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Slow Controls – Calibration for
MICE
 The effectiveness of slow controls and calibration
hardware/software and can make or break an
experiment especially in the commissioning/debug
phase
 Issues addressed in conventional HEP experiments
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HV set, ramp, and monitor (V & I)
Low voltage set and monitor
Gas systems – purity and flow (O2)
Magnetic field (Hall, nmr probes, PS status, etc)
Cryo-systems (temp, pressure, etc)
Incoming beam diagnostics
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Rate, profile, position, etc.
Alarm watcher monitoring and displaying problems with all
of the above
MICE
Berkeley, Oct 2002
Slow Controls – Calibration for
MICE
 Unconventional issues specific to MICE
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Monitoring RF systems
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Low level RF control interface to DAQ
– Pulse to Pulse diagnostics/measurement
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Radiation monitors
– X-ray, electron
– Instantaneous feedback regarding experiment environment
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RF spark monitors
– Health and well-being of RF
– May have safety issue
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LH operation and safety interlocks
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Filling issues
Interface to cooling apparatus and detector components during
running
MICE
Berkeley, Oct 2002