Impact of LHC access system on SPS. Is LHC system ready. Can it be trusted. Can WE be trusted. How to operate LHC if access in CNGS?
Speakers:
MrJames RIDEWOOD, MsMagali Gruwe(CERN)
Slides
3
LHC hardware commissioning
Strategies, improvements, how do we go towards cold machine checkout? how to keep it cold?
Speaker:
MrMarkus Albert(CERN)
Slides
10:10
COFFEE
SESSION 2 - HARDWARE & INSTRUMENTATION
4
Technical infrastructure
Will the new compensator be ready? How to integrate the commissioning in the cold check out? Status of SPS cables. How to avoid unwanted and unannounced interventions on running machines?
Speaker:
MrWetton Chris(CERN)
Slides
5
Remaining hardware problems in the PS
Situation of the cables for septum 31
Dump 48: vacuum leak
Frequent reboots of BLM servers. Frequent reboot of orbit servers. General quality of orbit.
Gain manipulations (radiation measurements) of BLM’s on extraction channel. TT10 trajectory measurement.
Speaker:
MrGuy Crockford(CERN)
Slides
12:20
LUNCH
SESSION 3 - CONTROLS
8
Still problems to be solved for SPS super cycle changes
Pulse stop, pulse start. RF on off. Timing tables in LSA. Cleaning ROCS memory. Kicker settings. Can we make two long super cycles resident? Coast : lessons learned in 2007.