C-AD Machine Advisory Committee Meeting (MAC-22)
from
Wednesday 17 December 2025 (08:30)
to
Friday 19 December 2025 (14:00)
Monday 15 December 2025
Tuesday 16 December 2025
Wednesday 17 December 2025
08:30
Executive Session
Executive Session
08:30 - 09:00
09:00
C-AD after RHIC conclusion, charge, response to recommendations
-
Wolfram Fischer
(
BNL
)
C-AD after RHIC conclusion, charge, response to recommendations
Wolfram Fischer
(
BNL
)
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
RHIC performance in Run-25
-
Michiko Minty
(
BNL
)
RHIC performance in Run-25
Michiko Minty
(
BNL
)
09:30 - 10:10
10:10
Break
Break
10:10 - 10:40
10:40
Injector upgrade plans over next 3 years
-
Rob Michnoff
(
BNL
)
Injector upgrade plans over next 3 years
Rob Michnoff
(
BNL
)
10:40 - 11:20
11:20
200 MeV H- Linac RF amplifier upgrade plan
-
Freddy Severino
(
BNL
)
200 MeV H- Linac RF amplifier upgrade plan
Freddy Severino
(
BNL
)
11:20 - 11:40
11:40
Working Lunch - hosted for committee & speakers
Working Lunch - hosted for committee & speakers
11:40 - 12:40
12:40
Tour
Tour
12:40 - 13:40
13:40
C-AD R&D strategy and plans
-
Alexei Fedotov
(
BNL
)
C-AD R&D strategy and plans
Alexei Fedotov
(
BNL
)
13:40 - 14:10
14:10
Plans for EIC polarimetry
-
Frank Rathmann
(
BNL
)
Plans for EIC polarimetry
Frank Rathmann
(
BNL
)
14:10 - 14:40
14:40
ML - results to date and plans
-
Kevin Brown
(
BNL
)
ML - results to date and plans
Kevin Brown
(
BNL
)
14:40 - 15:10
15:10
Polarized He-3 source development
-
John Ritter
(
BNL
)
Polarized He-3 source development
John Ritter
(
BNL
)
15:10 - 15:40
15:40
Maximizing He-3 polarization
-
Kiel Hock
(
BNL
)
Maximizing He-3 polarization
Kiel Hock
(
BNL
)
15:40 - 16:10
16:10
Executive Session
Executive Session
16:10 - 16:55
17:30
Working Dinner - hosted for committee & speakers - SUSC - Bldg. 101
Working Dinner - hosted for committee & speakers - SUSC - Bldg. 101
17:30 - 19:30
Thursday 18 December 2025
08:30
08:30 - 09:30
09:30
Fast cycling permanent magnet fixed field alternating (FFA) synchrotron (LDRD 24-010
-
Dejan Trbojevic
(
BNL
)
Fast cycling permanent magnet fixed field alternating (FFA) synchrotron (LDRD 24-010
Dejan Trbojevic
(
BNL
)
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
BNCT lithium beam driver (LDRD 24-046)
-
Masahiro Okamura
(
BNL
)
BNCT lithium beam driver (LDRD 24-046)
Masahiro Okamura
(
BNL
)
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Break
Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Ion trap test stand for ultra-low emittance beams (LDRD 24-006)
-
Stephen Brooks
(
BNL
)
Ion trap test stand for ultra-low emittance beams (LDRD 24-006)
Stephen Brooks
(
BNL
)
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Tunable monoenergetic neutron beam (LDRD C)
-
Xiaodong Jiang
(
BNL
)
Tunable monoenergetic neutron beam (LDRD C)
Xiaodong Jiang
(
BNL
)
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
Working Lunch - hosted for committee & speakers
Working Lunch - hosted for committee & speakers
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
Production and acceleration of molecular ion beams at EBIS (LDRD 25-043)
-
Shunsuke Ikeda
Production and acceleration of molecular ion beams at EBIS (LDRD 25-043)
Shunsuke Ikeda
13:00 - 13:30
13:30
Electron Sources: cathodes R&D
-
Mengjia Gaowei
(
BNL
)
Electron Sources: cathodes R&D
Mengjia Gaowei
(
BNL
)
13:30 - 14:00
14:00
Proposal: Polarized deuteron ion source
-
Dannie Steski
(
BNL
)
Proposal: Polarized deuteron ion source
Dannie Steski
(
BNL
)
14:00 - 14:20
14:20
Proposal: High-current Ion Sources - demonstration with niobium beam
-
Masahiro Okamura
(
BNL
)
Proposal: High-current Ion Sources - demonstration with niobium beam
Masahiro Okamura
(
BNL
)
14:20 - 14:40
14:40
Proposal: ERL-based high energy cooler
-
Sergei Seletskiy
(
BNL
)
Proposal: ERL-based high energy cooler
Sergei Seletskiy
(
BNL
)
14:40 - 15:00
15:00
15:00 - 17:00
Friday 19 December 2025
09:00
09:00 - 10:00
10:00
10:00 - 12:00
12:00
Close-out
Close-out
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
Working Lunch - hosted for committee
Working Lunch - hosted for committee
13:00 - 14:00