MOM Report Paul Hodgson Paul Soler Victoria Blackmore VC-139: 14/04/111/8

MOM Schedule MICE Operations ManagerStarting DateEnding Date Alain Blondel and Victoria BlackmoreMo 17 JanTu 15 Feb Ray GametMo 14 FebTu 1st Mar Paul HodgsonMo 28 FebTu 29 Mar Paul SolerMo 28 MarTu 12 Apr Victoria BlackmoreMo 11 AprTu 26 Apr Linda ConeyMo 25 AprTu 24 May Yağmur TorunMo 23 MayTu 7 June Victoria BlackmoreMo 6 JuneTu 5 July Yağmur TorunMo 4 JulyTu 19 July Pierrick HanletMo 18 JulTu 16 Aug Roumen TsenovMo 15 AugTu 13 Sep Linda ConeyMo 12 SepTu 27 Sep Giorgio CecchetMo 26 SepTu 25 Oct Linda ConeyMo 24 OctTu 22 Nov Yordan KaradzhovMo 21 Nov23 Dec (End of RUN + 1 day) VC-139: 14/04/112/8

MICE Shift (24/03/11) Shift went well, most systems tested.. Dry run for PPS in Hall: Full walkthrough Hall under MICE control Need intercom and documentation Licensing 1 st June Full beamline/DAQ test BPM not able to be tested. HV misconfigured after EPICS tests. Two CAEN SY127 crates and CAEN SY527 were meant to be daisychained together. CAEN SY527 still out for repair CAEN SY127 crates now connected together (as instructed by Pierrick) VC-139: 14/04/113/8

Rack Room Henry removed MICE DAQ PCs from their rack (grid data mover PC, micestore, miceacq* servers and DAQ KVM system). Currently in R76. Old rack has been moved, new one installed. PCs will be moved back v. soon (today/tomorrow). Consequences: No data taking until they’ve been reinstalled. KVM box has been removed, so machines connecting through it need a local keyboard and monitor (miceraid1&2, micecss1, micepps2, targetctl1) No backups of eLog, MICEmine (micestore removed) Cannot test BPM again until systems reinstalled. VC-139: 14/04/114/8

Target in R78 (T2.6) Ran successfully for 1.14M actuations Started getting stuck (theory: thermal expansion of bearings) Target dismantled on 05/04/11 for inspection (note: no dust seen) Target now back in R78 with (ever so) slightly looser bearings as of 13/04/11 Target stopped daily between 11am to 12pm for a more realistic test of its performance VC-139: 14/04/115/8

Magnets & Hydrogen System Beam magnets Water tank on roof had a leak in the trench (next to air receiver) -- fixed by John Govans Q6 water still off until repaired (next week!) Hydrogen system Matt Hills is commissioning the hydrogen system with the test cryostat. Hydrogen line developed a leak, now located (theory: ice in the system?) Fixing this is in hand (Mike Courthold/Matt Hills) VC-139: 14/04/116/8

Future Work Lots happening in the Hall Hydrogen system testing, new floor installation… Preparation for ISIS shutdown next week and access to the DSA. Substation upgrade soon! Hall will be without power for a few weeks in May VC-139: 14/04/117/8

Run Plan ISIS schedule: 1 March – 14 April 2011: ISIS run 15 April – 17 April 2011: machine physics 18 April – 1 May 2011: Easter shutdown 2 May – 8 May: run up and machine physics 9 May 2011: machine permits 10 May – 9 June 2011: ISIS run 10 June – 12 June 2011: machine physics 13 June – 26 June 2011: shutdown 27 June – 3 July: run up and machine physics 4 July 2011: machine permits 5 July – 4 August 2011: ISIS run 5 August – 7 August 2011: machine physics 8 August – 4 September 2011: shutdown? (subject to change) VC-139: 14/04/118/8