2015-Sep-04 Biweekly Report

Todd Satogata

  Previous two weeks (Aug 21-Sep 4)
    - CEBAF: StayTreat summary; BTeam/Model; fopt optics tuning (with Eric Thompson);
      ORFP editing; RSR planning
    - ER@CEBAF: BBU model development (w/Yue Hao); trip planning
    - ADMIN: COOL'15 program work; AWP development
    - MEIC: Coding for longitudinal simulations, ESME installation/learning
    - ADMIN: JACoW documentation development (Board of Directors)
    - ODU/MEIC: Continue bunch-splitting simulations, education with Randy
    - ODU: Finish NNSA funding proposal development (biweekly telecon)
    - VACATION: Aug 28
  Next two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - ER@CEBAF: BNL trip (Sep 4-11)
    - CEBAF: finish ORFP editing; BTeam/Model; Eric Thompson meetings
    - MEIC: Continue beam-beam, longitudinal model development
    - ODU/MEIC: Continue bunch-splitting simulations, education with Randy

Alex Bogacz

  Previous two weeks (Aug 21-Sep 4)
    - Post-meeting followup from NuFact'15, Muon Acceleration paper for workshop
    - Finished paper "Recent Developments in the LHeC ERL Design and Beam
      Dynamics Studies" with Dario Pellegrini, submitted to PRST:AB
  Next two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - JINST paper on "Fundamental Aspects of Muon Beam Acceleration"
    - Editing JINST chapter "Muon Decay Rings for Short and Long Baseline
      Neutrino Experiments"
    - Reviewing PRL paper
    - MEIC: Work on presentation for MEIC collaboration meeting in early Oct
    - ER@CEBAF: continue optics longitudinal match, extraction considerations

Dave Douglas

  Previous two weeks (Aug 21-Sep 4)
    - Published magnetized beam matching note/example TN
    - LERF: Assembling DIMAD deck for IR ERL; investigating ITAR/dual-use impact
    - ADMIN: Finished PRL review; Finished DOE FWP review
    - MEIC: Further analysis of CSR emittance growth compensation; example cooler
      ERL arc to Chris for simulations/space charge evaluation
    - MEIC: Wrote up magnetized beam matching note; arc to Chris for space
      charge simulations; DIMAD model developed to work out dechirp.
    - Project E: Thinking about compressors in new optics, kibitzing to ASML
    - VACATION: Sep 2-8
  Next two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - VACATION: Sep 2-8
    - MEIC: Space charge simulation followup, iterating transport optics
    - Project E: Thinking about compressors in new optics, kibitzing to ASML;
      trip planning, Eindhoven Sep 21-Oct 3
    - ER@CEBAF: Start writing on motivation section

Chris Tennant

  Previous two weeks (Aug 21-Sep 4)
    - Project E: elegant investigations re momentum aperture; BBU simulations
      and threshold determination for 2-pass up/down new design
    - MEIC: Continued magnetized beam transport, start technote documentation
    - LERF: Continue IR lattice to CED/LED with Michele Joyce/Theo
    - Bubble Chamber: 5D line to elegant, configured zigzag harp scans for
      5 MeV region, shifts awaiting measurement opportunities.
    - ER@CEBAF: Meetings, measurements planning
  Next two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - Project E: evaluate momentum aperture; continue BBU simulations
    - MEIC: Continued magnetized beam transport, adding space charge through arcs;
      continue technote documentation
    - LERF: Continue IR lattice to CED/LED with Michele Joyce/Theo; start
      developing training
    - Bubble Chamber: shifts and analysis
    - ER@CEBAF: Meetings, measurements planning

Alex Castilla

  Previous two weeks (Aug 21-Sep 4)
    - Dissertation writing
  Next two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - Dissertation writing
    - Preparations for MEPAS teaching in Nov

Randy Gamage

  Previous two weeks (Aug 21-Sep 4)
    - MEIC: Longitudinal model development
  Next two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - MEIC: Longitudinal model development