[Moller] MOLLER MIE proposal submitted

[Juliette Mammei]

Hey guys,

The final version is now available in the DocDB.

https://hallaweb.jlab.org/doc-private/ShowDocument?docid=32

Thanks,

Juliette

On 9/19/2011 10:56 AM, Krishna Kumar wrote:
> Dear MOLLER collaborator:
>
> I am pleased to inform you that the MOLLER MIE proposal was submitted 
> last week by JLab director Mont to DoE NP Director Tim Hallman. The 
> final version can be found at this location for the next couple of weeks:
> https://userweb.jlab.org/~riordan/DOE_Moller.pdf 
> <https://userweb.jlab.org/%7Eriordan/DOE_Moller.pdf>
>
> It will be moved in the meantime to the MOLLER DocDB.
>
> Thanks to everyone who participated in getting this completed. This 
> document contains the collective wisdom of the original MOLLER 
> proposal, the 2010 update, as well as recent developments in the 
> relevant technical successes of Qweak, various simulations, the hybrid 
> toroid design and detector mechanical design.
>
> An important new section is section 7, which contains the list of R&D 
> topics. This is a comprehensive list of issues that we ought to worry 
> about in the next 12-18 months. I will discuss with senior 
> collaborators the appropriate timing of a collaboration meeting to 
> discuss these issues and assign manpower to the highest priority 
> topics. Tentatively, I am thinking about Dec 2-3 or Dec 9-10 or 
> perhaps in mid-January.
>
> It would be great if you all looked at section 7 as well as the 
> appropriate appendices and figured out how you would like to 
> contribute to the large number of technical tasks on hand to develop 
> this project.
>
> In terms of potential DoE funding, my understanding on how things 
> proceed is as follows: the NP office must first agree to consider this 
> proposal for the CD-process. This is what we have just requested. This 
> is by no means guaranteed, though we have the strong support of the 
> PAC, the Director's review report and JLab management. Assuming they 
> do, we are hoping that they will initiate a physics review no later 
> than Spring 2012. This will allow us to achieve CD-0 sometime next 
> year. The earliest that one can receive project engineering, design 
> and construction funding would be in FY14. Depending on DoE long term 
> planning, the timing of various CD-n reviews will become apparent. It 
> is at that point that it will become apparent how/what to obtain for 
> auxiliary funding (NSF, foreign, various university MIE's etc).
>
> The period between now and a few months before CD-2 is when the 
> experimental design takes shape. It is very difficult to change 
> anything beyond CD-2, after which the project will basically be an 
> unstoppable freight train (which is good and bad!). I say this to 
> emphasize the need for physicists to get involved in design NOW.
>
> Any funding that is required in the meantime is so-called pre-R&D 
> funding and must come through a special request by JLab in its annual 
> budget. We have targeted 400K$ in FY12 and 13 for this purpose, but 
> this is by no means guaranteed. The more we are organized, the better 
> our position to fight for such funding over the next couple of years.
>
> If DoE agrees to review us and we do well in such a physics review, 
> then the above-mentioned scenario is realistic. We are basically ready 
> for such a review now, so we do not have that worry. The earlier the 
> better, as far as we are concerned. I will keep you informed of 
> further developments.
>
> Cheers,
> KK
>
>
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