Preparation for Beam commissioning

1. Preparation for Beam commissioning Mike Lamont Acknowledgements: Brennan Goddard, Verena Kain, Reyes Alemany, Gianluigi Arduini, JJ Gras, Stefano Redaelli, Bruno Puccio.

2. Objectives Get ready for first beam • All required hardware systems tested • All required instrumentation deployed and tested • Machine Protection system tested & qualified. • All software deployed and required functionality tested • Control system integrity tested • Full integration tests performed with all systems driven through operational cycles Clear that when we finally get beam we don’t want to waste time solving problems that could have been resolved before. LHC status

3. Conditions • Cool-down of remaining sectors • Extensive Hardware Commissioning of circuits • Installation of remaining components • Individual system commissioning • Roll out of controls infrastructure • Roll out of beam interlock system • Roll out of beam instrumentation • Software development and deployment, roll out of magnet model etc… • Commissioning of access system (DSO tests etc.) • While starting-up and operating SPS/PS etc. LHC status

4. HWC - baseline • Cooling and Ventilation • Cryogenics Plant • Cryostat Instrumentation • Electrical Network • Beam Vacuum [warm & cold] • QRL Vacuum • Insulation Vacuum • Powering Interlocks • QPS and energy extraction • QRL Instrumentation • Access • Survey/Alignment LHC status

5. Incoming this session • Cryogenics • Magnets/circuits • Vacuum • Injection system • Beam Dump System • Collimators • RF • Beam Instrumentation • Machine protection • … Some how pull this lot together to give us a operational machine LHC status

6. Approach • Define objectives and prioritize (as usual) • Individual System Tests/ Hardware Commissioning • Equipment groups/HWC team • Individual high level control tests • From CCC using controls infrastructure and software • Check the functionality of the individual systems • Integration tests (dry runs) + HWC/PGC • Partial machine checkout • Machine Protection commissioning • Full machine checkout Try and document it – something we’ll have to do every year LHC status

7. Approach LHC status

8. Comments • There’s a lot going on the same time • This not going to be particularly tidy or particularly easy • Accept dry runs as a debugging exercise • Accept it won’t be perfect first time • Iterate [but at an appropriate frequency] • Look for robust solutions that follow established standards. LHC status

9. Integration Tests (Dry Runs) Debugging – establishing control & integration from the CCC • Multi-system tests to check integration and readiness of all systems involved in a given phase of LHC operations: • Check data acquisition chain • Check all equipment control functionality • Check timing and low synchronization • Check functionality of the control system from CCC high level applications. • Drive all relevant systems in a synchronized way through the standard operational sequence • Check machine protection and interlock systems • Organization • Coordinated by Operations. Preparations for, and results of, dry runs to be discussed at LHCCWG. • In close collaboration with equipment groups, technical issues to be discussed in ABCIS meetings. • Seen as a prelude to full system tests to be performed before beam. LHC status

10. Objectives- Instrumentation LHC status

11. Objectives - Hardware LHC status

12. Objectives - Controls • Slow timing, fast timing, synchronization • Alarms, logging, post mortem, fixed displays • Equipment control & access • Real-time feedback system • Analogue acquisition • Software: measurements, trajectory acquisition and correction, ramping etc. etc. • Controls infrastructure: servers, databases etc. • Software Interlock System • Management of Critical Settings • Role Based Access Control LHC status

13. Objectives – Deploy and Test LSA • Core Functionality • Optics, ramp, squeeze, magnet model (transfer functions etc.) • Equipment • Instrumentation • Measurements • Operational exploitation • Timing • On-line Models • MADX, FIDEL, Aperture • Mode, data distribution • Applied LSA applications • Orbit, luminosity scans etc. • Data exchange LHC status

14. Proposed Integration Tests

15. Injection/Transfer Dry Run • Kickers • control, monitoring, logging, settings, FD • Timing & synchronization • Events, tables, telegrams, injection requests • RF pre-pulses • Instrumentation • Acquisition, logging, control, FD, timing etc. for Screens, BLMs, BPMs, BCT • Applications • YASP (threading, etc) • Injection Quality Checks • Modes • Injection and dump, Circulate and dump, Nominal Injection • TDI • Controls • RBAC, MCS, Mode, DIP • BIS LHC status

16. Injection & Transfer LHC status

17. Injection, Ramp & Squeeze Dry Run • Injection, ramp, squeeze, ramp-down, pre-cycle • Settings - full LHC parameter space • Power converters, RF, Collimators • FIDEL • Bumps, experiments’ magnets • Trims • Actual and function – full parameter space • Control • RF units, cavities, loops etc., FGCs… • Collimator – set, functions, limits etc. • Applications & Tools • YASP, sliding bumps • Multi-turn acquisition and analysis • Instrumentation • Sequence, mode Power converters in SIM_VS LHC status

18. Beam Dump Dry Run • LBDS • Monitoring, GUI, trigger, IPOC • XPOC • BETS • Timing • Sequence • Re-arm • Monitoring • Logging, fixed displays, alarms, MCS • BIS • Permit loops, PM suppression etc. • Dump line and point 6 instrumentation • Abort gap, RF • TCDQ/TCS settings and control LHC status

19. Instrumentation • Every BI SW responsible will organize the continuous assessment of its instruments, ie find/organize time slots, also outside official dry runs, where conditions allowing to test functionality [see JJG] • Maintain the dashboard info up to date (color scheme and details on the box dedicated page) and prepare battle field for the next iteration LHC status

20. Instrumentation - DR 1/3 • Find/organize time slots, also outside official dry runs where conditions allow testing of required functionality • Play simulated injection, ramp etc… • Plus dedicated dry runs LHC status

21. Instrumentation – DR 2/3 LHC status

22. Instrumentation – DR 3/3 LHC status

23. Physics/Experiments Dry Run • Luminosity • Acquisition and display, BRA application • Optimization, trims, bumps etc. • Scans • Experiment Instrumentation & signals • BCMs, Lumi etc. • Experiment communication • DIP – to & from • Vetos • Interlocks • Beam abort, injection inhibit • Magnets • Alice/LHC dipoles and compensation LHC status

24. Physics LHC status

25. Beam Interlock System c/o Bruno Puccio • Complete the IST of the BIS by April. • This will be carried out by the BIS team (independently of the HWC). • Perform the Commissioning of the BIS in // with the HWC. • Tricky - involves all LHC systems: Experiments, COLL, VAC, BLM, other Beam Instrumentation, RF, Access, and so on... • BICs are installed either side of IP, done for each one of the 8 points. • 8 periods of ~5 days (or twice 2,5 days) during the HWC. • Either inserted before the Powering tests or just after them. • The possibility to have a sector(s) test is going to be taken into account in trying to give priority to points 8, 7 and 6 (or 2,1,8). • Perform a final test- dedicated week during the cold-check period. Concerning dry-runs, we have recently installed 2 more BICs in point 6 in order to participate to the LBDS dry-runs in // with our BIS commissioning. The goal is to do NOT disturb our commissioning and move ahead with the interfaces with you, the Timing and the Kickers. LHC status

26. Machine Protection Dry Runs • As part of other dry runs • Injection kickers • LBDS – link to BIS, protection devices • Integration in machine cycle • Resets, tests, SBF, SBP, BPF • Interface to timing system/BST • PM suppression • Link-Unlink • Injection inhibit • Experiments LHC status

27. PGC as part of circuit HWC • Allows us to test & check: • LSA settings generation • Optics • Injection - Ramp - Squeeze - Ramp-down - Pre-cycles • Parameter space (Q, Q’, bumps, harmonics…) • Magnet Model (FIDEL) • Calibration curves • Harmonics, decay, snapback • Corrections • Sequencing machine cycle • Power converter functionality • Power converters • Tracking, control, ramping, squeezing (constraints), real-time LHC status

28. Collimation Dry Runs • Full control system functionality • Machine cycle • Injection versus intensity • Ramp, limits, • Squeeze • Trim • Parameter space, limits • Interface to BIS • Monitoring, logging, FD, alarms etc • Optimization procedures • Interface to BLMs etc. LHC status

29. Partial Machine Checkout • Possible pre-cursor to sector test • Injection & dump • N sectors through full machine cycle • plus RF & Collimators • All distributed instrumentation from N sectors • All available stand alone instrumentation • All relevant software/controls • Beam Interlocks One week given extensive dry runs LHC status

30. Integration & commission  Good for sector test/first turn LHC status

31. Full Machine Checkout  LHC status

32. So far… • Injection dry run – December 2007 • Beam dump dry run – February 2008 • PGC 4-5 – February 2008 • LHCb – November 2007 • Alice – February 2008 Acknowledgements: BT, BI, ATB, OP, CO, PO, HWC LHC status

33. Injection Dry Run – December 2007 LHC status

34. Beam Dump Dry Run – February 2008 Verena Kain LHC status

35. PGC – “HWC shadowing” – February 2008 LHC status

36. PGC – deployment of FIDEL Geometric MDC Saturation Residual LHC status

37. Plans - March LHC status

38. Plans - April ++ LHC status

39. Conclusions We have a plan… • Individual system commissioning from CCC • Integrations tests (Dry Runs) • Partial machine checkout • Full machine checkout When the going gets tough, the tough get operational. LHC status