Minutes from ISOLDE Physics Group meeting, 24th February 2016.

No comment to the minutes from the previous PG meeting:

Technical news:

There is still a lot of on-going shutdown work.

ISOLDE:
- All sectors are again under vacuum.
  - After the upgrade all beam lines have full range gauges.
  - The vacuum control system has been modified/improved. The operators will need short training on the new underlying system. In principle, no changes for users.
- Front-ends have been pumped and ready for first tests, after the shutdown, once the water is back next Monday.
- The Faraday cage will be cleaned Tuesday.
Control room:
- Has been moved to 508 and is increasingly operational. Minor things missing.
  - Proton request electronics and the beam gate controls still to be moved/interlinked
  - The TRAKA (key box) needs to be moved.
  - There will be installed door locks.
- In the old control room in the Hall the following will remain:
  - Some local controls
  - VISTAR screens

HIE:
- REX is starting up and debugging at the moment. Various timing issues which need to be resolved.
- The 9-gap amplifier will arrive Monday/Tuesday.
  - The other temporary amplifier will stay as a backup for ca. 1 year.
- Cryo-module 2 will arrive Tuesday
  - Keep outside space of ISOLDE and the SAS clear. It should be installed in the tunnel by Tuesday evening.
- Cryo-module 1 (repaired) will arrive end of March.

RILIS:
- Windows to be replaced on HRS and GPS
- Getting ready for Bi-test
- Eu scheme has been developed and will be tested.
508:
- The water pipes installation for the Laser labs is on halt at the moment.
  - The installation team was called for another task…
- Kitchen is now fully operational with running water.
  - Shelves to be filled. Maybe each team could have their own shelves.

ISOLDE:
- There was a spot check Tuesday.
  - It was noted that people were not wearing safety shoes in the hall.
- Please use the helmet when moving through or around in the hall.
- For the moment please wear safety shoes – if you have them – order them if you don’t, at least for local people.
- There is still an ongoing discussion on the subject: constant helmet- wearing and safety shoes – as the ISOLDE hall is a beams area.
VISITS:
- Again a busy week ahead with a VIP visit on Friday

Target production is on schedule.
First beam will be 11^th April 2016.
- Chrome beams for ISOLTRAP
A draft of 2016 Beam time schedule has been made and is now being fine-tuned.
- The schedule covers until June.

The ISOLDE yield database needs a bit of update.
- Volunteers are asked to contact Tanja from the target group.

A seminar was given by Ronald on his recent paper in Nature Physics.

The next ISOLDE PG meeting will likely be held on Wednesday 2nd March at 14:00.

There will be a seminar from Olivier Sorlin (GANIL).

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