2021-4-1-LeadershipReports

April 1, 2021 Report - Mar 15 - Apr 9 Director - Todd Satogata

Todd Satogata

  Previous two weeks (Mar 15 - Mar 26) 
     - EIC Meetings (management, RF, crab, cryo, cooling, impedance, OPC, team, R&D)
     - EIC Partner Project planning/org/meetings (Mar 17-26)
     - EIC Second IR Workshop (Mar 17-19)
     - MGMT Meetings (Leadership/Dept Heads, CASA coffee)
     - MGMT FOA planning
     - ADMIN IPAC'21 planning (Wednesdays), SPC3 meetings (Mar 19/26), SPC work
     - ADMIN USPAS Winter Session debrief (Mar 19)
     - ADMIN Chicago Accelerator Scientific Traineeship lecture (Mar 16)
     - OPS Meetings (08:00 daily, BTeam) 
  Next two weeks (Mar 29 - Apr 1) 
     - EIC Meetings (management, RF, crab, cryo, cooling, impedance, OPC, team, R&D)
     - EIC Planning (technical reviews, partner project scope negotiation, ODU subcontract)
     - MGMT Meetings (Leadership/Dept Heads, CASA coffee)
     - MGMT FOA planning (AI/ML proposals)
     - MGMT Rework AWPs for staffing actions/requests
     - ADMIN IPAC'21 planning (Wednesdays), SPC3 meetings (Mar 19/26), SPC work
     - OPS Meetings (08:00 daily, BTeam)

Alex Bogacz

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Ryan Bodenstein

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Rui Li

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Edy Nissen

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Chris Tennant

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Accelerator R & D - Yuhong Zhang

Yuhong Zhang

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Max Bruker

  Previous (Mar 15 - Mar 26)
     - Some more simulations to get to the bottom of the energy gain puzzle. There have been some interesting ideas but no convincing solution yet.
     - We made a fresh photocathode for the UITF gun to have enough juice for the optics studies that were planned for the remainder of the time before the upcoming shutdown. However, 
       there were mechanical problems during the transfer of the cathode into the gun. Joe ended up succeeding, but after half a day of beam operation, there was an arc in the gun, and 
       it is now making field emission to the point where it cannot be operated. Whether anything meaningful can be done before the shutdown is not clear yet.
     - I had some discussions with Fu Ma about his simulation of the space charge issue in the pulsed cooling experiment. He is using simplified formulas for the field, which may be
       good enough, but he is seeing an emittance increase without applying jitter, which we did not observe in our simulation. The reasons for that are yet to be determined.
  Next (Mar 29 - Apr 9)
     - UITF work depending on the course of action we decide on...
     - Hoping to make some more improvements to JSPEC.

Fanglei Lin

  Previous two weeks (Mar 15 - Mar 26)
     - Optimizing the optics of the dual energy storage ring cooler 
     - Preparing the teaching material for the SPIN@USPAS2021  
     - Planning the work transition 
     - Miscellaneous: attended the EIC eSR polarization meeting, attended the RCS Beam and Polarization Dynamics meeting, attended the meeting of Development of Innovative High Energy 
       Electron Cooling for an EIC Status Update, attended EIC design team meeting, attended the Storage Ring Cooler meeting, attended the EIC general meeting, attended the EIC hadron
       polarization meeting, attended the EIC Accelerator Design meeting, attended the SPIN@USPAS2021 Prep Meeting  
  Next two weeks (Mar 29 - Apr 9)
     - Work on the storage ring cooler project  
     -	Work on the teaching material for USPAS 2021 summer section 

Bhawin Dhital

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Vasiliy Morozov

   Previous two weeks (Mar 1 - Mar 12)
     - Final editing of the detector integration paper in response to Todd's and Yuhong's comments 
     - CEBAF FFA: triplet optics design for the straights and adiabatic match to the arcs
     - Detector solenoid integration: study of the solenoid effect on crabbing and its compensation
     - Electron polarization: scanning of the luminosity and beam-beam as a function of the vertical electron beam emittance
     - Ion polarization: analysis of the friction and diffusion terms in IBS
     - Low-energy luminosity optimization: assisting Randy with optics design
     - Crab noise analysis: getting River up to speed on simulations, setting up of the SPS lattice for simulations
     - Writing of the EDM paper
   Next two weeks (Mar 29 - Apr 9)
     - 2nd IR design: lattice design and matching to the collider rings 
     - Crab noise study
     - CEBAF FFA
     - Optimization of the electron spin rotator
     - Detector solenoid compensation
     - Ion polarization
     - Electron polarization
     - EDM paper
     - Low-energy luminosity optimization: DA with optimized IR6

Amy Sy

   Previous two weeks (Mar 15 - Mar 26)
     - Laser particle counter: continued literature search on micron sized particle delivery. Detector group has dismantled the current test setup and provided photos of the setup 
       before and after disassembly. Understanding previous data from the commercial (Wexx) particle counter to enable calibration of the prototype counters to be delivered. Vendor 
       anticipates several weeks of additional schedule delay due to underestimating effort needed to develop software for data acquisition and analysis, but is currently implementing a
       new "acceleration" based algorithm for particle detection.
     - Biweekly meeting with Omnisensing Photonics on detector prototype progress.
     - Revisiting magnetized ion beam from magnetized ion sources to better understand current progress and limitations.
   Next two weeks (Mar 29 - Apr 9)
     - Continued literature review on coupled ion beams from magnetized ion sources. Work at FAIR describes using collimation to reduce the transverse emittance of the coupled beam,
       collimating away over 50% of the beam in a bid to increase dimensionless beam brilliance. Working on setting up simulations in TRACK to work through A. Hutton's initial idea of 
       specific beam transforms to recover a round, uncoupled beam.
     - Laser particle counter: Vendor anticipates delivery of 12 channel prototype detector towards the end of April - working to get a lab bench into the reserved space in the 
       Structures Lab in advance of the prototype delivery, and set up the existing test setup in the new space. Wexx particle counter data and manual indicate that the commercial 
       particle counter can measure particles up to about 3.6 um in diameter, which is somewhat useful for calibrating the new detector.
     - Biweekly meeting with Omnisensing Photonics on detector prototype progress and delivery schedule.

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Computational Physics - Yves Roblin
Yves Roblin

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Randi Gamage

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River Huang

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Isurumali Neththikumara

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Dennis Turner

   Previous two weeks (Mar 15 - Mar 26)
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He Zhang

   Previous two weeks (Mar 15 - Mar 26)     
     - Babysitting  most of the time. 
     - Added complex DA vector support for TPSA python wrapper. 
   Next two weeks (Mar 29 - Apr 9) 
     - Test complex DA vector support for TPSA python wrapper and updates the examples and the documents. 
     - Finish testing the binary collision model and the local model. 
     - Start writing the JSPEC2 manual. 

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Diagnostic Development - Kevin Jordan

Kevin Jordan

  Previous two weeks (Mar 1 - Mar 12)
     - Working on isotope target design and the coincidence gamma detection

- This includes sample preparation of the activated Ga - Cu67

     - Working on the accelerator stewardship magnetron project - programming the controls w/PLC & HMI

- Working on IBIC conference organization - Updated Faraday Cup award website - we extended deadline...

  Next two weeks (Mar 15 - Mar 26)
     - Presented one of my patents to the JLab/DOE “INNOVATION DISCOVERY EVENT"
     - Continue working to get the magnetron operational
     - Helping RadCon to analyze irradiated gallium sample
     - Working to organize IBIC conference

Joe Gubeli

   Previous two weeks (Mar 1 - Mar 12)
     - Isotopes – Worked on the 50kW design. The design is nearly complete and should be done by the end of the day.
     - ARDDOT -  There is still a production delay at the factory for the kinematic 2” turning mirror mounts. The current expected shipping date is eight 
       weeks from now. Working on a new design for the ITV8T09/ITVAT09A Viewer.
   Next two weeks (Mar 15 - Mar 26)
     - Isotopes – Complete work on the 50kW design and write up a description for the project closeout.
     - ARDDOT – Continue working on diagnostics upgrade to CEBAF (simulations, engineering and designs).    

Michael Tiefenback

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CASA Fellows
LERF - Steve Benson

   Previous two weeks (Mar 1 - Mar 12)
     - Specified run times and energies for isotope runs.
     - Reviewed Physics of Plasma paper
     - Made good progress on  Harmonic RF Tech note
     - Started Review of Early Career proposal
     - Reviewed Gunn paper
   Next two weeks (Mar 15 - Mar 26)
     - Set up training for Drive Laser Enclosure LPSS
     - Complete review of Early Career proposal
     - Rewrite and submit the LOSP for User Lab 4
     - Develop specifications for JLAMP II
     - Start developing longitudinal model for CeC ERL on LiTrack

Andrew Hutton

   Previous two weeks (Mar 1 - Mar 12)
     - EIC: again, not much.  I need to find a topic I can get my teeth into.  That may have to wait until the JLab deliverables are defined.    
     - Isotopes: I met virtually with Dongfeng Pan and Mahendra Chordia of UVA and Tyvin Rich of the HU Proton Therapy Institute, following which I sent them our original proposal which had the separation “recipe” spelled out in detail.  I am waiting to hear back from UVA.  Tyvin invited me to a face-to-face meeting (my first in almost a year!) and he enthusiastically wants to be part of the team.  He has collaborated for years with Pan and Mahendra, so i think he will convince them to join.  This would create an extremely strong team.  At the moment, I am laying low until they formally ask to join.  We are making significant progress in understanding the irradiation data with Adam Stavola and the two NMT students working closely together, with Doug Wells guiding.       
     - ERLs: I have continued to make progress on the spreadsheet (see the latest version, attached).  We had the first Panel meeting and got buy-in for the plans.  Max Klein had prepared a layout of the report that we have to write and we are now waiting for volunteers to write the various sections - we actually already have some!  We are currently preparing for the next meeting.  We are being asked to organize a “public” information meeting sometime in June.  The meeting will be virtual and require some organization. 
     - PERLE: I have made some progress with the ICRADA by finding out who is the person at IN2P3 in charge of the agreements and going to him directly.  There may actually be light at the end of the tunnel!  
     - I have canceled participation in the student collaboration with VCU Nuclear Engineering, VUU and Sweetbriar as requested by Stuart and Andrei.  I managed to do it without creating too much trauma, so I can look for other collaboration opportunities.  
     - New Accelerator Facility: I have continued to flesh out my idea and have emailed to prospective Users: Supy at VCU Engineering (they are in) and Doug Wells at NMT (an enthusiastic YES), and contacts at Framatome and BWXT (waiting to hear back).  I should be able to present something in a couple of weeks.  
     - I got my second Moderna vaccine shot on Friday, March 12, so I should be fully protected by the end of the month.        
   Next two weeks (Mar 15 - Mar 26)  
     - Isotopes: I met via BlueJeans with my REU student, Loida Rosado Del Rio, on Wednesday for the first time.  She seems enthusiastic about working as the Editor on our next proposal.  I also had a large meeting on Friday with our new collaborators from UVA and HU, Loida and our existing team from JLab and NMT, so that everyone could introduce themselves.  I think we now have a powerful team and are much better placed to get funded.  We will start attacking the proposal at the beginning of May when Loida officially starts.  We are close to finalizing the 50 kW crucible design (Joe and Pavel Degtiarenko) to a level sufficient to close out the Milestone for our existing proposal.  This will be “recycled” as input to the new proposal.  This week, I will start preparing the APS talk that will be given by Steve.        
     - ERLS: this is proceeding smoothly.  I have asked several JLab staff members for short write-ups and have got positive answers from all - including George Neil even though he is retired!  Max presented our input to the European Lab Directors Group and it was well received.  We will need to organize a public meeting sometime this summer.      
     - I have been approached by VCU Nuclear Engineering Group to participate in a request for student funding on Isotope studies.  The other collaborators are Virginia Union University (an HBCU) and Sweet Briar College (an all women’s university).  
     - PERLE:  No news is not necessarily good news.
     - New Accelerator Facility - no response from Stuart or Andrei, so I am moving forward.  I have a meeting with the Business Development Manager for Advanced Technologies at BWX Technologies, Inc. this afternoon to explore areas where we might collaborate.