MOC - Machine Development (MD)

Central hub for all Machine Development sessions at CERN/SPS. Tracks planning, execution, results, and lessons learned from beam studies.

Current MD Schedule

Active MD Sessions 2025

LIST
FROM "02-Areas/MDs" 
WHERE contains(file.name, "2025") AND !contains(tags, "completed")
SORT file.name ASC

Upcoming MDs

MD Types & Categories

Dedicated MDs

Hysteresis Compensation Focus

Parallel MDs

Concurrent beam studies

Spontaneous MDs

Unplanned beam studies

MD Planning & Coordination

Planning Documents

Operational Testing

Specialized Studies

BPM & Beam Diagnostics

Error Analysis & Drift Studies

MD Results by Date

2024 Sessions

TABLE status, summary
FROM "02-Areas/MDs"
WHERE contains(file.name, "2024") AND contains(file.name, "MD")
SORT file.name ASC

2025 Sessions

TABLE status, summary
FROM "02-Areas/MDs"
WHERE contains(file.name, "2025") AND contains(file.name, "MD")
SORT file.name ASC

Data & Measurements

Measurement Campaigns

Cross-References

Meeting Notes

LIST
FROM "03-Meetings"
WHERE contains(file.content, "MD") OR contains(file.name, "MD")
SORT created DESC
LIMIT 10

Historical Context

Archive

MD Success Metrics

Objectives Achieved

  • Hysteresis model validation through beam studies
  • Real-time compensation system testing
  • BPM correlation with magnetic field predictions
  • Long supercycle performance characterization

Ongoing Studies

  • Error accumulation analysis
  • Dynamic economy mode optimization
  • Higher-order magnet integration

Last updated: 2025-07-30
Next review: After each MD session - update results and lessons learned