UNILAC

Short description of machine

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Introduction

taken from: UNILAC overview page of the Operations department

Roles & Responsibilities

Function	Name	GSI phone	e-mail
MCC (Machine Controls Coordinator) at ACO	?	?	?
Control System Contact Person at UNILAC	?	?	?
MPL (Machine Project Leader) for UNILAC	?	?	?
Physics Model (LSA) specialist for UNILAC	?	?	?
STV (for UNILAC)	?	?	?

Status and Schedule

• ICU Project Test and Release Plan, as overlay of General Plan of Accelerator Operations 2025-26 (svg) 2024-11-20
• ICU Project Test and Release Plan, as overlay of General Plan of Accelerator Operations 2024-26 (pdf with embedded drawio) 2024-10-02
• Injector Controls Upgrade Milestone Overview 2023-2026 2023-07-27

Integration Plan & Schedule

See here: //../belgroup/Projekte/CRYRING@ESR/Overview_CRYRING_HW-FE_vNN.ods (this is an example!)

Tests & Acceptance

Dry/Wet-Run 2024-11..12

• Dry-Wet-Run page (intern)

Dry-Run 2024-02

• Dry-Run page (intern)
• Organization 2024-06-03
• Dry-Run 2024-02 Übersichtstabelle (.ods) 2024-06-13
• Task List for Dry Run 24_2 2024-04-25
• UnilacEmergencyApp 2024-05-29
• LSA framework 2024-05-29

Documentation

• UNILAC Pulszentrale
  • "White Rabbit UNILAC PZ (wr-unipz)" 2021-11-17
  • "Timing System GSI" presentation by Udo Krause. (Dietrich Beck: "consider this as an update to the documentation of UNIPZ") 2009-01-19
  • "PZU - Unilac-Pulszentrale" Equipment Model Documentation 2008-12-02
• Schematic overview pictures
  • Overview of Accelerator Zones, Particle Transfers / (White Rabbit) Timing Groups and MIL Timing Sections (svg, complete content) 2024-02-16
  • Overview of Accelerator Zones and Particle Transfers / (White Rabbit) Timing Groups 2024-02-16
  • Diagram of (MIL) timing sections
• Accelerator nomen (Nomenklatur)
• Rack planning
  • supply room building floor.room, link to document
  • another room building floor.room, link to document
• Specific equipment
  • special device 1
• Cables
  • cave/tunnel, link to document
  • supply room, link to document
• Machine Model
• Interlock System
• Equipment Model Documentation (DevAcc)

Further Documents & Presentations

• Machine Meeting 2023-05-21
• Machine Meeting 2023-02-27
• Beam Time Retreat 2023 (excerpt from Ralph Bär's presentation, animations removed for PDF export) 2023-09-21
  • Powerpoint file (excerpt)
  • Original file
• UNILAC timig essentials 2023-02-27.pdf (description of timing related UNILAC operational concepts, short version)
  • UNILAC timig essentials 2023-02-27.pptx
• Basiskonzept Datenversorgung_V0_7.pdf (description of timing related UNILAC operational concepts, long version)
  • Basiskonzept Datenversorgung_V0_7.pptx
• UNILAC Timing Overview V01.pdf (description of timing related UNILAC operational concepts, latest short version)
  • UNILAC Timing Overview V01.pptx
• UNILAC Pulszentrale Ersatz Sammlung 2023-02-08.odp: Sammlung von Ideen rund um den Ersatz der Pulszentrale, Interlock- und Choppersteuerung

Minutes

• 4. Treffen "Modernisierung HKR UNILAC-Bereich" (Indico) 2023-11-23/24
• Workshop UNILAC Controls Roadmap 2024-26 2023-07-19/20
• Strategie- und Planungsworkshop UNILAC 2023-05-03/25

Notes

• Test Planning for the 2025 beamtime (HedgeDoc pad) 2024-04-16
• Non-Interruptive UNILAC-Master-Schedule Replacement 2024-04-16
• Implementing Profile Grid Protection in the Chain Timing Schedule Graph 2024-04-12
• Rough calculation on Data Master capacity concerning Master Schedule Graph length 2024-03-22
• Statement towards management board concerning test at SIS18 with beam in 2024 2024-03-08
• Use Cases for Preparation and Service Events 2024-03-01
• UNIPZ Schedule Analysis 2024-02-27
• Roughly 15 seconds of UNILAC timing snoop output 2024-02-27
• Non-Interruptive Schedule Replacement for UNILAC Chains in a Nutshell 2024-02-26
• Master Schedule Graph Brainstorming 2024-02-20
• Tables regarding: Particle Transfers, Timing aspects incl. mapping to MIL-timing, transfer lines, event rates 2024-02-15
• PZU Eventberechnung Beispiel.ods: Calculation of UNILAC events for source and accelerator TGs, according to PZU documentation, without guarantee 2024-06-06
• Tables regarding: Accelerator Zones, Particle Transfers and Timing Groups, example for UNILAC master schedule, Proposal for useful mapping of timing groups 2024-03-12
• Use Cases Conditioning-/Stabilization-/NOP-Chains (HedgeDoc pad) 2024-02-12
• Project Planning for ICU Subproject "Front End" (HedgeDoc pad) 2024-02-08
• Mapping WR Timing Message MIL Telegram @SIS18/ESR&UNILAC 2024-02-06
• Thoughts on an overall project structure 2023-12-13
• Operation Scenarios for Emergency System
• Notes for Project Planning until BT 2025 (HedgeDoc pad) 2023-11-03
• Ideas for Operative Project Planning 2023-10-10
• LSA Development Roadmap as conceived for the 2023 UNILAC Controls Roadmap workshop (HedgeDoc pad) 2023-07-19
• Profile Grid Protection Info, Sections and mapping to Particle Transfers 2024-07-24