Feb. 24-26, 2010
at IBARAKI Quantum Beam Research Center, Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan
Committee Members:
Dan Alan NEUMANN (NIST, USA) (Chair)
Guenter BAUER (Germany)
Stephen Michael BENNINGTON, (ISIS, UK)
Kurt Noergaard CLAUSEN (PSI, Switzerland)
John R. HAINES (ORNL, USA)
Toshiji KANAYA (Kyoto Univ.)
Yoshiaki KIYANAGI (Hokkaido Univ.)
Robert A. ROBINSON (ANSTO, Australia)
Kazuyoshi YAMADA (Tohoku Univ.)
Report
Report of the Neutron International Advisory Committee, 24 – 26 February 2010 (PDF)
Agenda
| Feb. 24 (Wed.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Closed Session | ||
| 11:00 | Opening Remark | ||
| Project Overview | |||
| 11:10 | PO-01 | J-PARC Overview (20+5) | Ikeda |
| 11:35 | PO-02 | MLF Overview (20+5) | Ikeda |
| 12:00 | Lunch | ||
| Neutron Instruments | |||
| 13:00 | NI-01 | Neutron Scattering Facility - Overview (40+10) | Arai |
| 13:50 | NI-02 | Neutron Instruments (I) (Diffraction etc.) (25+10) | Kamiyama |
| 14:25 | NI-03 | Neutron Instruments (II) (Inelastic Scattering etc.) (25+10) | Nakajima |
| 15:00 | Break | ||
| 15:15 | NI-04 | Data acquisition & Analysis software (MLF computing Environment) (30+10) | Nakatani |
| 15:55 | NI-05 | Neutron detector development and 3He shortage (25+10) | Soyama |
| 16:30 | NI-06 | Neutron devices development (I) (25+5) | Soyama |
| 17:00 | NI-07 | Neutron devices development (II) (25+5) | Shimizu |
| 17:30 | Closed Session | ||
| 18:00 | Reception at IBARAKI Quantum Beam Research Center | ||
| Feb. 25 (Thu.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30 | Closed Session | ||
| 9:00 | NI-08 | Sample environments (20+10) | Yokoo |
| 9:30 | NI-09 | Infrastructure (buildings, Laboratories etc) (25+10) | Aizawa |
| 10:05 | NI-10 | Safety (radiological, chemical, mechanical safeties) (20+10) | Suzuya |
| 10:35 | Break | ||
| 10:50 | NI-11 | User support system (Proposal submission etc.) (20+10) | Takada |
| 11:20 | NI-12 | Out-reach contributions (publications, user society, etc) (20+10) | Otomo |
| 12:00 | Lunch | ||
| Neutron Source | |||
| 12:50 | NS-01 | Overview (20+5) | Futakawa |
| 13:15 | NS-02 | Future Plan and Lifetime Estimation of Mercury Target (10+5) | Haga |
| 13:30 | NS-03 | Design of Separate Type Targets (15+5) | Haga |
| 13:50 | NS-04 | R&D in the Verification Phase of Pressure-wave/Cavitation Mitigation Technologies (20+5) | Ida |
| 14:15 | NS-05 | Progress of bubbling system for pitting damage mitigation (20+5) | Kogawa |
| 14:40 | NS-06 | (1) Monitoring System of Mercury Target Failure using Radioactivity Measurement & (2) Radiological Issue of the Bubbling System (30+5) | Kasugai |
| 15:15 | Break | ||
| 15:30 | NS-07 | 3-GeV proton beam profile on the mercury target and new proton beam window (25+5) | Meigo |
| 16:00 | NS-08 | Cryogenic Hydrogen System (25+5) | Aso |
| 16:30 | NS-09 | (1) Toward the next moderator fabrication for JSNS & (2)R&D on Low Activation Decoupler (15+10+5) | Teshigawara |
| 16:45 | NS-10 | Ooi | |
| 17:00 | NS-11 | (1) Installation of In-vessel Helium Circulation System & (2) Issues of Off-gas Process (25+5) | Kasugai |
| 17:30 | Closed Session | ||
| 18:00 | Adjourn | ||
| 18:30 | Banquette at "Hakkaku" | ||
| Feb. 26 (Fri.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 | Closed Session | ||
| 12:00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 | Summary | ||
| 14:30 | J-PARC Tour | ||
| 17:30 | Adjourn | ||
| 18:00 | Dinner at "Shusenbo" | ||
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