BGC Collaboration Meeting at CERN
from
Tuesday 27 November 2018 (08:30)
to
Wednesday 28 November 2018 (22:00)
Monday 26 November 2018
Tuesday 27 November 2018
08:45
Welcome to CERN
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Rhodri Jones
(
CERN
)
Welcome to CERN
Rhodri Jones
(
CERN
)
08:45 - 08:50
Room: 864/1-B04
08:50
Review of actions from last meeting and objectives of the workshop
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Raymond Veness
(
CERN
)
Review of actions from last meeting and objectives of the workshop
Raymond Veness
(
CERN
)
08:50 - 09:05
Room: 864/1-B04
09:10
Future prospects for the BGC instrument
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Carsten Peter Welsch
(
Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool
)
Future prospects for the BGC instrument
Carsten Peter Welsch
(
Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool
)
09:10 - 09:30
Room: 864/1-B04
09:35
Experimental results in 2018 from Cockcroft (20min + 10min)
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Hao Zhang
(
University of Liverpool/Cockcroft Institute
)
Amir Salehilashkajani
(
Liverpool University
)
Experimental results in 2018 from Cockcroft (20min + 10min)
Hao Zhang
(
University of Liverpool/Cockcroft Institute
)
Amir Salehilashkajani
(
Liverpool University
)
09:35 - 10:05
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Neon and Nitrogen gas jet formation ii. Integration times iii. Nozzle distances, Pressures of Neon iv. Optimisations performed v. Pressure profile across chambers with electron gun on/off and gas jet on/off
10:10
Experimental results in 2018 from LHC fluorescence measurements (15min + 5min)
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Stefano Mazzoni
(
CERN
)
Experimental results in 2018 from LHC fluorescence measurements (15min + 5min)
Stefano Mazzoni
(
CERN
)
10:10 - 10:30
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Experiment performed ii. Data obtained iii. Obstacles (synchrotron radiation, scattered particles)
10:30
☕ Coffee Break ☕
☕ Coffee Break ☕
10:30 - 10:50
Room: 864/1-B04
10:50
Experimental results and developments from GSI in 2018 (15min + 5min)
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Serban Udrea
(
GSI Darmstadt
)
Experimental results and developments from GSI in 2018 (15min + 5min)
Serban Udrea
(
GSI Darmstadt
)
10:50 - 11:10
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Update on Argon ii. Experiment in Munich iii. Results and Discussion
11:15
Synchrotron Radiation (15min + 5min)
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Johanna Glutting
(
Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences (D
)
Marton Ady
(
CERN
)
Synchrotron Radiation (15min + 5min)
Johanna Glutting
(
Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences (D
)
Marton Ady
(
CERN
)
11:15 - 11:35
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Source and Profile ii. Synchrotron light stopper iii. Blackening (calculation aspects)
11:40
Nuclear scattered particles in camera electronics (15min + 5min)
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Stefano Mazzoni
(
CERN
)
Nuclear scattered particles in camera electronics (15min + 5min)
Stefano Mazzoni
(
CERN
)
11:40 - 12:00
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Compare fluorescence measurements with expected gas jet ii. Estimate creation of background in camera
12:00
🍽️ Lunch 🍽️
🍽️ Lunch 🍽️
12:00 - 13:30
Room: 864/1-B04
13:30
Cockcroft collaboration (20min + 5min)
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Carsten Peter Welsch
(
Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool
)
Cockcroft collaboration (20min + 5min)
Carsten Peter Welsch
(
Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool
)
13:30 - 13:55
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Recruitment situation and plans, financial situation, main milestones ii. Foreseen publications in 2019
14:00
Update on of the Hollow e-lens and e-beam (20min + 5min)
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Adriana Rossi
(
CERN
)
Update on of the Hollow e-lens and e-beam (20min + 5min)
Adriana Rossi
(
CERN
)
14:00 - 14:25
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Update on HEL and electron beam diameter ii. Clearing electrodes iii. Update on e-lens parameters and interface iv. Impact of nuclear scattered particles in E-lens? v. Light sources in the E-lens?
14:30
Expected limitations of the performance of the BGC (20min + 5min)
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Peter Forck
(
GSI
)
Expected limitations of the performance of the BGC (20min + 5min)
Peter Forck
(
GSI
)
14:30 - 14:55
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Update on limits to precision, resolution, integration time ii. Can we confirm Neon as gas of choice
15:00
Mechanical design of BGC (20min + 5min)
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Johanna Glutting
(
Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences (D
)
Tom Dodington
(
CERN
)
Mechanical design of BGC (20min + 5min)
Johanna Glutting
(
Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences (D
)
Tom Dodington
(
CERN
)
15:00 - 15:25
Room: 864/1-B04
i. As per ECR (Tom) ii. On-going minimisation work (Johanna) iii. Nozzle chamber simplification iv. Technical issues of blackening
15:30
Vacuum design (20min + 10 min)
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Eric Page
(
CERN
)
Marton Ady
(
CERN
)
Giuseppe Bregliozzi
(
CERN
)
Vacuum design (20min + 10 min)
Eric Page
(
CERN
)
Marton Ady
(
CERN
)
Giuseppe Bregliozzi
(
CERN
)
15:30 - 16:00
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Calculations performed ii. Pumping requirements and proposals iii. Control system iv. Cabling
16:00
☕ Coffee Break ☕
☕ Coffee Break ☕
16:00 - 16:20
Room: 864/1-B04
16:25
Experimental programme 2019 (15min + 5min)
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Hao Zhang
(
University of Liverpool/Cockcroft Institute
)
Experimental programme 2019 (15min + 5min)
Hao Zhang
(
University of Liverpool/Cockcroft Institute
)
16:25 - 16:45
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Experimental goals with the existing (v1) and new (v2) set-ups for 2019 ii. Vacuum qualification (Pumping speeds, blackening)
19:40
Dinner
Dinner
19:40 - 21:40
Room: 864/1-B04
Wednesday 28 November 2018
09:00
Nozzle expansion (10min + 5min)
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Barbara Kedzierska
(
Warsaw University of Technology (PL)
)
Nozzle expansion (10min + 5min)
Barbara Kedzierska
(
Warsaw University of Technology (PL)
)
09:00 - 09:15
Room: 864/1-B04
i. High pressure expansion ii. Nozzle options
09:20
Blackening of the Interaction Chamber (10min + 5min)
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Johanna Glutting
(
Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences (D
)
Blackening of the Interaction Chamber (10min + 5min)
Johanna Glutting
(
Fachhochschule Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences (D
)
09:20 - 09:35
Room: 864/1-B04
09:40
Summary of Gas Jets
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Tom Dodington
(
CERN
)
Summary of Gas Jets
Tom Dodington
(
CERN
)
09:40 - 10:10
Room: 864/1-B04
10:15
☕ Coffee Break ☕
☕ Coffee Break ☕
10:15 - 10:30
Room: 864/1-B04
10:30
Planning (15min + 5 min)
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Gerhard Schneider
(
CERN
)
Planning (15min + 5 min)
Gerhard Schneider
(
CERN
)
10:30 - 10:50
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Milestones ii. To-do list (infrastructure requirements, cabling, gas piping) iii. Engineering change requests with agreement on impedance, safety, aperture, vacuum
10:55
Project Status
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Raymond Veness
(
CERN
)
Project Status
Raymond Veness
(
CERN
)
10:55 - 11:25
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Funding ii. Boundaries between partners iii. Collaboration deliveries
11:30
Wrap-Up
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Raymond Veness
(
CERN
)
Wrap-Up
Raymond Veness
(
CERN
)
11:30 - 12:00
Room: 864/1-B04
i. Identify show-stoppers ii. Agree priorities iii. Review summary