Name: 2013 RHIC Retreat
Start: 2013-07-25T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2013-07-31T16:46:00-04:00
Location: Universe

Thursday, 25 July
- 08:30 → 11:30
  Session I: Overview of Run 13 Chair: Wolfram Fischer Bldg. 30, South Conference Room
  
  Bldg. 30, South Conference Room
  
  Universe
  
  Bldg. 30 South Room and Bldg. 911A Snyder Hall
  - 08:30
    
    Welcome 5m
    
    Speaker: Thomas Roser (BNL)
  - 08:35
    
    Introduction 5m
    
    Speaker: Yun Luo (C-AD, BNL)
  - 08:40
    
    RHIC Nuclear Physics Outlook 30m
    
    Speaker: Berndt Muller (Duke University)
    
    Slides
  - 09:10
    
    Projections for Run-14 15m
    
    Speaker: Wolfram Fischer (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 09:25
    
    2013 p-p Run: RHIC Summary 35m
    
    Speaker: Vahid Ranjbar (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 10:00
    
    Coffee Break 30m
  - 10:30
    
    2013 p-p Run: AGS Summary 20m
    
    Speaker: Haixin Huang (Brookhaven National Lab)
    
    Slides
  - 10:50
    
    The view from STAR 20m
    
    Speaker: William Christie (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
    
    Slides
  - 11:10
    
    The view from PHENIX 20m
    
    Speaker: H. Van Hecke (STAR)
    
    Slides
- 11:30 → 13:00
  
  Lunch 1h 30m Bldg. 30, South Conference Room
  
  Bldg. 30, South Conference Room
- 13:00 → 16:31
  Session II: Observations, Challenges, Solutions in 2013 p-p run Chair: M. Bai Bldg. 30 July 25, 26, Bldg. 911A July 31
  
  Bldg. 30 July 25, 26, Bldg. 911A July 31
  
  Universe
  
  Bldg. 30 South Room and Bldg. 911A Snyder Hall
  - 13:00
    
    OPPIS Polarized Proton Source: Status and Outlook 20m
    
    Speaker: G. Atoian (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 13:20
    
    Evaluating the 2013 e-lens Lattices 20m
    
    Speaker: Yun Luo (C-AD, BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 13:40
    
    Managing Emittances: Transverse and Longitudinal 20m
    
    Speaker: Vincent Schoefer (CAD)
    
    Slides
  - 14:00
    
    Longitudinal Instability and Bunch-by-bunch Damper 20m
    
    Speaker: Kevin Mernick (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 14:20
    
    Coffee Break 30m
  - 14:50
    
    Polarization Profile: from source to RHIC 20m
    
    Speaker: Andrei poblaguev (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 15:10
    
    Polarization Transmission Efficiency on Ramp 20m
    
    Speaker: Vahid Ranjbar (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 15:30
    
    Polarized Proton Studies in AGS 20m
    
    Speaker: Yann dutheil (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 15:50
    
    Developments in Optics Measurement and Correction 20m
    
    Speaker: Chuyu Liu (CAD)
    
    Slides
  - 16:10
    
    Ramp Development and Infrastructure: Problems and Plans 20m
    
    Speaker: Al Marusic (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 16:30
    
    Adjourn 1m
Friday, 26 July
- 08:30 → 12:10
  Session III: Operations, Reliability, Instrumentation, Controls Chair: P. Ingrassia Bldg. 30, South Conference Room
  
  Bldg. 30, South Conference Room
  
  Universe
  
  Bldg. 30 South Room and Bldg. 911A Snyder Hall
  - 08:30
    
    Operations Statistics and Failure Analysis 20m
    
    Speaker: Peter Ingrassia (C-AD MCR)
    
    Slides
  - 08:50
    
    RHIC PS Reliability & Developments 20m
    
    Speaker: Donald Bruno (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 09:10
    
    RF Reliability & Developments: Low Level & High Level 20m
    
    Speaker: Kevin S Smith (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 09:30
    
    RHIC Control System Reliability & Developments 20m
    
    Speaker: John Morris (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
    
    Slides
  - 09:50
    
    Instrumentation Systems Developments in RHIC Run-13 20m
    
    Speaker: Robert Hulsart (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 10:10
    
    Coffee Break 20m
  - 10:30
    
    RHIC Run-13: Triumphs, Challenges and Disappointments 20m
    
    Speaker: Al Marusic (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 10:50
    
    Startup Run Coordination: Summary and Improvement 20m
    
    Speaker: Gregory Marr (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
    
    Slides
  - 11:10
    
    View from Operations 20m
    
    Speaker: S. Perez (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 11:30
    
    Abort Kicker System 20m
    
    Speaker: Christoph Montag (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 11:50
    
    Maintenance and Shutdown 20m
    
    Speaker: Paul Sampson (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
    
    Slides
- 12:10 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h 20m Bldg. 30, South Conference Room
  
  Bldg. 30, South Conference Room
  
  Universe
- 13:30 → 17:01
  Session IV: Preparations for Next Runs & Project Reports Chair: M. Blaskiewicz Bldg. 30 July 25, 26, Bldg. 911A July 31
  
  Bldg. 30 July 25, 26, Bldg. 911A July 31
  
  Universe
  
  Bldg. 30 South Room and Bldg. 911A Snyder Hall
  - 13:30
    
    EBIS: Status & Improvement 20m
    
    Speaker: James Alessi (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
    
    Slides
  - 13:50
    
    3 - D Stochastic Cooling 20m
    
    Speaker: J. M. Brennan (Brookhaven National labs)
    
    Slides
  - 14:10
    
    56 MHz SRF Cavity 20m
    
    Speaker: Sergey Belomestnykh (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 14:30
    
    New Instrumentation 20m
    
    Speaker: Toby Miller (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 14:50
    
    Coffee 30m
  - 15:20
    
    RHIC polarization Improvement: Status & Outlook 20m
    
    Speaker: Mei Bai (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 15:40
    
    Spin flipper Commisioning 20m
    
    Speaker: Jorg kewisch (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 16:00
    
    E-lens Commissioning 20m
    
    Speaker: Xiaofeng Gu (Collider Accelerator Department, BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 16:20
    
    p-A Collision 20m
    
    Speaker: Mei Bai (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 16:40
    
    Low Energy Cooling 20m
    
    Speaker: Alexei Fedotov (Collider-Accelerator Department, BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 17:00
    
    Adjourn 1m
Saturday, 27 July
- 08:30 → 17:00
  
  Report Writing for Closeout Wed. 31/07 Bldg. 30 July 25, 26, Bldg. 911A July 31
  
  Bldg. 30 July 25, 26, Bldg. 911A July 31
  
  Universe
  
  Bldg. 30 South Room and Bldg. 911A Snyder Hall
Sunday, 28 July
- 08:30 → 17:00
  
  Report Writing for Closeout Wed. 31/07
Monday, 29 July
- 08:30 → 17:00
  
  Report Writing for Closeout Wed. 31/07 Bldg. 30 July 25, 26, Bldg. 911A July 31
  
  Bldg. 30 July 25, 26, Bldg. 911A July 31
  
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  Bldg. 30 South Room and Bldg. 911A Snyder Hall
Tuesday, 30 July
- 08:30 → 17:00
  
  Report Writing for Closeout Wed. 31/07 .
  
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Wednesday, 31 July
- 13:30 → 16:46
  Session VI: Conclusions and Outlook Chair: T. Roser Snyder Hall, Bldg. 911A, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  
  Snyder Hall, Bldg. 911A, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  
  Universe
  - 13:30
    
    Outlook on Run-14 and beyond 25m
    
    Speaker: Wolfram Fischer (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 13:55
    
    Observations, Challenges, Solutions in 2013 p-p run 25m
    
    Speaker: Mei Bai (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 14:20
    
    Operations, Reliability, Instrumentation, Controls 25m
    
    Speaker: Peter Ingrassia (C-AD MCR)
    
    Slides
  - 14:45
    
    Preparations for Next Run & Project Reports 25m
    
    Speaker: Michael Blaskiewicz (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 15:10
    
    Coffee 20m
  - 15:30
    
    Plan for Run-14: Polarized Protons 25m
    
    Speaker: Jorg kewisch (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 15:55
    
    Plan for Run-14: 100 GeV Au-Au Collision 25m
    
    Speaker: Guillaume Robert-Demolaize (BNL/C-AD)
    
    Slides
  - 16:20
    
    Plan for Run-14: 15 GeV A0-Au Collision 25m
    
    Speaker: Christoph Montag (BNL)
    
    Slides
  - 16:45
    
    Adjourn 1m

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Bldg. 30 July 25, 26, Bldg. 911A July 31

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Bldg. 30 July 25, 26, Bldg. 911A July 31

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Snyder Hall, Bldg. 911A, Brookhaven National Laboratory

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