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Latest News. SPSC approved two separate running periods for CNGS: one just after the commissioning (few 10 18 p.o.t.) and one at the end of the run (10 19 p.o.t.). To be confirmed at the Research Board. 2006 PS&SPS days (18-19/01/06).
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Latest News • SPSC approved two separate running periods for CNGS: one just after the commissioning (few 1018 p.o.t.) and one at the end of the run (1019 p.o.t.). • To be confirmed at the Research Board
2006 PS&SPS days(18-19/01/06) The Workshop focussed on the start-up of the PS & SPS complex in 2006 after the long shut-down in 2005 Session 1: What has been done Session 2: Re-commissioning and Testing the Equipment Session 3: Start-up with Beam (from the CCC) Summary and Action Plan
Major issues • PS Main Power Supply • Spare rotor installed (after 2004 “near failure”) • No spare until July ’06 – even then it will take 1 - 2 months to repair • Many changes have been made in the PS that can affect the start-up Looks like a re-commissioning: • Clear procedures for checking all MM circuits (in particular PFW) R.S. with AT/MEL • Cunning plan for the commissioning with beam with identified milestones and steps (analysis of the alignment and optics issues) R.S. in collaboration with ABP and equipment groups. We must prepare procedures and tools for orbit analysis and realignment and for finding possible errors in the MM circuits • Tight constraints on the magnet re-alignment in case of need. • Review of the alignment procedures and vacuum system tolerances AT/VAC
Major issues • SPS Controls and application SW big bang • Diluters (TPSG’s) for SPS septa • Cannot withstand a direct hit from a full LHC beam, but septa are protected • Just at the limit for nominal CNGS beam • Be careful about using TT40 for target practice • SPS impedance • Impedance reduction of the Kickers to be extended to other SPS kickers as soon as method demonstrated efficient conceive measurements to determine effectiveness • Launch SPS transverse impedance review aiming at identifying and eliminating major sources • Access to CCC, new cards – EDH authorization • Clarification of CCC access conditions (within/out working hours) • Need to apply for CCC priv. Authorization
Chamonix XIV • The minimum workable LHC • 3 sessions on plans and requirements for beam commissioning, machine protection and collimation, providers’ commitments • Magnetic requirements for commissioning • Experiment-machine interface • Installation • I-LHC • Sector test • 2 sessions: HW preparation and beam tests
Staged commissioning plan for protons Stage I IV II III No beam Beam Beam • Pilot physics run • First collisions • 43 bunches, no crossing angle, no squeeze, moderate intensities • Push performance (156 bunches, partial squeeze in 1 and 5, push intensity) • 75ns operation • Establish multi-bunch operation, moderate intensities • Relaxed machine parameters (squeeze and crossing angle) • Push squeeze and crossing angle • 25ns operation I • Nominal crossing angle • Push squeeze • Increase intensity to 50% nominal • 25ns operation II • Push towards nominal performance R.Bailey, Chamonix XV, January 2006
Ions Experiment side • ALICE, ATLAS and CMS will all take Pb-Pb data • Detectors and machine will be already commissioned with pp • ALICE requests • 4 week ion runs at the end of each year • first short run as early as possible Machine side • Start with early ion scheme (62 bunches instead of 592, 7 107 ions per bunch) • Will have to • Set up RF capture • Commission essential instrumentation • Commission squeeze in IR2 • Establish collisions • Could do (some of) this early on if injectors are ready (same optics as for p). Injection optics. • Ion runs could provide cool down of PS SPS LHC after proton operation • After early ion scheme run, increase number of bunches • Move to nominal when possible - From Chamonix XIV - Estimate ≥ 1 week for first setup Followed by physics run R.Bailey, Chamonix XV, January 2006
The minimum workable LHC • Pilot at 7 TeV might be close to the damage limit in particular if smaller than nominal emittance. The injectors will have to provide a pilot with nominal (and certified?) emittance • Bake-out of some of the LSS (IR3/7) only in 2007-2008 (could be an issue for a pilot ion run @ 10-7 mbar) • Machine protection with ions: • General awareness that this needs to be addressed (thanks to John). • Lead ion collimation: need to go further in the studies for the nominal beam: • collimation efficiency, loss patterns for the different optics (injection – squeezed) • Effect of errors (orbit, beta-beating, etc…) • possible solutions
The minimum workable LHC ATB Delays in the production of the collimators some components have a delay of 6 month (after 6 months form the contract signature…..) Need second installation campaign after standard, some elements delayed to SD 2007-8 BDI No intensity reading from BPM for the start-up? very important tool for Day 1 debugging (aperture issues, etc.) Loss maps for ions required to determine position of additional BLMs Wire Scanners: in 2007 LEP electronics??, in 2008 new electronics? Issue of the quenches induced by a wire scan. What about ions? CO as usual missing man-power. Issue of the security of the access. No application SW responsible for a lot of the instruments (in particular beam profile monitors, tune measurement, luminosity monitors)
Experiment Machine Interface • Main goal is optimizing luminosity for ATLAS and CMS (asking for 10 fb-1 /experiment for discovering the Higgs) . Deviations from main streamline have to be justified • CRAG: Comissioning and Running Advisory Group set-up to define the guidelines + Physics coordinator nominated (Massimiliano Ferro-Luzzi) • Issue of 25 vs. 75 ns running the experiment too might want to run at 75 ns to test their capability of handling many events/crossing. • Luminosity measurements • what about ions? Is CdTe OK for monitoring luminosity during ion operation? • Compatibility of ALICE ZDC with luminosity monitor (luminosity monitor in front of the ZDC). • Proton run for ALICE b* < 35 m because of the limitations in the strength for separation bump magnets
Luminosity Monitor ZN ZP TCTH D2 Interaction with the LHC machine during operation (2) • The technology has been chosen recently • ZN only used in HI runs • ~10-20 % I just in front of ZN does not spoil the energy measurement. The effect on the measurement of the impact position of the particles is presently under study • The compatibility with the ZN depends on the amount of converter necessary for the luminosity monitor. If NOT compatible: • Place converter on movable support • Use ZN to monitor luminosity (and to bring beams into collision) Luminosity monitor IP2
Conclusions: • Status of installation versus planning: • We are not on time, actual delays spans from 3 to 4 months • We are worried by the late procurement of DFB’s, Special SSS’s, and SSS’s with plugs, where peak delays of 5 months with respect to planning occurred • Cryo-magnet transport approaching nominal rates, SSS installation through Point 6 should allow to catch-up the SSS backlog • Leak test and leak finding require more time than expected • Hardware commissioning: • Sector 7-8 should be ready for hardware commissioning by August 2006 • The hardware commissioning of Sector 8-1 will not be finished this year need to find solutions for sector test • Last Sectors (1-2 & 2-3) should be ready for HW commissioning by August 2007 S.Weisz
ATTENTION: L‘ouverture provoque l'arret d'urgence general Contactez la Salle de Controle: Tel 77500 Installation and others… • 2006 marked by many incidents particularly at the end of the year • SPS Access System: (temporary) modifications to comply with INB requirements and get the permission to run in 2006. If you see that: • Open only in case of danger
Compensatory measures: Run 2006 • Access doors: • Caps on the doors locks, but only in entry direction • Emergency exits non affected • Sector doors in the transfer lines used as emergency exits will be connected directly to neighboring AUG chains: • PPG66003 in TT6 in to extraction zone towards TI2 • PPG4004 in TT40 in the extraction zone towards TI8 and CNGS • PPG21161 in the interface zone between TT20 and target region TCC2. • PPG100611 in TT10 in the transfer tunnel between PS and SPS OPENING THE DOOR WILL TRIGGER AN EMERGENCY STOP OF SPS! EDMS: 698337
SPS Upgrade Project: phases and milestones Introduction d’une voie câblée redondante Shutdown Shutdown Mesures compensatoires Voie câblée redondante + + Nouveau Système d’accès SPS Système d’accès SPS actuel Système d’accès SPS actuel t Run ‘’08 SPS+LHC Run ‘07 SPS+LHC Run ’06 SPS *Date suivant le schedule des accelerateurs EDMS: 698337
I-LHC • Present schedule for the ion beam confirmed: • LEIR commissioning completion in April 2006 • PS commissioning – fall 2006 • SPS commissioning in 2007 (beginning or summer according to the fate of the Sector Test, if any) • LHC ion run in 2008. Would allow to cool down the machine after proton run. • Nominal beam starting in 2007 in LEIR • Ion source: some critical components have no spare (14 GHz generator possibility buy 18 GHz generator and klystron) • Controls: still some work to be done • New FESA version in February ? • SW tests planned before start-up?
Objectives 2006 • Controls with Java • Cycle editor (LSA) Optimization • Archives Ready • Alarms Full functionalities • PPM Copy For GM and FESA • Passerelle For GM and FESA • OASIS Improve speed connection • EQP Survey Ready • Cycle editor (LSA) GUI improvement
I-LHC • LEIR commissioning (open issues): • Injection line (initial conditions and optics) need to provide understood optics for Pb to OP • Lifetime with O4+: obstacle in BIPM?, e-cooling?, vacuum?, charge exchange cross-section not as low as initially thought (any data from other labs? GSI?), instabilities from ion trapping in the e-cooler • Optics measurements during the ramp: analyzed? • E-cooling need to be clearly demonstrated (BIPM and Schottky are vital) • Transverse feedback commissioning need to be completed • Collaboration and Implication of the vacuum colleagues desirable to attack the issues related to vacuum
Sector Test • General agreement that it would be very useful: • Milestone for several services, equipments, … • Full integration test: all systems working together • Verification of the QA (polarities, apertures, etc..) • Test for the commissioning strategy (type of meas., tools for beam meas., … • Public relation • …provided no “bricolage”/short-cut is taken to get there
Sector Test • Main concern: delivery of the feedboxes – transition normal temperature – cryogenic environment for the current leads (HTS) • If no delay reduction drastic reduction of the HW commissioning time mission impossible • What are the risk resulting from the reduced HW commissioning time? • Is the validity of the test being compromised? • What about delaying the Sector test (and the commissioning) by the present installation delay (4-5 months)? • Possible implication for the Ion commissioning in the SPS (Spring Autumn 07?) • Revived the idea of testing some of the most critical magnets in the SPS extraction line (Q6). Feasible? When?