Timescales

1. Jul 07 Sep 07 Aug 07 Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 External Work MICE work Timescales Construction LCR Start of MICE installation ISIS Shutdown Hall available for detector install MICE Beam Monitoring counters + DAQ ISIS Beam tuning MICE Detector TOF0 TOF1, Cal, Ceren, SciFi1 MICE BEAM My understanding

2. Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Phases MICE work Phases LCR Installation Hall installation Tuning Data

3. Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Assumptions Month is 20 days Installation is eight hours per day Numbers are guesses : I would like feedback on numbers which you feel are correct as well as those you think are wrong (either way). Some of the things I include are not exactly computer or DAQ, but have an impact on them. Conflicts are direct which means two jobs cannot be done simultaneously whatever the manpower available.

4. Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 LCR Installation Inputs LCR complete. Including power and A/C. LCR layout – rack space. Internal cable runs. Cable runs from hall. Installation timings. MICE DAQ system V1.0 LCR Installation • Tasks • Install cabinets and racks • Install Networking and test transfers • Purchase DAQ computer and install • Purchase Local storage and install • Commission DAQ computer and storage • Install sub-detector electronics • Install and commission slow controls • Transfer simulated data to tape at Atlas • Analyse simulated data at tier1 and tier2 • Fast analysis of beam tuning data at tier1

5. Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 LCR Installation LCR Installation Conflicts Cables from sub-detectors require detectors to have been installed Outputs LCR set up. All power, racks and A/C DAQ computer and local storage. Network connection to tier1 and 2. Data tapes written at Atlas. Analysis and fast analysis of simulated data. Working DAQ. Beam Counters in position surveyed and read out. MICE DAQ V2.0

6. Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Inputs Hall Installation • Tasks • Install sub-detectors (including cable runs to the LCR). • Install beam detectors Hall installation Conflicts Work on hall infrastructure Outputs Command and control communications with the LCR Working detectors and beam monitors

7. Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Inputs LCR set up. All power, racks and A/C DAQ computer and local storage. Network connection to tier1 and 2. Data tapes written at Atlas Working DAQ Beam Counters in position and surveyed Tuning • Tasks • Set up counters with beam • Read out counters • Tune beam at Initial setting (using fast grid) • other settings as possible • Integrate detectors into the DAQ • TOF, Cerenkov, Calorimeter, Scintillating fibre tracker • Detector pedestal (and calibration) Tuning Conflicts Sub-detectors integration v beam tuning Detector installation in hall v beam tuning Outputs A running experiment

8. Jan 07 Feb 07 Mar 07 Apr 07 May 07 Jun 07 Jul 07 Aug 07 Sep 07 Inputs All detectors read-out. Real data written to tape at Atlas Data analysed at tier1 and tier2 Fast turn around analysis exercised Data taking Tasks Take data Conflicts ? Data Outputs Cooling measurement

9. Time available 120 days LCR timings • Status • Plans for analysis at tier2s communicated to gridpp • Archiving of data fits into the other experiment envelope • Requirements for fast turn around analysis at tier1 communicated to gridpp • Infrastructure • Fast ethernet connection to Atlas • Install cabinets and racks Started negotiation. Some funds will be needed 5 days • Test transfers 5 days • Write to tape at Atlas 10 days • Test transfers RAL to tier2 • London – South – North – Scot • Fermilab - Sophia 5 days per tier 2

10. Time available 120 days LCR timings • Analyse simulated data at tier2 • London – South – North - Scot • Fermilab - Sophia 2.5 days per tier 2 • Fast analysis of simulated tuning data at tier1 (dummy) 5 days • Server and Disks • Procurement • Data storage £33,132 Clustervision quotes July ’06 • Server £11,862 Delivery time ~ x weeks • Server installation, storage installation; system burn-in • Mice software installation 15 days + 20 days 5 days 1 day

11. Time available 120 days LCR timings • Install and read-out sub-detector electronics • Scintillating Fibre • TOF • Calorimeter • Cerenkov • Install and commission slow controls • Install read-out beam counter electronics ? days ? days ? days Slow controls will need an earlier end date ? days ? Days ? Days Beam counters need to be done 4 weeks before the rest of the detectors Total 66 + 6*? days

12. Hall timings Time available ? Questions Is there any estimate of when things will be come available? Is there anyway of influencing the order of work and do we need to.

13. Tuning timings Time available 20 days • Tasks • Set up counters with beam • Read out counters • Tune beam at Initial setting (using fast grid) • Integrate detectors into the DAQ • TOF, Cerenkov, Calorimeter, Scintillating fibre tracker • Detector pedestal (and calibration) 5 days 10 days Contingency 5 days

14. 10 Tons I’m sure I’ve Forgotten Something Conclusion My guess is there is time to do what we need. Problem is likely to be that many detectors arrive towards the end of the period. My worry is that I have forgotten something I believe the Hardware/infrastructure for the DAQ is on track (see above) I do not understand the Software/Controls infrastructure well enough to be confident everything will come together