[Brahms-l] Fw: SPY news update: no collisions for 4 expts. in the weekend ... BLIP's "miracle"

FYI
the official announchment on the weekend running. Note it leaves open next
week (maybe)

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Flemming Videbaek
Physics Department
Brookhaven National Laboratory

e-mail: videbaek@bnl.gov
phone: 631-344-4106
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kin Yip" <kinyip@bnl.gov>
To: <kinyip@fnal.gov>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 2:43 PM
Subject: SPY news update: no collisions for 4 expts. in the weekend ...
BLIP's "miracle"


>
> ====== Scheduling Physicist -YIP (ie. SPY) news channel ========
>
>
> (1) No collisions for 4 expts. this weekend
>
> After a lot of discussion, "everybody" now agrees to run the machine
> in a mode this weekend such that
>
>   -- there will be NO collision at all 4 experiments
>   -- the Jet target expt. can use the blue beam
>   -- the machine people will make use of the yellow beam
>
> Having no collision at 4 expts. will remove some constraints and this
> makes it easier for the machine people to tune the machine for the Jet
> target expt. to have a significant absolute measurement of the
> analyzing power A_N, possibly within 10% precision. This way, we can
> also assures that we finish the A_N measurement before Monday and give
> ourselves some time to do other machine development next week.
>
> I have applied the normal protocol to contact the run coordinator
> or program manager (except one guy is dealing with his property transfer
> today and I had to call their spokesperson) of each expt. to make sure
> they agree and/or understand that this is the best for the
polarized-proton
> plan in the long run.
>
> After I did that, I informed the machine run coordinator and they already
> started to execute this plan ~ noon.
>
>
> **************************************************************************
>
>
> (2) Miracle did happen for BLIP (Brookhaven LINAC Isotope Producer)
>
> When we were told that BLIP had a water leak for their target container on
> Wed., some very experienced people thought they'd be off for the rest of
this
> season and it required a miracle to overcome it.  They had only one chance
to
> fix the problem which was during yesterday's maintenance.
>
> Against all odds, "miracle" did happen and they successfully replaced
> the water window despite some high radiation, as well as the beamline
> vacuum window.  I understand that the paperworks that they have needed to
> "overcome" is also very significant --- another kind of skill that we
> are talking about here.  So, I have to congratulate them for their heroic
> efforts.
>
> As I understand it, they should be ready in about one hour or so.
>
>
> **************************************************************************
>
> (3) End of run party on May 7, 2004 at 16:00
>
> The RHIC run will finish on May 7, 2004 at 08:00 and there will be
> a "End of run party" at 16:00.   K0PI0 looks to start their work right
> after the RHIC run finishes.
>
>
> **************************************************************************
>
> (4) The LAST Time meeting of the season will happen the coming Tuesday
>     (May. 4) at 13:30 in the Synder Room (911A).
>
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
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>
> =================================================================
>
> Disclaimer: Whatever is being said here is not always 100% accurate
> though I try my best to avoid being 100% inaccurate :-)
>
>
>
>
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