1. LHC@FNAL Operations Model
Thursday, October 20, 2005
October 13, 2005
Jean Slaughter

2. What is the Operations Model?
The model defines how will be used at each stage in the LHC’s history
The purpose is to guide design decisions
The model is based on assumptions and will evolve with experience
October 13, 2005
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Jean Slaughter

3. Elements of the Model Stage in the LHC’s development Who Activities
Time periods
Location
Tools
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Jean Slaughter

4. Details - I Stages Who Hardware commissioning Beam commissioning
Machine development
Physics running
Who
Users at FNAL, CERN, other institutions
support people at FNAL, CERN, other institutions
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Jean Slaughter

5. Details -II Activities - examples
consulting on hardware installation in tunnel
running application to extract data – not real time
Example analyzing process control data for IR magnets
running application in real time
following along on a shift for training or informational purposes
participating in a shift for machine development reasons
debugging instrumentation and their applications
accessing CERN documentation, CVS, elogs
developing and testing an application
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Jean Slaughter

6. Details - III Time Periods Location Regularly scheduled shift
Scheduled as part of a shift
Random times
Location
Office – not CERN
CCC
Office at CERN
Field control room, tunnel, service building
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7. Details - IV Tools Gateway s Campus network Technical network Methods
Terminal services
Cern.ch node
CVS read/write access
Webcam
Communications tools
Audio connection
Visual connection
WebX
Web browser
Instant messenger type program
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Jean Slaughter

8. All Stages What How Who When Where Access to internal CERN information
Gateways
Communications tools
All users and support people
Random times and shifts
Offices
Developing an application
Gateways C/T
Communication tools
FNAL user
Random times
Office
Testing an application
gateways C/T
random times and shifts
October 13, 2005
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Jean Slaughter

9. Hardware Commissioning
Sub-stage
What
How
Who
When
Where
Connect 1st IR prepare for 1st sector cool down.
run app to get data
consult on problems
Webcam
Com tools
C/T gateways
Users-FNAL
Random times
office or depends on convenience
Hardware commissioning of sector 7/8. cool down and power test.
consul on problems
follow a shift?
Gateways
office or convenience factors.
Shift or larger groups at
Pre-beam monitoring of cold sectors
Same as line above
Repeat with other sectors
October 13, 2005
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Jean Slaughter

10. Beam Commissioning What How Who When Where
Following a shift for training or monitoring
Com tools
Gateways C/T
Person at FNAL
Shift period
October 13, 2005
meeting
Jean Slaughter