TRIUMF Canadas National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear
TRIUMF Canada’s National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics State of TRIUMF Users Meeting August 1 -3, 2007
TRIUMF Statistics • • ~500 scientists and staff on campus ~90 (50+40) staff MDS Nordion(45 K treatments /wk) 1000 users (large fraction non-Canadian) 2000 visitors per year (many school kids) • Particle physics (external CERN and Japan) – Small internal program • Nuclear physics (world leading ISOL program) • Life Sciences (primarily with UBC) • Material Sciences (national & international)
State of TRIUMF (PP) • High quality world class research in energy frontier particle physics – LHC accelerator program successful – ATLAS detector program successful – Tier One Center about to begin (national CFI) – Expanding ATLAS Analysis Group • Excellent neutrino program in T 2 K Thanks to Alan Astbury for LHC Program
State of TRIUMF (NP) • • • World Leading ISOL facility Medium beta SRF linear acceleration successful High beta underway First experiments running at ISAC-II TIGRESS and TITAN about to commence – Major investment in state-of-art detector systems • Will strengthen technical support infrastructure • New beam development limits physics • Time to maximize the physics output – Critical for 5 -yr plan: must show success in past physics goals Thanks to Alan Shotter: Very Strong ISAC Program
Material Sciences • • Unique facilities in mu. SR and beta-NMR National CFI underway for mu. SR Broad national interest Highly productive & talented researchers Significant room for expansion of science
Life Sciences • Tremendous success in brain research • Planning major national initiative
People • TRIUMF is characterized by – its highly talented staff – staff committed to lab success • TRIUMF’s success relies on the innovative and hard work of its user community
TRIUMF is not an acronym TRIUMF is not a motorcycle (TRIUMPH) TRIUMF is a name CERN is a name ITER is a name Please don’t say Tri-Meson Facility…. .
Members: Univ. of Victoria Univ. of BC Simon Fraser Univ. of Alberta Univ. of Toronto Carleton Univ. de Montreal Associate Members: Univ. of Regina Univ. of Manitoba Univ. of Guelph Mc. Master Univ. Queen’s Univ. St. Mary’s Univ. Owned and Operated by a Consortium of Universities
New Dirty Mouse House planned Members: Univ. of Victoria Univ. of BC Simon Fraser Univ. of Alberta Univ. of Toronto Carleton Univ. de Montreal Associate Members: Univ. of Regina Univ. of Manitoba Univ. of Guelph Mc. Master Univ. Queen’s Univ. St. Mary’s Univ. Owned and Operated by Consortium of Universities
Jean-Michel (after consultation with Tom Ruth, Head of Life Sciences) proposes new high power electron accelerator aimed in the northeast direction could solve dirty mouse problem Shane Koscielniak will pursue this idea further with help from Canadian Light Source Colleague Mark De. Jong
Goal of this Meeting • Kickoff for CFI & 5 -year plan seasons • Written Reports for preparation of CFI proposals and 5 -yr plan (1 -2 pages in some cases) • Physics Group – Make physics case for e-linac • E-linac group – Start to layout design, space and cost • • New Target module Design needed Plot strategy for ILC & SPL contribution Plot strategy for ILC & s. LHC detectors All working Groups should write short summary
Near Term Future
Reminder • Search for Head of Accelerator Divison • Search for Head of Engineering Division
Initial Hiring Priorities • Discussed within lab extensively • Reflect priorities (top down approach) driven by physics and science priorities • Top Priorities (harvest largest investments) – LHC physics – ISAC physics • nuclear structure • nuclear astrophysics • fundamental symmetries (new)
Hiring Priorities 1) Two ATLAS junior experimentalists and one “LHC” type theorist 2) Support for ISAC Program – – – One for target group One for remote handling Two operators 3) One for Safety Group (actinide targets) – – 4) Fundamental symmetries very high priority (3 rd prong) QA Efforts being focused (extremely important for CNSC license) Low Power test done before next summer international review of 5 -year plan or it won’t be in the plan-not credible Not waiting for second beamline (task force formed) Strategic Planning and Communications (offer made) - Combines with present strong outreach program 5) RF + Cryogenics (one each) (build up SRF)
Hiring Priorities 6) Engineering Support – Mechanical and Electrical Engineer (T 2 K) 7) Nuclear Astrophysics Theorist (serial search for theorists, likely next summer) 8) Joint university positions (under review by Board of Management) Six++ positions – – – Fundamental symmetries Accelerator physics 2 life sciences (molecular biologist, chemist, physics? ) Beta-NMR (physics potential high—needs beam time) mu. SR (strong national interest)
Space (MOB) • Space Committee will review case for renovating space for ATLAS Western Analysis Center-2 nd floor above lobby • Also renovate cafeteria—year round use • Building facade will look like ISAC-II • Expand & modernize lobby for visitors
Longer Term Future CFI & 5 -Yr Plan • Life Sciences • SRF
5 -Yr Plan Dates • • • The current schedule for the 5 -year plan is as follows: Sub groups form by end September 2006 Groups meet September 2006 to June 2007 Town meeting August 1 -3, 2007 ACT Meeting at TRIUMF September 21, 2007 Overview group takes subgroup input + town meeting Draft plan by overview group November 2007 ACOT input November 2007 Town meeting December 2007 review draft plan ACOT input May 2008 Final plan ready by July 2008 NRC Peer Review of TRIUMF 5 -Year Plan September/October 2008 • Presentation to NRC Council February or June 2009
Forming 5 -yr Plan Committees • Progress Report Comm – (Chair: Byron Jennings) • Proposal Committee – (Chair: NSL) – Proposed external membership (not contacted yet!) Some Obvious Choices… • • Dave Kulp Users Group Chair-elect William Trischuk IPP Garth Huber CANP Plus Jean-Michel Poutissou and internal people Will add more external people to cover all areas
Life Sciences at TRIUMF Parkinson’s New Doubling of Program Exists and expanding Cancer Imaging Pull together New National Program In Molecular Imaging focused on Neuro-degenerative Diseases and Cancer
Life Science UBC/TRIUMF • Presently world class Parkinson’s Research collaboration UBC/TRIUMF • Pacific Parkinson’s Research Centre (PPRC) – – – Director Jon Stoessl M. D. Approximately 3, 500 clinic visits annually 1500 people with PD seen in past 12 months Trauma initiates Parkinson’s Placebo effect real • Provides all isotopes & support for the PET Centre • Tom Ruth Director of PET & Life Sciences • Maintain world leading Neurodegenerative Disease Research program
Funding Total: $11 M Peer Reviewed Grant over 5 -years This Entire Program Relies on TRIUMF
New Direction for Life Sciences (BC Cancer Agency) • Cancer Imaging with PET • Francois Benard M. D. (from Sherbrooke U. 08) • New cyclotron centre at BCCA next year – Large investment by Province ($30 M) • Strong collaboration TRIUMF & BCCA established – PET at BCCA has scanned 3700 adults & 300 children in last two years with TRIUMF generated isotopes – Training BCCA personnel at TRIUMF • Developing research collaboration
Future of Cancer Research Interdisciplinary Program • • • M. D. identifies tumor of interest Tumors express unique proteins Identify the protein or DNA/RNA Hot field is to identify correct RNA sequence (molecular biologist) Build molecule that attaches to RNA (chemist) Called anti-sense oligonucleotides Presently pursued at UBC/TRIUMF for Parkinson’s Radio-tag large molecule (chemist) Imaging Technologies (physicist/computing expert) TRIUMF links together Researchers from Across Several Disciplines
National CFI Proposal for New Electron Accelerator • Understand the Origin of the Chemical Elements—supernovae, neutron star accretions…. (working group) • Expand materials research program (working group) • Expand novel medical isotope production • OECD 1997 report recommended regional centres • TRIUMF is centre for radioactive beams in North America and is the world leading for this type of research • World investment in this area in next decade ~$2 B (we need to expand) • 4 -year backlog of requests from International User Community • University of Victoria is lead university – UBC (physics & chemistry) SFU (physics & chemistry) • Canadian Universities and CLS involved • BC companies interested in these technologies PAVAC, DPACE, UMA – Need more
Advancing Accelerator Technology • SRF is Technology of choice for New Projects: – Radioactive beam expansion New electron accelerator – International Linear Collider (ILC) (world design underway) – SPL (MW Class 4 Ge. V LINAC at CERN for LHC injector, ISOL, neutrinos, neutrons… – 4 th generation light source
Highest ISAC Priority: New Beamline • Physics Case: Fundamental symmetries – Last 5 -year plan 2 nd beamline R&D only • E-linac needs a 2 nd beamline • New actinide target modules need to be designed • Add mass separators and RFQ • Goal is three beams to ISAC
Ultra Cold Neutrons • EDM of neutron fits very nicely with actinide physics program of fundamental symmetries – Classic difficult experiments • Search for extra dimensions fits with LHC goals
Proposed Advanced Technology and Molecular Imaging Bldg Includes Tunnel for New Beam Lines
Miscellaneous • New Plan for OPCOM • Will discuss replacing with scientific policy committee consisting of university members • Recommended by Task Force • Comments welcome • Awards committee (Eric Vogt Chair) – Astbury, Mc. Donald, Taylor – Send in your suggestions • Hosting Linac 08, PAC 08, INPC 2010 • Creating TRIUMF USERS Office
Thank you for coming Have a productive Workshop Its Your Lab too!
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