K. Ehret HH 8.5.98 Memo: Target Plans and Goals 98 - 1. Iteration (Incomplete) =========================================================== ~/target/prep98/target_plans.98 Please comment ! Time Topics Goals i.e. until ---------------------------------------------------------- May 28th Installation finished everything tested target mechanics and full operational electronics & daq counters TaCoS Mid June Implementation everything tested daq, online software and full operational netmex fadc systems data bases control system, chips June 20th Counters calibrated proper HV and thresholds End June First Target operations functionality established TaCoS for HERA targets aligned setup improved monitoring counters calibrated for HERA shifts Mid July Target operation target studies HERA\HERA-B machine shifts non bx contrib. and beam shaping OTR radiation Mid Aug. Improve software setup Establish a simpler but more efficient data logging scheme (save manpower) WWW info online monitoring run protocols analysis and docu of measurments control 1998 Lumi operation Aug - Dec ----------------------------- main goals, points in brackets have lower priority: * new WIP: Target insertion from HERA-CR (until end of August) -> establish scheme -> optimize procedure (time and collimator position) * rate measurement with ECAL (until end of 1998) -> develop this to a proper working device -> beam monitoring * multiwire automatic (September) -> usage of TMS for steering -> improve TaCoS -> investigate/analyse behaviour of TaCoS * non bx contributions -> prove basic models of understanding and improve understanding and impacts -> develop a scheme which reduces the contributions at least with one order of magnitude -> establish regular operation of measures against non bx contributions (* time distribution of interactions) -> in the nsec region * beam shaping -> establish a procedure which generates stable rates under usual LUMI conditions (* individual bunch contribution and HERA timing) * distribution of target info * usage of SLT info (verticees) -> until the end of the year at least the scheme and the performance/capability of the system should be established (* integration in HERA-B SCS, interlocksystem)