I enclose the following message from Phil Pile on the RHIC operations, I does also contain useful links for up to date information. regards Flemming ------------------------------------------------------ Flemming Videbaek Physics Department Brookhaven National Laboratory tlf: 631-344-4106 fax 631-344-1334 Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 2:24 PM Subject: FY2001-2002 C-A Operations AGS SEB Schedule > > To FY 2001-2 C-AD experimenters and others: > > I have placed yet another revised FY01-02 C-AD Operations schedule on the > web.. http://server.c-ad.bnl.gov/esfd then click on "FY 2001-2002 C-AD RHIC > Operations Schedule" in the left frame. The schedule reflects current year > budget problems as well as anticipated problems with the FY 2002 operations > budget. Todd's weekly summaries of C-AD events can be found by clicking on > "Weekly Operations Schedule" and then click on "Schedule Updates". Detailed > RHIC system commissioning and turn-on schedules can be found at > http://www.agsrhichome.bnl.gov/AP/Status/. > > SEB Secedule: > > I regret that we have insufficient funds to begin SEB operations in July. > The revised plan is to begin on 1 Aug and run until AGS polarized proton > studies begin, presently set for mid-September. If polarized commissioning > is delayed we will continue to run SEB. The plans for FY 2002 are uncertain > at this time. > > We will do our best to maximize the physics output for the dollars we get in > FY 2002. Keep in mind that the FY 2002 budget is far from a done deal. > Hopefully, Congress will get behind basic research and will add a > significant increment to the Presidential Budget for C-AD accelerator > operations. > > RHIC Update: > > On a bright note, the RHIC Yellow ring dipole short was found and fixed. The > entire Yellow ring should be once again cryostable sometime Monday. > Meanwhile, work with beam in the Blue ring will continue this weekend. If > things go well from here on, we should establish collisions in RHIC by late > this month or early July. > > best regards, > Phil >
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