Run 11 Au-Au Start-up Tasks

Basic Schedule (preliminary)

Task	Goal	Contact	Status/Time
Complete RSC checkoff list	prerequisite for TTB	MCR, Alessi	complete
Tandem beam	deliver beam to TTB section 27	Tandem	accomplished 4/4/11
Complete Booster RSC checkoff list	prerequisite for Booster	MCR, Gardner	complete as of 3/8/11
Booster setup	capture, accelerate, extract	MCR	accomplished 4/5/11
Complete AGS RSC checkoff list	prerequisite for AGS	MCR, Huang	complete as of 4/5/11
BTA/AGS setup	inject, merge, accelerate	MCR	accomplished 4/5/11
AGS extraction		MCR	accomplished 4/19/11
Complete ATR RSC checkoff list	prerequisite for ATR	MCR, Schoefer	complete as of 4/13/11
ATR transport to W-dump		MCR, Schoefer	accomplished 4/19/11
Establish operational intensities	exceed 1.5e9 per bunch at AGS extraction	MCR	ongoing

Task	Goal	Contact	Status/Time
Synchro Setup	extract blue and yellow bunches at RHIC target frequency	LLRF	1 shift
Complete RHIC RSC checkoff list	prerequisite for beam beyond W-dump	MCR, Drees	complete as of 4/19/11
ATR transport beyond W-dump			1 shift
First turn Blue and Yellow	hysteresis injection with kicker off (bo6-tv9 and yo5-tv9 to 1.3 mrad) establish 1st turn injection with kicker on / adjust kicker timing establish coasting beam improve optimize beam lifetime, prepare for RF capture	MCR, AP shift	1 shift
Coasting beam	sufficient intensity and lifetime for capture	MCR, AP shift	1 shift
RF capture	captured beam, rev tick timing	LLRF	1 shift
Instrumentation Setup	set up with bunched beam, tunes below half integer BPM BBQ IPM Damper Artus WCM	System Experts	1 shift
Collision setup	steer for collisions tune for injection of colliding beams		2 shifts

Task	Goal	Contact	Status/Time
Collimator setup	injection with collimators inserted	Drees	1 shift
Automatic orbit correction	maintain orbit over diurnal drifts, etc.	Marusic	1 shift
Intensity tuning	maximize bunch number, intensity, store length	MCR, AP shift	2 days