Commissioning and running of sPHENIX

[Jamie Nagle <jamie.nagle AT colorado.edu>]

Hello All,

Beam in  the machine is just over  a week away (Monday, April 15, 2024) and we will be starting 4-person full shifts the next day (Tuesday, April 16, 2024).     We expect to start having some  overnight stores as soon as 3-4 days later.   

As  part of our preparations, it would be great to have the  following...

(1)  Starting  Tuesday, April 9, 2024, we will require a detector expert and a report for each subsystem  at the 3:30 pm ET Shift Change Meeting (SCM).   

(2)  Also, we will have some longer subsystem reports  on detector readiness at the SCM.    These should include detailed lists of what remains to be done for taking data with beam, any issues that are open, list of experts, and initial data monitoring plans.   We had our first report yesterday from the MBD team - thanks!     Here is  a schedule for other subsystem reports.

- Tuesday (EMCal, HCal)
- Wednesday   (INTT, ZDC/SMD)

- Thursday (MVTX, sEPD)

- Friday (TPC, TPOT)

(3)  Lastly, there has been a big shift away from  the  e-log and towards MatterMost.     For  significant changes in detector configuration / operating procedures, etc., we really need those in  the e-log.      I would like to ask all subsystems to make an extra effort to utilize the e-log starting this next week  - note that these can be cut-and-paste from MatterMost, and  are not meant to curtail useful communication on  MatterMost.   

Sincerely,

Jamie

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