| 3 | | == Connection details == |
| | 3 | == Summary of actions == |
| | 4 | * **KL**: Create draft response to referees. |
| | 5 | * **KL**: Create ICHEP talk rehearsal slot for week of 27Jul20 |
| | 6 | |
| | 7 | **Present:** JPar, KL, AK, TSD, AP, AG, HTL, TG, WS, PA, CW, OE, JPa, RB, JM |
| | 11 | 1. [wiki:Research/DesignStudy/Meetings/2020/2020-07-14 Notes of previous meetings] and actions: |
| | 12 | * **KL**: Create draft response to referees. |
| | 13 | * **Stands.** |
| | 14 | * **KL/WS**: to exchange emails with AK re "restart" of experiment and simulation meetings. |
| | 15 | * **Done.** Will do same as before, ~30 mins, will do it on Tuesday PM. Do it just before LhARA meeting. Use same ZOOM booking. |
| | 16 | * **KL**: Organise LhARA logo competition. |
| | 17 | * **Done.** |
| | 18 | |
| | 19 | 2. Status of pre-CDR publication: **KL/All** \\ |
| | 20 | Referees' comments have been received: see the top of the [wiki:Research/DesignStudy/PreCDR/Publication pre-CDR publication wiki page]. \\ |
| | 21 | [raw-attachment:2020-07-21-Response.pdf Skeleton of response document]. \\ |
| | 22 | We reviewed the referees comments and discussed our responses. We agreed that a draft response and revised paper would be circulated this Friday. |
| | 23 | |
| | 24 | 3. Preparation of response to referees: **KL, ALL** |
| | 25 | * Next week. |
| | 26 | |
| | 27 | 4. Updates: |
| | 28 | - Capture section: **CW** |
| | 29 | - Working towards ERC proposal. In particular, trying to get a consistent project plan. TSD and HTL continue to make good progress and will provide updates below. |
| | 30 | - Simulation: |
| | 31 | - Particle production at laser target: **HTL** |
| | 32 | - HTL is checking the convergence, now focusing on the dependence of the spectrum on the cell size. He has initial particle distributions which he is now starting to analyse. A long, high-resolution run is "in the computer" and will be analysed when it is complete (Thursday). |
| | 33 | - TG: notes that he has seen a [https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-019-0140-x paper] in which two beams at 90^o^ to each other, each at 45^o^ to the foil are used to increase particle production. RB commented that there are studies TNSA can be enhanced by sending a second pulse and exploiting its ponderomotive force to enhance production. OE notes that such schemes could be used for LhARA, but had specified simplest. |
| | 34 | - Gabor lens simulation: **TSD** |
| | 35 | - TSD has looked into simulation for first simulation of the lens. Dynamics of electrons in lens is being considered. At the present he has not been able to create a discharge and is investigating why a discharge is not initiated. The execution speed is also being investigated. Also worrying about speed. At the last meeting a discussion was initiated about the relative priorities of the various simulations in the light of the ERC proposal deadline. |
| | 36 | - Any other simulation |
| | 37 | - No further update. OPAL installation underway on IC cluster underway. Some issues being addressed with S.Fayer. |
| | 38 | |
| | 39 | 5. Status of preparation of Expression of Interest for the [https://epsrc.ukri.org/funding/calls/second-call-for-transformative-healthcare-technologies-pre-announcement-and-engagement-event/ EPSRC Transformative Healthcare Technologies call]: **KL, ALL** \\ |
| | 40 | //Need for: // |
| | 41 | * New "institute collage" for talks and publicity: **TSD** \\ |
| | 42 | [raw-attachment:Slide_v3.pdf Updated institute slide released after the meeting.] All are asked to comment. |
| | 43 | * LhARA logo competition: \\ |
| | 44 | Temporary [wiki:Research/DesignStudy/LhARA-logo-competition page on wiki] to collate entries has been made. KL is keeping the mapping of "entry Id" to designer. |
| | 45 | |
| | 46 | 6. Conference contributions: **All** |
| | 47 | * ICHEP -- Parallel session contributing; see http://ichep2020.org |
| | 48 | - [raw-attachment:2020-07-29-LONG-ICHEP-LhARA-d1.pptx Draft slides] \\ |
| | 49 | We agreed that **all** would send comments on the slides and that **KL** would book a rehearsal slot for next week. |
| | 50 | |
| | 51 | 7. AOB |
| | 52 | * None. |
| | 53 | |
