AARD

1. AARD June 17, 2011 This talk is: V:\ARDB\business\AARD_110617.pptx

2. Reorganization • Other Business

3. AARD Mission Focus has narrowed to basic R&D in high gradient acceleration methods • Science Priorities: • PWFA and FACET must be an outstanding success • Laser Acceleration – demonstrate gradient and integrated voltage gain • Microwave R&D –Defining next steps for HGRF; develop more cost-effective power sources

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7. Mechanics of the Change • Financial structure (e.g. CAMs) is unchanged • Sami, Mark, and Joel remain the leaders of the Microwave, Plasma, and Laser efforts • “Group Leader”  “Functional Leader” • Administrative duties have moved to the AARD Head: • Performance Evaluations, Training Evaluations: done in close coordination with the functional leaders • Authorizations on STAs and JSAs; Management walkthroughs

9. Mechanics of the Change—Cont’d • STAs and ATAs reviewed this month • Performance Evaluations moved to September • AARD dept heads meetings  AARD departmental meetings • Communication to/from other parts of the lab • Scientific: SLAC Colloquiua, Advanced Instrumentation Seminars, Photon Science Seminars, … • Business: ARD & AD “All Hands”, Norbert’s Blog, Persis’sWorkgroup Meetings, …

10. What you can expect from me • Keep you informed of issues that impact you • Work to secure needed resources from other departments—and—respond to requests for help from other departments • Look for opportunities to expand AARD’s engagement in other areas both inside SLAC and outside • Foster as academic a research environment as possible • Serve as advocate for AARD’s work • Strengthen cohesion of the department • Will quickly resolve any further safety issues

11. What I expect of you • 28 people now directly report to me—you must be proactive in bringing issues to my attention • In person, at a bi-weekly AARD meeting, by email, by phone, by voicemail, … • Fulfill your responsibilities • Continue to LEAD in high gradient acceleration concepts—look for opportunities to expand AARD’s reach into new R&D topics and new applications • Help make AARD a single, productive department • Maintain an outward looking perspective • This has never been more important • Keep your training current, maintain your lab spaces

12. Programmatic Priorities • Strengthen ties to the SLAC photon science program • Plasma: energy doubler; chirp cancellation • Laser: e/g manipulation; nm-class diagnostics; THz sources • Microwave: TCAV, rf undulator, energy dither, kHz-class linacs • Gun & Cathode R&D? How to engage in the ITF? • More aggressively develop new applications and seek out new collaborators and new sponsors • DARPA: compact x-ray sources • DHS: Gamma ray sources • BES: Novel radiation devices, novel electron sources • NIH/Industry: compact proton linacs • Strengthen our role in education and outreach • Continue to host the majority of graduate students in ARD • Contribute to courses at Stanford, USPAS, elsewhere • Give colloquia at select universities to broaden knowledge of SLAC’s work and to attract graduate students

13. FEL R&D Program with essential components • for LCLS II, NGLS and other FELs LCLS-II injector LCLS-II completion Zhirong Huang 2019-20 2011-12 2013-14 2015-16 2017-18 FEL Seeding schemes HXRSS SXRSS demo ECHO-7+ Laser amplitude & phase error control Beam brightness & manipulation CTF/GTF (Cathode, Gun) Injector studies (LCLS-II injector) ITF (Sector 0-9) to enable advanced beam generation, compression and laser seeding at high energy Ultrafast techniques Temporal diagnostics & timing Attosecond x-ray generation THz & Polarization THz generation Polarization ctrl. Technology development Multi bunches, detectors, short-period undulators, high-rep. rate X-ray beamline R&D

14. Injector Test Facility “ITF” in Sectors 0-9 S3 Exp Area Compressor Option • Highlights of Changes for ITF: • Add injector laser room and laser • Remove ~15 m of sector 0 injector, reusing many components • Install LCLS gun, K02, K01, and laser heater with configuration similar to LCLS • Remove 50m (4 RF stations) of linac in sector 3 (or 8) to make the experimental area • Install small laser room and Echo/HHG laser system near S3 (or S8) • Optionally install BC1 and linearizer • Upgrade diagnostics to support low-emittance, Echo-100 operation S8 Exp Area

15. Strawman Timeline for ITF • Highlights: • Careful planning required to fit installation into the 7.5 months/year FACET is not running, and to leave the accelerator functional at the end of each installation • Current planning has LCLS-III construction beginning in 2020, allowing 2 additional run years beyond the NGLS 2018 deadline.

16. Questions?(more mundane issues follow…)

17. SAFETY TRAINING

18. Vacation Usage • FY2011 vacation usage. • You are still asked to use ALL vacation accrued during FY2011. Meaning: Employees’ ending vacation balance on 9/30/2011 must be no more than it was on 9/30/2010. • Mandatory 240 hour cap in January 2012 still applies

19. Other AARD Business • Future AARD Departmental meetings (bi-weekly) • Time? • Format: • News from me • 5 minute updates from each PL, including what you need from other AARD groups and from SLAC • Brown Bag, Seminar, Lunches, Coffees, … • EEIP program • All new equipment • Legacy equipment inventoried in 44, 292; 104D, 222, 223, 225, 231, 407B/D, 407C, 611; plan due 9/30/11

20. New time for bi-weekly AARD meetings? • Fridays 1pm? • Take course 120 (Work Planning & Control)!

21. Functional Lead R2A2

22. Supervisor R2A2