Speaker
Simon Baird
(AB-OP)
Description
Three phases of getting the complete LHC from the Hardware
commissioning into a full Machine Checkout have been outlined in the
last LHC Chamonix Workshop. These are:
1. Cooldown and Closure of the complete machine
2. System and Equipment tests per sector
3. Complete Machine cycles
The Hardware Commissioning team is responsible for the Hardware
Commissioning itself and AB/OP will be responsible for the phase 3.
However, for phases 1 & 2, the responsibility is less clear. The aim
of this presentation is to answer the following questions. Or at
least show where clearer answers are needed.
• During Hardware Commissioning, which cycles will have been
tested? And to what “beam energy”?
o Can a sector be considered as “ready for beam” immediately
after the Hardware Commissioning?
• Who is responsible for the sectors between the end of
Hardware Commissioning and the start of the Machine Checkout (during
phases 1 & 2 above)?
o What happens to a sector after the Hardware Commissioning and
before the Machine Checkout?
o Who “re-commissions” these sectors to get them ready for the
Machine Checkout?
Author
Simon Baird
(AB-OP)
