Summer Downtime Ideas 2004



updated 27 July 04


Talk topic suggestions:
 

Utilities – Cooling tower and LCW systems for PEP, Linac, DR’s (op or EOIC)

  • Electrical distribution
  • Compressed Air
  • “DCS” control system – demo?
  • Water systems

Beam Containment Architecture (Op or EOIC with help from Brian B. and ADSO)

  • Protection devices, shut-off paths, bypass features

MPS systems (2 ops or EOICs)

  • VME based – (“new MPS”)
  • Abort systems – Artem/DeLamare/Fisher
  • TIU
  • Old MPS (e+, DRs)

 

  • Timing system (2 ops or EOICs)
  • PEP bucket jumps
  • Diagnostics
  • Architecture
  • GADC lab - Peter
  • Klystron Diagnostics
  • Linac – PIOP, MKSU, PADs, Fast time plots, Head-Tail detectors (Op or EOIC)
  • PEP RF – (Heinz, Dmitry, Mike Browne) Failure mode samples
  • Linac modulators

 

  • Communication
  • Electron cloud / Bunch patterns (Artem K, Franz-Joseph D, Sasha N) – ask if worth talking about
  • Tune Tracker, Interferometer, BxB Current Monitor, New sync light monitor (Alan Fisher) (project?)
  • Fire Dept. emergency response (Don Locquaio)
  • Emergency Operations Center (Steve Mahaley)
  • BaBar physics
  • Injector beam dynamics (Op or EOIC + Jim T)PEP control & instrumentation overview
  • PPS modes and Stopper configurations - Kristina
  • PEP-II IP Orbit Control (Op or EOIC)
  • BITBUS Magnet Control (AME)
  • BaBar systems
  • LCLS / SPPS
  • NLCTA
  • PEP plans for the future/coming year (including unresolved problems)
  • Elog roundtable


    Projects:

    Research, document and present one of the above topics

    or
     
  • Power interruption recovery checklist / brownout checklist – 2 ops/eiocs
  • LER injection TDC signal into SCP
  • PEP Kicker signals into oscilloscope and video system
  • MPS upgrades (Tilghman)
  • RF and Timing diagnostics (Mike Browne)
  • New PEP RF stations (Alan Hill)
  • NLCTA software projects (Janice)
  • BCS logic SCP displays (Mike Saleski) (similar to vacuum valve logic displays)
  • Remote scope trace capture
  • Update VAX and Control System Reference Manual
  • Build HER and LER Injection Synchrotron Oscillation Monitor/Scope System
  • Write help for LFB system
  • Contribute to ASO-2 training manual reference
  • Think of ways to make the MCC library more useful. Update inventory list.
  • Update beam line maps
  • Update safety inspection checklists with pictures
  • PEP instrumentation documentation
  • Artemis entries from SCP / SDS auto-update Artemis number