Minutes of K2K Steering Meeting (Oct.14)

From: Takanobu Ishii (ishii@neutrino.kek.jp)
Date: Thu Oct 14 2004 - 23:25:47 JST

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    Subject: Minutes of K2K Steering Meeting (Oct.14)
    Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 23:25:47 +0900
    From: Takanobu Ishii <ishii@neutrino.kek.jp>
    
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    *General Report*
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    There is a problem in the magnets of the arc section.  
    The beam channel group is investigating it.  Currently (Oct.14 night)
    we stop the beam for the investigation.  
    
    
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    *Schedule*
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    ===Beam===
    Oct.14(Thu)            No beam
    Oct.15(Fri)-           Beam is not certain
    
    Regular schedule (if the beam is resumed)
    Oct.18(Mon) 9:00       Neutrino beam stops
                   9:00            ; Dump-mode-change by ISHII
                9:00-      Machine maintenance
               16:30-      Machine study (MR injection loss)
    Oct.19(Tue) 1:00-      JPARC monitor test
                9:00       After beam channel tuning, neutrino beam starts
                  ~9:00            ; Dump-mode-change by HAYATO
    
    
    ===Detector===
    Oct.18(Mon) 9:00-      SCIFI,VETO cosmic-ray run
     -Oct.19(Tue) 9:00     
    
    
    ===Shift===
    Nu-H shifts of Oct.14-B,C should do a hardware check once 
    and he is free.  
    NH-CR shifts of Oct.14-B,C are canceled. 
    
    Nu-H shifts of Oct.18-A,B,C should do a hardware check once 
    and he is free.  
    NH-CR shifts of Oct.18-A,B,C are canceled. 
    
    
    Shift time at KEK (SK shift is a little different)
      A-shift : 9:00-17:15
      B-shift : 17:00-25:15
      C-shift : 25:00-9:15(next day)
    
    
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    *Reports from each subcomponent*
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    ===BEAM MONITOR=== (Sato)
    Since Oct 8(Thus), Arc magnets tripped frequently
    due to current leak. 
    Slight changes of muon x direction 
    have been observed.
    Magnets have been investigated
    yesterday and today, and
    will continue until tomorrow morning (at least)
    Beam is off during the study.
    
    Ion source was replaced on Sunday (10/10).
    Beam was off from 9AM to 9PM for the work.
    
    Beam intensity was low (3~4 x 10^12)
    last night. Bunch by bunch fluctuation is large.
    Empty bunches have also been observed sometimes.
    Accelerator people are trying to improved this.
    
    It is probable that large fluctuation in muon IC direction
    is due to noises on ICs. Changes of pedestal width
    with an about 13min period are seen in both X and Y directions.  
    I will continue investigation.
    
    
    ===MRD=== (Ishii)
    The MRD has been working without any problem in this week.  
    
    
    ===1KT=== (Miura)
     1kt did not have any trouble in last weak.
    And we don't have any special plan for next week.
    
    
    ===SCIFI=== (Iwashita)
    SciFi had no big trouble in this week.
    
    
    ===VETO=== (Nitta,  Report on Oct.13)
    A SciFi-veto pmt connected temporarily has been regularly glued today. 
    This veto pmt is ch#15, located at downstream and close to a bottom.
    
    Cosmic run was started and it looks very good.
    
    
    ===SCIBAR=== (S.Yamamoto)
    On Oct. 8 we found that HV for EC was off after the hardware work.
    Actually the slow monitor was off during this period due to some troubles.
    Now we fixed them and re-arranged checking scheme for experts to avoid such a mistake.
    (We hope data during this period is available for the analysis of SciBar main part.)
    Now the SciBar is working without any problem.
    
     
    ===SK=== (Obayashi)
    This is a status report from SK.
    
    ---Trouble:
    
    Oct.11(Mon) 14:00 - 14:30
      ID HV crate 13 down --> recovered by power cycle
    Oct.11(Mon) 20:00 - 23:00
      ID HV crate 13 down again --> replaced the crate
    
    Above two periods will be treated as bad subruns. 
    
    Oct.12(Tue) 11:00 - 12:00 (K2K beam is off)
      ID cable# 4421 trip then HV pin is removed
    Oct.12(Tue) 14:00 - 15:30 (K2K beam is off)
      Flasher tube(?) appeared but disappeared during investigation
    
    
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     SUMMARY of NORTH COUNTER HALL SHIFT  (Takubo)
    =========================================================================
         2004  10   11 2  477  23  23   0 
    This week: 53.48%
         Live : 5658 / Dead : 4922 (acc: 2679 / DAQetc. : 2243)
    2004/10/13 25:00 
    So far: (From Apr-3-2003) 86.34%
         Live : 222099 / Dead :  35148 (acc:  23742 / DAQetc. : 11406)
    --------------------------------------------
    
    Oct 07 2004 B shift M.Miura
       17:01 Run 9166 started
       18:22 Booster mode due to the kicker magnet down
             1st dump mode
       19:35 Beam restarted but booster mode for beam status check
       20:00 Bean on
             Run 9167 started
       20:17 CT timig check
       20:19 Run 9168 started
       20:29 Run 9169 started
       20:32 Awbako timing check
             TGS timing check
        0:45 Arc of ion source was down and beam was off
        0:49 Beam restared to EP1
             Arc magnet power supply (B31-47) off
             booster mode and 1st dump mode by Ishii_san then beam on
    
    Oct 08 2004 C shift T.Ishii
        1:07 Beam booster mode
             Reset power supply
        1:47 Beam on (1st dump mode)
             Profile was fine
        2:00 Arc mode
        2:03 Run 9171 start
             Profile was fine
        2:07 LINAC down
        2:07 Run 9172 start
        2:13 beam is back
        3:27 Arc magnet power supply (B31-47) off
        3:33 Booster mode
        3:58 Reset power supply
        4:00 1st dump mode beam start
             Profile was fine
        4:06 Changed to the arc mode
             Profile was fine
        4:08 Run 9174 start
        4:50 Arc magnet power supply (B31-47) off
             Booster mode
        4:50 Run 9175 start
        5:00 Reset power supply
             Beam on (arc mode)
             profile is fine
        5:25 Run 9175 start
        5:47 Arc magnet power supply (B31-47) off
             Booster mode
        5:51 Reset power supply
        5:53 Run 9177 start
             profile is fine
        6:05 Arc magnet power supply (B31-47) off
             Booster mode
        6:16 Run 9178 starts (no beam)
    
    Oct 08 2004 A shift T.Ishida
             No beam, for B31-47 study and MR tuning.
      -14:00 MR RF computer replacement done.
    
    
    Oct 08 2004 B shift Y.Fukuda H.Nishino
       17:31 Beam on (1st dump)
       17:34 Run 9179 started
       18:57 BL turning has been done
             Run 9180 started
       19:01 Beam on (normal Arc mode)
       19:50 Run 9181 started for CT timing check
       20:13 Run 9182 started as Normal
    
    Oct 09 2004 C shift T.Ishii
        1:00 Run 9183 started
        1:30 Beam intensity decreased (EP1 5.2->4.0)
        4:45 Beam down (booster H-)
             Run 9184 started
        4:47 Beam back
    
    Oct 09 2004 A shift T.Ishida / Y.Yamada
        9:00 Run 9185 starts (shift change)
       11:09 Ion source problem, beam stops -> back (11:11)
       12:04 Linac down, beam stops -> back (12:09)
    
    Oct 09 2004 B shift Y.Fukuda / H.Nishino
       17:01 Run 9186 started (shift change)
       21:48 Beam Stopped due to Linac down
       21:53 Beam comes back
             Run 9187 started (Normal)
        0:36 Beam Stopped due to Ion source problem
        0:39 Beam comes back
    
    XOct 10 2004 C shift T.Ishii
        1:02 Run 9188 started (shift change)
        3:10 Beam stopped due to the booster RF down
             Run 9189 started
        3:13 Beam comes back
        6:02 Beam stopped
             Run 9190 started
        6:08 Beam comes back
        9:00 Beam stopped to add cecium to the ion source
    
    Oct 10 2004 A shift Y.Yamada
        9:01 Run 9191 Started
        9:24 Beam mode was changed to 1st Dump mode by Y.Yamada
    
    Oct 10 2004 B shift Y.Fukuda
       21:00 Beam comes back
             Run 9192 started (1st dump mode)
       21:41 Run 9193 started (TEST as Arc mode)
       21:54 Run 9294 started (Normal)
    
    Oct 11 2004 C shift M.Sakuda
       1:30  Run 9195 started
       2:19  Beam down
       2:20  Beam on again
       5:26  Beam down
       5:27  Beam on again
       6:30  Booster down
       6:30  Beam on again
       8:30  Linac down
       8:36  Beam on again
       8:40  Run 9196 started
    
    Oct 11 2004 A shift Y.Yamada
       9:00  Run 9197 started
      14:20  evmonitor on nubl08 and at nubl13 stopped.
      15:05  evmonitor on nubl08 was restarted.
      15:23  evmonitor at nubl13 was restarted.
      15:24  LINAC RF down and beam stopped.
      15:29  Beam ON again.
    
    Oct 11 2004 B shift M.Miura
      17:13  Run 9198 started
      24:22  Beam down (CW down)
      24:45  Beam come back. Run 9199 started
    
    Oct 12 2004 C shift M.Sakuda (written by Y.Yamada)
       1:00 Run 9200 started
       8:12 CW down
       8:12 Run 9201 started
       8:38 Beam ON
       9:00 Beam OFF (Machine study) -> First dump mode (Sakuda)
    
    Oct 13 2004 A shift Y.Yamada
       9:05 Run 9202 started. (1st dump mode and No beam)
       9:35 Reparing of magnets in the ARC section started.
    
    Oct 13 2004 B shift H.Nishino
      17:55  Repairing of magnets finished
      18:00  MR tuning started
      20:07  Run 9203 started (1st dump mode)
      20:22  Run 9204 started (dummy spill)
      20:25  Run 9205 started (dummy spill)
             mode change to extraction mode
      20:27  Run 9207 started (1st dump mode)
      21:20  call from PS control (MR tuning was finished)
      21:24  CT timing check
      21:40  Awabako CT
             Target station
      22:19  Timing check finished
             Run 9208 started (Normal)
    
    Oct 14 2004 C shift M.Hasegawa
       1:23  Run 9209 started (Normal) for shift chenge
       2:20  Run 9210 started (Normal) Linac down
       2:25  Beam come back.
       2:30  Run 9211 started (Normal) Linac down
       2:38  Beam come back
       3:45  Run 9212 started (Normal) Kicker down
       4:57  Beam come back
       5:38  Run 9213 started (Normal) Booster 101? dowm
       5:40  Beam come back
      ~7:00  Low intensity (~2.8x10^12@EP1)
             according to acc. person , PC for fast extraction
             is off.
       8:25  Intensity is still low.
             Ask acc. person to change beam mode
       8:32  Run 9214 started Booster mode
    
    
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     SUMMARY OF NEUTRINO HALL SHIFT  (J. Y. Kim)
    ==============================================================================
    Here is run summary of this week(10/7-10/14).
    
    run #   6021 (      2004/10/7 14:51 -     2004/10/07 18:37 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.00 H2 = 249.00 , Main Ring:   5.10 , Target   4.60
         Shift         :                                J.H.Choi
    
         comment(start):                               Normal Run
         comment(stop) :     Beam off due to EP1 fast kicker down
    run #   6022 (     2004/10/07 20:33 -     2004/10/08 00:55 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.50 H2 = 248.30 , Main Ring:   4.57 , Target   4.39
         Shift         :                          M. Khabibullin
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                                 beam off
    run #   6023 (  2004/10/08 02:05248 -           2004/10/08 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.20 H2 = 248.10 , Main Ring:   4.50 , Target   4.40
         Shift         :                                 Novella
    
         comment(start):                                         
         comment(stop) :                                beam down
    run #   6024 (     2004/10/08 02:28 -     2004/10/08 03:34 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.30 H2 = 248.20 , Main Ring:   4.56 , Target   4.43
         Shift         :                                 Novella
    
         comment(start):                               normal run
         comment(stop) :                           magnet problem
    run #   6025 (     2004/10/08 04:41 -     2004/10/08 04:53 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.00 H2 = 248.30 , Main Ring:   4.45 , Target   4.28
         Shift         :                                 Novella
    
         comment(start):                               normal run
         comment(stop) :                                 beam off
    run #   6026 (     2004/10/08 05:32 -     2004/10/08 06:07 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.40 H2 = 248.10 , Main Ring:   4.59 , Target   4.43
         Shift         :                                 Novella
    
         comment(start):                                         
         comment(stop) :                           magnet failure
    run # 702650 (     2004/10/08 10:40 -     2004/10/08 13:51 )
         Horn: H1 =   0.00 H2 =   0.00 , Main Ring:   0.00 , Target   0.00
         Shift         :                      J.H.Choi, Iwashita
    
         comment(start):                           Cosmic ray run
         comment(stop) :                   C.R data taking finish
    run #   6027 (     2004/10/08 19:02 -     2004/10/08 20:26 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.70 H2 = 248.40 , Main Ring:   5.09 , Target   4.92
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):      Normal run after accelerator tuning
         comment(stop) :                                 Test run
    run #   6028 (     2004/10/08 20:29 -           2004/10/08 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.50 H2 = 248.90 , Main Ring:   5.27 , Target   5.11
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                          SBEC HV was off
    run #   6029 (     2004/10/08 22.13 -     2004/10/08 22:14 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.50 H2 = 248.60 , Main Ring:   5.13 , Target   4.92
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :              SB TA initialization failed
    run #   6030 (     2004/10/08 22:17 -     2004/10/09 00:20 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.80 H2 = 248.60 , Main Ring:   5.14 , Target   4.93
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                   NUPC14 sorter troubles
    run #   6031 (     2004/10/09 00:22 -     2004/10/09 00:22 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.20 H2 = 248.20 , Main Ring:   4.98 , Target   4.76
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) : run stopped due to spill number inconsistency
    run #   6033 (     2004/10/09 00:50 -                      )
         Horn: H1 = 248.50 H2 = 248.50 , Main Ring:   5.15 , Target   4.71
         Shift         :                            E. Fernandez
    
         comment(start):                               normal run
         comment(stop) :                                 Beam Off
    run #   6034 (     2004/10/09 05:16 -      2004/10/9 10:29 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.70 H2 = 248.60 , Main Ring:   4.50 , Target   4.30
         Shift         :                            E. Fernandez
    
         comment(start):         Normal run after short beam stop
         comment(stop) :                The sorter of suklnc dead
    run #   6035 (      2004/10/9 10:38 -      2004/10/9 14:45 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.00 H2 = 249.00 , Main Ring:   4.70 , Target   4.42
         Shift         :                                J.H.Choi
    
         comment(start):                          Normal beam run
         comment(stop) :                 For Scibar Hardware work
    run #   6036 (      2004/10/9 15:03 -     2004/10/10 04:00 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.00 H2 = 248.00 , Main Ring:   5.40 , Target   4.80
         Shift         :                                J.H.Choi
    
         comment(start):        Normal Beam Run After Scibar work
         comment(stop) :           stop run after almost 13 hours
    run #   6037 (     2004/10/10 04:10 -     2004/10/10 04:40 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.10 H2 = 248.40 , Main Ring:   4.40 , Target   4.25
         Shift         :                            E. Fernandez
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) : Run had to be stopped because of some SciBar TA's not 
    working.
    run #   6038 (      2004/10/10 4:50 -     2004/10/10 09:02 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.10 H2 = 248.80 , Main Ring:   4.40 , Target   4.25
         Shift         :                            E. Fernandez
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                                Beam Stop
    run #   6039 (     2004/10/10 21.54 -     2004/10/11 11:13 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.80 H2 = 248.70 , Main Ring:   4.70 , Target   4.54
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                             12 hour rule
    run #   6040 (     2004/10/11 11:21 -     2004/10/11 23:24 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.00 H2 = 249.00 , Main Ring:   5.00 , Target   4.40
         Shift         :                          Lisa Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                                   normal
         comment(stop) :            Normal run, 12-hour rule stop
    run #   6041 (     2004/10/11 23:26 -     2004/10/11 00:59 )
         Horn: H1 = 247.90 H2 = 248.10 , Main Ring:   4.70 , Target   4.49
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                      DAQ: Collector dead
    run #   6042 (     2004/10/12 01:07 -     2004/10/12 08:50 )
         Horn: H1 = 247.70 H2 = 248.50 , Main Ring:   4.79 , Target   4.62
         Shift         :                            E. Fernandez
    
         comment(start):                               Normal Run
         comment(stop) :                    Stop after DAQ errors
    run #   6043 (     2004/10/12 08:53 -      2004/10/12 9:00 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.10 H2 = 248.60 , Main Ring:   4.70 , Target   4.50
         Shift         :                            E. Fernandez
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) : Very short run. Stop because of beam studies.
    run #      0 (                      -      2004/10/12 9:00 )
         Horn: H1 =   0.00 H2 =   0.00 , Main Ring:   0.00 , Target   0.00
         Shift         :                                         
         comment(start):                                         
         comment(stop) : Very short run. Stop because of beam studies.
    run #   6044 (     2004/10/13 22:07 -     2004/10/13 22/13 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.30 H2 = 248.80 , Main Ring:   4.35 , Target   4.26
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                                 Test run
         comment(stop) :                     SB TA is not working
    run #   6045 (     2004/10/13 22:15 -     2004/10/13 22:19 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.40 H2 = 248.80 , Main Ring:   4.35 , Target   4.26
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                                 Test run
         comment(stop) :                           SB TA problems
    run #   6046 (     2004/10/13 22:20 -     2004/10/14 04:45 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.40 H2 = 248.80 , Main Ring:   4.19 , Target   4.12
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                                 Test run
         comment(stop) : run stopped after beam off for kicker problem
    run #   6047 (           2004/10/14 -      2004/10/14 6:17 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.70 H2 = 248.10 , Main Ring:   4.57 , Target   4.46
         Shift         :                            E. Fernandez
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                 stopped after DAQ errors
    run #   6048 (      2004/10/14 6:22 -     2004/10/14 08:30 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.40 H2 = 248.50 , Main Ring:   4.40 , Target   4.30
         Shift         :                            E. Fernandez
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) : run stopped because of beam off for tuning.
    
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