Entry Conditions for Phase A.10:

 

Entry condition

E.A.10.1

Machine protection for 7 TeV (already done in phase A.8)

 E.A.10.2

 Good Vacuum for low background

 E.A.10.3

 Collimators: maximal cleaning efficiency for the given intensity such that the beam losses from collimation cleaning are below the quench level.

E.A.10.4

 Power circuits

.01

Correctors should be available and calibrated; bumps should be commissioned

.02

Octupoles ON ( feedbacks OFF)

.03

Experimental magnets (solenoids and toroid) ON (coupling might be already corrected)

.04

Experimental dipoles OFF

 E.A.10.5

 High level controls

.01

Separation scan application debugged and available[2]

.02

Online FiDeL magnetic model available via LSA for the correctors participating in the bumps

.03

Online display of the beam parameters: current, lifetime, tune, chromaticity, orbit, etc.

.04

Online display of BLMs

.05

 Off-line preparation of bumps or, alternatively, possibility to do dynamic bump calculation

 E.A.10.6

 BI

.01

BRAN detectors commissioned and available

.02

 BPM (high resolution, non-directional button pickups) commissioned and good calibration

.03

 Tune shift measurement available (for alternative beam-beam transfer function luminosity optimization). BBQ with tiny excitations or (better) Schottky

.04

BLMs commissioned and calibrated

.05

BCT commissioned and calibrated

.06

 Wire scanners commissioned

 E.A.10.7

 Beam parameters under control

.01

Good beam lifetime (Phase A.6 goal is 5-10 hours)

.02

Orbit

.03

Tune (collision tunes) and tune coupling

.04

Chromaticity

 E.A.10.9

 Communication with experiments

.01

DIP operational [Note 1]

.02

Regular scheduled meetings

.03

TV-screen status page (pages 1)

 


 

Notes on entry conditions

 

1. DIP operational: In order to cover the procedure A.10.5, the following DIP signal from experiments to the accelerator is needed: QUALITY OF BEAM COLLISIONS [3].