HPRF Faraday Activities in support of LCUK

1. HPRF Faraday Activities in support of LCUK David Wilcox Doug Clunie HPRF Faraday Partnership 13 April 2007

2. HPRF FARADAY PARTNERSHIP • An inclusive partnership of UK based industrial, governmental and academic organisations to develop & support a growing business built round microwave power • Commonality in technology and organisation across applications areas. • Sponsor courses in Microwave Power Engineering • Three special interest groups, led by industry with academic & government support • Accelerators • Industrial processing • Defence

3. Background • HPRF Faraday initially sponsored by DTI and PPARC to support the Accelerator Community • Remit broadened to include other application areas • Industrial partners have strongly supported activities. • DTI funding for Partnership ceases September 2007! • New model for continuation of partnership with self generated funding agreed. • Partnership will continue until needed no longer!

4. Our approach is to :- • Engage industry, government laboratories and universities to pool knowledge and know-how i.e. networking, technology watch and exchange • Maintain and share up to date intelligence on future projects requiring RF technology • Provide asingle, coordinating point of contact for RF systems specified for future projects • Inform international projects of UK capability • Develop and maintain research strategy and capability

5. Special Interest Groups Industrial Processing Club • Multidisciplinary National Centre for research, prototyping and exploitation. • Pursuing specific applications, mining and industrial processing – large potential growth • Sustainable manufacturing technology • Overlap with Deffence and Accelerator technology

6. Special Interest Groups Defence Industries Club • Provides technical and technology advice and support to MoD, OGDs (and others) • Brings together UK academia, government (e.g. Dstl), Industry (e.g. MBDA, e2v), SMEs etc. Inclusivity is crucial. • Significant guidance given to education and training programmes within UK academia • Holds a comprehensive understanding of the UK HPRF capabilities

7. Special Interest Groups Accelerator Industry Club • Scientific Research , Security and Medical Applications • High Power Components and subsystems • Fostering international links • Bring together researchers and Industry and make case for industrial support • Participate as industry facilitator in R&D programmes

8. PPARC ASTeC Lancaster University Strathclyde Oxford Queen Mary Nottingham University? Cockcroft Institute John Adams Institute E2v TMD Oxford Danfizik Milmega Shakespeare Engineering Accelerator Club members

9. Interests of Accelerator club • EIfast • ILC • MICE • Neutrino Factory • BASROC • CXR

10. Activities In Support of LCUK • Accelerator club supported EIFast since beginning • Represented UK industry, rather than individual companies! • Provided EIFast board member. • Played leading role in 2006 EIFast XFEL Industry Workshop at DESY during May 9-10 2006 • Agreed with DESY opportunity for greater UK role in conjunction with ASTeC

11. Activities In Support of LCUK • Supported initiatives to establish SCRF capability in UK • Made case for economic benefits of active participation in ILC etc • None successful so far. • But Industry has bid successfully for contacts for couplers and?

12. DESY and EIFast • DESY set up EIFast to encourage industrial participation in LC science and technology • Took lead and provided Chair and secretariat • Has indicated that they wish to hand over or share these roles. • UK has expressed interest in playing greater role • Faraday has made a number of proposals to PPARC for support since Feb 2006 • Gained agreement from PPARC/CCLRC for limited funding to pursue this. Nov 2006

13. DESY board of directors Nov 2006? • DESY welcomes the efforts made by British industry and research representatives to gain additional resources, e.g. public funds, in order to support EIFast's activities. • DESY remains further on actively engaged within the framework of EIFast and will provide financial support and personnel for EIFast's activities to the hitherto existing extent. • If the British initiative to gain additional resources achieves success therein, DESY would welcome a jointly coordinated redistribution of tasks and responsibilities among all involved parties within the framework of EIFast bodies

14. Progress? since September • Agreement with PPARC/ CCLRC for Faraday to respond positively to DESY call • Faraday partners confirmed desire for Partnership to continue post DTI funding • Way ahead identified based on generation of funds through contractual activities. • PPARC /CCLRC merged to form STFC • We still await funding

15. Perceived Benefits and Outputsto STFC • Take the lead in drafting a follow-on programme wider interest and relevance to the greater accelerator community • Grow a new enthusiasm within European industry for taking an active interest in the design and construction of accelerators • Encourage and facilitate collaborations and consortia including UK companies that are both technically and commercially prepared to compete on the world stage for major contracts

16. Perceived Benefits and Outputsto STFC • Form an efficient conduit for the exchange of technology and business information • The facilitation of training and teaching of interested partners, in particular those from industry, in required disciplines • The organisation of workshops, and other focussed gatherings. • The acquisition of a position of influence within European funding sources • Collaboration with the European ILC GDE

17. Proposal to STFC- we offer • The negotiation and completion of the transfer of the EIFast secretariat to the UK. • The setting up of a secretariat within the UK capable of providing the infrastructure needed to support the activities adequately • The preparation through to acceptance by the EIFast Board of a new programme of activity

18. Proposal • The attendance at meetings at DESY and hosting of meetings at the Daresbury Laboratory until April 2008. • Working to increase the participation in Eifast of both UK and European Companies and organisations • Working to ensure coherence within the UK’s Knowledge Exchange practitioners

19. Way forward • ???????