Introduction and Welcome to the Review

• Carsten Peter Welsch (Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool)
• Raymond Veness (CERN)

Welcome to Cockcroft, Outline of the Review

Cockcroft collaboration

• Carsten Peter Welsch (Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool)

Recruitment situation and plans, financial situation, main milestones (15 min + 5 min)

BGC project context BBLR and hollow electron lens

• Adriana Rossi (CERN)

Purpose of the BBLR, Function, Status and outlook, Use of the BGC for BBLR/hollow electron lens (15 + 10 min)

Actions from last review

• Raymond Veness (CERN)

Present actions and questions from last review 11 October 2016. Actions resolved and ongoing. (10 min + 10 min)

Resume of the experimental programme up to date

• Hao Zhang (University of Liverpool/Cockcroft Institute)

Measurements made both using IPM mode and BIF mode, stating gas jet densities, electron gun current, integration times, background pressures, skimmers used and operation details (20 min + 10 min)

Cockcroft plans for the next 12 months

• Edward Martin (Cockcroft)

Experimental programme, simulations and modelling, material (e.g. skimmers) and gasses foreseen (25 min + 10 min)

Simulation of the gas flow

• Marton Ady (CERN)

Simulation of the 2nd BGC, Possible to compare model with the existing BGC pressures measured?, Simulation objectives for 2017

Optical system

• Serban Udrea (GSI)

Overview of the work done up to date, stating the main key figures of beam-gas interaction, gasses and optical system; Development and experimental plan for 2017 (30 min + 10 min)

Design of the 2nd BGC

• Elena Barrios Diaz (Centro de Investigaciones Energéti cas Medioambientales y Tecno)

Presentation of mechanical design of the 2nd BGC, pointing out the differences versus the 1st BGC (15 min + 5 min)

Production and commissioning of the 2nd BGC

• Hao Zhang (University of Liverpool/Cockcroft Institute)
• Edward Martin (Cockcroft)

Procurement list of vacuum material, jet diagnostic, mechanics, readout giving the status received, ordered, to be ordered. Add total estimated cost. Planning of the integration of the 2nd BGC in Cockcroft Lab (15 min + 5 min)

Manufacturing and alignment of the skimmer and nozzle assembly

• Thomas Dodington

Design, manufacture and alignment of the Nozzle and Skimmer block (10 min + 5 min)

Installation of an instrument in a CERN machine

• Raymond Veness (CERN)

Installation options of the BGC in a CERN machine, prepare for BGC No 3 with design criteria depending on the environment (15 min + 5 min)

Discussion on actions + future plans

• Carsten Peter Welsch (Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool)
• Raymond Veness (CERN)

Wrap-up

• Raymond Veness (CERN)
• Carsten Peter Welsch (Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool)