General%20Impression

1
General Impression

• Good
• LARP has grown significantly in size since it
  started
• Gained credibility both here and at CERN
• US Labs like it as a way to support work
• CERN is admitting theyve bitten off more than
  they can chew
• Reports are visitors are integrating well at CERN
• Poised to play an increasingly important role in
  the future
• Needs improvement
• Magnet effort needs a clear path to convergence
• Accelerator physics effort needs alignment with
  CERN priorities
• Process growing baroque
• Too many committees, reviews, and org chart
  boxes!
• Integrated project management tools
• Challenge
• Maintain RD strength while insuring success in
  designated deliverables

2
Thoughts as next Program Leader (8/1)

• Why was I picked (my opinion)?
• Two years as LARP reviewer
• Pretty good big picture
• Structured similar to Proton Plan
• Management structure outside of line authority
• Have successfully made correct, but unpopular
  decisions
• Guidance from DOE (LK Len and Bruce Strauss)
• Lots of autonomy
• Need a solid plan to make magnet effort converge
• Cant support two paths indefinitely
• Get a handle on accelerator physics effort
• Growing out of control
• Keep RD component
• Avoid works projects for labs

3
Priorities (a first pass)

• Insure the near term deliverables and
  commissioning effort go well, and make sure LARP
  gets credit.
• Schottky detector
• Luminosity monitor
• Tune tracker
• LTV program
• Make sure the significant projects have a high
  probability of success
• Ni3Sn for Phase II
• Rotatable collimators for Phase I
• Integrate accelerator effort with CERN planning
• Become players in IR upgrade planning
• Articulate goals of electron cloud effort
• Take a lead role in injector chain.

4
Phase I Construction Project (LAUC)

• Components
• NbTi separation dipoles, based on RHIC
• Nb3Sn out.
• NbTi quads not well meshed (maybe make plug
  compatible Nb3Sn for later installation?).
• Collimators
• SLAC prototype vs. two nonexistent CERN designs
• Instrumentation
• Laser profile monitors
• Linac LLRF
• My goal is to decouple LAUC from LARP as much as
  possible.