1. Point 5: ALICE HOMBPM setup
Any HOMBPM system will have to be implemented from scratch, because:
all the boards are custom boards
Although we have access/copy of the DESY MATLAB program routines we do not have the access to the core “ttf” routines which actually move the magnets - what we have access to is effectively a wrapper program not the core program. Also it is very unlikely that ASTEC will want to use MATLAB as they use LABVIEW as their main machine control program.
Nathan Eddy is responsible for most of the board design and electronic implementation now – I have tentatively asked him about costs in the past, however I never received a reply formally or informally…….. The original design and implementation was made by the original SLAC group (Joe etc…)

2. Point 6: ALICE shift schedule
Nawin has been put on list to undergo safety training – Andy Goulden
No University people have been included on the shift roster – there are several reasons for this……
Anyone outside of ASTEC does not have write permission to update the shift rosters (read only), there are general disparities since Niomi (who was previously in charge of the shift rosters) left.
ALICE is still in the “Commissioning” phase……….

3. Point 7: XB08 abstract
Rapid cavity prototyping and large scale electromagnetic simulations using a Globalised Scattering Matrix Approach for the CLIC X-Band linac
The globalised cascaded scattering matrix technique is a well proven, practical method that can be used to simulate large accelerating RF structures in which realistic fabrication errors to be incorporated in an efficient manner without the necessity to re-mesh the entire geometry.
The globalised scattering matrix technique allows one to obtain the Scattering matrix for a structure of any size from which the resonant frequencies may be directly inferred; applying a mode matching criteria at each of the subsections used to generate the global scattering matrix allows the electromagnetic (e.m.) fields to be calculated. If implemented correctly the method allows rapid e.m. field calculations to be obtained for both cavity prototyping and for large scale electromagnetic simulations. Herein we present simulations applied to the baseline X-Band accelerating cavities for CLIC, in which aspects of both rapid cavity prototyping and large scale simulations are detailed.

4. Point 8: Other things. Went to CST workshop with Nawin:
CST can only be purchased as a yearly subscription
1 academic licence will cost ~£5000
CST is upgradeable to MPI and 64bit for a nominal fee
We are currently using the ASTEC licences on a good faith basis; however this situation cannot last and already
It may be possible to split the cost of a single academic licence with Liverpool University – if we do, do this then we will need a Licence manager system – such as CONDOR.
Nawin is limited by the amount of RAM present on the towers that he can access here at DL, it will not be possible to setup a DL VPN to access CST from Manchester (as this would cause problems) – It may be possible to bring a Manchester machine here to DL and run CST on it; however DL IT must give their approval for this first….
At present there is no Licence manager system in place, so Mr Smith and I are working on putting one in place to ensure that ASTEC will always be able to get hold of a CST licence, i.e. setting up a hierarchal system (we will be at the bottom since we have not contributed towards the cost of CST)….
Setting up CONDOR system with Mr Smith.
Safety issues here at CI – lone worker scheme means we must use the STFC SBES system after hours.
I was granted access to the MEW webpage 14/10/08 (Tuesday) – in process of updating it.