MICE Project Report Paul Drumm VC 14 th

MICE Project Report Paul Drumm VC 14 th September 2005 paul drumm; VC September 2005; PR 1

Technical • Target – Scrutiny at the RAL CM – Prototype test in beam in January • Readiness review in November • Benchmark pi-production vs beam loss • Beam Line – Optics • new rates & beam sizes to be issued to PID group • CM 13 – Solenoid by CM? – Cryogenics – kick-off meeting imminent paul drumm; Date; Title 2

Technical • RF – Aim single test stand • Test components for two systems – Availability issues with tubes • ISIS 116 tubes are being ring-fenced for ISIS • New 116 tubes available – need to buy & fabricate glass in next two years – expensive – tube made to order at market price • 170 tubes – Cern tube – low demand – available for ~ next year – no plan in place – depends on CERN’s attitude paul drumm; Date; Title 3

Management • FAC meeting 19 th September – AB & PD representing & reporting on MICE – Membership: • • R Wade – Chair, PPARC UK LK Len - Office of High Energy Physics - Washington, DC Randy Ruchti - NSF/e. XP Particle Physics, USA Franke Linde (? ) - NIKHEF, Netherlands Kenzo Nakamura (x) - KEK-IPNS, Japan A Skrinsky (? ) - BINP Plus two (admin) PPARC UK paul drumm; Date; Title 4

Collaboration Meeting • • As of 9 am 14 th – 25 registered 11 UK XXXXXX 9 USA XXXXX 2 JP XX 1 CH X 1 Italy X 1 Netherlands X Room availability: – deadline noon GMT 19 th September – Thereafter at risk (& more work for debbie ) paul drumm; Date; Title 5