The LHCb Run Control

Selection of LHCb results from Run I

At the eve of the second LHC data taking run, some of the most recent results obtained by the LHCb collaboration with Run I data are reviewed. Improved measurements on CP violation, unitary triangle and mixing parameters are shown. Recent progress on physics in the forward region is illustrated by examples picked up in the electroweak physics and beyond Standard Model searches.

The Lhcb Online Luminosity Monitoring and Control

The LHCb experiment searches for New Physics by precision measurements in heavy flavour physics. The optimization of the data taking conditions relies on accurate monitoring of the instantaneous luminosity, and many physics measurements rely on accurate knowledge of the integrated luminosity. Most of the measurements have potential systematic effects associated with pileup and changing running ...

Preparation and commissioning of LHCb for the Run II of LHC

The LHCb experiment has performed very well during the Run I of the LHC, producing a large number of relevant physics results on a wide range of topics. The preparation and commissioning of the LHCb experiment for Run II is discussed here, with special emphasis on the changes in the trigger strategy and the addition of a new subdetector to improve the physics reach of the experiment. An overvie...

Run-to-run Optimization via Constraint Control

Run-to-run optimization methodologies exploit the repetitive nature of batch processes to find the optimal operating policy in the presence of uncertainty. For the class of batch optimization problems where the solution is determined by terminal constraints, the update of the decision variables towards their optimal values is realized using a constraint control scheme. The methodology is adapte...

Run-to-Run Control in Semiconductor Manufacturing