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Brookhaven National Laboratory

Nuclear and Particle Physics

Program Advisory Committee Meeting

June 15-16, 2009
Agenda

 

 

Monday, June 15, 2009

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Bldg. 510 (Physics) Room 2-160

8:30 – 9:00 Executive session

Open Session Bldg. 510 (Physics) Large Seminar Room

9:00 – 9:15 S. Vigdor: Charge to PAC; overview of long-term run planning and budgets

9:15 – 10:00 W. Fischer: Run 9 machine performance + progress on RHIC
upgrades + projections for Run 10 and 11 performance (30’ + 15’ for questions)

10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break

10:15 – 10:45 T. Ludlam: Status report on detector upgrades (20' + 10')

10:45 – 11:30 D. Kharzeev: Theory perspective on search for P- and CP-violating vacuum
fluctuations (30' + 15')

11:30 – 12:15 K. Rajagopal: Theory perspective on search for QCD critical point (30’ + 15’)

Bldg. 510 (Physics) Room 2-160

12:15 – 14:00 Lunch and Executive Session

Open Session Bldg. 510 (Physics) Large Seminar Room

14:00 – 15:00 J. Dunlop: STAR Beam Use Proposal + recent accomplishments + plans to
handle upgraded luminosity (40’ + 20’)

15:00 – 16:00 B. Jacak: PHENIX Beam Use Proposal + recent accomplishments + plans to
handle upgraded luminosity (40’ + 20’)

Bldg. 510 (Physics) Room 2-160

16:00 – 18:00 Executive session

 

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

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Executive Session Bldg. 510 (Physics) Room 2-160

9:00 – 9:30 Collaboration responses to any overnight homework assignments

9:30 – 14:00 Report preparation