1. MICE news video conference 15 march 2007 1 MICE NEWS 1.TOF0/1/2 funding 2.MICE Installation/Commissioning/Operations group (MICO) 3.Important issues from CM17 4.others

2. MICE news video conference 15 march 2007 2 As you may remember, following request from MICE collaboration, RAL end-of-year fund was sollicited for completion of TOF and KL for MICE Phase I (195 k€) INFN agreed on 9 march to accept this gift and to invoice the corresponding amount to RAL. The MICE project will be treated as part of « advanced accelerator technology projects » from now on These are very positive news (thanks all involved – even that was not easy!) INFN

3. MICE news video conference 15 march 2007 3 Setting up the Mice Installation Commissioning and Operations group --MICO-- draft circulates in Exec board Membership: MICE project manager (Paul Drumm) and/or deputy MICE Hall Manager (Chris Nelson) --> chair during installation MICE spokesperson or deputy (pres. Alain Blondel or Mike Zisman) or run coordinator --> chair during commissioning/operation representatives of MICE subsystems: Target (Chris Booth) Beam line (Kevin Tilley) TOF (Maurizio Bonesini) CKOV (Lucien Cremaldi) Tracker (Ken Long or Alan Bross) DAQ (Jean-Sebastien Graulich) Controls (Martlew) Spectrometer Solenoid (Steve Virostek) KL (Ludovico Tortora) Software (Malcolm Ellis) ( either in person or on-charge person) ISIS representative (left open for David Findlay to nominate himself or a delegate) will meet often (weekly or more) and briefly to monitor progress Web page set-up for info of MICE (see M.Ellis)

4. MICE news video conference 15 march 2007 4 brief HIGHLIGHTS from CM17 attendance 54 (incl. 10 students) Welcome by Aymar: NF (even mentionned MC!) is one of the possible futures of CERN after LHC. CERN will contribute to Design Study

5. MICE news video conference 15 march 2007 5 1. final size of upstream/downstream shields and PID was defined. 1’ scheme for design (Louvain) and fabrication (Fermilab) of shield devised 1’’ mechanical support of TOF1 and TOF2 not clear yet. 1’’’ mechanical supports of CKOV have been requested from RAL 2. first go at a strawman installation/commissionning plan 3. update on spectrometer solenoid and tracker schedule. presently expect < = 1 month delay, will try to beat this back to arrival on Nov. 1st at RAL (now 1st Dec.) 4. upstream beam monitor launched (FNAL) additional trigger counters located (GVA) waiting for TOF2 5. situation of target is on critical path. review on 9 march (speciql TB on 7 march to examin situation) 6. out-of-vault beam line design is not totally finished… (matrix is not complete, corrector and collimator schemes incomplete) 7. interesting ideas for MICE PHASE III !

6. MICE news video conference 15 march 2007 6  60 L=60  70 L=90

7. MICE news video conference 15 march 2007 7  Aspirational MICE Schedule now (unchanged since march 2006) 15 September 2007 15 August 2007? STEP I November 2007 december 2007? STEP III: begin in winter 2008 march 2008? STEP II STEP IV: fall 2008 or winter(Jan-Mar) 2009? STEP V: summer 2009 STEP VI end 2009 UK PHASE I PHASE II R&D beam line commissionning starts August 2007! PHASE I

8. MICE news video conference 15 march 2007 8 MICE Hall and infrastructure: Vault closed Cycle start INSTALLATION Commissng Operation

9. MICE news video conference 15 march 2007 9 Instrumentation/commissioning TaskMilestoneCommissioning period U/stream diagnostics13Jul0714Jul07 – 08Aug07 CKOV 114Jul0721Jul07 – 08Aug07 D/stream diagnostics14Aug0715Aug07 – 22Agu07 TOF 014Aug0715Aug07 – 22Aug07 Tracker (no solenoid)22Aug0723Aug07 – 30Aug07 TOF 122Aug0723Aug07 – 30Aug07 Downstream scint.22Aug0723Aug07 – 30Aug07 KL31Aug0701Sep07 – 15Sep07 start phase I data taking02Oct0702 Oct07 - Tracker solenoid01Nov0702Nov07 – 22Nov07 Tracker+ diffuser +TOF1+KL in solenoid 22Nov0722Nov07 – 30Nov07 Step II, first run start30Nov0723Nov07 – 21Dec07 End of run party21Dec07

10. MICE news video conference 15 march 2007 10 MAIN concerns … 1. TARGET succesful tests in beam, but with lower specs. Target system that can work with ISIS at 50Hz is still not fully demonstrated even at home or in simulation review next week (9 March) TB on 7 March. 2. beam line: some risk still involved with PSI solenoid and beam line magnets (repairs) The full matrix of momenta/emittances to be achieved has still not been demonstrated and collimator/corrector scheme is still inthe air. 3. TOF situation not completely on track yet. PHASE I : PHASE II : -- UK phase II approval -- Coupling coil for RF R&D -- SW calorimeter -- will TOF sustain RF background? …

11. MICE news video conference 15 march 2007 11 Other news: @ Organization of presence at RAL in summer and fall As guinea-pig I am in the process of organizing appartment and transport for myself and Geneva group with Ms Susan Ketels. Request for information will be circulated to MICE groups to ensure that experiment is staffed as soon as necessary Groups presence starting ~ August 1st 2007 Shifters starting ~ October 1st 2007 @ International Design Study meeting 29 30 March 2007 Register at http://www.hep.ph.ic.ac.uk/ids/communication/cern-2007-03-29/index.html @ Design study of European neutrino facility EURO was recommended by ESGARD yesterday @ Ab initio liquid hydrogen muon cooling simulations with ELMS Wade Allison; John Cobb; 'Fernow, Richard C'; Palmer, Robert; J. Phys. G: Nucl. Part.Phys. 34 (2007) 679-685 is now published