2015-Sep-18 Biweekly Report

Todd Satogata

  Previous two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - ER@CEBAF: BNL trip (Sep 4-11), biweekly meeting org
    - COOL15: Organizing abstracts, poster session
    - ODU/MEIC: Continue bunch-splitting simulations, education with Randy
    - JACOW: IPAC'17 advice, team meeting organization
    - OPS: Eric Thompson Java/eclipse compiler resolution, elegant optics training
    - OPS: ORFP edits near finalized; BTeam/Model meeting; prep for Ops training
    - ADMIN: Group meeting, AWP development
  Next two weeks (Sep 18-Oct 2)
    - OPS: Ops training, run planning, RSR AWP administration
    - OPS: HallD FFB meeting, beam transport evaluation planning
    - OPS: Preparations for Hall D collaboration meeting Oct 8-10
    - COOL15: Final preparations, workshop participation/editing/support
    - ODU/MEIC: Continue bunch-splitting simulations, education with Randy
    - MEIC: Preparations for Collaboration meeting Oct 5-7
    - ER@CEBAF: Document BNL visit, meeting notes, coordinate optics work
    - JACoW: Preparations for Board of Directors Telecon Oct 9

Alex Bogacz

  Previous two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - 'Muon Acceleration' paper for JINST
    - Editing chapter on 'Long and short baseline neutrino decay rings' JINST
    - Multi-pass optics  for ER@CEBAF
  Next two weeks (Sep 18-Oct 2)
    - Optimizing MEIC Ion booster lattice
    - Transverse matching for ER@CEBAF
    - Path-length delay chicanes for ER@CEBAF

Dave Douglas

  Previous two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - VACATION: Sep 2-8
    - MEIC: Space charge simulation followup, iterating transport optics
    - MEIC/Project E: Thinking about compressors in new optics (emittance compensated
      high energy compressors), kibitzing to ASML; trip planning
    - LERF: Working through Darklight decks
  Next two weeks (Sep 18-Oct 2)
    - Project E: Eindhoven trip Sep 21-Oct 3

Chris Tennant

  Previous two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - OPS: Bubble chamber 0L02 twiss as function of energy, generating
      elegant model, lookup table of optics vs beam energy; qualitatively
      self-consistent
    - MEIC/Project E: Learned how to generate momentum aperture for machine
      with elegant (with M. Borland input)
    - MEIC: Lots of time puzzling over magnetized beam tracking results
      in elegant/Tstep. Working towards cathode through cooling solenoid
      simulation in elegant (no space charge)
  Next two weeks (Sep 18-Oct 2)
    - Compute momentum aperture for newest lattice from ASML.
    - Continue with cooler simulations - try to make progress in advance of COOL15.
    - VACATION: 9/28-10/9.

Alex Castilla

  Previous two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - Dissertation writing
    - Preparations for MEPAS teaching in Nov
  Next two weeks (Sep 18-Oct 2)
    - Dissertation writing
    - Preparations for MEPAS teaching in Nov

Randy Gamage

  Previous two weeks (Sep 4-Sep 18)
    - MEIC: Longitudinal model development
  Next two weeks (Sep 18-Oct 2)
    - MEIC: Longitudinal model development, starting bunch merge/split simulations