BLAST Shifts

This page provides information on the BLAST shift schedule and the weekly run coordinator.

BLAST shift schedule

BLAST shift statistics

BLAST shift responsibilities

Weekly run coordinator

We have begun one person shifts on BLAST. This assumes the experiment is running smoothly and that the person on shift is simply in the counting bay collecting data and not doing anything which may be a safety risk. If it is necessary to go into the "D" tunnel or the South Hall CCR should be notified before and after,

The responsibilities of the shift person are:

• the safe operation of the detector under normal conditions,
• to collect the data as required by the run plan,
• to process the data (crunch) as it becomes available,
• to monitor the experiment operation to ensure the data is valid,
• to contact the CCR if the beam quality is not within acceptable bounds,
• to contact the weekly run coordinator in the event of any problem, and
• to record the shift activities in the E-log and complete the shift summary.

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The Weekly Run Coordinator serves for one (1) week, starting each Wednesday after the weekly BLAST meeting. Responsibilities of the weekly run coordinator are:

• contact person for any questions or problems from CCR,
• contact person for any questions or problems from the BLAST shift,
• in the event of problems, contacts the necessary experts as necessary,
• checks that each shift knows and follows the run plan,
• contact person for any requests for access, changes to detector, or changes to the run plan
• updates or modifies the run plan as circumstances warrant,
• implements or completes checks to ensure the experiment is operational
• organises the daily 15:00 meeting, and
• reports the experimental status at the weekly BLAST meeting.

The schedule of the weekly run coordinators is:

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