MICE Collaboration Meeting 33

25 Jun 2012, 13:30 → 29 Jun 2012, 17:00 Europe/London

Lecture Theatre, Room 222 (Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow)

Monday, 25 June

13:30 → 18:00 Plenary Session 1

First Plenary Session

Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:_MICE_CM33_Plenary_Session_1.pdf

13:30 Welcomes/Notices

Speaker: Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB))

Slides MICE_CM33_Welcome.pdf MICE_CM33_Welcome.ppt

13:40 Goals of Meeting

Speaker: Dr Alan Bross (Fermilab)

Slides Meeting_Goals.pdf Meeting_Goals.pptx

13:55 Online Registration at RAL

Speaker: Mr Marcus Noble (STFC)

Slides MiceDemo-Show-Backup.ppsx

14:15 Critical Schedule Items

Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)

Slides sched.pdf sched.pptx

14:30 MOM Report

Speaker: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Slides cm33_hanlet_mom.pdf

15:00 Spectrometers

Speaker: Roy Preece (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

Slides ss_preece_virostek_CM33_06-25-12.pptx

15:30 Tea/Coffee

16:00 Focus Coils

Speaker: Michael Courthold (STFC - RAL)

Slides 2012-06-25_MICE_AFC_Status_TWB3.pdf 2012-06-25_MICE_AFC_Status_TWB3.pptx

16:30 Magnet Group Report

Speaker: Dr Vicky Bayliss (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

Slides CM33_Magnet_Group_Report-b.pdf CM33_Magnet_Group_Report-b.pptx

17:00 NuStorm

Speaker: Dr Alan Bross (Fermilab)

Slides nuSTORM_MICE_CM.pdf nuSTORM_MICE_CM.pptx

17:25 Neutrino factory and European Strategy

Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)

Slides 2012-06-25-LONG.pdf 2012-06-25-LONG.pptx

17:50 Discussion

18:00 → 20:00 Wine reception

Convener: Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB))

Tuesday, 26 June

09:00 → 13:00 Plenary Session 2

Second Plenary Session

Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:__MICE_CM33_Plenary_Session_2.pdf

09:00 Targets Operations and Plans

Speaker: Paul Smith (University of Sheffield)

Slides Target_Presentation_v1.pdf Target_Presentation_v1.pptx

09:30 Report from May 2012 Run

Speaker: David Adey (University of Warwick)

Slides CM33MayRunAdey.pdf

10:00 Beam Line Optics

Speaker: Maria Leonova (Fermilab)

Slides leonova-beamoptics-CM33.pdf

10:30 Coffee/Tea

11:00 Operations Report from May 2012 Run

Speaker: Linda Coney (University of California, Riverside)

Slides Operations_Overview_GlasgowCM.pdf Operations_Overview_GlasgowCM.ppt

11:20 DAQ Update

Speaker: Yordan Ivanov Karadzhov (Universite de Geneve (CH))

Slides DAQUpdate.pdf

11:35 Controls and Monitoring

Speaker: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Slides cm33-hanlet-CandM.pdf

11:55 MICE Timing and RF Phase

Speaker: Paul Smith (University of Sheffield)

Slides MICE_timing_and_RF_phase_measurement_v2.pdf MICE_timing_and_RF_phase_measurement_v2.pptx

12:15 Tracker Timing and ISIS RF

Speaker: Edward Overton (The University of Sheffield)

Slides cm33_Tracker_Timing_and_ISIS_RF2.pdf cm33_Tracker_Timing_and_ISIS_RF2.pptx

12:30 Discussion

Speaker: Linda Coney (University of California, Riverside)

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 14:30 Plenary Session 2

Second Plenary Session

Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:__MICE_CM33_Plenary_Session_2.pdf

14:00 Coupling Coils

Speaker: Stephen Gourlay (Unknown)

Slides MICE_Coupling_Coil_Status_CM33_6-12.pdf MICE_Coupling_Coil_Status_CM33_6-12.pptx

14:30 → 17:30 Analysis Parallel Session

First parallel session

Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:_Analysis_Parallel_Session.pdf

14:30 Analysis status

Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

Slides blondel-status.pdf blondel-status.ppt

14:40 beam line optics - D1 scan -- cancelled

Speaker: Ole Hansen

14:45 Progress on emittance paper and related discussions

Speaker: Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)

(6, 200) mu+ Plots chiCut_6-200_mu+.pdf

(6, 200) mu- Plots chiCut_6-200_mu-.pdf

Plot Descriptions plotDescriptions.txt

Slides Blackmore_AnalysisSession.pdf Blackmore_AnalysisSession.pptx

15:20 TOF rate dependance (NB concentrating on amplitude and baseline shifts)

Speaker: Durga Rajaram

Slides tofrate_cm33_ana.pdf

15:35 coffee

15:55 Software for Analysis and online reco

Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)

Slides MAUS-Online-Analysis.odp MAUS-Online-Analysis.pdf

16:15 CKOV analysis (details not covered in plenary talk)

Speaker: Lucien Cremaldi (University of Mississippi (US))

Slides CM33_ckov.pdf

16:30 Step IV absorber measurements MS and dE/dx in Geant4

Speaker: Timothy Carlisle

Slides CM33_ScatteringOverview.pdf CM33_ScatteringOverview.pptx

16:50 Tracker analysis progress

Speaker: Mr Edward Santos (Imperial College London)

Slides cm33_tracker_analysis.pdf

17:10 Discussion

14:30 → 15:45 Engineering and RF Parallel Sessions

Second parallel session

Convener: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:_RF_Parallel_Session.pdf

14:30 Electrical Infrastructure

Speaker: Ian Mullacrane (S)

Slides Mice_Collab_Meeting_CM33_Glasgow_Elec_Presentation.pdf Mice_Collab_Meeting_CM33_Glasgow_Elec_Presentation.ppt

14:45 Cooling Channel Quench Protection

Speaker: Mr T Harnett

Slides MICE_Decay_Solenoid_Quench_Detector.pdf MICE_Decay_Solenoid_Quench_Detector.ppt

15:00 H2 Control System

Speaker: PJ Warburton (S)

Slides H2_CtrlSys_ColabMJune12.pdf H2_CtrlSys_ColabMJune12.ppt

15:15 Controls and Software

Speaker: Brian Martlew (STFC)

15:30 RF PSUs

Speaker: Chris White (STFC Daresbury Laboratory)

15:45 → 16:00 Tea/Coffee

16:00 → 17:30 Engineering and RF Parallel Sessions

Second parallel session

Convener: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:_RF_Parallel_Session.pdf

16:00 RF Cavities

Speaker: Allan DeMello (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Slides RFCC_Module_Update_CM33_20120626.pdf RFCC_Module_Update_CM33_20120626.pptx

16:15 RF Power Overview

Speaker: Mr andrew moss (Daresbury Laboratory)

Slides CM33_RF_Power_talk.pdf CM33_RF_Power_talk.pptx

16:30 LLRF

Speaker: Mr Peter Corlett

Slides MICE_LLRF_presentation_final.pdf MICE_LLRF_presentation_final.ppt

16:45 Instrumentation/monitoring

Speaker: Paul Smith (University of Sheffield)

Slides MICE_timing_and_RF_phase_measurement_parallel_v2.pdf MICE_timing_and_RF_phase_measurement_parallel_v2.pptx

17:00 RF Layout

Speakers: Alan Grant (STFC Daresbury Laboratory), Mr andrew moss (Daresbury Laboratory)

Slides RF_layout_26_6_12_layout.pdf RF_layout_26_6_12_layout.pptx

17:15 US RF Programme

Speaker: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)

17:30 → 19:30 Technical Board

Conveners: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH)), Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:_MICE_Technical_Board.pdf

Wednesday, 27 June

09:00 → 13:00 Software Parallel Session

Third Parallel Session

Convener: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:_Software_Parallel_Session.pdf

09:00 CKOV

Speaker: Gene Kafka (Illinois Institute of Tehcnology)

Slides CkovCM33.pdf

09:20 Data structure, API, Online plans

Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)

Slides

• MAUS-Summary.odp
• MAUS-Summary.pdf
• MAUS-Summary.pdf

09:50 Tracker

Speaker: Adam Dobbs (Imperial College London)

Slides TrackerSoftwareUpdate_CM33.pdf

10:20 Discussion

10:30 Coffee/Tea

11:00 EMR

Speakers: Leila Haegel (Universite de Geneve (CH)), Yordan Ivanov Karadzhov (Universite de Geneve (CH))

Slides collaboration_meeting_emr27.06.2012.pdf

11:20 KL

Speaker: Mariyan Bogomilov (University of Sofia (BG))

Slides KL_software_CM33.pdf

11:40 Global Reconstruction

Speaker: Peter Lane (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Slides Global_Reconstruction_Update.pdf Updated with smeared MC reconstruction residual plots

12:00 Geometry

Speaker: Mr Matthew Littlefield (Brunel University)

Slides CM33_Pres.pdf CM33_Pres.pptx

12:20 TOF

Speaker: Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)

Slides cm33_tof_software.pdf

12:40 Discussion

09:00 → 13:00 Tracker Parallel Session

Fourth Parallel Session

Convener: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:_MICE_Tracker_Parallel_Session.pdf

09:00 Status of mechanical items including installation

Speaker: Mr Geoff Barber (Imperial College London)

09:20 DAQ and online

Speaker: David Adey (University of Warwick)

Slides TrackerDAQ.pdf

09:40 Slow control

Speakers: M Robinson (University of Sheffield (GB)), M Robinson (Department of Physics and Astronomy-University of Sheffield-Unkn)

Slides Tracker-Matt.pdf

10:00 Timing and synchronisation to ISIS RF

Speaker: Edward Overton (The University of Sheffield)

Slides cm33_timing_tracker_parralell.pdf cm33_timing_tracker_parralell.pptx

10:20 Magnetic issues

Speakers: Mr Craig MacWaters (RAL), craig macwaters (R)

Slides TrackShieldCM33.pdf TrackShieldCM33.pptx

10:40 Coffee/Tea

11:00 Software overview and pattern recognition

Speaker: Adam Dobbs (Imperial College London)

Slides TrackerSoftwareUpdate_CM33.pdf

11:20 Track fit

Speaker: Mr Edward Santos

11:40 Simulation

Speaker: Christopher Heidt (U)

Slides CM33_MC_Heidt.pdf

12:00 Preparation for data taking hardware

Speaker: David Adey (University of Warwick)

Slides HardwarePrep.pdf

12:20 Preparation for data taking software

Speaker: Adam Dobbs (Imperial College London)

12:40 Discussion

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 17:55 Plenary Session 3

Third Plenary Session

Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:_MICE_CM33_Plenary_Session_3.pdf

14:00 Liquid Hydrogen

Speaker: Mr Stephen Watson (STFC)

Slides CM_Glasgow_LH2.pdf CM_Glasgow_LH2.ppt

14:30 Diffuser

Speaker: Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)

Slides Blackmore_Diffuser.pdf Blackmore_Diffuser.pptx

Video DiffuserTesting.mp4

14:45 RF Tuners

Speaker: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Slides cm33-hanlet-RFTuning.pdf

15:00 MTA Plans and Results

Speaker: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Slides cm33_torun_mta.pdf

15:30 Tea/Coffee

15:55 TOF Rate Dependence (by EVO)

Speaker: Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)

Slides tofrate_cm33_2012june27.pdf

16:25 CKOV analysis (by EVO)

Speaker: Lucien Cremaldi (University of Mississippi (US))

Slides CM33_ckov.pdf CM33_ckov.ppt

16:55 EMR Plans

Speaker: Ruslan Asfandiyarov (Universite de Geneve (CH))

Slides EMR_CM33.pdf

17:25 Absorbers and Step IV Run Plan

Speaker: Dr Pavel Snopok (IIT/Fermilab)

Slides solid_absorber_status.pdf

17:55 → 19:25 Collaboration Board

Convener: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:_MICE_Collaboration_Board.pdf

17:55 Approval of minutes

Speaker: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)

18:00 Spokesperson's remarks and Executive Board report

Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

18:15 LH2 operations scheme at RAL

Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

18:25 Project manager's report

Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)

18:40 RAL guest/visitor letter and contract

Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)

18:45 UK approval funding update

Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)

19:00 Import procedures

Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)

19:05 Common Fund

Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)

19:10 Other funding updates

Speakers: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH)), Daniel Kaplan (Illinois Institute of Technology), Dr Mark Palmer (FNAL), Maurizio Bonesini (Univ. degli Studi Milano-Bicocca (IT))

19:15 Fall collaboration meeting and future CM dates

Speaker: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)

19:20 Other contributions

Thursday, 28 June

09:00 → 12:30 Plenary Session 4

Fourth Plenary Session

Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:_MICE_CM33_Plenary_Session_4.pdf

09:00 Report from RF Workshop

Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

iroduction-Alain blondel-RF-workshop-summary-2012-06-28.pdf blondel-RF-workshop-summary-2012-06-28.ppt

09:20 Report from RF Parallel Session

Speaker: Kevin Ronald (U)

Slides KR-RF-Summary-2a.pdf

10:00 RF System Test Plan Discussion

Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

Slides blondel-RF-system-test-2012-06-28.pdf blondel-RF-system-test-2012-06-28.ppt

10:30 Coffee/Tea

11:00 Conferences 2012

Speaker: Prof. Vittorio Palladino (Universita e INFN (IT))

Slides ReportFromSpeakersBureau.pdf ReportFromSpeakersBureau.ppt

11:15 Emittance Paper

Speaker: Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)

Slides Blackmore_EmittancePaperProgress.pdf Blackmore_EmittancePaperProgress.pptx

11:45 What to have for next papers

Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 23:00 Excursion and Banquet Dinner

Excursion to Auchentoshan Distillery, Loch Lomond and Banquet Dinner at the Lodge at Loch Lomond

Convener: Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB))

14:00 Bus trip Glasgow University to Auchentoshan Distillery

Gather in front of Wolfson Medical Building in front of University Avenue at 14:00

14:30 Tour of Auchentoshan Distillery

16:00 Trip from Auchentoshan Distillery to Tarbert (Loch Lomond)

17:00 Cruise on Loch Lomond

18:30 Bus trip from Tarbert to Luss

19:00 Collaboration Meeting Reception and Dinner at the Lodge at Loch Lomond (Luss)

22:00 Bus trip Luss to Glasgow

Friday, 29 June

09:30 → 13:00 Plenary Session 5

Sixth Plenary Session

Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

EVO Conference Details EVO_Booking_:_MICE_CM33_Plenary_Session_5.pdf

09:30 Tracker Summary

Speaker: David Adey (University of Warwick)

Slides TrackerSummary.pdf

10:00 Software Summary

Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)

Slides MAUS-Summary.odp MAUS-Summary.pdf

10:20 Analysis Summary

Speaker: Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)

Slides Blackmore_AnalysisSessionSummary.pdf Blackmore_AnalysisSessionSummary.pptx

10:40 Coffee/tea

11:00 Operations Summary

Speaker: Linda Coney (University of California, Riverside)

Slides Operations_Summary_GlasgowCM.pdf Operations_Summary_GlasgowCM.ppt

11:20 Engineering Summary

Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)

11:40 Schedule Summary

Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)

12:00 Collaboration Board Summary

Speaker: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)

12:20 Wrap up

Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

Slides blondel-wrap-up-2012-06-29.pdf blondel-wrap-up-2012-06-29.ppt

12:50 Discussion

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 17:00 MICE Executive Board

Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))

14:00 MICE EB Session 1

15:30 Tea/Coffee

15:50 MICE EB Session 2