6 6 th th International International Workshop on Workshop on Accelerator Operations Accelerator Operations Magnus Magnus Eriksson Eriksson ISOLDE ISOLDE
Jan 18, 2016
66thth International International Workshop on Workshop on
Accelerator OperationsAccelerator Operations
Magnus Eriksson Magnus Eriksson ISOLDEISOLDE CERNCERN
Index:Index:
Background WAOBackground WAOTrieste, 2007Trieste, 2007OperationsOperationsReflections & ImpressionsReflections & Impressions
WAO – Why?WAO – Why? ””The objective of the workshops are to bring together people that operate The objective of the workshops are to bring together people that operate
accelerators and to help them exchange ideas about accelerator operation, accelerators and to help them exchange ideas about accelerator operation, organization, maintenance, documentation, software, control room layout, organization, maintenance, documentation, software, control room layout, remote operation, and safety.”remote operation, and safety.”
WAO’s so far…WAO’s so far…
1996 JLAB 1996 JLAB R. LauzèR. Lauzè
1998 TRIUMF 1998 TRIUMF N. Stevenson & R. BloemhardN. Stevenson & R. Bloemhard 2001 CERN 2001 CERN R. BaileyR. Bailey 2003 GUAS KEK 2003 GUAS KEK Shin-ichi KUROKAWA Shin-ichi KUROKAWA
2005 FNL 2005 FNL R. MauR. Mau
2007 ELLETRA 2007 ELLETRA Emanuel Karantzoulis Emanuel Karantzoulis
2009 South Korea2009 South Korea
Is held every 2 years (America, Europe & Asia).Is held every 2 years (America, Europe & Asia).
Trieste, 2007Trieste, 2007
100 Participants100 Participants 34 Labs / Institutes34 Labs / Institutes 15 Nations (4 continents)15 Nations (4 continents) 5 days Incl. Visit to ”Trieste Sincrotrone”5 days Incl. Visit to ”Trieste Sincrotrone”
WAO Participants 2007WAO Participants 2007
WAO07 participants distribution per continent
Europe51%
America35%
Asia11%
Africa3%
United States of America
30%
Switzerland12%
Germany11%Japan
6%
Canada5%
France5%
United Kingdom
5%
Italy14%
South Africa3%
Republic of Korea
2%
Israel2%
Slovenia2%
Taiwan1%
Sweden1%
Russia1%
WAO07 Participants distribution per country
WAO Participants 2007WAO Participants 2007
AEC4%
ANL2% BNL
5%
BINP1%
CLS1%
CNSC1%
DESY5%
Diamond2%
CERN10%
LBNL4%
Elettra14%
Soreq NRC2%
St James Soft3%
SLAC2%
Soleil2%
Svenberg Lab1%
TJNL6%
TRIUMF3%
STFCouncil3%
Riken NC1%
PSI2%
PAL1%
ORNL3% CosyLab
1%NSRRC
1%Korea Inst SEEP
1%Instr. Tech
1%
HIT Heidelberg1%Indiana Uni
2%
GSF1%
FZK4%
FNAL6%
NIRS1%
ESRF3%
Ways of communicationWays of communication
TelephoneTelephone FixedFixed PortablePortable InternalInternal SMSSMS
Personal contactPersonal contact
MailMail Notebooks & PDANotebooks & PDA LogbooksLogbooks WebcamWebcam IP ConferencingIP Conferencing Walkie TalkieWalkie Talkie Messaging systemsMessaging systems
ForumsForums MSNMSN SkypeSkype
Classic Modern
Remote toolsRemote tools
Simatic Highres cam
Ways of documentingWays of documenting
Classic Modern
Control system / software developmentControl system / software development
Write specsWrite specs Choose architectureChoose architecture DesignDesign PrototypePrototype Test / debugTest / debug DocumentDocument
ReflectionsReflections
OperationOperation
SoftwareSoftware WIKI is HOT! WIKI is HOT! Equipment loggingEquipment logging Standardize applications.Standardize applications. Remote operationRemote operation
PersonelPersonel Shift work far more common than on-call.Shift work far more common than on-call. Clearly defined responsibilities / worktasks Clearly defined responsibilities / worktasks
important.important. Career plan and salary increase as your skill develop.Career plan and salary increase as your skill develop. Training and personal development.Training and personal development. Operators should be given freedom under Operators should be given freedom under
responsibility.responsibility.
HardwareHardware PDA / Mini-PCPDA / Mini-PC Webcam communicationWebcam communication
OtherOther Shift handoverShift handover StatisticsStatistics DocumentationDocumentation
My impressionsMy impressions
AmericansAmericans Bureaucrats & strictly controlledBureaucrats & strictly controlled Love titles and careerLove titles and career More active in discussions and lMore active in discussions and louder!ouder!
WAO SummaryWAO Summary
Nothing revolutionary but an excellent opportunity for meeting Nothing revolutionary but an excellent opportunity for meeting people in the same business.people in the same business.
Bigger understanding of different accelerators.Bigger understanding of different accelerators. We all fight similar problems.We all fight similar problems. Possibility to discuss with people you never talk to otherwise.Possibility to discuss with people you never talk to otherwise. Open discussion sessions were useful.Open discussion sessions were useful.
A great opportunity to eat nice food and see new places! A great opportunity to eat nice food and see new places!
Thanks for listening...Thanks for listening...