Week 40 - MD planning

Week 40 - Parallel MD

_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{Reminder 1: There should always be 1 cycle reserved for parallel
studies in the PSB and the PS.

Reminder 2:
During the whole week (except during the TI2 & 8 tests on Monday), desorption
studies on cryogenic targets will take place in the LINAC3 (E. Mahner).

_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{Reminder 3:
From October 1st onwards, keep the LHCFAST2 in the supercycle when the MDs are
finished, and during the time someone is working on it (R. Giachino).}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

_{^{_{^{_{^{Monday 28/09 (08:00 - 18:00)
-

TI2 & 8 tests with ions

Beam
conditions: SPS cycle = SFTLONG1 + 4 CNGS1 + LHCION1, PS user = LHCION (MDION is reserved for the nominal
beam) and LEIR
user = EARLY

SPS user Timing = LHCION1 (LHCION2 is
reserved for the dedicated MD)}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

^{_{^{_{Contact Person: D.
Manglunki}}}}

_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{Tuesday 29/09 (08:00 - 18:00)
-

Approaching the SPS working point
close to the 1/2 or integer resonances

Beam conditions:
_{^{_{^{SPS cycle =}}}}MD1 (MD segment at 26 GeV/c, 7.2 s)
and then LHCFAST2, PS user =
LHCINDIV and then TSTLHC25 (12 bunches) and PSB user =
_{^{_{^{LHCINDIV and then LHC25A
(1 ring)}}}}
Nb ~ 1E10 p/b
Contact Person: J.
Wenninger

_{^{Wednesday 30/09 (08:00 - 18:00) -

Beta-beating in the SPS, and coupling and vertical
dispersion correction

Beam conditions: MD segment at 26 GeV/c
(6 BP = 7.2 s)
1 PILOT bunch (5E9 p/b) or 12 bunches (from TSTLHC25 in the
PS)
Contact Person: R. Tomas

_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{^{Thursday 01/10}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{^{(08:00 - 16:00) -
Setup of
the LSS6 TPSG in the SPS}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{Beam conditions:
_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{SPS cycle =
LHCFAST2, PS user = LHCPROBE and PSB user = LHCPROBE}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

_{^{Contact Person: B.
Goddard

_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{(16:00 - 18:00) -
SPS ion
commissioning

^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{Beam conditions:
SPS cycle = LHCION1 (without beam)}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

^{_{^{_{Contact Person: D.
Jacquet and T. Bohl}}}}

_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{During the
whole day, a fine tuning of the LHC50 beam will take place in the PS (to be
ready for next week dedicated MD)

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Damerau}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}} ^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{Friday 02/10 (08:00 - 18:00) -}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
_{^{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{Check in the PS the 25 /
50 / 75 ns variants to be ready for the Long Injector MD of next
week 41. If this does not take the full day, the MD foreseen in week 41 (}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}Generation
of LHC beams without switching the beam control_{^{^{_{_{^{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{^{_{)
could be started}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

_{^{Contact Person: H.
Damerau}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Author: Elias Métral - AB/ABP
Last update: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:08:22 AM
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