FYI there is no new timeschedule, but at least the repairs is moving forward. Basically, the way the electric cost goes, means that for each two days of repair the run may be shortened by one day, or have funds added to maintain the length of the run. At yesterday's coordination meeting it was very difficult to get any time scale out of the machine people, but it sounds like repair-time + cooldown (4-5 days) + (some days for PS testing) + 2 weeks setup time before collisions (overnight) Flemming ---------------------------------------------------------------- Flemming Videbaek Physics Department Brookhaven National Laboratory e-mail: videbaek@bnl.gov phone: 631-344-4106 ----- Original Message ----- From: Kin Yip To: kinyip@fnal.gov Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 9:43 AM Subject: A-SPY news: While you were sleeping ... ====== Acting Scheduling Physicist -YIP (ie. A-SPY) news channel ======== While you were sleeping (well, not a movie review for the 1995 movie !), the cryogenic vessel at 10 o'clock of RHIC has been opened. >From my investigation, the Cryogenic gave green light for the people to cut the vessel soon after 7 pm Wed. night (Dec. 8, 2004). It took about 3 hours (i.e., after 10 pm) to do the opening work before they went home. I took pictures both yesterday before it was opened and today after it was opened. You can take a look at a couple of these : http://www.c-ad.bnl.gov/kinyip/SchedPhys/RHIC_shorts_2004/ The Helium Bellow is still not opened at the time of picture taking this morning, awaiting the electrical/cryogenic LOTO procedures to be done. The problem is suspected to be inside the Superconducting Bus in the that Helium Bellow. I'm not sure that I can take any pictures after they open the Helium Bellow because there is some oxygen deficiency and cryogenic safety concern. I may need a personal oxygen mask .... The cooling for the Blue ring for the 12 o'clock is on-going. *********************************************************************************************** ======= ====== ======= ======= ====== ======= ======= ====== ======= This A-SPY news channel solicits YOUR input of any sorts. You'll be paid back with loads of gratefulness :-) ================================================================= Disclaimer: Whatever is being said here is not always 100% accurate though I try my best to avoid being 100% inaccurate :-) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++ A-SPY contacts during these 2 weeks before Dec. 17, 2004 : Pager: x4300 Cell Phone: 631-8062433 Office Phone: x4116 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ _______________________________________________ Brahms-l mailing list Brahms-l@lists.bnl.gov http://lists.bnl.gov/mailman/listinfo/brahms-lReceived on Thu Dec 9 09:56:32 2004
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