Welcome to the STAR Operations Home Page

Daily operations meeting at 10am on Zoom:  https://bnl.zoomgov.com/j/1603605873pwd=NVk1aWs2OW5yb01rTzNtODhiaUJtQT09
(Zoom Meeting ID: 160 360 5873 Passcode: 110789)
Communications for STAR control room /shift/operation related on Zoom: https://bnl.zoomgov.com/j/1605144596?pwd=N3ExMDh3Q2txK0FxYTBVTzg4N0hHZz09
(Zoom Meeting ID: 160 514 4596 Passcode: 726787)

Select the menu for information relevant to STAR Operations. 

• STAR Operations Procedures

  • STAR Detector Readiness Checklist for Run21 7.7 GeV collisions (Current Version 2/18/2021)
  • STAR Detector States for Run21 7.7 GeV collisions and Fixed Target (Current Version 3/17/2021) 
  • STAR Detector Readiness Checklist for Run21 Fixed Target (Current Version 3/3/2021)
  • STAR Detector Readiness Checklist for 26.5 GeV FXT during CeC Time (Current Version 8/27/2020)
  • Checklist for recovering from power failure(Current Version 8/17/2020)
  • Detector Operator Station Setup (Updated 12-Mar-21)
  • TPC Operations
    
    • Current DO manual
    • TPC operations page
  • EPD (updated 7-Mar-18)
  • BEMC (updated 18-Jan-19)
  • EEMC (updated 24-Feb-18)
  • EMC (updated 17-Dec-02 - this link is dead
  • GMT (updated 15-Jan-19)
  • Magnet (updated 17-Dec-02)
  • Reference Plots
  • Offline QA
  • Online server
  • Online Q/A Plots (Jevp Plots)  (updated 6/16/2020)
  • Current RunControl/DAQ issues (updated 3/15/2021)
  • Run Control (updated 3/2/18)
  • Procedure for including ETOF in runs while ramping up/down
  • Slow Controls Procedures
  • TOF/MTD/eTOF General Instructions (updated 03-Feb-2021)
    • TOF Freon Bottle Swithcover Procedure 
    • TOF Power Cycle Procedure
    • TOF HVIOC Restart Procedure
    • TOF LVIOC Restart Procedure
    • MTD Power Cycle Procedure
    • MTD HVIOC Restart Procedure 
    • MTD LVIOC Restart Procedure
    • Canbus Restart Procedure (updated 30-Mar-18)
    • eTOF General Instructions (updated 09-Feb-2021)
    • eTOF Supplemental Instructions (updated 03-Feb-2021)
    • "eTOF Hit Position" vs "ETOF Hit Local Y"
    • Solve MTD (eTOF) Isobutane Fraction Alarm Instructions
    • Handle TOF LV alarms
  • Trigger (updated 5-Mar-13)
  • BBC/ZDC/VPD LeCroy1440 Communication Problem Procedure
  • V124 and STAR global timing
  • C-AD Procedure for Exciting the STAR Magnet (normal user cannot connect to this)
  • C-AD Procedure for Bypassing the STAR Safety Interlock Systems (normal user cannot connect to this)
  • List of Authorized People for the STAR SGIS Interlock System (normal user cannot connect to this)

• STAR Operations

  • STAR Safety Review for Run19  (not a link)
  • STAR FY19 Environmental emissions.doc (not a link)

     

• Procedures for detectors not currently available
  
  • FPS/FPOST (updated 04-Apr-17)
  • FMS UV curing procedure (updated 21-Mar-17)
  • RP
    
    • RP Slow control instructions (updated 2017-Mar-10 )
    • Roman Pots Operations manual (updated 2017-Jun-24)

• STAR Technical Support Group

• STAR Expert Call list (updated Feb. 22, 2021)