RHIC Retreat 2005 Overall Agenda

Opening Session – June 15 (AM)

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8:30-10:30
Welcome	D. Lowenstein	10
Opening address and overview	D. Lowenstein	40
Future operation scenarios	T. Roser	25
Overview RHIC Physics	S. Mioduszewski	45
10:30-11:00	coffee break
11:00-12:20
Run-5 Cu-Cu	F. Pilat	25
Run 5 P-P	M. Bai	25
Run 5 Injectors	L. Ahrens	20
Retreat organization:	F.Pilat	10

Machine Operations – June 16 (AM)

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8:30-10:10
Machine reliability and uptime	P.Ingrassia	20
Reliability Cu Run-5: HE vs. LE	F. Pilat	20
Orbit mysteries: clues and cures	V. Ptitsyn	20
The view from operations	L. Hammons	20
The “3-ring circus”: Booster operations with RHIC and NSRL	K. Gardner	20
10:10-10:40	coffee break
10:40-12:00
Configuration control	G. Marr	20
Ramp software, where do we go?	T. Satogata	20
Instrumentation: do we have all we need?	V. Litvinenko	20
ZDC’s: from renting to ownership	T. Russo	15
BLAM	L. Ahrens	15

Experiments, Developments, Model – June 17 (AM)

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8:30-10:00
AP experiments: spin-off and selected results in Run-5	H. Huang	30
Stochastic cooling	M. Brennan	25
Towards 110 bunches	W. Fischer	15
Decoupling on the ramp	Y. Luo	20
10:00-10:30	coffee break
10:30-12:10
Offline and online model	N. Malitsky	20
Transition studies	J. Wei	20
Beam based alignment	T. Satogata	20
10 Hz orbit feedback	C. Montag	20
AP experiments: plans for FY2006-07	F. Pilat	20

Machine and Experiments – June 15 (PM)

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14:00 - 15:30
Introduction and projections	W. Fischer	15
PHOBOS	P. Steinberg	15
STAR	W. Christie	30
PHENIX	J. Lajoie	30
15:30-16:00	coffee break
16:00-17:30
BRAHMS	J.H. Lee	30
Scheduling physicist	C. Montag	20
Liaison physicist	A. Drees	20
Discussion	W. Fischer	20

Accelerator Systems – June 16 (PM)

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14:00-15:30
BPM’s, again	R. Michnoff	30
Polarimetry	A. Bravar	20
Polarimeters, cold snake	H. Huang	20
RF systems	M. Brennan	20
15:30-16:00	coffee break
16:00-17:30
Controls systems	J. Morris	20
Power supplies	D. Bruno	20
Cryogenics system	T. Nicoletti	10
Vacuum and NEG pipes	D. Weiss	20
PLL and Schottky	P. Cameron	20
Jet Camera	D. Trbojevic	10

Closing Session – June 17 (PM)

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14:00-15:30
Tevatron Update	J.P. Morgan	30
Run 6 – heavy ions	A. Drees	25
Run 6 – polarized protons	V. Ptitsyn	25
Retreat closeout and deliverables	F.Pilat	10
RETREAT SUMMARY