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MICE CM41

Europe/London
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Description

The 41st Muon Ionization Cooling Experiment (MICE) Collaboration Meeting will be held at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory between the 9th and 11th February 2015.  

Conference fee £45.00

Shift training will take place on the 12th and 13th February 2015.

Participants
  • Adam Dobbs
  • Alain Blondel
  • Alan Bross
  • Alan Grant
  • Alan Young
  • Alexander Dick
  • andrew nichols
  • Antonio de Bari
  • Celeste Pidcott
  • Chris Rogers
  • Christopher Heidt
  • Christopher Hunt
  • Daniel Kaplan
  • Deborah Loader
  • Derun Li
  • Durga Rajaram
  • Edward Overton
  • François Drielsma
  • Henry Nebrensky
  • Holger Witte
  • Jan Greis
  • Jaroslaw Pasternak
  • Jason Tarrant
  • Jean-baptiste Lagrange
  • Jingyu Tang
  • Joe Langlands
  • John Cobb
  • John Nugent
  • Ken Long
  • Kevin Ronald
  • Ludovico Tortora
  • Mariyan Bogomilov
  • Mark Palmer
  • Maurizio Bonesini
  • Melissa Uchida
  • Milorad Popovic
  • Norbert COLLOMB
  • Paolo Franchini
  • Paul Hodgson
  • Paul Kyberd
  • Paul Soler
  • Pierrick Hanlet
  • Raymond Gamet
  • Rhys Gardener
  • Roy Preece
  • Ryan Bayes
  • Sophie Middleton
  • Soren Prestemon
  • Stefania Ricciardi
  • Steven Boyd
  • Tanaz Mohayai
  • Thomas Bradshaw
  • Victoria Blackmore
  • Vittorio Palladino
  • Yordan Ivanov Karadzhov
  • zhihui li
    • 09:00 18:00
      Construction project CR12, R68

      CR12, R68

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Convener: Roy Preece (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
      • 10:30
        Step IV Construction 1h 30m
        Discussion for the construction of Step IV. Items to cover in this session are :- 1. Schedule and 2. Assembly Method
      • 13:00
        Step IV Construction 1h 30m
        Discussion for the constriction of Step IV. Items in this session are:- 1. Alignment and 2. Integration
      • 14:45
        Cooling Demonstration 1h 30m
        Discussion for the constriction of the Cooling Demonstration. Items in this session are:- 1. Vacuum, 2. Absorbers and 3. Partial Return Yoke
      • 16:30
        Cooling Demonstration 1h 30m
        Discussion for the constriction of the Cooling Demonstration. Items in this session are:- 1. RF Amplifiers and Waveguides, 2. Rolling Platforms and 3. Services
    • 09:00 18:00
      Physics & analysis CR9; ATLAS (R27)

      CR9; ATLAS (R27)

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Convener: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)
      • 09:00
        Tracker Reconstruction 20m
        Speakers: Christopher Hunt (Imperial College), David Adey (Fermilab)
      • 09:20
        EMR Software 20m
        Speaker: Francois Elie Rene Drielsma (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        Slides
      • 09:40
        Global Software 5m
        Speakers: Jan Greis, Melissa Uchida (Imperial College London)
        Slides
      • 09:45
        Global Tracking 15m
        Speaker: Jan Greis
        Slides
      • 10:00
        Global Particle ID 20m
        Speaker: Celeste Pidcott
        Slides
      • 10:20
        Geometry 20m
        Speaker: Ryan Bayes (University of Glasgow)
        Slides
      • 10:40
        Discussion 20m
      • 11:00
        Coffee 30m
      • 11:30
        MICE Muon Beamline 20m
        Speaker: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College, London)
      • 11:50
        Magnetic Field Mapping 20m
        Speaker: Victoria Blackmore (University of Oxford)
      • 12:10
        Magnetic Alignment 20m
        Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)
        Slides
      • 12:30
        Discussion 30m
      • 13:00
        Lunch 1h
      • 14:00
        Transported Beam 20m
        Speaker: Christopher Hunt (Imperial College)
        Slides
      • 14:20
        Cooling channel optics at Step IV 20m
        Speaker: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College, London)
      • 14:40
        Nonlinear beam dynamics 20m
        Speaker: Dr Rob Ryne (LBL)
        Slides
      • 15:00
        Measurement of energy loss and MCS 20m
        Speaker: Dr John Cobb (Oxford University)
        Slides
      • 15:20
        Measurement of beam polarisation 20m
        Speaker: Sophie Charlotte Middleton (Imperial College Sci., Tech. & Med. (GB))
        Slides
      • 15:40
        Coffee 30m
      • 16:10
        Ckov Reconstruction 20m
        Speaker: Lucien Cremaldi (University of Mississippi (US))
        Slides
      • 16:30
        Batch production 20m
        Speaker: Ryan Bayes (University of Glasgow)
        Slides
      • 16:50
        xboa and online analysis 20m
        Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)
        Slides
      • 17:10
        Data rate and trigger 20m
        Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)
        Slides
    • 10:30 18:00
      Detectors, commissioning and operations CR13, R68

      CR13, R68

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Conveners: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College, London), Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB)), Steven Boyd (University of Warwick)
      • 10:30
        Commissioning of muon beam elements 20m
        Speaker: Henry Nebrensky (Brunel University)
        Slides
      • 11:00
        Muon Beam Precommissioning 20m
        Speaker: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College, London)
      • 11:30
        Commissioning of tracker 20m
        Speaker: Edward Overton (The University of Sheffield)
        Slides
      • 12:00
        Commissioning of EMR 20m
        Speaker: Francois Elie Rene Drielsma (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        Slides
      • 12:30
        TOF1 local shielding and commissioning of TOF 20m
        Speaker: Maurizio Bonesini (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT))
        Slides
      • 13:00
        Lunch 1h
      • 14:00
        Commissioning of CKOV and KL detectors 20m
        Speaker: Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB))
        Slides
      • 14:30
        Commissioning of Quench Protection 20m
        Speakers: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology), Dr Sandor Fehers (Fermilab)
        Slides
      • 15:00
        Commissioning Step IV magnets and beam commissioning (June/July) 20m
        Speaker: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College, London)
      • 15:30
        Commissioning of cooling channel optics 20m
        Speakers: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC), Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College, London), Jean-baptiste Lagrange (Imperial College)
        Slides
      • 16:00
        Tea/Coffee 30m
      • 16:30
        Comissioning of Liquid Hydrogen system 20m
        Speaker: Steve Watson (STFC RAL)
      • 17:00
        General Operations 20m
        Speaker: Steven Boyd (University of Warwick)
        Slides
    • 11:30 18:00
      Software and computing CR10, ATLAS (R27)

      CR10, ATLAS (R27)

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Convener: Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)
      • 11:30
        MAUS Status 20m
        Speaker: Adam Dobbs (Imperial College London)
        Slides
      • 11:50
        G4Beamline 20m
        Speaker: John Nugent (University of Glasgow)
      • 12:10
        CDB and Batch Processing 20m
        Speaker: Janusz Martyniak (Imperial College London)
        Slides
      • 12:30
        GRID Status 20m
        Speaker: Henry Nebrensky (Brunel University)
      • 12:50
        Discussion 10m
      • 13:00
        Lunch 1h
      • 14:00
        Online Status and Plans 20m
        Speaker: Edward Overton (The University of Sheffield)
        Slides
      • 14:20
        DAQ 20m
        Speaker: Yordan Ivanov Karadzhov (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        Slides
      • 14:40
        Trigger 20m
        Speaker: Yordan Ivanov Karadzhov (Universite de Geneve (CH))
      • 15:00
        Tracker DAQ 20m
        Speaker: David Adey (Fermilab)
      • 15:20
        Online Monitoring 20m
        Speaker: Rhys Gardener
        Slides
      • 15:40
        Coffee 20m
      • 16:00
        Controls & Monitoring Status 30m
        Speaker: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology)
        Slides
      • 16:30
        Controls & Monitoring II 20m
        Speaker: Christopher Heidt (University of California Riverside)
        Slides
    • 09:00 10:30
      Plenary session 1: welcome and introduction CR12/13, R68

      CR12/13, R68

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Convener: Dr Alan Bross (Fermilab)
      • 09:00
        Welcome and introduction 25m
        Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Richard Long (Imperial College Sci., Tech. & Med. (GB))
        Slides
      • 09:25
        Project Manager's report 25m
        Speaker: Roy Preece (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
        Slides
      • 09:50
        Operations Coordinator's report 20m
        Speaker: Steven Boyd (University of Warwick)
        Slides
      • 10:10
        Report from the MOM 20m
        Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)
        Slides
    • 10:30 11:00
      Tea/coffee
    • 11:00 13:00
      Plenary session 2: physics and analysis CR12/13, R68

      CR12/13, R68

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Convener: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)
      • 11:00
        Physics Coordinator's report 20m
        Speaker: Dr Chris Rogers (STFC)
        Slides
      • 11:20
        Pion Contamination Results 20m
        Speaker: John Nugent (University of Glasgow)
        Slides
      • 11:40
        Electron-Muon Ranger: Performance in the MICE Beam 20m
        Speaker: Francois Elie Rene Drielsma (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        Slides
      • 12:00
        MICE Demonstration of Ionisation Cooling 20m
        Speaker: Jean-baptiste Lagrange (Imperial College)
        Slides
      • 12:20
        Discussion 40m
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch
    • 14:00 15:30
      Plenary session 3: Commissioning and operation CR12/13, R68

      CR12/13, R68

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Conveners: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College, London), Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB)), Steven Boyd (University of Warwick)
      • 14:00
        Detector commissioning 30m
        Speaker: Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB))
        Slides
      • 14:30
        Muon beam commissioning 30m
        Speaker: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College, London)
        Slides
      • 15:00
        Future operations 30m
        Speaker: Steven Boyd (University of Warwick)
        Slides
    • 15:30 16:00
      Tea/coffee
    • 16:00 17:30
      Plenary session 4: construction of Step IV CR12/13, R68

      CR12/13, R68

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Conveners: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs), Roy Preece (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
      • 16:00
        Step IV Installation Schedule 10m
        Speaker: Roy Preece (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
        Slides
      • 16:10
        Overview of Progress 20m
        Speaker: Mr Andy Nichols
        Slides
      • 16:30
        Partial Return Yoke 20m
        Speaker: Mr Jason Tarrant
        Slides
      • 16:50
        Hydrogen System 20m
        Speaker: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs)
        Slides
      • 17:10
        Electrical Systems and Installation 20m
        Speaker: Steve Griffiths
        Slides
    • 17:30 18:30
      Collaboration Board CR12/13, R68

      CR12/13, R68

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Convener: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
    • 19:00 22:00
      Collaboration dinner Restaurant, R22

      Restaurant, R22

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

    • 09:00 10:30
      Plenary session 5: Software and computing CR12/13, R68

      CR12/13, R68

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Convener: Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)
      • 09:00
        Computing & Software 20m
        Speaker: Durga Rajaram (IIT, Chicago)
        Slides
      • 09:20
        Controls & Monitoring 20m
        Speaker: Pierrick Hanlet (Illinois Institute of Technology)
        Slides
      • 09:40
        Online Computing 20m
        Speaker: Edward Overton (The University of Sheffield)
        Slides
      • 10:00
        Offline Software 20m
        Speaker: Adam Dobbs (Imperial College London)
        Slides
    • 10:30 11:00
      Tea/coffee
    • 11:00 12:30
      Plenary session 6: construction of ionization cooling demo CR12/13, R68

      CR12/13, R68

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Conveners: Andy Nichols (STFC Rutherford labs), Roy Preece (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
      • 11:00
        Schedule of Installation 10m
        Speaker: Roy Preece (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
        Slides
      • 11:10
        Secondary Absorbers / Radiation Shutter 20m
        Speaker: Mr Norbert Collomb (STFC Daresbury Laboratory)
        Slides
      • 11:30
        RF Cavity Testing 20m
        Speaker: Yagmur Torun (Illinois Institute of Technology)
      • 11:50
        RF Cavity Design and Vacuum 20m
        Speaker: Dr Derun Li (LBNL)
      • 12:10
        RF Amplification and Waveguides 20m
        Speaker: Kevin Ronald (University of Strathclyde)
        Slides
    • 12:30 13:00
      Plenary session 7: summary and closing CR12/13, R68

      CR12/13, R68

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Convener: Dr Alan Bross (Fermilab)
      • 12:30
        Collaboration Board summary 15m
        Speaker: Alain Blondel (Universite de Geneve (CH))
        Slides
      • 12:45
        Closing remarks 15m
        Speaker: Prof. Kenneth Richard Long (Imperial College Sci., Tech. & Med. (GB))
        Slides
    • 13:00 14:00
      Lunch
    • 13:30 14:30
      H2020 bids CR9, ATLAS (R27)

      CR9, ATLAS (R27)

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Discussion of H2020 bids

      Conveners: Maurizio Bonesini (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT)), Paul Soler Jermyn (University of Glasgow (GB))
    • 14:30 16:30
      Executive Board CR10, ATLAS (R27)

      CR10, ATLAS (R27)

      Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

      Convener: Prof. Kenneth Richard Long (Imperial College Sci., Tech. & Med. (GB))