Minutes of K2K Steering Meeting (Nov.04)

From: Takanobu Ishii (ishii@neutrino.kek.jp)
Date: Thu Nov 04 2004 - 18:55:16 JST

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    Subject: Minutes of K2K Steering Meeting (Nov.04)
    Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 18:55:16 +0900
    From: Takanobu Ishii <ishii@neutrino.kek.jp>
    
    =========================================================================
    *General Report*
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    As reported by Sato, a short off-direction beam study was done on Nov. 9
    for a trial purpose.  Some of plots were shown by Takubo.  
    Next week will be devoted to the off-direction run.  
    
    
    =========================================================================
    *Schedule*
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ===Beam===
    Nov.08(Mon) 9:00       Neutrino beam stops
                   9:00            ; Dump-mode-change by Hayato
                9:00-      Machine maintenance, horn maintenance
               18:00-      12GeV MR tuning
              ~20:00       After beam channel tuning, neutrino beam starts
                 ~20:00            ; Dump-mode-change by Ishii
    
    Nov.09(Tue)10:00-12:00 Ion source exchange(1->2), MR tuning (no nu beam)
                  10:00,12:00      ; Dump-mode-change by Ishii
    
    Nov.12(Fri)14:00-16:00 Ion source exchange(2->1), MR tuning (no nu beam)
                  14:00,16:00      ; Dump-mode-change by Ishii
    
    
    ===Detector===
    Somewhen between 
    Nov.08(Mon) 9:00-18:00 SCIFI cosmic-ray run
    
    
    ===Shift===
    Nu-H shift of Nov.08-A should do a hardware check once and he is free.  
    NH-CR shift of Nov.08-A is 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)
    
    
    =========================================================================
    *Reports from each subcomponent*
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ===BEAM MONITOR=== (Sato)
    Muon noise studies on Thursday evening and Friday evening.
    The origin is not identified yet. The fraction of bad spills
    due to muon noises is about 10% for worst cases and about 1%
    on average (Oct 02 to Oct 24).
    Beam timing information problem on Friday, 4:45 and 19:25.
    Ion source down 4 times from 17 on Sunday to 9 on Monday (and more).
    Scheduled maintenance and accelerator studies from
    9 on Monday to 9 on Tuesday.
    Beam has resumed at 13 on Tuesday.
    Off-direction beam study (for trial purpose)
    from 17 to 19 on Tuesday(Ishii et al.).
    Plans:
    11/4- Muon noise study
    11/8-12 Off-direction beam study 
    
    
    ===MRD=== (Ishii)
    The MRD has been working well without any problem this week. 
    
    
    ===1KT=== (Ryan Terri)
    The 1kton has nothing to report.  The detector was working with no 
    problems for the last week.
    
    (Ishii)
    Asia said that the beam timing is shifted by 25ns than nominal. 
    It is still OK but close to the border. 
    
    
    ===SCIFI=== (Iwashita)
    SciFi detector has been working without any problems.
    
    
    ===VETO=== (Nitta)
    No problem.
    
    
    ===SCIBAR=== (S.Yamamoto)
    SciBar had been working with no troubles.
    
     
    ===SK=== (Obayashi)
    o Status of last week
     Oct 31 2:40 - 4:02  One ID HV crate down
                         Recovered by switch off/on
     Other period has been stable.
    
    
    =========================================================================
     SUMMARY of NORTH COUNTER HALL SHIFT  (K. Okumura)
    =========================================================================
    this week
         Live :   7512 / Dead :    648 (acc:    390 / DAQetc. :   258)
    so far
         Live : 238315 / Dead :  38112 (acc:  26187 / DAQetc. : 11925)
    
    
     
    Oct 28 2004 A-Shift S.Nakayama
      10:20  VME M1 fixed
             beam started (1st dump mode)
      10:25  Run 9290 started (1st dump mode)
      10:31  mode change -> booster mode
      10:32  mode change -> extraction mode
      10:33  Run 9291 started (normal run)
      16:34  Run 9292 started (test run, some work in mu-pit)
    
    Oct 28 2004 B-Shift J.Kubota
      16:54  Run 9293 started (shift change,test run)
      17:09  mode change -> booster mode
             (to study the noise of muon monitor)
      17:20  Run 9294 started (test run)
    	 (Sato-san's order)
      17:27  mode change -> extraction mode(1st dump mode)
      17:40  Run 9295 started (test run)
    	 (Sato-san's order)
      17:53  mode change -> booster mode
      17:54  1st dump mode -> arc mode by Ishii-san
      17:56  mode change -> extraction mode
      17:57  Run 9296 started(normal run)
      18:55  Run 9297 started(normal run)
    	 (Hayato-san's oeder;change the flow of Ar)
      21:07  beam stopped(booster H1 down)
      21:08  beam resumed
      21:29  Run 9298 started(normal run)
    	 (Hayato-san's order;HV of Si detector(large size) in muon 
    	 monitor is off)
      21:32  Run 9299 started(normal run)
    	 (Hayato-san's order)
             Run 9299; HV of Si detector(large size) is off. Those cables
    	 are pulled out and terminated.
      21:57  Run 9300 started(normal run)
    	 (Hayato-san's order)
    
    Oct 29 2004 C-Shift Y.Moriguchi
       1:05  Run 9301 started (shift change)
       4:35  Beam off (Booster RF down)
    	 Call Acc.   -> Beam will back soon
       4:39	 Beam back
    	 Run 9302 started
       4:45	 Can't get beam timing information
    	 call KT expert	 -> investigating the problem
    
    Oct 29 2004 A-Shift T.Kajita, S.Nakayama
       9:00  Run 9303 started (shift change)
       9:46  beam stopped (linac down)
       9:49  beam started
             Run 9304 started (normal run)
      11:27  beam stopped
      11:33  beam started
      11:35  Run 9305 started (normal run)
      15:41  Run 9306 started (muon chamber test)
                              * request by Y.Hayato
      15:43  beam stopped (work at muon-pit)
      15:50  beam started
      15:51  Run 9307 started (normal run)
      16:06  Beam stopped (work at muon-pit)
      16:06  Run 9308 started (muon chamber work)
      16:08  beam started
      16:08  Run 9309 started (test run)
      16:13  beam stopped
      16:14  beam started
      16:15  Run 9310 started
      16:28  Run 9311 started (test run) (muon chamber work)
      16:28  beam stopped
      16:42  beam started
      16:52  beam stopped
    
     Oct 29 2004 B-Shift J.Kubota
      16:55  change to dummy spill run
      17:07  Run 9316 started (dummy spill run)
      17:08  dummy spill run -> beam spill run
    	 mode change -> extraction mode
      17:09  Run 9317 satrted (normal run)
    
      16:40 - 17:08
    	 DAQ of nubl07 was not running.
    	 So Run9311 - Run 9317 MUST NOT be used for analysis
    
      17:10  Run 9318 started (normal run)
      18:09  mode change -> booster mode
    	 Shift stopped DAQ
      18:13  Shift started DAQ
             mode change -> extraction mode
      18:14  Run 9319 started (normal run)
      18:16  Call from Hayato-san;
    	 The line, N10-1, which connects muon pit and 
    	 target station, was pulled out from the spill number
    	 44140
      19:25  can't get beam timing infomation
    	 (can't update TMC(ch8) distribution)
      19:30  It comes to be able to update TMC distribution
    
     
     Oct 30 2004 C-Shift Y.Moriguchi
       1:00	Run 9320 started (Shift change)
    
     Oct 30 2004 A-shift T.Kajita
       9:02 Run 9321 started (normal run)
      15:23 beam stop (linac down)
      15:25 beam started 
      15:26 Run 9322 started (normal run)
    
     Oct 30 2004 B-shift K.Nishikawa
       16:50 Run 9323 started (normal run)
       20:25 beam stop(booster RF down)
       20:27 beam back run 9324 started
        0:06 beam down(booster extraction kicker down)
        0:08 beam back run 9325 started  
    
     Oct 31 2004 C-Shift Y.Morighchi
       0:59 Run 9326 started (shift change) 
    
     Oct.31 2004 A-Shift T.kajita
       8:57 Run 9327 started (normal run, shift change)
    
     Oct.31 2004 B-Shift K.Nishikawa
       16:53 Run 9328 started (normal run, shift change)
       17:03 beam stop (ion source problem)
       17:05 beam back run 9329 started
       17:44 beam down (Linac RF down)
       17:47 beam back run 9330 started
       19:05 beam down (Linac RF down)
       19:06 beam back run 9331 started
       19:20 beam down (Linac RF down)
       19:35 beam back run 9332 started
        0:30 beam down (ion source problem)
        0:31 beam back run 9333 started
    
     Nov. 1 2004 C-Shift Y.Moriguchi
        0:52 Run 9334 started (normal run,shift change)
        1:24 Beam off (Ion source down)
        1:26 Beam back , Run 9335 started
        8:45 Beam off (Ion source down)
        8:46 Beam back , Run 9336 started
        8:58 Beam Stop for Emittance measurement
    
     Nov. 2 2004 A-Shift K.Okumura
             Beam tuning...
        8:47 Run 9336 started (normal run, shift change)
        9:36 call from mu-pit (by Sato-san) ion-chamber HV on
       11:15 call from accelerator people, tuning has finished
       11:18 Run 9338 started (normal run)
             beam tuning again...
       12:22 call from accelerator people, tuning has finished
       13:07 Run 9340 started (normal)
       13:09 Run 9341 started (mu-monitor HV off)
       13:39 Run 9342 started (normal)
             DAQ beeps...
       14:56 Run 9344 started (normal)
             DAQ beeps, so cleanup
       15:16 Run 9345 started (normal)
    
    Nov. 2 2004 B-shift M.Yokoyama
       17:00 Run 9346 started (normal)
       17:45 beam tuning test started
       17:50 Run 9347 started (test, B48 magnet 5000)
       17:53 Run 9348 started (junk, beam center change)
       17:55 Run 9549 started (test, B48 magnet 4000)
       18:25 Run 9350 started (junk)
       19:00 Run 9351 started (test, B48 8000)
       19:05 Run 9352 started (junk)
       19:06 Run 9353 started (test, B48 7000)
       19:12 Run 9354 started (junk)
       19:13 Run 9355 started (test, B48 3000)
       19:18 Run 9356 started (junk)
       beam study finished.
       19:20 Run 9357 started (normal run)
       21:56 Beam stop (ion source trouble)
       21:58 Beam came back
    
    Nov. 3 2004 C-shift T.Yoshizawa
        0:45 Run 9358 started (shift change)
    
    Nov. 3 2004 A-shift K.Okumura
        8:44 Run 9359 started (shift change)
       15:17 beam stop
       15:17 Run 9360 started (beam stop)
       15:18 beam resumed 
       15:18 Run 9361 started (beam restart)
    
    Nov. 3 2004 B-shift M.Yokoyama
       17:04 Run 9362 started (shift change)
    
    Nov. 4 2004 C-shift T.Yoshizawa
        0:45 Run 9363 started (shift change)
    
    
    ============================================================
    SUMMARY OF NEUTRINO-HALL SHIFT  (J. WILKES)
    ============================================================
    COMMENTS:
    After beam became stable (2 Nov), many runs were stopped due to minor DAQ 
    problems, such as Scibar TA Monitor errors, spill # mismatch timeouts, 
    sorter errors. Software cleanup by expert seems to be required frequently. 
    
    run #   6070 (     2004/10/26 20:28 -     2004/10/26 20:30 )
         Horn: H1 =   0.00 H2 =   0.00 , Main Ring:   0.00 , Target   0.00
         Shift         :                                   KKJoo
    
         comment(start):                                   Normal
    run #   6071 (     2004/10/27 09:10 -     2004/10/27 21:10 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.82 H2 = 247.99 , Main Ring:   5.74 , Target   5.40
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                             12 hour rule
    run #   6072 (     2004/10/27 21:13 -     2004/10/27 21:23 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.96 H2 = 248.05 , Main Ring:   5.26 , Target   5.21
         Shift         :                                   KKJoo
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :             SciBar TA's not working well
    run #   6073 (     2004/10/27 21:25 -     2004/10/28 08:45 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.96 H2 = 248.05 , Main Ring:   5.53 , Target   5.03
         Shift         :                                  KK Joo
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                                 Beam off
    run #   6074 (     2004/10/28 10:36 -     2004/10/28 14:31 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.10 H2 = 248.05 , Main Ring:   5.50 , Target   5.30
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :      daq trouble (spill number mismatch)
    run #   6075 (     2004/10/28 14:34 -     2004/10/28 17:05 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.16 H2 = 248.38 , Main Ring:   5.60 , Target   5.30
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) : Muon monitor study is needed, so stopped
    run #   6076 (     2004/10/28 17:55 -     2004/10/29 06:24 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.51 H2 = 248.05 , Main Ring:   5.50 , Target   5.19
         Shift         :                                  KK Joo
    
         comment(start):                               Normal Run
         comment(stop) :                             12 hour rule
    run #   6077 (     2004/10/29 06:26 -     2004/10/29 08:06 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.60 H2 = 248.10 , Main Ring:   5.57 , Target   5.33
         Shift         :                               M. Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                       Event builder down
    run #   6078 (     2004/10/29 08:08 -     2004/10/29 16:55 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.70 H2 = 248.30 , Main Ring:   5.56 , Target   5.27
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :      daq problem (spill number mismatch)
    run #   6079 (     2004/10/29 17:10 -     2004/10/30 07:16 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.10 H2 = 248.05 , Main Ring:   5.69 , Target   5.35
         Shift         :                                  KK Joo
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                               Normal run
    run #   6080 (     2004/10/30 07:18 -     2004/10/30 08:40 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.80 H2 = 248.20 , Main Ring:   5.58 , Target   5.27
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6082 (     2004/10/30 08:50 -     2004/10/30 10:01 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.80 H2 = 248.20 , Main Ring:   5.51 , Target   5.27
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                daq problem (sorter dead)
    run #   6083 (     2004/10/30 10:03 -     2004/10/30 22:30 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.40 H2 = 248.30 , Main Ring:   5.60 , Target   5.30
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                             12 hour rule
    run #   6084 (     2004/10/30 22:34 -     2004/10/31 01:05 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.03 H2 = 248.12 , Main Ring:   5.74 , Target   5.35
         Shift         :                                  KK Joo
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6085 (     2004/10/31 01:06 -     2004/10/31 13:03 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.90 H2 = 248.20 , Main Ring:   5.65 , Target   5.36
         Shift         :                                M.Vlasov
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                             12 hour rule
    run #   6086 (     2004/10/31 13:05 -     2004/10/31 23:41 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.30 H2 = 248.20 , Main Ring:   5.60 , Target   5.20
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :      Spill timeout, keep beeping rapidly
    run #   6087 (     2004/10/31 23:45 -      2004/11/01 0:27 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.69 H2 = 247.92 , Main Ring:   5.56 , Target   5.66
         Shift         :                                  KK Joo
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :     nupc11 timeout. keep beeping rapidly
    run #   6088 (     2004/11/01 00:29 -     2004/11/01 09:03 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.03 H2 = 248.05 , Main Ring:   5.51 , Target   5.39
         Shift         :                                  KK Joo
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                     beam off (scheduled)
    run #   6089 (     2004/11/02 13:04 -     2004/11/02 13:11 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.60 H2 = 248.90 , Main Ring:   5.10 , Target   4.80
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                                 test run
         comment(stop) :             error(spill number mismatch)
    run #   6090 (     2004/11/02 13:12 -     2004/11/02 13:17 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.80 H2 = 249.10 , Main Ring:   5.40 , Target   5.20
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                                 Test run
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6091 (     2004/11/02 13:38 -     2004/11/02 13:42 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.60 H2 = 248.90 , Main Ring:   5.40 , Target   5.20
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                                 test run
         comment(stop) :                             end test run
    run #   6092 (           2004/11/02 -     2004/11/02 13:44 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.60 H2 = 248.90 , Main Ring:   5.40 , Target   5.20
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               normal run
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6093 (     2004/11/02 13:45 -     2004/11/02 13:56 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.60 H2 = 248.90 , Main Ring:   5.40 , Target   5.20
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6094 (     2004/11/02 14:12 -     2004/11/02 14:15 )
         Horn: H1 =   0.00 H2 =   0.00 , Main Ring:   0.00 , Target   0.00
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               normal run
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6095 (     2004/11/02 14:17 -     2004/11/02 14:26 )
         Horn: H1 =   0.00 H2 =   0.00 , Main Ring:   0.00 , Target   0.00
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                                   normal
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6096 (     2004/11/02 14:31 -     2004/11/02 14:50 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.60 H2 = 248.90 , Main Ring:   5.40 , Target   5.20
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6097 (     2004/11/02 15:08 -     2004/11/02 15:14 )
         Horn: H1 =   0.00 H2 =   0.00 , Main Ring:   0.00 , Target   0.00
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               normal run
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6098 (     2004/11/02 15:29 -     2004/11/02 15:35 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.10 H2 = 248.50 , Main Ring:   4.70 , Target   4.40
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6099 (     2004/11/02 15:56 -     2004/11/02 17:01 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.60 H2 = 248.60 , Main Ring:   5.50 , Target   5.30
         Shift         :                               Whitehead
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6100 (     2004/11/02 17:05 -     2004/11/02 17:37 )
         Horn: H1 = 250.05 H2 = 248.45 , Main Ring:   5.47 , Target   5.28
         Shift         :                                  KK Joo
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                        Beam tuning start
    run #   6101 (     2004/11/02 17:39 -     2004/11/02 18:17 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.44 H2 = 248.43 , Main Ring:   5.37 , Target   5.19
         Shift         :                                  KK Joo
    
         comment(start):                   Test run (beam tuning)
         comment(stop) :                              sorter dead
    run #   6102 (     2004/11/02 18:20 -     2004/11/02 19:20 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.23 H2 = 248.05 , Main Ring:   5.48 , Target   5.01
         Shift         :                                  KK Joo
    
         comment(start):                                 Test run
         comment(stop) : beam tuning ended, so back to normal run
    run #   6103 (     2004/11/02 19:24 -     2004/11/03 02:29 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.44 H2 = 248.12 , Main Ring:   5.49 , Target   5.18
         Shift         :                                  KK Joo
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :             sorter@suklnc had terminated
    run #   6104 (     2004/11/03 02/41 -     2004/11/03 03:31 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.00 H2 = 248.00 , Main Ring:   5.30 , Target 5110000000000.00
         Shift         :                              Ryan Terri
    
         comment(start):                               Normal Run
         comment(stop) :      sorter died, bad network connection
    run #   6105 (     2004/11/03 03:41 -     2004/11/03 04:13 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.80 H2 = 248.20 , Main Ring: 5350000000000.00 , Target 5130000000000.00
         Shift         :                              Ryan Terri
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :  Something wrong with SciBar electronics
    run #   6106 (     2004/11/03 04:25 -     2004/11/03 04:44 )
         Horn: H1 = 249.00 H2 = 248.20 , Main Ring: 5280000000000.00 , Target 5070000000000.00
         Shift         :                              Ryan Terri
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :                              Sorter died
    run #   6107 (     2004/11/03 04:52 -     2004/11/03 06:15 )
         Horn: H1 = 248.80 H2 = 248.10 , Main Ring: 5580000000000.00 , Target 4990000000000.00
         Shift         :                              Ryan Terri
    
         comment(start):                               Normal Run
         comment(stop) :                             starter died
    run #   6108 (     2004/11/03 06:28 -                      )
         Horn: H1 = 248.90 H2 = 248.20 , Main Ring: 4920000000000.00 , Target 4790000000000.00
         Shift         :                              Ryan Terri
    
         comment(start):                               Normal run
         comment(stop) :   run controller error; experts will fix
    run #   6109 (     2004/11/03 11:00 -     2004/11/03 23:00 )
         Horn: H1 = 250.00 H2 = 250.00 , Main Ring: 5700000000000.00 , Target 1000000000000.00
         Shift         :                                  wilkes
    
         comment(start):                                   normal
         comment(stop) :                             12 hour rule
    
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