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NSD Update

NSD Update. James Symons 9/14/09. 88-Inch Cyclotron / Accelerator Based Nuclear Science News. Element 114 Confirmation Fixed Vacuum Leak in “D” - July 2009 $1.88m ARRA Funding Move to different RF Tube Intensity Upgrade with new Injection System

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NSD Update

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  1. NSD Update James Symons 9/14/09

  2. 88-Inch Cyclotron / Accelerator Based Nuclear Science News • Element 114 Confirmation • Fixed Vacuum Leak in “D” - July 2009 • $1.88m ARRA Funding • Move to different RF Tube • Intensity Upgrade with new Injection System • Signature of Extension of MOA through 2015 Imminent • GRETINA Installation has started in Cave 4C • Capital equipment ($900k) • DOE and MSU signed cooperative agreement to build FRIB (completion around 2017/18) • Two meetings: Rare Isotope Summer School, JUSEIPEN

  3. Historic Repair of 88-Inch Cyclotron’s Suspended Two-Ton Cover Plate By Jim Morel 7/31/09

  4. 88-Inch Cyclotron / Accelerator Based Nuclear Science News • Element 114 Confirmation • Fixed Vacuum Leak in “D” - July 2009 • $1.88m ARRA Funding • Move to different RF Tube • Intensity Upgrade with new Injection System • Signature of Extension of MOA through 2015 Imminent • GRETINA Installation has started in Cave 4C • Capital equipment ($900k) • DOE and MSU signed cooperative agreement to build FRIB (completion around 2017/18) • Two meetings: Rare Isotope Summer School, JUSEIPEN

  5. Started at the 88” Cyclotron System Assembly Support structure in Cave 4C NSCL User Workshop

  6. 88-Inch Cyclotron / Accelerator Based Nuclear Science News • Element 114 Confirmation • Fixed Vacuum Leak in “D” - July 2009 • $1.88m ARRA Funding • Move to different RF Tube • Intensity Upgrade with new Injection System • Signature of Extension of MOA through 2015 Imminent • GRETINA Installation has started in Cave 4C • Capital equipment ($900k) • DOE and MSU signed cooperative agreement to build FRIB (completion around 2017/18) • Two meetings: Rare Isotope Summer School, JUSEIPEN

  7. Challenges • Short term • Get VENUS Running • Prepare for GRETINA RUN in 2011 • Reinvigorate Trapping Program • Medium term • “Heavy Element Upgrade” • Injection AIP Project • BGS Focal plane: gas stopper • Detector Upgrades • Long Term • Replacement of the 88

  8. Small Digression • Sometimes you get what you ask for, although it may take a little longer than expected; • 2001 NSAC Long range plan laid out a broad vision for the field: important questions, big plans • 2001 • RIA $1BN 2012 • Jlab 12GeV Upgrade $160M 2008 • DUSEL $130M 2009 • RHIC II $100M 2010 • (eRHIC) circa 2015

  9. Small Digression • Sometimes you get what you ask for, although it may take a little longer than expected; • 2001 NSAC Long range plan laid out a broad vision for the field: important questions, big plans • 2001 2009 • FRIB $1BN 2012 $550M 2018 • Jlab 12GeV Upgrade $160M 2008 $350M 2014 • DUSEL $130M 2009 >$1B 2017 • RHIC II $100M 2010 $80M 2014 • (eRHIC) circa 2015 After 2020

  10. Drivers for Accelerator-based LENP program in next 8 years • FRIB Construction • FRIB Instrumentation • Isotope Production Program

  11. Neutrinos, etc. • DUSEL Progress • Project Office on Campus • NSF S4 Awards • DIANA • Majorana • CUORE • Prototype Crystals look great • CD2/3 imminent • KamLAND • Purification for Solar Neutrino Phase going well • DUSEL Science Report

  12. Solving the Solar Neutrino Problem SNO ~1 kton D2O water Cherenkov 6 kmwe overburden KamLAND ~1 kton mineral oil scintillation 3 kmwe overburden

  13. Solar Physics with Neutrinos

  14. Challenges • Short Term • Data taking for Kamland Solar Phase • “CD-1” for Majorana “Demonstrator Project” • Start Construction Phase of CUORE • Medium Term • CUORE • Technical design of DIANA • Demonstrator at Sanford Lab • Long Term • DUSEL Experiments

  15. Another Digression • If DUSEL goes ahead, it will be focus of activity for US groups: • Long baseline neutrino experiments • Dark Matter Searches • Neutrinoless double-beta decay • Nuclear Astrophysics • . . .

  16. Nuclear Theory News • Spin Workshop • New Arrival - Wick Haxton, Joint Appointment with UCB • Submitted materials for DOE Program Review • Submitted two topical center proposals: • Quantitative Jet and Electromagnetic Tomography (JET) of Extreme Phases of Matter in Heavy-ion Collisions, • XN Wang, B Mueller, PIs • Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Astrophysics through high performance computing • W. Haxton, G. Fuller PIs

  17. Challenges • Short Term • Catching their breath • Medium Term • Topical Center(s) • Long Term • Computational End Station

  18. RNC News • Long polarized proton run completed, including first data at 500Gev • DOE/BNL proceeding with Heavy Flavor Tracker • Four calorimeter modules installed in ALICE • Interviews for open positions

  19. RNC News • Long polarized proton run completed at RHIC, including first data at 500Gev • DOE/BNL proceeding with Heavy Flavor Tracker • CD1 Review in November • Four calorimeter modules installed in ALICE • 4/11 of Calorimeter for first running • Scientific case for additional modules • Interviews for open positions

  20. Challenges • Short term • ALICE Computing at PDSF and LLNL • New Hires • RHIC Low Energy Scan • Medium Term • Physics with HFT, ALICE • Long Term • EIC, or…

  21. Challenges • Short term • ALICE Computing at PDSF and LLNL • New Hires • RHIC Low Energy Scan • Medium Term • Physics with HFT, ALICE • Long Term • EIC, or…

  22. Digression • Directors Review Report is on its way • Division’s Program Outstanding • Observation • Spread rather thin • Recommendations • New Chemistry faculty • New Staff in Low Energy

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