First attached is a second e-mail from JJG that did not make it to everybody.I do not think there is any big disagreements here - let me though propose a modified plan to Overall Run Plan for the coming period. This likely will take 1-2 weeks with the present Machine performance. Consideration a.. The FS can go to 3 deg without moving C1 b.. 2.3 deg requires a longer access to do due to above mention note. For the lower field runs we should at some point swing the Backend of FFS to the larger settings, both for 2.3 deg running but also larger angles and lower momenta. c.. The effective number of events may be higher with the re-bunching (~2->2.5). It is crucial to get feedback for 'analyst' reconstructed tracks per trigger1/per trigger . d.. We need a certain number of dedicated runs There is certainly a consensus to move to more forwards angle, as well as getting more statistics for the 4 deg 1/3 field setting. Let me propose rather than the ½ or .6 setting at 4 deg to go to 3 deg at 1/3 field. This gives a <y> of 2.7 and <pt>=0.5, has some PID with H2, and it seems to me about 40-60% more statistics for protons. There is an overlap with the 4 deg - this may actually be to our advantage to understand better how to merge, as well as cross checks. Physics Running Extend proton coverage for <pt> values by a.. 3 degree 1/3 Field running ( 2.5M B, 5M A) b.. 4 degree 1/3 Field running ( 2M B, 4M A) c.. 4 degree 1/2 field running ( 2.5 B, 5M A) d.. 12 degree 1/5 Field running (4M B, 8M A) Get better quality data for higher P at y~0 a.. Good statistics 4A,4B for 90 degree MRS. (4M) Extend pt range for 40 deg (y~0.7) a.. 35/45 degree 3A/3B and 6A/6B running (4M each) Return to data analyzed to improve statistics/clarify problems Run preparedness and improvements. a.. Study background rates vs. angles 2.5-10 deg FS (H1,H2) DC currents as indicators. b.. Develop the vertex trigger and implement. c.. Develop and study H1/H2 trigger for FS. d.. Calibration runs (0 field) to understand overall geometry , MRS and FS (d3=0) other on. My summary taken from the data runs since Aug16. It may be that some are not useful due to lack of detector components (as of yesterday) Angle Field Trig 1 Eff trig 1 Hours 8 676A 3.8 5.4 44 8 676B 2.4 3.5 27 4 676A 5.0 5,8 56 4 676B 4.2 5.9 58 5 1126A 1.7 2.1 20 6 1126B 1.0 1.0 18 90 350A 12 13 138 90 350B 9.5 11 119 90 700B 1.1 1.1 13 40 500A 4.3 5.2 45 40 500B 4.2 7.3 40 ------------------------------------------------------ Flemming Videbaek Physics Department Brookhaven National Laboratory tlf: 631-344-4106 fax 631-344-1334 e-mail: videbaek@bnl.gov Dear Friends Following up on the previous email about run plan and FS settings: The FS analysts have decided to recommend that: 1) we move the FS back to 4 deg before this weekend 2) we set the field to 1/2 or 60% and collect about 5 M A and 2.5 M B and then supplement with 1/3 field. The physics motivation is to get a consistent set of data covering a reasonable pt range and a reasonably well defined rapidty interval ( at high rapidities).. Regards JJ -- ____________________________________________________ JENS JORGEN GAARDHOJE Assoc. Prof. of Physics, Dr. Scient. Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen Blegdamsvej 17, 2100 Copenhagen Denmark. Tlf: (+45) 35 32 53 09 (dir) (+45) 35 32 52 09 (secr) Fax: (+45) 35 32 50 16 Email: gardhoje @ nbi.dk Home page: http://alf.nbi.dk/~gardhoje -Chair Ph. D. School of Physics at NBI.F.AFG. (secr. Frank Kristensen 35 32 04 41, Ørsted Lab.) -Member Danish National Commission for UNESCO (secr. Ulla Holm 35 32 52 72, NBI) ___________________________________________________
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