CASA Collider Review Retreat
Closing Remarks
Yuhong Zhang
February 24, 2010
A Very Successful Retreat
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A “home work” long overdue
Very informative, brought us to a higher
level of understanding of colliders
Thanks all presenters for their great
efforts for researching and preparing
talks
We may do more “retreat” in the future,
likely on special topics, such as IR design,
chromaticity correction or electron
cooling, etc.
Today’s Homework (due Next Friday)
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What parts have been missing/neglected
or grossly incorrect in the present
ELIC/MEIC design?
What part of the present ELIC/MEIC
design needs a complete rework?
What subjects/topics needs more study?
Roadmap To A Successful ELIC Design
Achievements or Goals
Last 10+ years
Developed a good EIC concept, made significant progresses on many key
R&D issues and some part of machine design
Early this month
Reviewed/scaled back main machine parameters
(This is our design “contract”)
Today
A good review of other colliders
Starting of process to build up a reference “database”
Next week
(3/1 to 3/5)
Finish the “home work”:
 identify the missing/neglected pieces in ELIC design
 identify components in the present design that needs change
Design Week
(3/7 to 3/12)
Complete a “skeleton” design, with parameters for all components
Draft a design manual (white paper), as a guide for the next level design
Delegate/assign tasks, resources and set deliverable date
Next 2.5 months
(By June 1)
Complete next level design, including all analytical calculations, lattices
and component design and parameters
An internal machine design review and an internal cost review
Next 3 months
(By Sept. 1)
Complete 1st round simulations, tracking, beam dynamics, beam-beam
One-day ELIC machine design workshop
Preparing for the next EIC AC meeting
After EIC AC
meeting
Study feedback from the AC meeting and make a plan for the next stage
Let US Working Together
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A up-to-date design book (parameters,
schemes, drawings, etc)
(likely in our CASA internal web site)
A design repository to archive design
works accessible to all members
A better project coordination
• Work breakdown
• Regular progress report
• More “problem solving” meetings
Thanks to all