MICE Collaboration Meeting #39

25 Jun 2014, 08:00 → 28 Jun 2014, 18:00 Europe/London

St Catherine's College (Other Institutes)

Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs), Debbie Loader (STFC), Kenneth Long (Imperial College London), Roy Preece (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

The 39th MICE Collaboration Meeting will be held at St Catherine's College, Oxford

The registration fee remains unchanged at £45.00

CM39 reception and 4 course banquet will be held on Friday 27th June in the main hall and will be charged at £55.00 per person inclusive of wine.

Following registration a Bucknet Payment link will be sent to you.

Wednesday 25 June

09:00 → 12:45 Analysis Parallel: ARU 1.1

Analysis/Physics Parallel Session

09:00 Tracker Alignment

Speakers: Melissa Uchida (Imperial College London), Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB))

Slides Hombach-align-270314.pdf Hombach-align-270314.pptx

09:40 Tracker Reconstruction (Tutorial)

Speaker: Adam Dobbs (Imperial College London)

Slides TrackerSoftwareHowTo_CM39.pdf TrackerSoftwareHowTo_CM39.pptx

10:30 Step IV: Reduced FC current study

Speaker: Christopher Hunt (I)

Slides reduced_FC_hunt.pdf

09:00 → 13:00 Construction Parallel: ARU 1.2

Convener: Mr Roy Preece (STFC - RAL)

09:00 RF Generators Test and Installation

Speaker: Mr Tim Stanley (STFC - RAL)

09:30 Low Level RF

Speaker: Mr Andy Moss (STFC - DL)

10:00 RF Cavities

Speaker: Dr Yagmur Torun (FermiLab)

10:30 Coffee Break

10:45 Discussion of RF Installation programme

Speaker: Mr Tim Stanley (STFC - RAL)

09:00 → 12:45 Software Parallel: JCR

Software Parallel Session

09:00 Online Group Update & Plans

Speaker: Paul Smith (University of Sheffield)

Slides Online_parallel_v005.pdf

09:20 Spares

Speaker: craig macwaters (Rutherford Appleton laboratory)

Slides CM39_Spares2.pdf CM39_Spares2.pptx

09:30 DAQ Overview

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

Slides DAQUpdate.pdf

09:50 Discussion

10:35 MAUS Status Schedule

Speaker: Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)

Slides MAUS-CM39.pdf

10:55 TOF

Speaker: Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)

Slides Ckov_CM39.pdf TOF_CM39.pdf

11:15 Ckov Monte Carlo

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

11:35 EMR

Speaker: Francois Elie Rene Drielsma (Universite de Geneve (CH))

Slides CM39_emr_software.pdf

10:30 → 10:50 Coffee

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

Dining Hall

14:00 → 16:20 Analysis Parallel: ARU 1.1

Analysis/Physics Parallel Session

14:00 FC1 Field Mapping

Speakers: Dr John Cobb (Oxford University), Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)

Slides blackmore_fieldMapping.pdf blackmore_fieldMapping.pptx

14:20 SS1 Field Mapping

Speaker: Maria Leonova (Fermilab)

14:40 Wedge Absorbers

Speakers: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC), Dr Pavel Snopok (IIT/FNAL)

Slides wedge_status.odp wedge_status.pdf

14:00 → 18:00 Construction Parallel: ARU 1.2

Convener: Mr Roy Preece

14:00 Step V PRY Discussion

Speaker: Mr Jason Tarrant (STFC - RAL)

Slides 029_25-27Jun14_CM_PRY_Base_-_Platform_Progress_V2.pdf 029_25-27Jun14_CM_PRY_Base_-_Platform_Progress_V2.ppt

15:00 Additional services for Step IV discussion : EMR, Diffuser, HV.....

Speaker: Mr Andy Nichols (STFC - RAL)

Slides 030_25-27Jun14_CM_Step_IV_Services_Progress_V1.pdf 030_25-27Jun14_CM_Step_IV_Services_Progress_V1.ppt

14:00 → 17:00 Software Parallel: JCR

Software Parallel Session

14:00 Tracker Reconstruction

Speaker: Adam Dobbs (Imperial College London)

Slides TrackerSoftwareUpdate_CM39.pdf TrackerSoftwareUpdate_CM39.pptx

14:20 Geometry

Speaker: Ryan Bayes (University of Glasgow)

Slides Geometry-Status.pdf

14:40 Global Tracking

Speaker: Jan Greis (University of Warwick)

Slides greis-gr-mc39.pdf

15:00 Global PID

Speaker: Celeste Pidcott

Slides CM39GlobalPID.pdf

15:20 MAUS Online

Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)

15:40 Discussion

15:00 → 15:30 Coffee

16:00 → 18:00 Analysis/Software Parallel: JCR

Joint analysis-software parallel session

16:00 Monte Carlo Beam

Speaker: John Columba Nugent (University of Glasgow (GB))

16:20 KL Monte Carlo

Speakers: John Columba Nugent (University of Glasgow (GB)), Mariyan Bogomilov (University of Sofia (BG))

16:40 Tracker Emittance Studies (TBC)

Speaker: Christopher Hunt (I)

17:00 Monte Carlo Generation for Analysis

Speakers: All, Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)

Slides MCBatch.pdf

17:20 MAUS-Analysis Interface

Speakers: All, Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)

Slides MAUS-Analysis.pdf

Thursday 26 June

09:00 → 12:00 Analysis Parallel: ARU 1.1

Analysis/Physics Parallel Session

09:00 TOF Alignment Study

Speaker: Edward Overton (The University of Sheffield)

Slides TOF_Alignment.odp TOF_Alignment.pdf

09:40 Muon Polarisation Study

Speaker: Sophie Charlotte Middleton (Imperial College Sci., Tech. & Med. (GB))

Slides SpinTrackingCM39.pdf

10:30 Step V Simulations

Speaker: David Speirs (University of Strathclyde)

Slides StepV-Simulations-DCS-CM39.pdf

11:10 MAUS Q&A/Analysis group discussion

Speaker: All

09:00 → 10:30 Construction Parallel: ARU 1.2

Convener: Mr Mark Tucker (STFC - RAL)

09:00 Vacuum System Status

Speaker: Mr Mark Tucker (STFC - RAL)

Slides The_MICE_vacuum_system.pdf The_MICE_vacuum_system.pptx

09:30 Vacuum System Control

Speaker: System Owners

09:00 → 12:00 Software Parallel: JCR

Software Parallel Session

09:00 PPD Computing Systems

Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)

Slides MICE-infrastructure.odp MICE-infrastructure.pdf

09:20 GRID

Speaker: Henry Nebrensky (Brunel University)

Slides CM39_GRID.PDF CM39_GridUpdated.PDF

09:40 ConfigDB

Speaker: Janusz Martyniak (Imperial College London)

Slides MICE_talk_CM39.pdf MICE_talk_CM39.pptx

10:00 Discussion

10:30 Controls & Monitoring

Speaker: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology)

10:30 → 10:50 Coffee

10:50 → 12:30 Tracker and PID Preparations for Step IV: ARU 1.2

Convener: Dr Paul Soler

10:50 Instrumentation Global Commissioning Plan

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

Slides Instrumentation_Commissioning_Plans.pdf Instrumentation_Commissioning_Plans.pptx

11:10 PID detector (TOF, CKOV, KL) preparations for Step IV

Speaker: Maurizio Bonesini (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT))

Slides CM39_PID.pdf CM39_PID.pptx

11:35 EMR preparations for Step IV

Speaker: Mr Francois Elie Rene Drielsma (Universite de Geneve (CH) Institutes))

Slides CM39_emr_stepIV.pdf

12:00 Tracking spectrometer preparations for Step IV

Speaker: Melissa Uchida (Imperial College London)

Slides Plenary_Tracker_CM39.odp Tracker_detectorCommissioning_CM39.pdf

12:45 → 13:45 Lunch

13:45 → 15:45 Afternoon Plenary: Welcome and introduction in JCR

Convener: Dr Alan Bross (Fermilab)

13:45 Welcome and introduction

Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)

Slides 01-2014-06-26-Long-SpkIntro.pdf 01-2014-06-26-Long-SpkIntro.pptx

14:10 Project Managers report

Speaker: Roy Preece (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

Slides Project_Managers_Report_CM39.pdf Project_Managers_Report_CM39.ppt

14:35 Summary of operations

Speaker: Steven Boyd (University of Warwick)

Slides CM38_Plenary.pdf

14:55 Report from MAP and P5

Speaker: Dr Alan Bross (Fermilab)

Slides CM39_P5.pdf CM39_P5.pptx

15:45 → 16:15 Tea/coffee

Tea/coffee

16:15 → 18:15 Afternoon Plenary: Instrumentation in JCR

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

16:15 Tracking Spectrometer Installation and Commissioning

Speaker: Melissa Uchida (Imperial College London)

16:45 TOF plans and commissioning

Speaker: Maurizio Bonesini (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT))

Slides CM39_Plenary.pdf CM39_Plenary.pptx

17:05 Cherenkov plans and commissioning

Speaker: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Slides CM39_CKOV.pdf

17:25 KL Plans and commssioning

Speaker: Prof. Domizia Orestano (Roma Tre Universita Degli Studi (IT))

Slides MICE_KL_CM39.pdf

17:45 EMR Plans and commissioning

Speaker: Francois Elie Rene Drielsma (Universite de Geneve (CH))

Slides CM39_emr_plans_commissioning.pdf

Friday 27 June

09:00 → 10:30 All day Plenary: Cooling cell in JCR

Convener: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College, London)

09:00 Plans for Wedge Absorber

Speaker: Daniel Kaplan (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Slides Kaplan-MICE_Wedge_Talk_6-14-R2.pdf

09:15 Coupling Coil Magnet Construction Update

Speaker: Mr Steve Virostek (Lawrence Berkeley Lab)

Slides CC_Update_06-27-14.pdf CC_Update_06-27-14.pptx

09:35 Single RF Cavity Test Stand - Status and Plans

Speakers: Dr Derun Li (LBNL), Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)

09:55 Status of RF System

Speaker: Timothy Stanley (Science and Technology Facilities Council, UK)

10:10 Status of AFC module

Speaker: Dr John Cobb (Oxford University)

Slides FC-CM39.pdf FC-CM39.ppt

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee/tea

Coffee/tea

11:00 → 12:30 All day Plenary: Infrastructure in JCR

Convener: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)

11:00 Overview of progress

Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)

Slides an(1)27-6-14.pdf

11:10 PRY for Steps IV and V

Speaker: Jason Stuart Tarrant (STFC - Science & Technology Facilities Council (GB))

Slides 029_25-27Jun14_CM_PRY_Base_-_Platform_Progress_V2.pdf 029_25-27Jun14_CM_PRY_Base_-_Platform_Progress_V2.ppt

11:30 Electrical installation

Speaker: Andy Gallagher (D)

Slides CM39_Electrical%20Installation_June_2014v0.1[1].pdf CM39_Electrical%20Installation_June_2014v0.1[1].pptx

11:50 Electrical infrastructure

Speaker: Ian Mullacrane (STFC Daresbury Laboratory)

Slides CM39_Electrical_Intergration_June_2014v1.pdf CM39_Electrical_Intergration_June_2014v1.pptx

12:10 Readiness for Step IV

Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)

Slides an27-6-14.pdf

12:45 → 13:30 Lunch

Lunch

13:30 → 15:30 All day Plenary: Physics in JCR

Convener: Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)

13:30 Pion Contamination Paper

Speaker: Prof. Domizia Orestano (Roma Tre Universita Degli Studi (IT))

Slides PIDCM39.pdf

14:15 EMR Paper

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

Slides EMR_CM39.pdf

15:00 Step IV Analyses

Speaker: Christopher Hunt (I)

Slides StepIV_analysis_hunt.pdf

15:20 Analysis Parallel Summary

Speaker: Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)

Slides blackmore_analysisSummary.pdf blackmore_analysisSummary.pptx

15:30 → 16:00 Tea/coffee

Tea/coffee

16:00 → 17:20 Plenary: Software and computing - JCR

Convener: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)

16:00 Overview and Infrastructure

Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)

Slides MICE_computing-infrastructure.odp MICE_computing-infrastructure.pdf

16:20 Online

Speaker: Paul Smith (University of Sheffield)

Slides Online_plenary_v003.pdf

16:40 Controls and Monitoring

Speaker: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology)

Slides cm39-hanlet-CandM.pdf

17:00 Offline

Speaker: Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)

Slides MAUS_Summary_CM39.pdf

17:20 → 17:40 Plenary: Outreach, inreach

17:20 Outreach, inreach

Slides MICEPub.pdf MICEPub.pptx

17:45 → 19:20 Collaboration Board

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

17:45 Presence and proxys.

DRAFT presence and future CM DRAFT-presence_and_future_CMs.doc.docx DRAFT-presence_and_future_CMs.doc.pdf

17:50 Actions and minutes from previous collaboration meeting

Slides 2014-02-27_cb-minutes.pdf

17:55 Matters arising and Adoption of agenda

Draft Agenda cb-June2014-draft.docx cb-June2014-draft.pdf

18:00 Spokesperson report

Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)

Slides 01-2014-06-27-CB-Long.pdf 01-2014-06-27-CB-Long.pptx

18:20 Project manager report

Speaker: Roy Preece (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

Slides Collaboration_Board_CM39_270614.pdf Collaboration_Board_CM39_270614.ppt

18:35 Common fund discussion

Speakers: Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB)), Stefania Ricciardi (STFC - Rutherford Appleton Lab. (GB))

Slides MICE_CF_CM39.pdf MICE_CF_CM39.ppt

18:50 Shifts for data taking and MOM policy

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

Slides Data_taking_shift_policy_for_MICE-V3.docx Data_taking_shift_policy_for_MICE-V3.pdf

18:55 publication policy

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

Slides MICE-publication-policy-16-04-14.docx MICE-publication-policy-16-04-14.pdf

19:00 funding updates (oral) 9. Funding updates o UK - Soler o US DOE (MAP) - Bross o INFN – Bonesini o Switzerland – Blondel o others

19:10 Future CM Roma

Speaker: Prof. Domizia Orestano (Roma Tre Universita Degli Studi (IT))

CM40 info RomeMapsCM40.pdf RomeMapsCM40.ppt

19:15 aob

19:30 → 22:00 Collaboration Dinner

Saturday 28 June

08:30 → 10:00 All day Plenary: Operations

Convener: Steven Boyd (University of Warwick)

08:30 Magnet and beam commissioning at Step IV

Speaker: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College, London)

Slides Magnet_and_Beam_Commissioning_at_StepIV_CM39.pdf

09:00 Commissioning the Step IV experiment

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

Slides Commissioning_StepIV_Experiment.pdf Commissioning_StepIV_Experiment.pptx

09:30 Step IV data taking; first cut

Speaker: Steven Boyd (University of Warwick)

Slides StepIVPlanning.pdf

10:00 → 10:30 Plenary: Summary and closing

Convener: Dr Alan Bross (Fermilab)

10:00 Collaboration Board summary

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

CB report CM39-Blondel-CB-report.pdf CM39-Blondel-CB-report.ppt

10:15 Closing remarks

Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)

Slides 99-2014-06-28-Long.pdf 99-2014-06-28-Long.pptx

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 12:30 Executive Board

Convener: Prof. Kenneth Long (Imperial College London)

12:45 → 13:35 Lunch

Top table in dining room