2016-Mar-04 Biweekly Report

Todd Satogata

  Previous two weeks (Feb 22-Mar 4)
    - Finalized review ODU/JLab paper on GHOST to prepare for publication
    - OPS: BTeam, tune team prep
    - OPS: Develop and implement new Hall D slow orbit lock configuration
    - OPS: Develop new Hall D IHA5C00 matching strategy to improve FFB phases
    - ADMIN: Follow up with bERLinPro contacts re account disposition
    - CBeta: collaboration paperwork development and strategizing
    - ER@CEBAF: biweekly meeting org, proposal writing
    - JACoW: Discussions with Shane Koscelniak (TRIUMF) re IPAC'18
    - ADMIN: Ed Nissen visit, work planning
    - JLEIC: Simulation workload discussions/meetings
  Next two weeks (Mar 7-Mar 18)
    - OPS: BTeam, tune team prep
    - OPS: Implement new Hall D IHA5C00 matching strategy to improve FFB phases
    - ER@CEBAF: Francois Meot visit, discussions
    - OPS: Eric Thompson, continued fopt fits, documentation
    - JLEIC/ODU: Bunch splitting development with Randy
    - JLEIC: Investigate code requirements for gear changing simulations
    - JACoW: Finish COOL'15 talk processing, publish to JACoW; template work
    - CBeta: continue collaboration paperwork development

Alex Bogacz

  Previous two weeks (Feb 22-Mar 4)
    - JLEIC: Ion Booster design
    - ER@CEBAF: Arc A chicane layout
  Next two weeks (Mar 7-Mar 18)
    - UITF: UITF modeling
    - JLEIC: Ion Booster chromaticity correction
    - PERS: Med leave

David Douglas

  Previous two weeks (Feb 22-Mar 4)
    - DarkLight: matching development, flat beam transforms vs solenoids
    - CBeta: Risk assessment, collaboration paperwork development
    - Project E: Meetings, meetings, meetings
    - JLEIC Cooler: matching development with DarkLight, meetings
    - ER@CEBAF: one meeting, discussions of detailed dipole modeling
  Next two weeks (Mar 7-Mar 18)
    - DarkLight: Complete IR optics, start detailing correction systems
    - CBeta: start sensitivity assessment and support S2E
    - Project E: Provide feedback on Lattice 3.2 and a patent disclosure,
      more meetings
    - JLEIC Cooler: Prep for collaboration meeting
    - ER@CEBAF: meeting, push to reassess the longitudinal match and
      impact of field imperfections

Chris Tennant

  Previous two weeks (Feb 22-Mar 4)
    - Project E: more halo map analysis (including head/tail particles)
    - Project E: more work on ubunching gain, evaluation of new code and
      limitations of numerical instability
    - Project E: evaluating elegant Touschek results vs simple numerical
      model
    - JLEIC Cooler: s2e with newest set of bunch parameters
    - JLEIC Cooler: Tstep troubleshooting
    - JLEIC Cooler: Prep for collaboration meeting
  Next two weeks (Mar 7-Mar 18)
    - Project E: complete Touschek analysis
    - Project E: await details of ASML/DOE meeting (CRADA?!)
    - JLEIC Cooler: continue s2e: beam quality at cooling solenoid?
    - JLEIC Cooler: refine model (matching input from Dave)
    - JLEIC Cooler: ubunching gain analysis on recirculation arc
    - Write erratum to TN-15-52 concerning (erroneous) emittance
      values reported when using qsUtility during fall 2015

Randy Gamage

  Previous two weeks (Feb 22-Mar 4)
    - MEIC: esme model development, bunch split optimization
    - Start documenting results for thesis, IPAC'16 paper
  Next two weeks (Mar 7-Mar 18)
    - MEIC: esme model development, bunch split optimization
    - Continue documenting results for thesis, IPAC'16 paper