2017-02-03

Director - M. Spata

No report

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Accelerator Physics - T. Satogata

Todd Satogata

 Previous two weeks (Jan 23-Feb 3)
   - USPAS (through Sat Jan 28)
   - OPS: Hall D run setup, BTeam, optics support
   - IPAC18: SAB invitations
   - JLEIC: Collective effects, spreadsheet planning; R&D meet
   - JLEIC: Start participating in GHOST collaboration meetings
   - ADMIN: various meetings (Randy, EricT, start reviews)
   - ADMIN: Student SULI/REU recommendation letters
 Next two weeks (Feb 6-Feb 17)
   - JACoW: board of directors telecon
   - ADMIN: Annual review meetings, CASA group meet
   - OPS: Hall D run setup/support; BTeam org, beam studies; Optics Feb 7-14
   - HALLD: GlueX collaboration meeting (Feb 16-18)
   - IPAC18: SPC invited talk proposals
   - JLEIC: 4/3 Gear changing simulations for GHOST paper
   - JLEIC: Longitudinal simulations, reading impedance papers

Alex Bogacz

 Previous two weeks (Jan 23-Feb 3)
   - Publication survey report (APS publication committee)
   - Vacation (Jan 4-6)
   - OPS: Optics on call Jan 31-Feb 7
   - PRAB article review
 Next two weeks (Feb 6-Feb 17)
   - PERLE: continue lattice re-design, Feb trip/presentation prep
   - OPS: Optics support, injector match evaluation

David Douglas

 Previous two weeks (Jan 23-Feb 3)
   - JLEIC: Axially symmetric arc optics, tech note development
     for CCR optics requirements, including initial optimization
   - JLEIC: Evaluate impacts of emittance exchange, optics transport
     constraints. Appears underconstrained.
   - ADMIN: Chen-Ying Tsai recommendation letters
 Next two weeks (Feb 6-Feb 17)
   - JLEIC: Finish up emittance exchange, including example;
     document.
   - JLEIC: Continue work on CCR arc requirements tech note and
     arc design.
   - PERLE: Feb trip/presentation preparation (operations driven I&C)

Ed Nissen

 Previous two weeks (Jan 23-Feb 3)
  - JLEIC: Finished draft of PRSTAB paper on beam-beam calculations,
           started iterating with Daniel Schulte at CERN
  - JLEIC: Start working on implementing gear changing script model for
           Guinea Pig for 4/3 gear changing evaluation
  - JLEIC: Prepare, present talk on beam-beam calculations at
           R&D meeting
  - JLEIC: Started discussions with Todd on Booster injection design
 Next two weeks (Feb 6-Feb 17)
  - JLEIC: Continue evaluating/planning Booster injection design
  - JLEIC: Continue implementing gear changing script model for
           Guinea Pig for 4/3 gear changing evaluation
  - JLEIC: Continue writing PRSTAB paper draft on beam-beam sims
  - Move more boxes into new house

Chris Tennant

 Previous two weeks (Jan 23-Feb 3)
   - JLEIC: studies of a magnetized beam through a non-axisymmetric arc with CSR
   - JLEIC: simulations of compensating CSR with RF cavity in the CCR
   - JLEIC: simulations of ERL arc for 2 nC (rather than 420 pC)
   - JLEIC: summarize previous work done on merger designs for ERL
 Next two weeks (Feb 6-Feb 17)
   - JLEIC: more cooler work (direction of which will depend on action
     items generated at next cooler meeting)
   - JLEIC: simulate emittance measurements of multi-component beams

Randy Gamage

 Previous two weeks (Jan 23-Feb 3)
   - USPAS: TA for Accelerator Physics course (Jan 15-28)
   - JLEIC: Develop BLonD simulations of debunch/rebunch with impedance
   - JLEIC: Continue writing outlines of initial dissertation chapters
 Next two weeks (Feb 6-Feb 17)
   - JLEIC: Continue BLonD simulations of debunch/rebunch with impedance
   - JLEIC: Longitudinal impedance reading

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Accelerator R and D - Y. Zhang

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Computational Physics - Y. Roblin

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Diagnostic Development - K. Jordan