Start with the suggested "new money-saving mix" 40%Ar+50%CO2+10%CF4. 10cmx10cm trigger. LCT in external trigger mode.
0. Take a few runs with old electronics to study the chamber, in particular edge effects near the guard strips and buttons.
1. HV and threshold scans. Determine nominal HV and threshold. Part of this is supposed to be done at FNAL. 5 HV values x 5 threshold values = 25 points
2. Cathode strip scan: move beam +-5cm, +-10cm.
Take beam data and calibration data at nominal HV.
3. Original position, nominal HV, 10mm strips. Lots of events to understand pattern tables.
Theta=0. Phi-scan: 15 points, 100k events per point, cathode pattern studies (some patterns occur at 1% level).
4. Phi=0. Theta scan: 8 values covering 0 to 35 degrees.
5. Theta=0. (middle of ME2/2). Phi scan. 15 points.
6. Repeat #5 with LCT cards in self-trigger mode - low beam intensity. 15 points.
7. Vary beam energy 30-300 GeV (5 points). Study the EM debris.
8. Put iron in front of the chamber, repeat #6 for 4 distances between iron and chamber, 5 - 20cm. Total of 20 points.
9. Dedicated trigger turn-on runs - fine theta (10 points) and phi (10 points) scans.
10. Different positions along the wires. (5 points)
11. If enough time, do phi scans for every theta (the total is 120 points).
12. Repeat ## 1-6,9,10 for 2 different strip widths (wide and narrow).
13. Reload anode LCT Front FPGA and go the other direction in Theta. 8 runs.
14. If run together with Dubna at the end, test with old gas.
15. Repeat ##1,3,4,5,6 for 5 values of background illumination.