1. DRY RUNS 2015 Status and program of the Dry Runs in 2015
Update of the presentation given at LBOC
Status and program of the Dry Runs in 2015
(although many things have been already Dry Run in 2014 and tested with beam during the Transfer Line Test, in 2015 we start from scratch)
On behalf of V. Kain, M. Solfarolli, D. Jacquet, R. Giachino, M. Albert, L. Drosdal, J. Wenninger, B. Salvachua, D. Nisbet and all Equipment Experts & Experiments
Disclaimers: the Dry Runs presented here don’t cover:
Machine Protection Tests which are responsibility of MPP + Software Interlock System
Tune and orbit Feedbacks (presented at the LMC #203 by Jorg)
Vacuum valves control commissioning (by M. Albert)
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

2. Sector Test preparation meeting
LBDS Monitoring application
LHC Beam Dump System
(LBDS)
(LBDS only input into BIC loop)
LBDS application
Arming sequence
BETS simulator
Inject and dump B1
Inject and dump B2 (to be re-tested)
XPOC (still under debugging/test by experts)
MCS
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

3. Sector Test preparation meeting
LHC Injection Kickers (MKI)
MKI control from application
MKI control from sequencer
Softstart (new values in the control system for RUN2 available)
MKI settings: currently using RUN1 settings  to be tune with beam
OASIS
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

4. Sector Test preparation meeting
LHC Timing System
Send events
Telegram
Load/unload tables, trigger tables
Timing application
Injection protocol with dynamic destination
LHC mastership
LHC injection sequencer
Beam permit 1 and beam permit 2 reception coming from BIC (CCR) after the BIC loop is open (via CIBG stop) and triggering of HX.PM1-CT and HX.DUMPEDx-CT
Post Mortem reception by the experiments
Injection test mode (with key), HIX.FW-CT generation and pre-pulse
Instabilities trigger
DONE
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting
BIC: Beam Interlock Controller

5. Sector Test preparation meeting
LHC RF System
LHC-SPS RF re-phasing
LHC RF synchronization
RF Low Level
Tested yesterday again
LHC-SPS rephasing with beam in SPS requested by LHC Injection Sequencer with mastership
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

6. Sector Test preparation meeting
LHC Injection Quality Check System
Tested yesterday again
All the analysis modules working  Missing only MKI IPOC and OFSU data (Injection oscillations) which is expected. BQM, BLMs and BPMs now working again. Application operational
Dynamic destination
More BLMs still to be integrated for analysis in 2015
DONE
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

7. Sector Test preparation meeting
Experiments
Handshakes
Accelerator/Beam modes
Injection inhibits for ALICE & LHCb
Post mortem reception
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

8. Sector Test preparation meeting
LHC Beam Instrumentation
TRANSFER LINE INSTRUMENTATION  being checked today, issues spotted during transfer line test have been fixed.
LHC RING 
BLMs:
1 Hz acquisition for fixed display and logging
XPOC(1) (4 BLMs around TCDQ have changed name and needs update)
Post Mortem
IQC
Collimator  to be tested this week
BPMs:
FIFO acquisition (beam threading on first turn) (problems with BPM names solved)
CAPTURE (for IQC)
CONTINOUS (Orbit)  to be tested (IQC injection oscillations)
Concentrators needs more test: loading/stability
BLM
FIFO acquisition for B1
FIFO acquisition for B2
(1) XPOC: eXternal Post Operational Checks
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

9. Sector Test preparation meeting
LHC RING (CONT)
BTVs: being tested as part of MPP commissioning (M. Albert)
DUMP LINE 
BLMs : OK (4 monitors names to be changed around TCDQ)
BTVDD: being tested as part of MPP commissioning (M. Albert)
BPMD: to be tested as part of MPP commissioning
BCT: to be tested as part of MPP commissioning / device still under expert individual system test
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

10. Sector Test preparation meeting
LHC Beam Interlock System (BIC)
So far only armed with LBDS with operational sequence
Arming with User inputs for sector test as from Tuesday next week
LHC Software Interlock System (SIS)
Commissioning is ongoing
LHC Safe Machine Parameters (SMP)
Safe Beam Flag  Issue with the transmission of the beam intensity (IR4) to the SMP (CCR) solved
Beam Presence Flag  to be tested with beam
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

11. Sector Test preparation meeting
Vacuum
Status for Sector Test:
TI2- LSS2 to LSS3 and TI8-LSS8 to LSS6  All sectors under vacuum!
LHCb: The pump down of LHCb was started last Friday ( ), today ( ) we have a pressure of 1E-9 mbar and today we’ll re-start the ion pumps in the VELO tank that give an interlock signal to the sector valves.
ALICE: The manual valve between the IP2 and the vacuum sector A1L2.X will be open during next week to allow then the injector test.
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

12. Transfer Line circuits
Extraction to TT40 & TT60 foreseen this week  good opportunity to test the SPS Extraction BICs
The transfer line power converters were switched on  issues being followed up
The only PC we were unable to start was... SR8.RCIBV.88116 (String:1) -> 380V VS VS_RUN_TO
BA6.RBIH Not following function- measured approximately A lower than function
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

13. Sector Test preparation meeting
To be scheduled a heat run
To be tested the interlocked ones
BA4.RBIH Not following function - measured is approximately 0.5 A greater than function.
BA4.RQID Not following function - measured approximately 1.6 A greater than function.
BA4.RQID Not following function - measured approximately 2.2 A greater than function
BA4.RQID Not Following function - measured approximately 1.6 A greater than function.
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting

14. Sector Test preparation meeting
Test of the injection settings for sectors S23, S67, S78; but settings are ready
Collimators  see Belen talk
26/02/2015
Sector Test preparation meeting