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The plan, as shown at the weekly MCC meeting today, is to start physics beam delivery to Hall D at <span style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); display: inline !important">8am </span>on Tuesday Dec. 3rd. Consequently, shifts are now on<span> </span><span style="margin: 0px">standby </span>up
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This 24h delay is only due to the usual difficulties of establishing the beam. Otherwise, most of the accelerator work is going well and is more or less on track.</div>
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The nominal beam energy for Hall D is now decided and is 11.41 GeV. We will run at this energy providing that it is sustainable. The previous runs were at 11.6 GeV. </div>
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The Hall is ready for beam. It is going now to Control Access and will remain so until we need to close it (presumably Monday evening) for beam delivery. </div>
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Please let me know if you have any question.</div>
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Thank you,</div>
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Alexandre Deur, </div>
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Hall D run coordinator (757) 383 5542</div>
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