= LARA CDR Meeting 8^th^ January 2019 =

== Meeting details ==

14:00 Room 532

Phone details:
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Full list of telephone contacts may be found [raw-attachment:Z0-Phone-details.pdf here].

== Agenda: ==

1. __Introduction: **//KL//**__
1. __Notes on last meeting and actions arising: **//All//**__
 * **AK:** Prepare strawman SciWire schedule.
1. __Progress; comparison to schedule: **//AK//**__
1. __Parameter table update for Gabor Lens and transport: **//KL//**__
1. __Gabor lens recommissioning update: **//CH//**__
1. __LARA CDR skeleton: update: **//All//**__
1. __Next steps:  **//All//**__
1. __AoB__

== Notes: ==

'''Present:''' JPo, CH, AK, KL, GB

'''Apologies:''' JPa, OE

1. __Introduction: **//KL//**__
 * The five-yeara plan for MedAustron produced by MUW/TUW/MedAustron has the SmartPhantom work scheduled in.  The first exposure where we can be involved is October.  Need to be ready.  This places a spotlight on, e.g., the SmartPhanton preparations.
 * Some news from discussions before Christmas.  KL made a visit to GSI and discussed with colleagues there.  There are opportunities to expand our collaborative radiobiology activities.  In addition, GSI is organising a meeting on new directions in radiobiology, KL submitted an abstract to this just before Christmas.
 * We've submitted several other abstracts: AK ot PTCOG and JPa to IPAC.  We need to post these on the wiki.
 * Discussions with the Vice Dean indicate that we should prioritise drafting a i/p to the EPSRC call for 'Big Ideas'.  KL will draft and circulate for comment.
 * At these meetings (i.e. LARA CDR), KL proposed an increased emphasis on the h/w and prototyping projects (Gabor lens, SciWire and SmartPhantom).  This should go in parallel to the development of the CDR for LARA.
1. __Notes on last meeting and actions arising: **//All//**__
 * **AK:** Prepare strawman SciWire schedule.
  * **Stands.** 
1. __Progress; comparison to schedule: **//AK//**__
 * AK requested spreadsheets from CH and KL so that he can produce the overview schedule (**action: KL, CH**).
 * SciWire/SmartPhantom update: 
  * Showcase workshop will be 19Mar19 in SAF.  Need to invite people from low-energy ion-beam facilities and manufacturers.  All are invited to provide i/p to AK.
   * JPo volunteered: GSI: Peter Forck (Beam Diag) and Marco Durante.  
  * AK will prepare schedule to end of March; focus at the moment is on the jig for winding.
 * CDR:
  * KL is late with the completion of the introduction.  No one else is late (yet).
  * JPo/JPa had a discussion on the next steps.  Parameters have been agreed.  Risk mitigation possibilities for Gabor-lens failure have been considered.  Could use DC or pulsed solenoids, warm or SC, or HTSC.  Could be a project with Oxford Instruments. No technical reason to drive us to addopt SC/HTSC.
 * Gabor lens:
  * So far preparation conforms to the schedule.
1. __Parameter table update for Gabor Lens and transport: **//KL//**__
 * Started to enter the parameters, then got pulled away.  Will be done asap.
1. __Gabor lens recommissioning update: **//CH//**__
 * Lens is now in the conditioning phase. Vacuum pumping began early in December and continued over Christmas.  Pressure is still dropping slowly (has reached 2.9E-6mBar).
 * Strategy is to condition with HV/current and then add instrumentation.  A second round of leak checking will be performed when in the various stages of reassembly.
 * Radiation protection discussions have started.  X-ray emission needs to be quantified.  
 * Wish to do a visual inspection to seek explanation for small number of breakdowns during commissioning.
 * Paper on previous measurements in preparation.  Expect update on the document in the next weeks.
1. __LARA CDR skeleton: update: **//All//**__
 * Noted above.  KL needs to finish introduction and then work shoudl begin on the more meaty sections.
1. __Next steps:  **//All//**__
 * The preparation of a more detailed simulation of SmartPhantom is now important. Need to interface with HT.  Goal is to be complete for October.
1. __AoB__
 * We agreed to meet fortnightly.  

=== Summary of actions ===

* **AK:** Prepare strawman SciWire schedule.
* **KL, CH:** Send spreadsheet version of schedules for CDR preparation and Gabor Lens to AK.