1. PIP Update April 3 rd 2013

2. Agenda Summary Update – Current Activities/Updates – Startup Plans – Upcoming Talks, Reports, Meetings Updates/Talks: Trevor Butler - Linac Modulator Prototyping Yuri Alexahin - Plans for Booster Studies (transition crossing, synchro-betatron coupling)

3. Update General Info – Booster Beam: Running at reduced levels – need more RF! – Studies are underway: Apertures / Orbit Smoothing will continue – more magnet moves in future (Kiyomi) Optics correction for the next two weeks (Megan,Eliana,Yuri,Tan,Marsh,Kent) – Booster SS: Stations are operating – controls / shunt problems PIP accounts should no longer be used (Ann – working on closing out accounts) – Booster RF cavity rework – RF1 work nearly done – testing? Cavity from RF15 – shipped last week – Front and back tuners off (LCW leak repair, OK) Spare cavity work – making progress: sanded for better fit, parts in machine shop Booster RF Cavity 7 (8 also but less) has an RF leak and will likely be removed for repair – Will swap with RF 1 when ready – looks like next week soometime We will have 17/19 cavities after the next swap (up from 16) – may allow high-intensity – Booster Ferrites Low Frequency tester – modified: machined for less snug fit, ready for shipping – should test first, Second tester parts are about ready to be assembled… mu=20 cores have been ordered, Reid has not yet found a old mu=20 core for vendors to use. – RFQ – still waiting on trim / 2 nd source: Trim core will arrive in 3 weeks, then be wound – HLRF – planning site visit at vendor – Linac Modulator –talk – Booster Shielding – Scans have been written up, will be revised and transmitted to ES&H – Booster Transverse damper needs to be re-commissioned, Long damper plans started – MI Startup: New date is 3 rd week of June – funding questions still remain… Startup comments (Fernanda, Todd, Mary)

4. Upcoming Talks Future Meetings: Today: Trevor Butler - Linac Modulator Prototyping Yuri Alexahin - Plans for Booster Studies (transition crossing, synchro-betatron coupling) To be Scheduled: Dave Augustine - Vacuum Installations Finished and in Planning Jean-Paul Carneiro - TraceWin 3D Simulations of the Fermilab Linac Bill Pellico - Loss Test Scans for Shielding Assessment John Reid - Solid State Installation - Final Report

5. Upcoming Reports – Update of PIP Design Report – Yearly update work – PMG & Quarterly report in April (Date not set yet) – March status update – reports are starting to came back Budget Issues – No change from last week - – Have not heard of any new impacts from lab budget – Still struggling with Additional Overhead Cost – no resolution yet Working to address cost of spares - Please use the E-Log to put general work in progress updates/photos – weekly would be nice – if progress is being made in task