2. 1 Timescales Construction LCR MICE Beam Monitoring counters + DAQ My understanding Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 ISIS Shutdown ISIS Beam tuning MICE BEAM External Work MICE Detector TOF0 TOF1, Cal, Ceren, SciFi1 Start of MICE installation Hall available for detector install MICE work

3. 2 Phases LCR Installation Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Tuning Data Phases Hall installation MICE work

4. 3 Assumptions Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Month is 20 days Installation is eight hours per day Numbers are guesses : I would like feedback on numbers which you feel are correct as well as those you think are wrong (either way). Some of the things I include are not exactly computer or DAQ, but have an impact on them. Conflicts are direct which means two jobs cannot be done simultaneously whatever the manpower available.

5. 4 LCR Installation Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Tasks Install cabinets and racks Install Networking and test transfers Purchase DAQ computer and install Purchase Local storage and install Commission DAQ computer and storage Install sub-detector electronics Install and commission slow controls Transfer simulated data to tape at Atlas Analyse simulated data at tier1 and tier2 Fast analysis of beam tuning data at tier1 Inputs LCR complete. Including power and A/C. LCR layout – rack space. Internal cable runs. Cable runs from hall. Installation timings. MICE DAQ system V1.0 LCR Installation

6. 5 LCR Installation Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Conflicts Cables from sub-detectors require detectors to have been installed LCR Installation Outputs LCR set up. All power, racks and A/C DAQ computer and local storage. Network connection to tier1 and 2. Data tapes written at Atlas. Analysis and fast analysis of simulated data. Working DAQ. Beam Counters in position surveyed and read out. MICE DAQ V2.0

7. 6 Hall Installation Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Hall installation Tasks Install sub-detectors (including cable runs to the LCR). Install beam detectors Conflicts Work on hall infrastructure Outputs Command and control communications with the LCR Working detectors and beam monitors Inputs

8. 7 Tuning Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Tuning Tasks Set up counters with beam Read out counters Tune beam at Initial setting (using fast grid) other settings as possible Integrate detectors into the DAQ TOF, Cerenkov, Calorimeter, Scintillating fibre tracker Detector pedestal (and calibration) Conflicts Sub-detectors integration v beam tuning Detector installation in hall v beam tuning Outputs A running experiment Inputs LCR set up. All power, racks and A/C DAQ computer and local storage. Network connection to tier1 and 2. Data tapes written at Atlas Working DAQ Beam Counters in position and surveyed

9. 8 Data taking Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Tasks Take data Conflicts ? Outputs Cooling measurement Inputs All detectors read-out. Real data written to tape at Atlas Data analysed at tier1 and tier2 Fast turn around analysis exercised Data

10. 9 LCR timings Time available 120 days 5 days Test transfers Infrastructure Fast ethernet connection to Atlas Install cabinets and racks Started negotiation. Some funds will be needed Status Plans for analysis at tier2s communicated to gridpp Archiving of data fits into the other experiment envelope Requirements for fast turn around analysis at tier1 communicated to gridpp 5 days Write to tape at Atlas10 days Test transfers RAL to tier2 London – South – North – Scot Fermilab - Sophia 5 days per tier 2

11. 10 LCR timings Time available 120 days Server and Disks Procurement Data storage £33,132Clustervision quotes July ’06 Server £11,862 Delivery time ~ x weeks Server installation, storage installation; system burn-in Mice software installation 15 days + 20 days 5 days 1 day Analyse simulated data at tier2 London – South – North - Scot Fermilab - Sophia 2.5 days per tier 2 Fast analysis of simulated tuning data at tier1 (dummy) 5 days

12. 11 LCR timings Time available 120 days Install and read-out sub-detector electronics Scintillating Fibre TOF Calorimeter Cerenkov Install and commission slow controls Install read-out beam counter electronics ? days ? Days 66 + 6*? days Total ? Days Beam counters need to be done 4 weeks before the rest of the detectors Slow controls will need an earlier end date

13. 12 Hall timings Questions Is there any estimate of when things will be come available? Is there anyway of influencing the order of work and do we need to. Time available ?

14. 13 Tuning timings Tasks Set up counters with beam Read out counters Tune beam at Initial setting (using fast grid) Integrate detectors into the DAQ TOF, Cerenkov, Calorimeter, Scintillating fibre tracker Detector pedestal (and calibration) Time available 20 days 5 days 10 days 5 daysContingency

15. 14 Conclusion My guess is there is time to do what we need. Problem is likely to be that many detectors arrive towards the end of the period. My worry is that I have forgotten something I believe the Hardware/infrastructure for the DAQ is on track (see above) I do not understand the Software/Controls infrastructure well enough to be confident everything will come together 10 Tons I’m sure I’ve Forgotten Something