[esa-t474] ESA activities in Jan/Feb 2008

[Alexey Lyapin]

Hi Mike,

I agree, we should have a t-474 meeting next week and discuss the visit, 
system upgrades, and probably sign off on the NIM paper as well.

Cheers,
Alex


Woods, Michael B. wrote:
> Hi Alexey, thanks for the message.  A 1-2 week visit ~Feb. 1 looks good.  Would likely be good to have a phone meeting to discuss items in your list below.  Perhaps next Monday?  mike 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexey Lyapin [mailto:al at hep.ucl.ac.uk] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 4:13 AM
> To: esa-t474 at hep.ucl.ac.uk
> Subject: [esa-t474] ESA activities in Jan/Feb 2008
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Bino and I were thinking about what needs to be done in the ESA before the run in April, actually well before that run as there will surely be a lot of things to do just before the run. As we may not have another high energy operation period, we should be prepared.
> So, a draft plan for some work we think of doing in January/February next year is below. Please, add anything you believe we missed!
> 
> Best regards,
> Alex
> 
> 
> ESA - End Jan/Beginning Feb 2008 ???
> ************************************
> 
> - one to two weeks
> - 2 people from UK
>    -> Bino, Stewart - if no clashes,
>       Alex - depending on visa/passport, Gary - ?
> - Michele, Sergey - if we plan to do some magnetic measurements
> 
> - TODO
> ******
> 
> 1. calibration tone system
>     ------------------------
> 
>     - take calibration tone data over long periodes without beam
>       -> need to analyse the data maybe before !!!!
> 
> 
>     - upgrade/expand the system : upon availability of new components
>         -> need to order components a.s.a.p.
>         -> replace some of the amplifiers with higher power ones
>         -> revise the cabling - 1/4" cables to processors and from
>           calibration system, patch panels for BPM cables and couplers
>         -> think of a more efficient way of feeding the cal tone in
>         -> if needed, bring some of the cal system boxes back to UK
> 
>     - need BPM system simulation finished for next run !
> 
>     - more temperature sensors inside the processors.
>       -> do we have enough AI channels on the breakout box, or VSAM ?
>       -> more temp sensors ?
> 
> 
> 2. uk bpm mover system
>     -------------------
> 
>     - integrate into SCP : o need ampl voltage which is high enough :
>                              check mover ADC specs !
>                              --> amplifier or other means of getting
>                                  high enough VDC ?
> 
>     - code in MINT to handle the ADC level as trigger for calibration
>       cycle : need to code the calibration routine in MINT
> 
>     - setup macro which does the calibration with the ampls..
> 
>     - test & setup the scripts to directly analyse the calibration runs
> 
> 
> 3. online monitoring
>     -----------------
> 
>     - do we need new modern pc+screens for monitoring ?
> 
>     - get some code up and running based on libbpm for online
>       monitoring... recycle mark's stuff ?, build new Qt interface ?
> 
> 
> 4. magnetic measurements ?
>     -----------------------
> 
>     - need spectrometer simulation finished by next run
> 
>     - do we want more measurements ? : talk to sergey, michele ?
> 
> 
> 5. zygo studies ?
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> 
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