What Should We Do?

Some Formal Points• The duration of the project will be 4 years• The request for EU funding needs to be reduced• The number of JRAs needs to be reduced

– Suggested is to merge at least LED, EUROdrive and High Gradient

– Will give more flexibility in distribution of resources

• From ILC, a number of additional requests to extend the FP7 bids came in late– Will be integrated where they fit– But request already has been too large

• Firm commitments are to be made before end of September

EUROdrive Topics

• 1) Drive beam phase feedback system• 2) Drive beam alignment and tuning procedures• 3) Breakdown measurements in CTF3

– High Gradient

• 4) CLIC machine protection system– Also GADGET

• 5) Main beam simulation studies– Very low level of resources

• 6) Longitudinal bunch profile measurements– Also GADGET

LED Topics• 1) Demonstrate main linac quadrupole stability• 2) Explore sub nanometer stability for final

doublet quadrupoles• 3) Characterise the noise of different machine

components in CTF3– add ATF2, but needs not be part of FP7

• 4) Develop ultra-fast transverse feedback system– What needs to be done beyond FONT?

• 5) Main beam luminosity studies.– Very small amount of resources

LED Topics II• 6) Determination of requirements for IP

instrumentation, stabilisation and feedback– It is not clear how this can be tied to CTF3. Possible if

small request of resources.

• 7) Test of girder and quadrupole alignment equipment with beam

• 8) Accelerating structure alignment on the girders and to the beam

• 9) Development of fast beamstrahlung and beam energy monitors that can resolve the beam pulse

• 10) Crab cavity development and tests in CTF3

LED Topics III

• 11) Laser wire

• 12) Design of alternative ILC interaction regions– Could be integrated but hard to justify

resource requests

• 13) Beam dumps– Were not in the scope of the LED JRA,

mainly looks like engineering

Combined Topic List• 1) Drive beam phase feedback

– Mainly address the phase monitor

• 2) Longitudinal profile monitor– to be coordinated with GADGET

• 3) Beam tuning studies– mainly focus on the drive beam– maybe can add a little for ATF2– Need to fit program development in

• 4) Machine protection– mainly focus on loss monitors– can integrate some simulations– to be coordinated with GADGET

Combined Topic List II• 5) Demonstration of 1nm stability in main linac• 6) Sub-nanometer stability for final doublet• 7) Precision alignment equipment• 8) Accelerating structure mechanical alignment• 9) Crab cavities• 10) Laser wire• 11) Supporting simulation studies

– I consider this vital– Can include design– Will probably get limited funding

New Topic List III

• 11) Things from the seperate lists that are well enough supported– Fast feedback– Luminosity monitoring– Beam dump

• 12) High gradient and precision topics

Next Steps• Programme must be established before

beginning of September• Firm commitments need to be made before end

of September• Need more formal approach

– Everyone is to provide a description of their contribution

– Requested resources must be specified– Matching funds must be specified (>2*request)

• Indication of level of certainty

– We will send out a template

• Will need to reduce requests soon– Make sure that yours are registered in time

Other Points• Organisation into JRAs and tasks will need to

be done– But should be relatively transparent for the work

• The formal contacts in your laboratory need to be prepared– The reporting will later be based on a scientific

and an administrative path

• We should meet in person– Presentations at CARE meeting (September 10)– Maybe use time of CLIC meeting (October 16-18)

for technical preparation of the bids

Required Information• Fill in the template as soon as possible

– If you have questions contact us

• First selection will be made on matching funds– Make sure you can bring a firm commitment as

soon as possible

• The programme needs to be well defined– Objectives will be required– Work description will also be required– In activities involving several partners this may

take a bit more time• Still be quick with the commitment confirmation