Agenda
SNS Accelerator Advisory Committee Meeting
Agenda as of February 15, 2016
(Download the file here: Agenda)
Event contact |
Lisa Eady, 865-574-0557 (office); 865-567-7202 (mobile); eadylb@ornl.gov |
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 |
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7:30 - 7:45 am |
Badging |
Committee Members |
Guest House |
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8:00 – 8:30 am |
Executive Session |
Kevin Jones, Director, Research Accelerator Division (RAD) |
Committee Members |
C-156 |
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8:30 – 8:45 am |
T1. Neutron Sciences Directorate (NScD) Overview |
Paul Langan, Associate Lab Director, NScD |
All |
C-156 |
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8:45 – 9:15 am |
T2. Accelerator and Target Systems Management Overview and Responses to 2015 AAC Recommendations |
Kevin Jones, RAD |
All |
C-156 |
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9:15 – 9:45 am |
T3. Operations Report for FY15 and FY16 - Q1 |
Glen Johns, Group Leader, Accelerator Operations |
All |
C-156 |
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9:45 - 10:00 am |
Discussion |
All |
C-156 |
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10:00 – 10:20 am |
Morning Break with refreshments |
All |
C-156 |
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10:20 – 10:50 am |
T4. Progress to 1.4 MW Reliable Operations |
Michael Plum, Acting Group Leader, Accelerator Physics, Beam Instrumentation & Ion Source (APBIIS) |
All |
C-156 |
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10:50 – 11:20 am |
T5. Overview of Target Initiatives for the First Target Station |
Mark Wendel, Group Leader, Source Development and Engineering Analysis |
All |
C-156 |
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11:20 – 12:00 pm |
T6. Overview of Proton Power Upgrade (PPU) and Second Target Station (STS) Projects |
John Galambos, Project Director, STS Project |
All |
C-156 |
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12:00 – 1:00 pm |
Working Lunch / Continue Discussion of PPUP and STS |
Pick up lunch and return to C-156 to eat |
All |
C-150 |
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1:00 – 1:30 pm |
T7. The SNS Accelerator Improvement Program |
George Dodson, Deputy Director, RAD |
All |
C-156 |
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1:30 – 2:00 pm |
T8. Planning Initiatives for the 2017 Long Outage |
Kevin Jones, RAD |
All |
C-156 |
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2:00 – 2:30 pm |
T9. Beam Dynamics Studies at the ITSF and Collaborative Accelerator R&D |
Sarah Cousineau, Physicist, APBIIS |
All |
C-156 |
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2:30 – 2:50 pm |
Discussion |
All |
C-156 |
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2:50 – 3:10 pm |
Afternoon Break with refreshments |
All |
C-156 |
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3:10 – 3:40 pm |
T10. Controls and Protection Systems |
Karen White, Group Leader, Control Systems |
All |
C-156 |
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 (cont.) |
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3:40 – 4:10 pm |
T11. Achievements in In-Situ Plasma Processing of High-beta Cavities |
Marc Doleans, Physicist, Superconducting Linac Systems (SCLS) |
All |
C-156 |
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4:10 – 4:40 pm |
Discussion |
All |
C-156 |
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4:40 – 6:00 pm |
Executive Session |
Committee only – others at Committee request |
C-156 |
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6:40 – 8:40 pm |
Review Dinner and Discussion |
Kevin Jones – Dinner topic: Proton Power Upgrade and Second Target Station |
All |
Lakeside Tavern, Concord Drive, Knoxville, TN |
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 |
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8:00 – 9:30 am |
Tour of SNS Accelerator/Target Facilities |
George Dodson / Michael Baumgartner |
Committee Only |
Depart from C-156 |
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9:30 – 9:45 am |
Executive Session |
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Committee Only |
C-156 |
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Accelerator Breakout Sessions, C-156 |
Target Breakout Sessions, C-152 |
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9:45 – 10:15 am |
WA1. Status of Linac High Voltage Converter Modulator Upgrades |
Dave Anderson, HVCM Team Leader, High Voltage and Pulsed Power |
WT1. Target Systems Operations Experience and Remote Handling |
Mike Baumgartner, Group Leader, Mechanical Systems and Operations |
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10:15 – 10:30 am |
Morning Break/refreshments |
All |
Morning Break/refreshments |
All |
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10:30 – 11:00 am |
WA2. Advances in Accumulator Ring Beam Damping |
Nick Evans, Postdoctoral Research Associate, APBIIS |
WT2. Summary of Development and Engineering Activities and Staffing |
Mark Wendel, Target Systems Engineering Lead |
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11:00 – 11:30 am |
WA3. Progress in Ion Source Operation for Consistent High Current and Long Life Performance |
Martin Stockli, Ion Source Team Leader, APBIIS |
WT3. Update on Target Post-Irradiation Examination |
Bernie Riemer, Engineering Analysis Team Lead |
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11:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Discussion |
All |
WT4. Mercury Vessel In-Situ Instrumentation Progress and Direction |
Mark Wendel |
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12:00 – 1:00 pm |
Working Lunch / Discussion of Accelerator Status and Upgrades |
Pick-up lunch from Room C-150 |
Working Lunch / Discussion of Target Operations and Progress |
Pick-up lunch from Room C-150 |
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1:00 – 1:30 pm |
WA4. Laser Stripping Experiment Status |
Sarah Cousineau, Physicist, APBIIS |
WT5. Target Module Fabrication Status |
Drew Winder, Target Systems Engineer |
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1:30 – 2:00 pm |
WA5. PPU Ring and Beam Transport System Upgrades |
Michael Plum, Acting Group Leader, APBIIS |
WT6. Target Module Design & Analysis Status |
Drew Winder |
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2:00 – 2:30 pm |
WA6. Operational Performance and Development Projects for Magnet Power Supplies, Kickers, and Choppers |
Robert Saethre, Power Supplies, Kickers and Choppers Team Lead, Electrical and RF Systems (EERF) |
Discussion/ supplementary slides as needed |
All |
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2:30 – 3:00 pm |
WA7. Software Tools for Simulation and Operation |
Andrei Shishlo, Physicist, APBIIS |
continued |
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 (cont.) |
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Accelerator Breakout Sessions, C-156 |
Target Breakout Sessions, C-152 |
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3:00 – 3:20 pm |
Discussion |
All |
Afternoon Break/refreshments |
C-150 |
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3:20 – 3:40 pm |
Afternoon Break/refreshments |
C-150 |
WT7. Implementing Gas Bubble Mitigation at SNS: Short and Long Term |
Bernie Riemer |
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3:40 – 4:10 pm |
WA8. Status of the Linac Radio Frequency (RF) Systems |
John Moss, Linac RF Team Lead, EERF |
continued |
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4:10 – 4:40 pm |
WA9. Status of Beam Diagnostics Systems |
Sasha Aleksandrov, Beam Instrumentation Team Lead, APBIIS |
Discussion/supplementary slides as needed |
All |
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4:40 – 5:10 pm |
WA10. SCL System Status, SRF Activities, and PPU Strategy |
Matt Howell, Lead Engineer, SCLS |
WT8. STS Target Concepts |
Mark Rennich, Engineer, STS Pre-Conceptual Development |
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5:10 – 5:30 pm |
Discussion |
All |
continued |
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5:30 – 6:00 pm |
Executive Session/Questions for SNS Management |
Committee Only |
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6:00 – 7:00 pm |
Executive Session |
Committee Only |
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7:00 pm - ? |
Dinner on your own |
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Event |
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Attendees |
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Thursday, February 18, 2016 |
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8:00 – 11:00 am |
Executive Session/Management Response to Questions |
Committee Only |
C-156 |
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11:00am–12:00pm |
Closeout |
All |
C-156 |
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