IP with smaller beta* | Yocky | ||||||
| 1 | Pencil beam config | Oct 13, 2022 | Alsberg | |||||
| 3 | Learning data for MDL FF / Track hardware issues | Oct 6, 2022 | Alsberg | |||||
| 4 | RF kicks | Alsberg | ||||||
| 4 | Linac BBA (rechecks) | BBA Shift Plan | Loney | |||||
| 3 | Toroid ringing investigation | Sep 1, 2022 | Alsberg | |||||
| 4 | Injector RF Standby triggering | Loney | ||||||
| 2 | Automated Steering development | Buschmann(?) | good R measurements and ability to implement those into steering app | |||||
| 2 | L1 orbit stability study | Oct 6, 2022 | Parker | |||||
| 2 | RF stability (jitter, jumps, and djrift) | Sep 15, 2022 | Ripman | |||||
| 3 | PCAV 0 commissioning | 2 | Loney | Thing works | ||||
| 2 | TCAV3 commissioning | 2 | Thing works | |||||
| 2 | DC magnet stability | Sep 29, 2022 | Parker | |||||
| 2 | TCAV0 study (sigz v. Sch. phase, etc.) | Oct 6, 2022 TCAV0 Shift Plan | Parker | Done? | ||||
| 1 | Linac wakefield bump tuning exploration | Yocky | ||||||
| 1 | Laser heater TTO | |||||||
| 2 | New Phase scan GUI checkout/deployment | ~0.5 | Buschmann | Stable beam to S20 | GUI ready to test with beam | |||
| 3 | New phase scan GUI L0 (10-3,4) automation | ~0.5 | Buschmann | Stable beam to TD11 | Code still to-be-written | |||
| Software development/testing |
Past Completed MD Programs
| MD Item | Procedure Link | Machine Time (shifts) | Responsible Party | Prerequisites | Notes | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S20 BBA | Oct 13, 2022 | 2 | Yocky | x | ||
| S20 matching studies/emittance in S20 | Sep 29, 2022 | 1 | White | Good pencil beam config, S20 Quad BBA, S20 launch feedback | x | |
| 2nC running/instability investigation | 2 | Loney | FJD interested | x | ||
| Pencil beam config | Oct 13, 2022 | Alsberg | x | |||
| Learning data for MDL FF / Track hardware issues | Oct 6, 2022 | Alsberg | ? | |||
| Linac BBA | BBA Shift Plan | Loney | x | |||
| Toroid ringing investigation | Sep 1, 2022 | Alsberg | ? | |||
| DC magnet stability | Sep 29, 2022 | Parker | x | |||
| Linac wakefield bump tuning exploration | Yocky | ? | ||||
| Commissioning Laser Heater | Yocky* | Laser Heater Commissioning Task List | x | |||
| 7-hole Cathode Alignment Procedure | <1 | Loney | x |
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