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CREW CHIEF SIGN IN
THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY
ACCELERATOR OPERATIONS CREW CHIEF SIGN IN FORM
Date : 03-10-26
Time : 07:11:13
Day : Tuesday
Shift : Day
Crew Chief : Mock
Program Deputy: Schoene
Team : B
Arm : Barker
Designated SSO: Thomas
LERF Operator:
Operators : Barker, Thomas
This stamp certifies that the above Crew Chief has read/reviewed/received the following:
Box Supplies Were Turned Off
The following box supplies were TURNED OFF by version 2-16 of the Box Supply Cycling Script:
ARC1A Ramp Rate = 6.964 A/s
ARC2A Ramp Rate = 6.712 A/s
ARC3A Ramp Rate = 9.294 A/s
ARC4A Ramp Rate = 9.299 A/s
ARC5A Ramp Rate = 9.307 A/s
ARC6A Ramp Rate = 8.835 A/s
ARC8A Ramp Rate = 10.637 A/s
ARC9A Ramp Rate = 9.322 A/s
ARCAA Ramp Rate = 10.852 A/s
DOG1E Ramp Rate = 2.750 A/s
DOG2E Ramp Rate N/A
DOG3E Ramp Rate N/A
DOG4E Ramp Rate N/A
DOG5E Ramp Rate N/A
DOG6E Ramp Rate N/A
DOG7E Ramp Rate N/A
DOG8E Ramp Rate N/A
DOG9E Ramp Rate N/A
RSEP8A Ramp Rate = 10.104 A/s
RSEP9A
CIS Work Summary 03/09/2026
Prebuncher + buncher phasing
VL Steer to 1D
Loaded All save from previously known 140 KeV set up (wiens off), then threaded beam through to the 1D with all warm RF off. I had to make a few solenoid changes to get good enough beam for transport. I roughly centered through all lenses up to 1D. Attached is the viewer walk and the differences from the all save.
Autolog restore
Opened VBV0I06, closed booster valves
Reset masking to Injector 500keV.
Opened up VBV0I06 to clear FSD. Closed the valves around the booster. The 0I06 valve was closed as a precaution to protect the booster. Since we are back to being limited to Mode 0, the booster RF cannot be turned on so there is no issue with keeping those valves closed.
Autolog save
Beginning VL beam restoration
Injector in Beam Permit Mode 0
FSD Masking Tool: Successful Destination masking to: Inj500KeV
Testing MBO0I06 limit
COMMENT ON Gun2 photocathode Heat and Activation - March 2026
QE Scan (max QE = 1.26%):
https://logbooks.jlab.org/entry/4475275
Injector Baked-Line Valves are in EPICS Control
COMMENT ON Gun2 photocathode Heat and Activation - March 2026
The SLSP-5247-4 GaAs photocathode mounted on puck #3 has been activated with 15 yo-yo's (5 mm mask). The puck has been inserted in the gun with the ear at about 15 degrees CCW from the vertical direction (same angle as before). At the long manipulator, this corresponds to 25 degrees.
The HV bias was set to "5" on the battery box. The picoammeter was set 200 nA Full Scale then 2 uA after the second yo-yo.
The Cs was heated with 4.6 A (0.98 V) and vacuum went to 9 nA. The first QE Cs peak started to show up after 14 minutes.
VIP6T06 creeping into alarm
COMMENT ON Gun2 photocathode Heat and Activation - March 2026
Exit Stair 4 Dehumidifier Off and No Longer Detuning
17 hours ago at around 8:05, the exit stair 4 dehumidifier was turned off to verify that it was the cause of the detuning. We see that when it is turned off it has a massive effect. While it was on, we saw many cavities frequently hitting their step limit of 50k (middle graph in Fig 1). Afterwards, the cavities are tuning regularly and have consistent forward power (fig 2).
It would be really helpful to do this same exercise with the exit stair 1 dehumidifier, as we see the exact same issue happening in zones 1L16:1L21.
The following cavity histories have been updated: 2L08-3
The following cavity histories have been updated:
2L08-3
Username: samari
Date/Time: 03-10-26_00:17:32
RF Status: Good
Tuner Status: Good
Comment: RF Recovered, see log 4475130
Special Instructions:
Maintenance Tag: Component: Operator Entry - See SME










