MICE Collaboration Meeting 33

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

Lecture Theatre, Room 222

Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

University Avenue, Glasgow
Participants
  • Adam Dobbs
  • Alain Blondel
  • Alan Bross
  • Allan DeMello
  • andrew moss
  • Andy Gallagher
  • Antonio de Bari
  • Chris Booth
  • Chris Rogers
  • Chris White
  • Christopher Heidt
  • Colin Whyte
  • Daniel Kaplan
  • David Adey
  • Edward Overton
  • Gail Hanson
  • Henry Nebrensky
  • Ian Mullacrane
  • John Cobb
  • Kenneth Long
  • Kevin Ronald
  • Leila Haegel
  • Linda Coney
  • Maria Leonova
  • Matthew Littlefield
  • Matthew Robinson
  • Maurizio Bonesini
  • Michael Courthold
  • Paul Smith
  • Paul Soler
  • Pavel Snopok
  • Peter Lane
  • Pierrick Hanlet
  • PJ Warburton
  • Raymond Gamet
  • Roy Preece
  • Ruslan Asfandiyarov
  • Stefania Ricciardi
  • Timothy Carlisle
  • Trevor Hartnett
  • Victoria Blackmore
  • Vittorio Palladino
  • Yagmur Torun
  • Yordan Ivanov Karadzhov
    • 13:30 18:00
      Plenary Session 1 Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow

      First Plenary Session

      Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      EVO Conference Details
      • 13:30
        Welcomes/Notices 10m
        Speaker: Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB))
        Slides
      • 13:40
        Goals of Meeting 15m
        Speaker: Dr Alan Bross (Fermilab)
        Slides
      • 13:55
        Online Registration at RAL 20m
        Speaker: Mr Marcus Noble (STFC)
        Slides
      • 14:15
        Critical Schedule Items 15m
        Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)
        Slides
      • 14:30
        MOM Report 30m
        Speaker: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology)
        Slides
      • 15:00
        Spectrometers 30m
        Speaker: Roy Preece (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
        Slides
      • 15:30
        Tea/Coffee 30m
      • 16:00
        Focus Coils 30m
        Speaker: Michael Courthold (STFC - RAL)
        Slides
      • 16:30
        Magnet Group Report 30m
        Speaker: Dr Vicky Bayliss (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
        Slides
      • 17:00
        NuStorm 25m
        Speaker: Dr Alan Bross (Fermilab)
        Slides
      • 17:25
        Neutrino factory and European Strategy 25m
        Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)
        Slides
      • 17:50
        Discussion 10m
    • 18:00 20:00
      Wine reception Room 220

      Room 220

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      Convener: Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB))
    • 09:00 13:00
      Plenary Session 2 Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow

      Second Plenary Session

      Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      EVO Conference Details
      • 09:00
        Targets Operations and Plans 30m
        Speaker: Paul Smith (University of Sheffield)
        Slides
      • 09:30
        Report from May 2012 Run 30m
        Speaker: David Adey (University of Warwick)
        Slides
      • 10:00
        Beam Line Optics 30m
        Speaker: Maria Leonova (Fermilab)
        Slides
      • 10:30
        Coffee/Tea 30m
      • 11:00
        Operations Report from May 2012 Run 20m
        Speaker: Linda Coney (University of California, Riverside)
        Slides
      • 11:20
        DAQ Update 15m
        Speaker: Yordan Ivanov Karadzhov (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        Slides
      • 11:35
        Controls and Monitoring 20m
        Speaker: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology)
        Slides
      • 11:55
        MICE Timing and RF Phase 20m
        Speaker: Paul Smith (University of Sheffield)
        Slides
      • 12:15
        Tracker Timing and ISIS RF 15m
        Speaker: Edward Overton (The University of Sheffield)
        Slides
      • 12:30
        Discussion 30m
        Speaker: Linda Coney (University of California, Riverside)
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch Room 220 (Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow)

      Room 220

      Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow
    • 14:00 14:30
      Plenary Session 2 Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow

      Second Plenary Session

      Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      EVO Conference Details
      • 14:00
        Coupling Coils 30m
        Speaker: Stephen Gourlay (Unknown)
        Slides
    • 14:30 17:30
      Analysis Parallel Session Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow

      First parallel session

      Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      EVO Conference Details
      • 14:30
        Analysis status 10m
        Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        Slides
      • 14:40
        beam line optics - D1 scan -- cancelled 5m
        Speaker: Ole Hansen
      • 14:45
        Progress on emittance paper and related discussions 35m
        Speaker: Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)
        (6, 200) mu+ Plots
        (6, 200) mu- Plots
        Plot Descriptions
        Slides
      • 15:20
        TOF rate dependance (NB concentrating on amplitude and baseline shifts) 15m
        Speaker: Durga Rajaram
        Slides
      • 15:35
        coffee 20m
      • 15:55
        Software for Analysis and online reco 20m
        Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)
        Slides
      • 16:15
        CKOV analysis (details not covered in plenary talk) 15m
        Speaker: Lucien Cremaldi (University of Mississippi (US))
        Slides
      • 16:30
        Step IV absorber measurements MS and dE/dx in Geant4 20m
        Speaker: Timothy Carlisle
        Slides
      • 16:50
        Tracker analysis progress 20m
        Speaker: Mr Edward Santos (Imperial College London)
        Slides
      • 17:10
        Discussion 5m
    • 14:30 15:45
      Engineering and RF Parallel Sessions Room 220a (Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow)

      Room 220a

      Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow

      Second parallel session

      Convener: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)
      EVO Conference Details
      • 14:30
        Electrical Infrastructure 15m
        Speaker: Ian Mullacrane (S)
        Slides
      • 14:45
        Cooling Channel Quench Protection 15m
        Speaker: Mr T Harnett
        Slides
      • 15:00
        H2 Control System 15m
        Speaker: PJ Warburton (S)
        Slides
      • 15:15
        Controls and Software 15m
        Speaker: Brian Martlew (STFC)
      • 15:30
        RF PSUs 15m
        Speaker: Chris White (STFC Daresbury Laboratory)
    • 15:45 16:00
      Tea/Coffee Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow
    • 16:00 17:30
      Engineering and RF Parallel Sessions Room 220a (Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow)

      Room 220a

      Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow

      Second parallel session

      Convener: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)
      EVO Conference Details
      • 16:00
        RF Cavities 15m
        Speaker: Allan DeMello (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
        Slides
      • 16:15
        RF Power Overview 15m
        Speaker: Mr andrew moss (Daresbury Laboratory)
        Slides
      • 16:30
        LLRF 15m
        Speaker: Mr Peter Corlett
        Slides
      • 16:45
        Instrumentation/monitoring 15m
        Speaker: Paul Smith (University of Sheffield)
        Slides
      • 17:00
        RF Layout 15m
        Speakers: Alan Grant (STFC Daresbury Laboratory), Mr andrew moss (Daresbury Laboratory)
        Slides
      • 17:15
        US RF Programme 15m
        Speaker: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)
    • 17:30 19:30
      Technical Board Room 220a

      Room 220a

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      Conveners: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH)), Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)
      EVO Conference Details
    • 09:00 13:00
      Software Parallel Session Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow

      Third Parallel Session

      Convener: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)
      EVO Conference Details
      • 09:00
        CKOV 20m
        Speaker: Gene Kafka (Illinois Institute of Tehcnology)
        Slides
      • 09:20
        Data structure, API, Online plans 30m
        Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)
      • 09:50
        Tracker 30m
        Speaker: Adam Dobbs (Imperial College London)
        Slides
      • 10:20
        Discussion 10m
      • 10:30
        Coffee/Tea 30m
      • 11:00
        EMR 20m
        Speakers: Leila Haegel (Universite de Geneve (CH)), Yordan Ivanov Karadzhov (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        Slides
      • 11:20
        KL 20m
        Speaker: Mariyan Bogomilov (University of Sofia (BG))
        Slides
      • 11:40
        Global Reconstruction 20m
        Speaker: Peter Lane (Illinois Institute of Technology)
        Slides
      • 12:00
        Geometry 20m
        Speaker: Mr Matthew Littlefield (Brunel University)
        Slides
      • 12:20
        TOF 20m
        Speaker: Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)
        Slides
      • 12:40
        Discussion 20m
    • 09:00 13:00
      Tracker Parallel Session Room 220a (Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow)

      Room 220a

      Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow

      Fourth Parallel Session

      Convener: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)
      EVO Conference Details
      • 09:00
        Status of mechanical items including installation 20m
        Speaker: Mr Geoff Barber (Imperial College London)
      • 09:20
        DAQ and online 20m
        Speaker: David Adey (University of Warwick)
        Slides
      • 09:40
        Slow control 20m
        Speakers: M Robinson (University of Sheffield (GB)), M Robinson (Department of Physics and Astronomy-University of Sheffield-Unkn)
        Slides
      • 10:00
        Timing and synchronisation to ISIS RF 20m
        Speaker: Edward Overton (The University of Sheffield)
        Slides
      • 10:20
        Magnetic issues 20m
        Speakers: Mr Craig MacWaters (RAL), craig macwaters (R)
        Slides
      • 10:40
        Coffee/Tea 20m
      • 11:00
        Software overview and pattern recognition 20m
        Speaker: Adam Dobbs (Imperial College London)
        Slides
      • 11:20
        Track fit 20m
        Speaker: Mr Edward Santos
      • 11:40
        Simulation 20m
        Speaker: Christopher Heidt (U)
        Slides
      • 12:00
        Preparation for data taking hardware 20m
        Speaker: David Adey (University of Warwick)
        Slides
      • 12:20
        Preparation for data taking software 20m
        Speaker: Adam Dobbs (Imperial College London)
      • 12:40
        Discussion 20m
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch Room 220 (Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow)

      Room 220

      Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow
    • 14:00 17:55
      Plenary Session 3 Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow

      Third Plenary Session

      Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      EVO Conference Details
      • 14:00
        Liquid Hydrogen 30m
        Speaker: Mr Stephen Watson (STFC)
        Slides
      • 14:30
        Diffuser 15m
        Speaker: Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)
        Slides
        Video
      • 14:45
        RF Tuners 15m
        Speaker: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology)
        Slides
      • 15:00
        MTA Plans and Results 30m
        Speaker: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)
        Slides
      • 15:30
        Tea/Coffee 25m
      • 15:55
        TOF Rate Dependence (by EVO) 30m
        Speaker: Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)
        Slides
      • 16:25
        CKOV analysis (by EVO) 30m
        Speaker: Lucien Cremaldi (University of Mississippi (US))
        Slides
      • 16:55
        EMR Plans 30m
        Speaker: Ruslan Asfandiyarov (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        Slides
      • 17:25
        Absorbers and Step IV Run Plan 30m
        Speaker: Dr Pavel Snopok (IIT/Fermilab)
        Slides
    • 17:55 19:25
      Collaboration Board Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow
      Convener: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)
      EVO Conference Details
      • 17:55
        Approval of minutes 5m
        Speaker: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)
      • 18:00
        Spokesperson's remarks and Executive Board report 15m
        Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      • 18:15
        LH2 operations scheme at RAL 10m
        Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      • 18:25
        Project manager's report 15m
        Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)
      • 18:40
        RAL guest/visitor letter and contract 5m
        Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)
      • 18:45
        UK approval funding update 15m
        Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)
      • 19:00
        Import procedures 5m
        Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)
      • 19:05
        Common Fund 5m
        Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)
      • 19:10
        Other funding updates 5m
        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 5m
        Speaker: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)
      • 19:20
        Other contributions 5m
    • 09:00 12:30
      Plenary Session 4 Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow

      Fourth Plenary Session

      Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      EVO Conference Details
      • 09:00
        Report from RF Workshop 20m
        Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        iroduction-Alain
      • 09:20
        Report from RF Parallel Session 40m
        Speaker: Kevin Ronald (U)
        Slides
      • 10:00
        RF System Test Plan Discussion 30m
        Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        Slides
      • 10:30
        Coffee/Tea 30m
      • 11:00
        Conferences 2012 15m
        Speaker: Prof. Vittorio Palladino (Universita e INFN (IT))
        Slides
      • 11:15
        Emittance Paper 30m
        Speaker: Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)
        Slides
      • 11:45
        What to have for next papers 45m
        Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
    • 12:30 14:00
      Lunch Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow
    • 14:00 23:00
      Excursion and Banquet Dinner Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow

      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 30m Bus Trip

        Bus Trip

        Gather in front of Wolfson Medical Building in front of University Avenue at 14:00
      • 14:30
        Tour of Auchentoshan Distillery 1h 30m Auchentoshan Distillery

        Auchentoshan Distillery

      • 16:00
        Trip from Auchentoshan Distillery to Tarbert (Loch Lomond) 1h Bus trip

        Bus trip

      • 17:00
        Cruise on Loch Lomond 1h 30m The bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond

        The bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond

      • 18:30
        Bus trip from Tarbert to Luss 30m Bus trip

        Bus trip

      • 19:00
        Collaboration Meeting Reception and Dinner at the Lodge at Loch Lomond (Luss) 3h Lodge at Loch Lomond (Luss)

        Lodge at Loch Lomond (Luss)

      • 22:00
        Bus trip Luss to Glasgow 1h Bus trip

        Bus trip

    • 09:30 13:00
      Plenary Session 5 Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Lecture Theatre, Room 222

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      University Avenue, Glasgow

      Sixth Plenary Session

      Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      EVO Conference Details
      • 09:30
        Tracker Summary 30m Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

        University Avenue, Glasgow
        Speaker: David Adey (University of Warwick)
        Slides
      • 10:00
        Software Summary 20m Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

        University Avenue, Glasgow
        Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)
        Slides
      • 10:20
        Analysis Summary 20m Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

        University Avenue, Glasgow
        Speaker: Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)
        Slides
      • 10:40
        Coffee/tea 20m Room 470, Common Room (elvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow)

        Room 470, Common Room

        elvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      • 11:00
        Operations Summary 20m Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

        University Avenue, Glasgow
        Speaker: Linda Coney (University of California, Riverside)
        Slides
      • 11:20
        Engineering Summary 20m Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

        University Avenue, Glasgow
        Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)
      • 11:40
        Schedule Summary 20m Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

        University Avenue, Glasgow
        Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)
      • 12:00
        Collaboration Board Summary 20m Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

        University Avenue, Glasgow
        Speaker: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)
      • 12:20
        Wrap up 30m Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

        University Avenue, Glasgow
        Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        Slides
      • 12:50
        Discussion 10m Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Lecture Theatre, Room 222

        Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

        University Avenue, Glasgow
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch Room 470 Common Room (Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow)

      Room 470 Common Room

      Kelvin Building, University of Glasgow

    • 14:00 17:00
      MICE Executive Board Room 506

      Room 506

      Kelvin Building, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow

      Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      • 14:00
        MICE EB Session 1 1h 30m
      • 15:30
        Tea/Coffee 20m
      • 15:50
        MICE EB Session 2 1h 10m