--- description: Landing page with overview and infos concerning SLS operation template: main.html hide: - navigation --- ### Useful Links * [SLS DUO Calendar](https://duo.psi.ch/duo/public_calendar.php) * [SLS Operation Elog](https://elog-gfa.psi.ch/SLS/?rsort=Wann) * [SLS Beamline Contacts](https://sls.gitpages.psi.ch/uom/BeamlineContacts/) * [SLS Status Overview](https://gfa-status.web.psi.ch/status-sls/) * [SLS Shift Crew Plan](http://gfa-operation.intranet.psi.ch/plan/week.php) * [SLS Accelerator Wiki](https://acceleratorwiki.psi.ch/wiki/Portal:SLS2) ### Mailing Lists The following mailing lists have been prepared for the SLS 2.0 Operations Management: * **PSI.SLS-MDM** (SLS 2.0 machine experts are the members) * **PSI.SLS-UOM** (SLS 2.0 beamline experts are the members) * **PSI.SLS-JCM** (SLS 2.0 managers / coordinators and responsibles) CPS members can register via their secretariat. Please send other membership requests to [felix.armborst@psi.ch](mailto:felix.armborst@psi.ch). ### Meetings * **Machine Development Meeting (MDM)**
Focused on machine development shifts for the SLS 2.0 * Target audience are machine experts and interested beamline experts * Reports on machine development shifts and operation * Requests for and planning of upcoming machine development shifts * **User Operations Meeting (UOM)**
Focused on the beamline development shifts for SLS 2.0 * Target audience are beamline experts and interested machine experts * Reports on beamline development shifts and operation * Requests for and planning of upcoming beamline development shifts * Requests for and planning of upcoming user operations shifts * **Joint Coordination Meeting (JCM)**
Focused on the exchange of information between the different managers / coordinators for the SLS 2.0 * Participants are the SLS 2.0 * Operations Manager * [Felix Armborst](mailto:felix.armborst@psi.ch) * [Jonas Kallestrup](mailto:jonas.kallestrup@psi.ch) (deputy) * Machine Coordinator * [Jonas Kallestrup](mailto:jonas.kallestrup@psi.ch) * [Felix Armborst](mailto:felix.armborst@psi.ch) (deputy) * Area Coordinator * [Elmar Zehnder](mailto:elmar.zehnder@psi.ch) * [Juri Honegger](mailto:juri.honegger@psi.ch) (deputy) * Machine Responsible CAS * [Hans Braun](mailto:hans.braun@psi.ch) * [Thomas Schietinger](mailto:thomas.schietinger@psi.ch) (deputy) * Machine Responsible CPS * [Frithjof Nolting](mailto:frithjof.nolting@psi.ch) * [Oliver Bunk](mailto:frithjof.nolting@psi.ch) (deputy) ### Mandates The SLS 2.0 Operations Manager is [Felix Armborst](mailto:felix.armborst@psi.ch) and has the following mandate: * **Develop and steer overall operation, development and shutdown schedule** * Coordinate with all stakeholders including operations and other accelerator facilities at PSI * Planning of annual DUO SLS Operations calender schedule * Report all relevant information including short term machine and beamline development plans at weekly internal operations meetings (WöBs) * **Develop and steer machine and beamline development plans** * Coordinate with **machine** groups on equipment, control and SW readiness and validation testing * Coordinate with beam dynamics groups on machine development activities * Coordinate with beamline groups on beamline development activities * **Develop and steer operator training** * Defining theoretical and practical requirements for obtaining different levels (A-, and B-Operator) * Preparing and conducting theoretical and practical operator trainings * Preparing and conducting theoretical and practical operator exams * **Handling of any schedule or technical issues** * Analyse performance impact * Develop mitigation measures in collaboration with responsible groups * Report possibly resulting investment requirements to machine coordinator * **Develop and maintain deployment plans for interfaces, high level SW and equipment integration** * Follow up testing and update planning * coordinate with control responsible for the SLS * **Prepare and analyse the SLS 2.0 operations statistics** * Report the annual SLS 2.0 operations statistics at the European Synchrotron Light Sources Workshop (ESLS) * Write SLS 2.0 part of the annual report "Operation of the PSI Accelerator Facilities" * Analyse operations statistics with regard to accelerator reliability and propose improvements The SLS 2.0 Machine Coordinator is [Jonas Kallestrup](mailto:jonas.kallestrup@psi.ch) and has the following mandate: * **Follow up latest developments in Beam Dynamics / Collevtive Effects simulations and measurements, analyse performance impact and steer studies and mitigations** * **Develop measurement techniques** for hitherto poorly quantified parameters * **Report to** * Bereichskonferenz 1/month * Every other week Extended ASA Meeting on Machine Topics * 2 Budget Workshops / year * **Facilitate maintenance tasks** * collect information from expert groups * compile reports describing equipment to maintained, summarizing possible solutions together with potential timelines and costs. * present report to relevant PSI management layers * coordinate execution of solutions * **Address technical aspects limiting SLS 2.0 operation and science, and propose upgrades** * collect information from expert groups * compile reports describing the limitations and their impact on SLS 2.0 operation and science, summarizing possible solutions together with potential timelines and costs. * present report to relevant PSI management layers * coordinate execution of solutions * **Liaison with beamlines to ensure that the SLS 2.0 storage ring meets their scientific needs** * develop and implement beam operation modes that addresses current and future needs of SLS 2.0 beamlines * propose and develop novel beam operation modes which may enable so far unexplored science, and survey their applicability to SLS 2.0 beamlines Documentation on how to create such a website is available on [gitlab](https://git.psi.ch/pages).