= LhARA pre-CDR Meeting 3rd March 2020 =

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== Agenda ==
 * Action items from last meeting.
  * KL to circulate terms of reference for the review.

 * System updates.
  * Laser driven proton and ion source.
  * Proton and ion capture.
  * Stage 1 beam transport: Beam transport and delivery to the in vitro end station.
  * Stage 2 beam transport: Post-acceleration and beam delivery to the in vivo end station.
  * Biological end stations.
  * Infrastructure and Integration.
  * Project plan for the delivery of LhARA.
  * Safety.
  * End-to-end simulation.
  * Instrumentation.
 * R&D plan and schedule.
  * Version 1 [https://ccap.hep.ph.ic.ac.uk/trac/raw-attachment/wiki/Research/DesignStudy/PreCDR/LhARA-ProjectPlan-v1.xml xml] or [https://ccap.hep.ph.ic.ac.uk/trac/raw-attachment/wiki/Research/DesignStudy/PreCDR/LhARA-ProjectPlan-v1.pdf pdf]
 * Writing the pre-CDR.
 * A.O.B.

== Notes ==
Participants: JPar, CW, AK, HTL, WS, TD,KL, JMat
Apologies: JPas

 * Action items
  * Done
 * Laser
  * AK met OE 
   * OE believes the target R&D would take 6 months.
   * KL: doesn't believe this is realistic.
   * Other areas should be included in the R&D programme such as simulation. 
 * Capture - CW
  * Discussions with Bob Bingham.
  * 5 years R&D probably not enough.
  * AK: plan has 2 years to give an answer whether the lens will work or not.
   * CW: Probably won't be able to find solution to correct for instabilities in this time frame.
  * AK: Can move decision point to before the Stage 1 TDR.
  * CW circulated first draft of pre-CDR section. 
 * Beam transport - WS
  * Meeting on Friday to discuss two options. See slides on simulation page. 
 * Beam transport - HTL
  * Updated overleaf will post-accel section and transfer line.
  * Simulations of the end station and text to go in the pre-CDR
  * For the end station look at mono-energetic beam, 15 MeV +/- 2% and the 12MeV +/- 2%.
  * For high energy in vitro look at 127MeV look at range in a water phantom.
  * Details on the transfer line to go in the pre-CDR.
 * End stations
  * Just updated the draft of the pre-CDR.
  * Will speak with Karen on Thursday.
  * Pushing on with work at Birmingham on their FLASH capabilities. Beam time allocated in April for FLASH experiments.
  * Oxford have FLASH electrons and would be good to collaborate with them.
  * Visited Rutherford Cancer Centre (sites in Reading and Newport). Plan to do experiments in the next month (not FLASH). Machines not rated to do FLASH dose rates.
 * Instrumentation. - JM
  * First draft added to Overleaf.
  * AK and JMat to meet on Thursday.
 * AOB
  * KL: Letter to STFC sent re our plans for LhARA.