1. PIP Update Sept. 18 th 2013

2. Agenda Summary Update – Current Activities/Updates – Recent PIP News – Upcoming Talks, Reports, Meetings Updates/Talks: Pat Sheahan - Plans for new Ferrite Measurements and Tuner Integration Dan Bollinger - Source Development

3. Update General Info – PreAcc Beam: RFFQ Driver PA changed – looks much better – Linac Beam: General Tuning – Booster Beam: Tuning – beam for HEP (When source is behaving – Booster @ ~4E12 10 - 14 turns -> MI – Studies still underway: Transverse damper studies – not yet started – need to put system back together Cogging software work continues – old system used in operation Booster orbit smoothing – looks fine except for L22 (suspect misalignments) Booster optics software – meeting next week to work out study plan Booster Longitudinal dampers –software effort just starting, new boards? – Booster RF cavity rework Cavity from RF17 reinstalled yesterday – had a vacuum issue Booster RF19 tuner work underway – cavity on lathe getting ready for re-facing of inner flanges RF8 removed last week because of RF leakage (this was the first refurbished) is in test area – There is some evidence of arching on back tuner Spare Cavity Work – brazing plans? – Booster Ferrites (Talk today by Pat on first batch of low mu cores) Were due 2 nd or 3 rd week of July – – Low Mu cores 60 on 8/23 ship 9/11, 60 on 9/6 ship 9/18 and 76 (balance) on 9/27 ship 10/3 – High mu cores – we are preparing a response before the next batch is made – HLRF – PO all signed off – but issues with purchasing agreement CPFF is causing issues!!! Looking into an alternate SBK design Releasing spec to CPI for SBK – looks very promising – Linac Modulator - testing continues (HV probes being purchased to allow for testing) – Booster Shielding – Discussions on how to proceed with beam based measurements and MARS – Short Kickers under test (Hardware of kicker PS is progressing – maybe a status talk?)

4. Recent PIP Budget/News Supplemental Funding – approved and nearly spent Several items still in bidding process - Budget Issues – Submitted FY14 labor and Budget – Labor plan is in place – entirely expect it to change – PIP 11 M FY14 budget uploaded – New director has not given any signal to PIP to slow down or change course (setting up meeting for Nigel tour of PS) Labor Issues – We have not had the expected labor on a few parts of PIP – Cavity refurbishment is the most glaring shortfall MSD techs are supposedly available – waiting upon Matt for guidance Looking into other options to move this process along -Please use the E-Log to put general work in progress updates/photos – weekly would be nice – if progress is being made in task -Need to post

5. Upcoming Talks Sept 18: Dan Bollinger - Source Development Future Meetings to be Scheduled: Kiyomi – Booster cogging plans Eddy – Booster damper plans Bill Pellico - Loss Scans and Shielding Assessment Jon Reid - Solid State Installation - Final Report Tan – RFQ Summary (after install of corrector and source B operating)