Run plan considerations.

From: Flemming Videbaek (videbaek@sgs1.hirg.bnl.goV)
Date: Fri Sep 21 2001 - 13:27:46 EDT

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    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
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    Flemming Videbaek
    Physics Department
    Brookhaven National Laboratory
    
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    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
    
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