1. 11/22/2002Gus SinnisNSF Review HiRes Operations Los Alamos National Laboratory Gus Sinnis, Michael Holzscheiter, Jim Amann, Dale Tupa, John Saraccino, Cy Hoffman, Martin Cooper, Chester Painter, Larry Marek, Neil Thompson Brief History Operational Experience LANL Overview LANL Future in HiRes

2. 11/22/2002Gus SinnisNSF Review History 9/11/01 – Army requires security clearance for access to Dugway Proving Grounds 12/14/01 – LANL asked to help HiRes 4/1/02 – LANL/Utah agreement finalized 5/1/02 – LANL takes first HiRes shift 6/6/02 – HiRes I remote operations begin

3. 11/22/2002Gus SinnisNSF Review Operational Experience LANL/Utah/Columbia interactions smooth Learning curve fairly swift HiRes II straightforward to run Troubleshooting requires experts Monitoring software needs some work Shifts now running 14 hours

4. 11/22/2002Gus SinnisNSF Review Operational Experience No LANL staff are dedicated to project –Other tasks get priority –LANL is over subscribed with tasks –Scheduling is becoming difficult Need to have dedicated people at LANL –Postdocs –Technician ½ time

5. 11/22/2002Gus SinnisNSF Review LANL Overview LANL Tax Rates –G&A 38% (28% for HiRes, offsite) –Group Tax 69% (Pays space tax) –Division Tax 19% Postdocs pay only Division Tax G&A money pays no G&A tax Net Tax Rate: 139% (19% for postdoc)

6. 11/22/2002Gus SinnisNSF Review LANL Overview Cost to operate HiRes –$8k /TSM/week –$2k /postdoc/week Funding postdocs is cost effective

7. 11/22/2002Gus SinnisNSF Review LANL Contributions FY02 –15k from Division (no taxes) to manage funds –80k from LDRD (87% tax rate) FY03 –24k from Division manage funds/participate in collaboration –Working with Bill Press, Division, and Group

8. 11/22/2002Gus SinnisNSF Review LANL Future in HiRes LANL very supportive of our work 4 staff now collaboration members Are looking for funds for a postdoc Would like to be involved in science –Postdoc at LANL –LDRD funds for staff to participate Need postdocs for long-term operations