2016-Nov-26 Accel. Phys. Biweekly Report

Todd Satogata

  Previous two weeks (Nov 13-Nov 26, including Thanksgiving)
    - ODU PHYS 231 class prep/teaching (MW half-days; midterm 3 grading)
    - BTeam/model team prep/participation
    - JLEIC R&D talk preparation
    - ODU/JLEIC Randy Gamage mentoring (CERN Blond code)
    - Thanksgiving break
  Next two weeks (Nov 27-Dec 10)
    - ODU PHYS 231 class prep/teaching (MW half-days)
    - JLEIC R&D talk preparation and travel (Nov 28-Dec 1)
    - BTeam/model team prep/participation, CEBAF ops support with Hall D?
    - ODU/JLEIC Randy Gamage mentoring (CERN Blond code)
    - IPAC17 abstract coordination/submission (Due Fri Dec 2)
    - CLAS12 review (Dec 6-7)
    - ODU: Alex Castilla PhD defense (Dec 8)
    - ER@CEBAF: Restart biweekly meetings
    - IPAC18 SPC1: Meeting prep
    - Various recommendation letters
    - ADMIN: Rui Li joining group

Alex Bogacz

  Previous two weeks (Nov 13-Nov 26, including Thanksgiving)
    - SBIR proposal review
    - Development of coupled beta rotator, continued
    - APS: Prep survey of publication standards
    - CEBAF optics support
  Next two weeks (Nov 27-Dec 10)
    - PRST:AB paper review
    - APS: Prep/deliver/analyze survey of publication standards
    - JLEIC: Final pass on JLEIC Booster lattice

David Douglas

  Previous two weeks (Nov 13-Nov 26, including Thanksgiving)
    - Tech note: magnetized beam transformations with symmetries to
       better understand insertions for CCRs and ERLs
    - SBIR proposal review
    - Completed cardiac rehab class!
  Next two weeks (Nov 27-Dec 10)
    - JLEIC: Continuing cooling insertion design
    - JLEIC: Evaluate Derbenev proposal on longitudinal/transverse emittance
      exchange in cooling system (Derbenev proposal)
    - JLEIC: Continue cooler ERL/CCR architecture (have idea for
      present baseline)

Ed Nissen

  Previous two weeks (Nov 13-Nov 26, including Thanksgiving)
    - JLEIC: Continuation of collider beam-beam simulations (with gaps,
      fixed bug that was suppressing growth rates)
    - JLEIC: Continuation of booster injection space charge simulations
  Next two weeks (Nov 27-Dec 10)
    - JLEIC: Continuation of collider beam-beam simulations (alternating
      offsets and stopband evaluation)
   - JLEIC: Continuation of booster injection space charge simulations
   - JLEIC: Start draft of analytic beam-beam items from CERN/JLEIC work
   - IPAC17: Prep and submit abstracts (based on withdrawn NAPAC'16 versions)

Chris Tennant

  Previous two weeks (Nov 13-Nov 26, including Thanksgiving)
    - Emittance error analysis for DarkLight, with Monte Carlo
  Next two weeks (Nov 27-Dec 10)
    - Finish up DarkLight emittance analysis, start writing TN
    - Prepare slides for diagnostic PIT meeting (Beaminizer ideas/needs)
    - JLEIC: Cooler development (extending/refinining end to end sims)

Randy Gamage

  Previous two weeks (Nov 13-Nov 26, including Thanksgiving)
    - JLEIC: Continue writing outlines of initial dissertation chapters
    - JLEIC: Continue esme simulations of debunch/rebunch with impedance
    - JLEIC: Continue GA simulations of bunch splitting optimization
  Next two weeks (Nov 27-Dec 10)
    - JLEIC: Continue writing outlines of initial dissertation chapters
    - JLEIC: Continue esme simulations of debunch/rebunch with impedance
    - Schedule annual report presentation to committee
    - Start preparations for USPAS TA-ship