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   '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
 
   '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
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      - ADMIN 12 GeV PRAB writing/meets, group move planning
 
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      - MGMT Group meet (Feb 19), Stand-down (Feb 26), LMBB
 
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      - EIC Meetings, BNL work planning, parameter review
 
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      - OPS Optics on-call (through Feb 25), Hall D raster optics
 
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      - VACATION (Feb 27)
 
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  '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)'''
 
 
       - ADMIN 12 GeV PRAB writing/meets, group move planning, PRAB review
 
       - ADMIN 12 GeV PRAB writing/meets, group move planning, PRAB review
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      - MGMT Stand-down notes, JSA monthly, training updates
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       - MGMT AI for NP workshop, prepare for possible Coronavirus MEDCON5
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       - MGMT AI for NP workshop
 
 
       - EIC Meetings, BNL work/resource planning, parameter review
 
       - EIC Meetings, BNL work/resource planning, parameter review
 
       - OPS UITF tour, start CASA involvement; positron beams meet
 
       - OPS UITF tour, start CASA involvement; positron beams meet
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       - ODU/SBIR Prep Sunil Pokharel for Xelera SBIR, grad student review
 
       - ODU/SBIR Prep Sunil Pokharel for Xelera SBIR, grad student review
 
       - IPAC Light peer review assistance (Peter McIntosh)
 
       - IPAC Light peer review assistance (Peter McIntosh)
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  '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)'''
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      - MGMT MEDCON5 information gathering and group communication
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      - MGMT Strategy meetings (Coronavirus, EIC, ops support/BTeam)
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      - ADMIN Weekly AI meeting, 12 GeV paper contribution writing
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      - EIC Weekly JLab strategy meeting, labor resource/FOA planning
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      - EIC Temple Meeting telecon (Mar 19), strategy telecons (Mar 18)
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      - EIC BNL Impedance, Magnetized beam SBIR, RCS task force telecons
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      - OPS BTeam/daily operations telecons, Hall D TAC procedure review
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      - OPS High intensity run HOM/BBU calculation review/planning
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      - OPS KLF collaboration proposal review/writing
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      - VACATION 1/2 day Fri 03/20, 1/2 day Mon 03/23
  
  
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'''Rui Li''
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'''Rui Li'''
 
    
 
    
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   '''Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28) On Leave'''
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   '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13) On Leave'''
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       - Participate in bnl/jlab remote meetings
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      - Participate in ALS-U remote impedance meetings
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   '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27) Work at home'''  
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   '''Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13) Work at home'''  
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       - Read over collective effect studies in the eRHIC design
 
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      - Email discussions with fellow EIC task force members of EIC, Mike Blaskiewicz and Alexei Blednykh, on status
 
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        of instability and impedance in the EIC design
 
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      - Read over BNL impedance calculation results for EIC
 
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      - Participate remote impedance meeting for EIC
 
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      - Participate remote impedance meeting for ALS-U
 
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      - Email discussion of EIC impedance results with JLAB colleague Frank Marhauser and Bob Rimmer
 
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      - Study Frank's impedance results for corrugated beam pipe
 
  
  
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'''Yuhong Zhang'''
 
'''Yuhong Zhang'''
  
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   '''Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)'''
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   '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
 
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   '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)'''
 
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   '''Previous (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
 
   '''Previous (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
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       - Reasonable progress on IMP data analysis; discussions about the transverse stuff are still going on while IMP is understaffed due
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       - Reasonable progress on IMP data analysis; discussions about the transverse stuff are still going on while IMP is  
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        to Covid
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        understaffed due to Covid
 
       - Gave presentation on data analysis at CASA meeting
 
       - Gave presentation on data analysis at CASA meeting
 
   '''Next (Mar 16 - Mar 27)'''
 
   '''Next (Mar 16 - Mar 27)'''
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'''Fanglei Lin'''
 
'''Fanglei Lin'''
  
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   '''Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)'''
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   '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
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         - Worked on the storage ring cooler project
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         - Took one week off due to an illness
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        - Work on the storage ring cooler project
 
         - Worked on teaching material for the Spin@USPAS class
 
         - Worked on teaching material for the Spin@USPAS class
 
         - Studying eRHIC design and participated in the discussion of EIC task forces
 
         - Studying eRHIC design and participated in the discussion of EIC task forces
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         - Miscellaneous: attended the Storage Ring Cooler meeting, attended meetings for the Spin@USPAS class,
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         - Miscellaneous: attended the Storage Ring Cooler meeting, attended meetings for the Spin@USPAS class, attended the EIC
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          attended the EIC accelerator design team meeting
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          accelerator design team meeting
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   '''Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
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   '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)'''
 
         - Work on the storage ring cooler project
 
         - Work on the storage ring cooler project
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        - Work on teaching material for the Spin@USPAS class
 
 
         - Study eRHIC design and prepare for the contribution to the design of EIC
 
         - Study eRHIC design and prepare for the contribution to the design of EIC
  
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'''Bhawin Dhital'''
 
'''Bhawin Dhital'''
 
    
 
    
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     '''Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)'''
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     '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
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       - I got student grant to participate in AccApp20 conference which was supposed to held in Vienna, Austria from
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       - Hall C walk-through training and the First Target Operator (TO) shift on March 03 and March 04.
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        April 05 - 09, Vienna, Austria.
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       - Participated in JLab Hack-Athon and AI workshop. March 03 - March 06. Please see attached images.
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       - I was busy for visa application process and I got a visa to attend the conference.
 
 
       - Understanding damping time and IBS time in a two-energy storage ring.
 
       - Understanding damping time and IBS time in a two-energy storage ring.
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       - Target Operator training at Hall C, Hall C walk-through training.
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       - On March 08, 2020. I got sick and went to the hospital. I got the flu. Unable to work for a week.
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     '''Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
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     '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)'''
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       - Calculating damping and IBS time.
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       - Calculating damping time and IBS time.
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       - Participating JLab hack-athon and AI workshop.
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       - Go through some references and Slava’s paper on ‘ Electron Cooling for RHIC’.
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       - Canceling all reservation which was made for AccApp20, Now AppAcc20 is offcially canceled.
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      - Figure out the optimized parameters in a Two-Energy Storage Ring design.
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       - Working intensely in a two-energy storage ring project.
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       - Canceling all reservation which was made for AccApp20, Now AppAcc20 is officially canceled.
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      - Acknowledgement: Thanks to Dr Vasiliy Morozov who has greatly helped us every time. He is very smart to
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       - Regular group meeting on Two-Energy Storage Ring via BlueJeans (First was on March 20, 2020 at 2:30 PM)
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        figure out the problems with solutions.
 
  
 
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'''Vasiliy Morozov'''
 
'''Vasiliy Morozov'''
  
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     '''Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)'''
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     '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
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       - Resubmitted a PRL article on spin transparency
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       - Work on detector solenoid compensation: teleconference with collaborators and study of closed orbit correction schemes
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       - Planning of collaborative work with BNL
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      - Preparation of a PRAB paper on the transparent spin response function
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      - Work on detector solenoid integration
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       - Participation in planning of collaboration with BNL
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      - Work on two-energy storage ring cooler
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       - Spin tracking simulations
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       - Spin tracking for the transparent spin experiment
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     '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)'''
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     Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
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       - Participation in the YR workshop
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       - Preparation of a PRAB paper on spin response function
 
 
       - Work on detector solenoid compensation
 
       - Work on detector solenoid compensation
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       - Spin tracking simulations  
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      - Preparation of a PRAB paper on the transparent spin response function
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       - Work on beam-beam modeling
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       - Spin tracking simulations
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       - Work on crabbing dynamics
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       - Two-energy storage ring cooler
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      - Crabbing calculations
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       - Beam-beam calculations
  
  
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'''Amy Sy'''
 
'''Amy Sy'''
  
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     '''Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)'''
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     '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
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       - H- intrabeam stripping estimate in JLEIC ion linac using PyORBIT. Cleaning up of the lattice model used by M.
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      - Participation in the AI for Nuclear Physics Workshop.
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        Clyburn to split the superconducting RF cavities to incorporate three gaps versus a single gap per cell.
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      - Literature search on electron and proton EDM experiment concepts.
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        Calculations of the H- intrabeam stripping cross-section as a function of the relative beam velocity. First
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       - H- intrabeam stripping estimate in JLEIC ion linac using PyORBIT. First pass at calculating the fractional beam loss as a  
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        pass at calculating the fractional beam loss as a function of linac length.
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        function of linac length, as well as the estimated power loss along the linac.  
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      - Longitudinal Schottky signal analysis for the IMP cooling experiment including dithered electron beam data.
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     '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)'''
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        Dithering the electron beam by 100 - 1000 Hz at different electron and ion bunch lengths generated more
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       - Continued work on the H- intrabeam stripping estimates. Conversion of TRACK output for comparison with PyORBIT estimates.
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        sidebands in the cooling process that persist even in the later stages of the cooling duration. Additional
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        Writing up the results for a future conference paper.
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        satellites at the dithering frequency are sometimes seen in the spectra, but not for every parameter set, so
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       - Continued literature search on proton and electron EDM experiments.
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        conclusions on general behavior are difficult to make. Focus will be on the fixed frequency data for the
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       - Literature search to better understand the polarized proton and 3He linacs at RHIC/BNL EIC.
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        resultant publication.
 
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      - Discussions with A. Hutton and Y. Derbenev on new electron EDM experiment concepts.
 
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     '''Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
 
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      - Participation in the AI for Nuclear Physics workshop.
 
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       - Continued work on the H- intrabeam stripping estimates.
 
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       - More discussions on electron EDM.
 
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       - Completing Radworker 1 training.
 
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     Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
 
     Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
 
       - CASA Beam-Beam package
 
       - CASA Beam-Beam package
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       - Using the conjugate gradient method and writing in Python, we added the two-dimension Poisson Equation solver to CASA Beam-Beam
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       - Using the conjugate gradient method and writing in Python, we added the two-dimension Poisson Equation solver to CASA  
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        package.
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        Beam-Beam package.
 
     Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
 
     Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
 
       - Continue working on revising CASA Beam-Beam package.
 
       - Continue working on revising CASA Beam-Beam package.
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'''Dennis Turner'''
 
'''Dennis Turner'''
  
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     '''Previous two weeks (Feb 3 - Feb 14)'''
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     '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
 
       - '''AIPINJ'''
 
       - '''AIPINJ'''
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         - Yet another layout update
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         - New layout; close to finalized.  Updated elegant decks.
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         - Got input Twiss and solenoid setpoints from Alicia's GPT model.
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         - Rematched new layout for various Wien configurations and provided QW and solenoid setpoints.
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         - Got QW fieldmaps from Jay and imported into elegant deck; verified the generic KQUAD models are not far
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         - Simulated harp emittance measurements to verify it will work with the latest layout.
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          off
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         - Prepared slides regarding optics to present to AIPINJ meeting.
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         - Rematched with QWs and new input Twiss for all the wien configurations; sent required QW setpoints to Jay
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       - '''HLA'''
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       - '''12GeV PRAB'''
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         - Tweaks to qsUtility.
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         - Completed draft of Beam Locks section
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        - Reviewed rayTrace code and began code cleanup and streamlining.
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       - '''AI''
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       - Attended AI for NP conference.
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        - Gathered RF data from MYA for model training
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      - Attended BTeam, CASA, AIPINJ, AI Lunch, and 12GeV PRAB meetings.
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    '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)'''
 
       - Optics On-Call
 
       - Optics On-Call
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        - Was called in to assist with Injector rematch after Wien flip
 
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      - Safety Stand Down
 
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      - Attended CASA, BTeam, AIPINJ, AI Lunch meetings
 
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    '''Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
 
 
       - '''AIPINJ'''
 
       - '''AIPINJ'''
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         - Layout up to chopper should be finalized soon; get floor coordinates to S&A once it's finalized.
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         - Build a deck for the run after the summer shutdown.  We will be running 130keV with the new beamline up to the chopper, and
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         - Get FX/FY fieldmaps from Jay to compare settings from elegant vs GPT.
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          existing beamline downstream.
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         -Figure out how to include Wien filter field maps into elegant, perhaps using Astra as an intermediate.
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         - Present optics slides to AIPINJ meeting.
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      - UITF tour
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      - '''HLA'''
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       - '''AI for NP workshop'''
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         - Continue with rayTrace.
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         - Lots of things to look up and learn about
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       - '''AI'''
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      - Work with Brian Freeman and Tief on SLM emittance measurements
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         - Provide detailed outline of RF cavity instability detection idea for upcoming funding proposal.
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      - Perhaps ressurect efforts on rayTrace
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        - Experiment with using Keras/TensorFlow on archived RF cavity data to learn hands-on.
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      - Test QTSnyder and MultiWire if Beam Studies time becomes available.
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       - Attend BTeam, 12GeV PRAB, AI Lunch, Accelerator AI, AIPINJ, CASA, 0800 meetings.  
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       - Attend CASA, BTeam, 12GeV PRAB, AIPINJ, AI Lunch meetings.
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       - Remain socially distant.
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       - Secondary Optics On-Call
 
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'''Joe Gubeli'''
 
'''Joe Gubeli'''
  
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     '''Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)'''
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     '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
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       - '''Isotope Experiment –''' Reinstalled the camera that images the alignment target after another RADCON mock
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       - '''Isotope Experiment –''' Spent a large portion of the last two weeks on this project. Started with support of the 1kW run which
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         run. Prepare for next week run.
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        had to be terminated early to investigate the solid hBN target that developed a crack. We had discussions on the cause of the
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       - '''Halo monitor –''' The missing $27k was returned to Radiabeam. They have asked guidance on how to wire the
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        crack as well as a path forward. Going forward we decided to investigate the use of graphite over hBN due to its better thermal
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        funds to us but nobody seems to be helping them. Not sure we will ever see it.
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        and electrical conductivity. I performed some analytical energy loss and absorbed power calculations on the window, radiator and
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        routine code and the funds went to the State Department instead of DOE.
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        target. Three targets were analyzed, solid hBN, solid graphite and gallium filled graphite. Using these numbers I ran a number of
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       - '''ARDDOT –''' Preparing an installation manual for the CEBAF Viewer replacement. Took sometime this week to
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         simulations of these three cases plus a few more using different material properties. I made a presentation of the results.
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         clean up Lab 2 after quarterly safety walk through remarks.
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       - '''Halo monitor –''' – The missing $27k received by JLab. We are working on creating an account code for these funds
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       - '''HPWS -''' Had some meetings to decide on functionality of the controls and GUI.
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       - '''ARDDOT –''' Started investigating a new design for SLM1A09 to place the camera over the dipole. The idea is to use the dipole
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      - '''Safety -''' Had the Quarterly as well as the Monthly Saftey LERF inspection. Housekeeping and low
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         steel as additional radiation protection.  
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         illumination was the only concern. Housekeeping was remedied and FM is working the lights.
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       - '''HPWS -''' I created an analytical as well as a sequential Zemax simulation of the optics use to image the wire as well as  
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     '''Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
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         collect photons into a photodiode.
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     '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)'''
 
       - '''HPWS –''' Design a test setup to pulse a diode laser that simulates the electron beam. This will allow us
 
       - '''HPWS –''' Design a test setup to pulse a diode laser that simulates the electron beam. This will allow us
 
         to test the scanner’s acquisition in pulsed mode.  
 
         to test the scanner’s acquisition in pulsed mode.  
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       - '''ARDDOT –''' Continue working with Zemax. Start working on a couple of different optical designs that will
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       - '''ARDDOT –''' Build first a sequential Zemax model of the new SLM1A09 optics then move to a non-sequential Zemax model. After
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        allow the cameras on the CEBAF SLMs to be in a lower radiation environment. The current beam setup in CEBAF
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         completion of the Zemax models create a solid model and then prepare a presentation for review.
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         allows for much higher production of radiation at the detriment of the electronics in the tunnel.
 
 
       - '''Isotope Experiment -''' Support 1kW run.
 
       - '''Isotope Experiment -''' Support 1kW run.
  
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     '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
 
     '''Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)'''
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       - EIC, participated in some meetings, I am unimpressed! I also have been advising Yuhong about a different
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       - I visited Jamal at VCU to find out more information on the hot cell we need for Isotope separation.  Jamal has been
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         parameter set with more, smaller bunches.    
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        shut down by their Radiation Officer until the hot-cell has been relocated. The future location has been secured. However,
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        with the coronavirus, I do not expect any rapid resolution of the problem. 
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      - We carried out our first irradiation in the hutch, unfortunately fracturing a solid block of boron nitride used for setting
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        up CW beam (I have described this in detail in other correspondence, I will not belabor it here).  The Isotope team is
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        preparing for a supplemental ERR as we are considering changing the crucible to graphite.  A suitable graphite grade has
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        been identified and a dozen blocks ordered (Kevin). We all received measurements of the residual metallic impurities, which
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        are being looked at by RadCon for completeness (Keith).  The NMT students are on Spring Break and have ramped up thermal
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        simulations, which are being compared to our simulations (Joe).
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      - I participated in a VNECA meeting, which was unusually interesting as we are trying to address the major changes in
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        energy policy enacted by the Virginia legislature (again, I reported on this in a separate report). 
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      - I completed my HPI training.  Overall, I was not impressed, the trainer spent too much time pointing out mistakes made at
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        Jefferson lab in the past (totally against the principles of HPI). 
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      - I attended a meeting of the EIC RF group discussing HOM losses in the electron ring SRF cavities, but did not contribute
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        much. Bob and Frank know way more than I ever will. I have also interacted with Vasiliy and Yuhong on increasing the
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        luminosity in the medium energy region. 
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      - I provided advice to Alex and Deborah about the Awards and Prizes Committee which I initiated, was not maintained, and which
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         Alex is now willing to take on.  I stressed that this initiative will only work if Stuart mandates the team. 
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      - My week ended with a request to self-isolate until further notice.
 
     '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
 
     '''Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
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       - EIC, Michelle Shin and Manouchehr were visiting today and Mike Spata told them about my proposal to change
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       - I am now working from home, for which I am well equipped.   
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        frequency to 800 MHz.  I met them both at lunchtime so I got the chance to do a sales pitch.  They were
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       - I will be following up on the isotope preparations.
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        receptive - particularly with regard to ONP being the contact for the future CERN SRF, not HEP!  So when
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       - I will work through the luminosity parameters in the eRHIC pCDR and have already found some errors.
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        there is an explosion from BNL about DOE knowing about the frequency change proposal, it wasn’t me!  I  
 
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        attended a video conference on SRF where the enormous problems caused by the few, big bunches were discussed.
 
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        I think they would be very receptive to a change in the operating mode that distributed the charge more
 
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        uniformly.   
 
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       - Isotope preparations continue.  We heard today that Jamal will not be able to accept the crucible until his
 
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        new lab is set up - and we have no date for that.  I am maintaining the 1 kW run and will move ahead to use
 
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        the data to prepare for a 5 kW run, perhaps sometime in April.
 
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       - I participated in VNECA which is now focusing on generating a strategic plan for nuclear energy in Virginia.
 
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        I can’t participate in preparing the plan, but they would welcome someone from JLab. 
 
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      - I am in the process of canceling my trip to AccApp 2020.  A clear instruction from DOE forbidding foreign
 
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        travel would be most helpful in getting reimbursements.
 
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      - I signed up for HPI training next week - did you know it is two mornings, 2 1/2 hours each?
 

Revision as of 10:50, 26 March 2020

March 19 2020 Report - Mar 2 - Mar 27 Director - Todd Satogata

Todd Satogata 

  Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - ADMIN 12 GeV PRAB writing/meets, group move planning, PRAB review
     - MGMT AI for NP workshop, prepare for possible Coronavirus MEDCON5
     - EIC Meetings, BNL work/resource planning, parameter review
     - OPS UITF tour, start CASA involvement; positron beams meet
     - OPS CEBAF high current, diagnostics support planning
     - OPS KLF discussions, proposal contribution
     - ODU/SBIR Prep Sunil Pokharel for Xelera SBIR, grad student review
     - IPAC Light peer review assistance (Peter McIntosh)
  Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - MGMT MEDCON5 information gathering and group communication
     - MGMT Strategy meetings (Coronavirus, EIC, ops support/BTeam)
     - ADMIN Weekly AI meeting, 12 GeV paper contribution writing
     - EIC Weekly JLab strategy meeting, labor resource/FOA planning
     - EIC Temple Meeting telecon (Mar 19), strategy telecons (Mar 18)
     - EIC BNL Impedance, Magnetized beam SBIR, RCS task force telecons
     - OPS BTeam/daily operations telecons, Hall D TAC procedure review
     - OPS High intensity run HOM/BBU calculation review/planning
     - OPS KLF collaboration proposal review/writing
     - VACATION 1/2 day Fri 03/20, 1/2 day Mon 03/23



Alex Bogacz 

  Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13) 
     - Machine support 
     -	Conducting Graduate Student Progress Review 
     -	'First cut' chicane layout with Cornell’s magnets
     -	PRAB paper review
     -	TRC invention disclosure review.
  Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - Second iteration on chicane layout, per input from Chase
     -	SBIR proposal review
     -	Paper on neutrino decay ring design
     -	Exploring Jupyter Notebook for USPAS course on Practical Lattice Design.



Rui Li 

  Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13) On Leave
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  Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27) Work at home 
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Edy Nissen 

   Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - I started out working on my ECA application, but decided that I should not pursue that this year.
     - I've mostly been working on DODGE since then
   Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - I will be working both on DODGE, and I have been reading through the eRHIC pCDR.



Chris Tennant 

   Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - Meetings/prep for AI FOA
     - Meetings/writing/prep for Accelerator Stewardship FOA with CN
   Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - Meetings/writing/prep Accelerator Stewardship FOA (due early April)
     - Investigating SRF fault data to see if there is sufficient information for AI to make predictions of faults



Accelerator R & D - Yuhong Zhang

Yuhong Zhang 

  Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - 
  Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
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Max Bruker 

  Previous (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - Reasonable progress on IMP data analysis; discussions about the transverse stuff are still going on while IMP is 
       understaffed due to Covid
     -	Gave presentation on data analysis at CASA meeting
  Next (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - Start telecommuting on Mar 17
     -	Write PRAB article



Fanglei Lin 

  Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
       - Took one week off due to an illness
       - Work on the storage ring cooler project
       - Worked on teaching material for the Spin@USPAS class
       - Studying eRHIC design and participated in the discussion of EIC task forces
       - Miscellaneous: attended the Storage Ring Cooler meeting, attended meetings for the Spin@USPAS class, attended the EIC
         accelerator design team meeting
  Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
       - Work on the storage ring cooler project
       - Study eRHIC design and prepare for the contribution to the design of EIC


Bhawin Dhital 

   Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - Hall C walk-through training and the First Target Operator (TO) shift on March 03 and March 04.
     - Participated in JLab Hack-Athon and AI workshop. March 03 - March 06. Please see attached images.
     - Understanding damping time and IBS time in a two-energy storage ring.
     - On March 08, 2020. I got sick and went to the hospital. I got the flu. Unable to work for a week.
   Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - Calculating damping time and IBS time.
     - Go through some references and Slava’s paper on ‘ Electron Cooling for RHIC’.
     - Figure out the optimized parameters in a Two-Energy Storage Ring design.
     - Canceling all reservation which was made for AccApp20, Now AppAcc20 is officially canceled.
     - Regular group meeting on Two-Energy Storage Ring via BlueJeans (First was on March 20, 2020 at 2:30 PM)


Vasiliy Morozov 

   Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - Work on detector solenoid compensation: teleconference with collaborators and study of closed orbit correction schemes
     - Preparation of a PRAB paper on the transparent spin response function
     - Participation in planning of collaboration with BNL
     - Spin tracking simulations
   Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - Participation in the YR workshop
     - Work on detector solenoid compensation
     - Preparation of a PRAB paper on the transparent spin response function
     - Spin tracking simulations
     - Two-energy storage ring cooler
     - Crabbing calculations
     - Beam-beam calculations




Amy Sy 

   Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - Participation in the AI for Nuclear Physics Workshop.
     - Literature search on electron and proton EDM experiment concepts.
     - H- intrabeam stripping estimate in JLEIC ion linac using PyORBIT. First pass at calculating the fractional beam loss as a 
       function of linac length, as well as the estimated power loss along the linac. 
   Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - Continued work on the H- intrabeam stripping estimates. Conversion of TRACK output for comparison with PyORBIT estimates. 
       Writing up the results for a future conference paper.
     - Continued literature search on proton and electron EDM experiments.
     - Literature search to better understand the polarized proton and 3He linacs at RHIC/BNL EIC.





Computational Physics - Yves Roblin
Yves Roblin 

   Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - CASA Beam-Beam package
     - Using the conjugate gradient method and writing in Python, we added the two-dimension Poisson Equation solver to CASA 
       Beam-Beam package.
   Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - Continue working on revising CASA Beam-Beam package.



Randi Gamage 

   Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)
     - IPAC papers 
     - Multipole correction for jelic icr (not converging probably due to too many correctors?)
   Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - IPAC papers 
     - Multipole correction for jleic icr 
     - Looking at EIC detector solenoid compensation



River Huang 

   Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)
     - CASA Beam-Beam package - We are working on revising Lie-operator code part of CASA Beam-Beam package, the
       part will record the details of “slice-slice” kick which acts on the 6 phase space coordinates at s=0(the IP)
   Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - Continue working on revising CASA Beam-Beam package.


Isurumali Neththikumara 

   Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)
     - 
   Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
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Dennis Turner 

   Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - AIPINJ
        - New layout; close to finalized.  Updated elegant decks.
        - Rematched new layout for various Wien configurations and provided QW and solenoid setpoints.
        - Simulated harp emittance measurements to verify it will work with the latest layout.
        - Prepared slides regarding optics to present to AIPINJ meeting. 
     - HLA
        - Tweaks to qsUtility.
        - Reviewed rayTrace code and began code cleanup and streamlining.
     - Attended AI for NP conference.
     - Attended BTeam, CASA, AIPINJ, AI Lunch, and 12GeV PRAB meetings.
   Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - Optics On-Call
     - AIPINJ
        - Build a deck for the run after the summer shutdown.  We will be running 130keV with the new beamline up to the chopper, and 
          existing beamline downstream.
        - Present optics slides to AIPINJ meeting.
     - HLA
        - Continue with rayTrace.
     - AI
        - Provide detailed outline of RF cavity instability detection idea for upcoming funding proposal.
        - Experiment with using Keras/TensorFlow on archived RF cavity data to learn hands-on.
     - Attend BTeam, 12GeV PRAB, AI Lunch, Accelerator AI, AIPINJ, CASA, 0800 meetings. 
     - Remain socially distant.



He Zhang 

   Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)     
     - 
   Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13) 
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Diagnostic Development - Kevin Jordan

Kevin Jordan 

  Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)
     - 
  Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - Travel: 2/28 - 3/8 - IBIC 2020 PC Meeting



Joe Gubeli 

   Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - Isotope Experiment – Spent a large portion of the last two weeks on this project. Started with support of the 1kW run which
       had to be terminated early to investigate the solid hBN target that developed a crack. We had discussions on the cause of the
       crack as well as a path forward. Going forward we decided to investigate the use of graphite over hBN due to its better thermal 
       and electrical conductivity. I performed some analytical energy loss and absorbed power calculations on the window, radiator and
       target. Three targets were analyzed, solid hBN, solid graphite and gallium filled graphite. Using these numbers I ran a number of 
       simulations of these three cases plus a few more using different material properties. I made a presentation of the results.
     - Halo monitor – – The missing $27k received by JLab. We are working on creating an account code for these funds
     - ARDDOT – Started investigating a new design for SLM1A09 to place the camera over the dipole. The idea is to use the dipole
       steel as additional radiation protection. 
     - HPWS - I created an analytical as well as a sequential Zemax simulation of the optics use to image the wire as well as 
       collect photons into a photodiode.
   Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - HPWS – Design a test setup to pulse a diode laser that simulates the electron beam. This will allow us
       to test the scanner’s acquisition in pulsed mode. 
     - ARDDOT – Build first a sequential Zemax model of the new SLM1A09 optics then move to a non-sequential Zemax model. After 
       completion of the Zemax models create a solid model and then prepare a presentation for review.
     - Isotope Experiment - Support 1kW run.



Michael Tiefenback 

   Previous two weeks (Feb 17 - Feb 28)
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   Next two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
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CASA Fellows
LERF - Steve Benson 

   Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - Assisted in isotope commissioning run the week of March 9. Will have to redo due to target damage.
     - Hosted seminar by Ying Wu.
     - Sent Straight merger coils to ANL
     - Certified User Lab 4 for laser operation
     - Signed off on TOSP for laser testing in User Lab 4
     - Worked with Operations liaison to revise turn-on procedures for the LERF
     - Continued to review the new LERF Operations Directive
     - Completed report for CBETA close-out revie
   Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - Set up simulations of EIC cooling
     - Review Optics Communications paper
     - Finalize the new LERF Operations Directive
     - Organize studies for low energy cooling on eRHIC



Andrew Hutton 

   Previous two weeks (Mar 2 - Mar 13)
     - I visited Jamal at VCU to find out more information on the hot cell we need for Isotope separation.  Jamal has been 
       shut down by their Radiation Officer until the hot-cell has been relocated. The future location has been secured. However, 
       with the coronavirus, I do not expect any rapid resolution of the problem.  
     - We carried out our first irradiation in the hutch, unfortunately fracturing a solid block of boron nitride used for setting 
       up CW beam (I have described this in detail in other correspondence, I will not belabor it here).  The Isotope team is 
       preparing for a supplemental ERR as we are considering changing the crucible to graphite.  A suitable graphite grade has 
       been identified and a dozen blocks ordered (Kevin). We all received measurements of the residual metallic impurities, which 
       are being looked at by RadCon for completeness (Keith).  The NMT students are on Spring Break and have ramped up thermal 
       simulations, which are being compared to our simulations (Joe). 
     - I participated in a VNECA meeting, which was unusually interesting as we are trying to address the major changes in 
       energy policy enacted by the Virginia legislature (again, I reported on this in a separate report).  
     - I completed my HPI training.  Overall, I was not impressed, the trainer spent too much time pointing out mistakes made at 
       Jefferson lab in the past (totally against the principles of HPI).  
     - I attended a meeting of the EIC RF group discussing HOM losses in the electron ring SRF cavities, but did not contribute 
       much. Bob and Frank know way more than I ever will.  I have also interacted with Vasiliy and Yuhong on increasing the 
       luminosity in the medium energy region.  
     - I provided advice to Alex and Deborah about the Awards and Prizes Committee which I initiated, was not maintained, and which 
       Alex is now willing to take on.  I stressed that this initiative will only work if Stuart mandates the team.  
     - My week ended with a request to self-isolate until further notice.  
   Next two weeks (Mar 16 - Mar 27)
     - I am now working from home, for which I am well equipped.  
     - I will be following up on the isotope preparations.
     - I will work through the luminosity parameters in the eRHIC pCDR and have already found some errors.
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