Name: 2017 RHIC Retreat
Start: 2017-08-08T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2017-08-09T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Bldg. 555 Hamilton Seminar

2017 RHIC Retreat

from Tuesday, 8 August 2017 (08:00) to Wednesday, 9 August 2017 (17:00)

Monday, 7 August 2017
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
09:00 Department Priorities - Thomas Roser (BNL)
Department Priorities
- Thomas Roser (BNL)
09:00 - 09:20
09:20 Projections for Run-18 and BES-II - Wolfram Fischer (BNL)
Projections for Run-18 and BES-II
- Wolfram Fischer (BNL)
09:20 - 09:40
09:40 STAR Run-17 performance - William Christie (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
STAR Run-17 performance
- William Christie (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
09:40 - 10:15
10:15 COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
10:15 - 10:30
10:30 STAR Requests for RUN-18 and BES-II - Zhangbu Xu (BNL)
STAR Requests for RUN-18 and BES-II
- Zhangbu Xu (BNL)
10:30 - 10:55
10:55 RHIC Run-17 pp and RHIC performance - Vahid Ranjbar (BNL)
RHIC Run-17 pp and RHIC performance
- Vahid Ranjbar (BNL)
10:55 - 11:20
11:20 Personnel Resource planning tool - D. Hatton (BNL)
Personnel Resource planning tool
- D. Hatton (BNL)
11:20 - 11:45
11:45 Discussion
Discussion
11:45 - 12:00

12:00 Lunch Break - On your own or $7 pp Pizza Lunch
Lunch Break - On your own or $7 pp Pizza Lunch
12:00 - 13:15
13:15 Cec PoP in Run-17 and plans for Run-18 - Vladimir Litvinenko (BNL and Stony Brook University)
Cec PoP in Run-17 and plans for Run-18
- Vladimir Litvinenko (BNL and Stony Brook University)
13:15 - 13:40
13:40 LEReC DC gun commissioning and further commissioning plans - Alexei Fedotov (Collider-Accelerator Department, BNL)
LEReC DC gun commissioning and further commissioning plans
- Alexei Fedotov (Collider-Accelerator Department, BNL)
13:40 - 14:05
14:05 RHIC abort kicker relays and QP diode damage - Jon Sandberg (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
RHIC abort kicker relays and QP diode damage
- Jon Sandberg (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
14:05 - 15:05
15:05 COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
15:05 - 15:20
15:20 RHIC MPS upgrades in Run-17 and plans - Angelica Drees (Collider-Accelerator)
RHIC MPS upgrades in Run-17 and plans
- Angelica Drees (Collider-Accelerator)
15:20 - 16:05
16:05 9 MHz and 56 MHz performance and plans - Sal Polizzo (BNL)
9 MHz and 56 MHz performance and plans
- Sal Polizzo (BNL)
16:05 - 16:35
16:35 Discussion
Discussion
16:35 - 17:00
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
09:00 View from Operations - Travis Shrey (BNL)
View from Operations
- Travis Shrey (BNL)
09:00 - 09:35
09:35 View from Al Marusic - Al Marusic (BNL)
View from Al Marusic
- Al Marusic (BNL)
09:35 - 10:00
10:00 Injectors: Run-17 and beyond - Haixin Huang Huang (Brookhaven National Lab)
Injectors: Run-17 and beyond
- Haixin Huang Huang (Brookhaven National Lab)
10:00 - 10:45
10:45 COFFEE BREAK
COFFEE BREAK
10:45 - 11:00
11:00 Polarization: Run-17 and beyond - Vahid Ranjbar (BNL)
Polarization: Run-17 and beyond
- Vahid Ranjbar (BNL)
11:00 - 11:25
11:25 Reliability Analysis - Peter Ingrassia (C-AD MCR)
Reliability Analysis
- Peter Ingrassia (C-AD MCR)
11:25 - 11:45
11:45 Discussion
Discussion
11:45 - 12:00

12:00 LUNCH BREAK - On your own
LUNCH BREAK - On your own
12:00 - 13:15
13:15 Run-17 Au+Au and Run-18 Zr+Zr, Ru+Ru plans - Gregory Marr (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Run-17 Au+Au and Run-18 Zr+Zr, Ru+Ru plans
- Gregory Marr (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
13:15 - 13:50
13:50 Zr-96 and Ru-96 preparation - Deepak Raparia (BNL)
Zr-96 and Ru-96 preparation
- Deepak Raparia (BNL)
13:50 - 14:10
14:10 Shutdown Activities - Paul Sampson (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
Shutdown Activities
- Paul Sampson (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
14:10 - 14:30
14:30 Discussion
Discussion
14:30 - 15:00