FACET: The Proposal Process with Q & A Carsten Hast SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

FACET: A National User Facility  National User Facilities are DOE’s research flag ships and provide excellent infrastructure to the community (funding)  Your FACET User Organization will be there to help  FACET proposals are reviewed by SAREC 2FACET User Meeting August 2011

FACET: A National User Facility Experimental Evaluation  SLAC Accelerator Research Experimental program Committee » Appointed by Accelerator Research Division Head  SAREC Charge: » Evaluate the merit of proposed R&D in SLAC’s experimental accelerator research facilities for advancing world-class accelerator science or accelerator technology » Evaluate the feasibility of proposed R&D in SLAC’s accelerator research facilities » Review the progress of existing R&D in SLAC’s accelerator research facilities  1 st SAREC Review was January 10 th - 12 th 2011  2 nd SAREC Review in January 2012 (2 days) 3FACET User Meeting August 2011

Already Approved Experiments  For each SAREC review present status, achievements, publications and plans » You can assume that SAREC members will remember your experiments, so only a short introduction will be needed » Submit a Request for Beam Time (by November 15th) » Describe major changes in sufficient details » Technical changes will be evaluated by FACET Division » Prepare a talk for the SAREC meeting  Both, achievements and plans will be evaluated by SAREC » SAREC will give preference to continuing experiments » But run time is not guaranteed 4FACET User Meeting August 2011

New Experiment Proposals  Prepare written proposal outlining your experiment (detailed) » Physics » Personnel » Detailed experimental description » Submit by deadline (October 15th)  Evaluation by FACET Division (FD) for safety and executabilty » If necessary PIs are asked for additional information » FD will prepare non judgmental statements to SAREC  Present to SAREC  SAREC will prepare written evaluations  Run time is allocated by the FACET Division following SAREC’s evaluation, recommendation and practical considerations 5FACET User Meeting August 2011

New Test Beam Proposals  Prepare written proposal outlining your experiment (short) » Physics » Personnel » Detailed experimental description » Submit to FACET Division Director anytime  Evaluation by FACET Division for safety and executabilty » If necessary PIs are asked for additional information  Short beam time requests will be granted by FACET Division  You might be asked to present your research at a future User or SAREC meeting 6FACET User Meeting August 2011

Letter of Intent  Prepare written LoI outlining your experiment » Physics » Personnel » Experimental description (as much as you know) » Submit by November 15th  Evaluation by FACET Division for safety and executabilty » If necessary PIs are asked for additional information  Present to SAREC  If appropriate, SAREC will prepare written evaluations 7FACET User Meeting August 2011

After Your Experiment is Approved  Detailed technical evaluation by FACET Division (FD)  Experimental Readiness Review » Safety » Ways to combine with existing infrastructure » Enough personnel for operation » etc. » Your timely cooperation with FD is most necessary  Before operation » PI will sign that his/her experiment is ready to receive beam and that it is safe to do so » Operations Manager will sign that all necessary personnel is available and trained » FACET Division Director will sign that the experiment is safe, poses no harm to the facility or others and is ready to go 8FACET User Meeting August 2011