Commissioning and running of sPHENIX

[Stefan Bathe <stefan.bathe AT baruch.cuny.edu>]

Hi All,

Please see Kiel’s message below.  I don’t feel qualified to answer this by myself.  So I’m asking for input.  But I’d like to turn this around within 24 h.

I think the answer to the question why we are not concerned about running polarized protons with a crossing angle is quantitative:  in principle it’s a concern, but quantitatively we think we can live with it. But I don’t know what the actual evidence is.

I think there’s no reasonable chance we’d switch to a zero crossing angle except in a disaster scenario (luminosity so low that we don’t need a crossing angle; or no tracking).

Best,

Stefan

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Stefan Bathe

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From: "Hock, Kiel" <khock AT bnl.gov>

Subject: sPHENIX crossing angle with PP in Run24

Date: September 18, 2023 at 09:20:48 EDT

To: "stefan.bathe AT baruch.cuny.edu" <stefan.bathe AT baruch.cuny.edu>, "Bathe, Stefan" <bathe AT bnl.gov>

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Hi Stefan,

To support intensities at RHIC above 2.1e11 protons/bunch, a crossing angle at sPHENIX is needed. 

Is there a reason why sPHENIX is not concerned about having a crossing angle for polarized protons where STAR is?

Is there a possibility that sPHENIX will change to a zero crossing angle during the run, which would limit the maximum intensity?

Thank you,

Kiel