Cooling water: The heat exchangers are being renovated today, so the old hall is without cooling water until sometime this afternoon.
The new control system now controls all ring parameters. The changeover has gone as scheduled. The old ASTRID system will be kept running for some time yet, until we are convinced that there are no major errors in the new system.
The SX-700 beamline is ready, and the first users will arrive from Berlin on Thursday. This group will use the system for 2 weeks.
The SGM I is getting new software, in order to be ready for Per Morgen, who will use it for the next two weeks, after which there will be two weeks of maintenance, during which motor 2 will be changed.
The Onduline: A leak has been found in the laser window. A replacement window will be acquired.
The SGM II monochromator has been baked, but not all parts are yet satisfactory. Also, new jaws are being made, and the grating is still to be delivered.
ELISA and the injector are back together, and have been baked.
The EBIS is running better than ever before. Thanks to good advice from Leif Liljeby, who visited us two weeks ago, it can now run with 5 kV acceleration voltage, and produce a 220 mA electron beam. Further injections tests will await the mounting of the ring separator and beamline.
Karsten Telling Nielsen will return to CERN next week. Good luck, Karsten!
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