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Timescales

Construction LCR

MICE Beam Monitoring counters + DAQ

My understanding

Jan 07

Feb 07

Mar 07

Apr 07

May 07

Jun 07

Jul 07

Aug 07

Sep 07

ISIS Shutdown

ISIS Beam tuning

MICE BEAM

External Work

MICE Detector TOF0 TOF1, Cal, Ceren, SciFi1

Start of MICE installation

Hall available for detector install

MICE work

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Phases

LCR

Installation

Jan 07

Feb 07

Mar 07

Apr 07

May 07

Jun 07

Jul 07

Aug 07

Sep 07

Tuning

Data

Phases

Hall installation

MICE work

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Assumptions

Jan 07

Feb 07

Mar 07

Apr 07

May 07

Jun 07

Jul 07

Aug 07

Sep 07

Month is 20 days

Installation is eight hours per day

Numbers are guesses :

I would like feedback on numbers which you feel are correct as well as those you think are wrong (either way).

Some of the things I include are not exactly computer or DAQ, but have an impact on them.

Conflicts are direct which means two jobs cannot be done simultaneously whatever the manpower available.

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LCR Installation

Jan 07

Feb 07

Mar 07

Apr 07

May 07

Jun 07

Jul 07

Aug 07

Sep 07

Tasks

• Install cabinets and racks

• Install Networking and test transfers

• Purchase DAQ computer and install

• Purchase Local storage and install

• Commission DAQ computer and storage

• Install sub-detector electronics

• Install and commission slow controls

• Transfer simulated data to tape at Atlas

• Analyse simulated data at tier1 and tier2

• Fast analysis of beam tuning data at tier1

Inputs

LCR complete. Including power and A/C.

LCR layout – rack space.

Internal cable runs. Cable runs from hall.

Installation timings. MICE DAQ system V1.0

LCR

Installation

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LCR Installation

Jan 07

Feb 07

Mar 07

Apr 07

May 07

Jun 07

Jul 07

Aug 07

Sep 07

Conflicts

Cables from sub-detectors require detectors to have been installed

LCR

Installation

Outputs

LCR set up. All power, racks and A/C

DAQ computer and local storage. Network connection to tier1 and 2. Data tapes written at Atlas.

Analysis and fast analysis of simulated data.

Working DAQ.

Beam Counters in position surveyed and read out.

MICE DAQ V2.0

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Hall Installation

Jan 07

Feb 07

Mar 07

Apr 07

May 07

Jun 07

Jul 07

Aug 07

Sep 07

Hall installation

Tasks

• Install sub-detectors (including cable runs to the LCR).

• Install beam detectors

Conflicts

Work on hall infrastructure

Outputs

Command and control communications with the LCR

Working detectors and beam monitors

Inputs

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Tuning

Jan 07

Feb 07

Mar 07

Apr 07

May 07

Jun 07

Jul 07

Aug 07

Sep 07

Tuning

Tasks

• Set up counters with beam

• Read out counters

• Tune beam at Initial setting (using fast grid)

other settings as possible

• Integrate detectors into the DAQ

TOF, Cerenkov, Calorimeter, Scintillating fibre tracker

• Detector pedestal (and calibration)

Conflicts

Sub-detectors integration v beam tuning

Detector installation in hall v beam tuning

Outputs

A running experiment

Inputs

LCR set up. All power, racks and A/C

DAQ computer and local storage. Network connection to tier1 and 2. Data tapes written at Atlas

Working DAQ

Beam Counters in position and surveyed

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Data taking

Jan 07

Feb 07

Mar 07

Apr 07

May 07

Jun 07

Jul 07

Aug 07

Sep 07

Tasks

Take data

Conflicts

?

Outputs

Cooling measurement

Inputs

All detectors read-out.

Real data written to tape at Atlas

Data analysed at tier1 and tier2

Fast turn around analysis exercised

Data

9

LCR timings

Time available

120 days

5 days

• Test transfers

Infrastructure

• Fast ethernet connection to Atlas

• Install cabinets and racks

Started negotiation. Some funds will be needed

Status

• Plans for analysis at tier2s communicated to gridpp

• Archiving of data fits into the other experiment envelope

• Requirements for fast turn around analysis at tier1 communicated to gridpp

5 days

• Write to tape at Atlas 10 days

• Test transfers RAL to tier2

London – South – North – Scot

Fermilab - Sophia

5 days per tier 2

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LCR timings

Time available

120 days

Server and Disks

Procurement

• Data storage £33,132 Clustervision quotes July ’06

• Server £11,862 Delivery time ~ x weeks

• Server installation, storage installation; system burn-in

• Mice software installation

15 days

+ 20 days

5 days

1 day

• Analyse simulated data at tier2

London – South – North - Scot

Fermilab - Sophia

2.5 days per tier 2

• Fast analysis of simulated tuning data at tier1 (dummy)

5 days

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LCR timings

Time available

120 days

• Install and read-out sub-detector electronics

• Scintillating Fibre

• TOF

• Calorimeter

• Cerenkov

• Install and commission slow controls

• Install read-out beam counter electronics

? days

? days

? days

? days

? Days

66 + 6*? daysTotal

? DaysBeam counters need to be done 4 weeks before the rest of the detectors

Slow controls will need an earlier end date

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Hall timings

Questions

Is there any estimate of when things will be come available?

Is there anyway of influencing the order of work and do we need to.

Time available

?

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Tuning timings

Tasks

• Set up counters with beam

• Read out counters

• Tune beam at Initial setting (using fast grid)

• Integrate detectors into the DAQ

TOF, Cerenkov, Calorimeter, Scintillating fibre tracker

• Detector pedestal (and calibration)

Time available

20 days

5 days

10 days

5 daysContingency

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Conclusion

My guess is there is time to do what we need.

Problem is likely to be that many detectors arrive towards the end of the period.

My worry is that I have forgotten something

I believe the Hardware/infrastructure for the DAQ is on track (see above)

I do not understand the Software/Controls infrastructure well enough to be confident everything will come together

10Tons

I’m sure I’veForgottenSomething