Jan 31 2014

Jan-31-2014 - Plans for bringing experiment up in Feb-2014

To check instrumental asymmetries we need to run noise measurements before beam, important since power to every equipment in experiment was switched of for a few days. Start noise measurement on Feb-5th
Build and mount the stand for the low efficient counter detector to front of M4 for OPC studies. Do this during week Feb-3rd.
Develop plans for OPC studies
On Feb-9th evening turn cryocoolers on to get target cold without Hydrogen.
When beam comes back on Feb-10th at 8:30am start with new counting detector, test the detector and scaler performance with beam.
Then when Matt and Chris are ready, do polarimetry followed by a few Metglass measurements, all this is assumed to take 8h.
When polarimetry is done, we will do careful empty target runs
Next we start to fill the target, which takes about three days
As soon as target has enough LH2, we start to do transmission measurements
When target is full we will change target thermodynamic conditions to see if we can observe changes in neutron transmission when OPC steady state conditions have been varied.