RC / BKR informs : Beam is down (since 12h10), all beamlines affected
The reason is failure of a quadrupole (power supply) downstream of the dogleg.
The MPS crew is working on recovery, access to XTL ongoing.
RC will inform when new estimates come in on when we can restart beam operation.
Currently affected on Photon side:
- SA1: Naresh (XPD) and Marco (DET) working on Gotthard-II commissioning. Naresh is present at BKR.
- SA2/SA3: Antje + Mikako (XRO) working on SA2 mirror flipping tests and SA3 exit slit check. Both are located at SXP control hutch.
Other XRO members will come in for the afternoon/evening shift work. Antje will inform them via chat. |
SASE3
Open Issues:
- currently it is not possible to change the number of pulses because of Instruments beam permission interlock
Done:
- VSLIT was calibrated with diffraction fringes (it was off by 41 microns, the bottomo blade encoder was recalibrated to compensate this error)
https://in.xfel.eu/elog/XRO+Beam+Commissioning/319
- various setting points were checked at 20 mrad using mirror switch, no particular problems found
https://in.xfel.eu/elog/XRO+Beam+Commissioning/310
https://in.xfel.eu/elog/XRO+Beam+Commissioning/306
- ESLITS width was measured using diffracted beam. No Calibration was applied, we will discuss with instruments if this is needed/wished
https://in.xfel.eu/elog/XRO+Beam+Commissioning/323
https://in.xfel.eu/elog/XRO+Beam+Commissioning/324
https://in.xfel.eu/elog/XRO+Beam+Commissioning/325
- ATTENTION: SQS ans SXP ESLITS motors are now moving in the opposite direction as before (please look at the updated picture on the scene). Software limit switches are real limits: do not deactivate them
SCS ESLIT was already in this way: now all the ESLITs are configured similarly (no Elmo controllers anymore)
- SRA calibration was recalibrated
https://in.xfel.eu/elog/XRO+Beam+Commissioning/313
- FEL imager cross adjusted to GATT
https://in.xfel.eu/elog/XRO+Beam+Commissioning/307
SASE2
Open Issues
- HED Mono1 still not going through until HED popin. Paralleism of crystals achieved. Transmission is ok until Beam Monitor but not further.
Beam height was checked but the problem remained
Done:
- M3 mirror realigned, Euler motion roughly calibrated.
ATTENTION: Old saved values are no longer usable. "XRO setpoints" must be used as a starting point for further alignment
- Positions C and E were saved
- The fast flipping positions were almost found, see here: https://in.xfel.eu/elog/XRO+Beam+Commissioning/322
Unfortunately, beam was suddenly off and the procedure was not complete
- No particular problems found
SASE1
- FXE and SPB trajectory rechecked, no particular problems found
ATTENTION:
- M1 & M2 motors were found with wrong scaling factors (since some times). They are corrected while maintaining the mirror positions. (Most affected was M1 vertical motors which is rarely used).
- saved positions are using the "fast flipping option" meaning that you can switch between the two only using M2 RY
https://in.xfel.eu/elog/XRO+Beam+Commissioning/283
https://in.xfel.eu/elog/XRO+Beam+Commissioning/282
- CRL1 motor calibrations were lost, and restored from 6th Dec. In case if there are further issues, contact Control. |