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Fri., April 27 Fermilab Users Meeting to Update on LHC Inner Triplets 3:30 p.m. celebrate 40th anniversary DIRECTOR'S COFFEE BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over 4:00 p.m. Joint Experimental-Theoretical Physics Seminar - 1 West Speaker: A. Schwartz, University of Cincinnati Title: Evidence for D0-D0bar Mixing at Belle

Mon., April 30 2:30 p.m. Particle Astrophysics Seminar - 1 West (NOTE LOCATION) Alvin Tollestrup and Leon Lederman (center)enjoy Speaker: M. Kuhlen, Institute a BBQ at Kuhn Barn with Fermilab founding for Advanced Study Title: The director Robert Wilson (right) at a users' gathering To strengthen the support structure of the magnets Via Lactea Simulation - DM in 1970. in the "inner triplet," cartridges will be attached to one of the ends of the Q1 magnet and to one of (sub) Structure in the Milky Nobel Laureate George Smoot will highlight the ends of the Q3 magnet. Way Fermilab's 40th annual Users' Meeting, which 3:30 p.m. will be held June 6-7. In a special Wednesday A team of experts from CERN, from CEA- DIRECTOR'S COFFEE night public lecture on June 6, "Relics of Saclay (a French national laboratory), and BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over Creation," Smoot will discuss Big Bang and from Brookhaven National Laboratory met at 4:00 p.m. microwave background research. CERN on April 24 and 25 to review proposed All Experimenters' Meeting - 1 solutions to the problems that caused the West Fermilab Deputy Director Young-Kee Kim will failure of a Fermilab-built "inner triplet" of (NOTE LOCATION) host a town hall meeting on Tuesday night, superconducting magnets during a routine Special Topic: MI High June 5 to invite input for the Steering pressure test on March 27. Physicists and Intensity Operation Committee on Fermilab's future. Founding engineers from Fermilab and Lawrence Deputy Director Ned Goldwasser and James Berkeley National Laboratory participated in Announcement Sanford, former assistant director for program the review. Real Time Computing 2007 will planning and first chair of the NAL Users' be held at Fermilab on April 29 Organization, will reminisce through 40 years Each triplet contains three superconducting – May 4, 2007 of Users' Meetings. magnet assemblies, a cryogenic and power Click here for more distribution box for the magnets, and information. The notable lineup of speakers on the June 6- associated structures. The triplets will focus 7 agenda includes Fermilab Director Pier particle beams prior to particle collisions in the Click here for NALCAL, Oddone; ILC GDE Director Barry Barish; 2006 Large Hadron Collider, now under construction a weekly calendar with links Panofsky Prize winner Bruce Winstein of the at CERN. The pressure test took place in the to additional information. University of Chicago; DOE Office of Science accelerator tunnel. Weather Director of High Energy Physics Robin Staffin; NSF Director of Math and Physical Sciences The CERN review team examined the Tony Chan, and Kathryn Beers of the Office of mechanical design of the inner triplet to make Showers 59°/41° Science and Technology Policy. sure that there are no further hidden defects and conducted a review of the proposed in- Extended Forecast The graduate students' poster session will situ repairs. Weather at Fermilab again be held in the Atrium along with the banquet on June 6, with cash prizes for the The reviewers examined the proposed repair Current Security Status best posters. "The Users' Meeting gets major method to hold the magnet's cold mass in players here: researchers, the people who do place inside its cryostat, or outer metal jacket, Secon Level 3 funding, and policy makers. It's good for all to keep the magnet from moving when it

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Wilson Hall Cafe these people to experience the physical experiences an asymmetric longitudinal force. presence of the Lab and the enthusiasm of the During the pressure test, the existing magnet Friday, April 27 user community," said Jeff Appel, assistant support structure broke in response to such a - Old fashioned ham & bean director for program planning. "Compared to force. - Philly style chicken 40 years ago, the Meeting is much more - Braised pork chops outward looking and more international". The solution presented to the review panel will - Baked fish over rice use four long metal cartridges installed parallel - Roasted veggie & provolone The Users' Web site has a detailed list of to the magnets long axis. The cartridges will panini travel planning options and a registration be welded to the magnet's cold mass and to a - Assorted pizza slices guide. Visit the users meeting website for bracket attached to the cryostat. The review - Baked potato more information. panel made detailed recommendations for verifying the cartridges' ability to hold the Wilson Hall Cafe Menu Registration for the Users' Meeting is free. magnet in place under a wide variety of Chez Leon Tickets for Smoot's talk can be purchased for possible conditions during accelerator $5 at the Arts Desk, 1 West, Wilson Hall, or operations. Wednesday, May 2 online. Lunch Read more -- Kate Raiford - Calzone w/ sausage Announcements - Roasted red peppers and 3 ILC Newsline cheeses Pine Street entrance closing extended: - Romaine w/ cherry tomatoes Use Wilson Street entrance & red onion Director's Corner: KEK and Due to repaving operations, both the inbound - Mocha cake Fermilab sign agreement to and outbound lanes of Fermilab's Pine Street

entrance will continue to be closed through Thursday, May 3 strengthen collaboration Tuesday, May 1. Each day the Pine Street - Tortilla chicken soup entrance will be closed at 6 a.m. and will - Halibut Veracruz reopen by 6 p.m. The Wilson Street entrance - Chipotle mashed potatoes will be open between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. - Vegetable of the season Motorists on outbound Pine street should be - Profiteroles stuffed w/ fruit cautious of rough uneven surfaces, bumps, Chez Leon Menu water on road and the lack of pavement markings. The schedule is dependent on the Call x4598 to make your weather. Fermilab Today will provide updates. reservation. Archives Lira Ensemble: A Musical Celebration of Poland Fermilab Today The Lira Singers and Dancers will present "A Barry Barish met with KEK Director . Polish Musical Celebration" at the Fermilab Arts Series, featuring the music and dance of Result of the Week Two of our principle collaborating institutions Poland on Saturday, May 5th at 8:00 p.m. in the ILC are KEK Laboratory in Tsukuba, Additional information is available here. and Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois. This Safety Tip of the Week week the KEK Director General, Atsuto Village pool passes on sale May 1 Suzuki, came to Fermilab to discuss increased Season pool passes go on sale in the collaboration. Atsuto Suzuki is a very recreation office beginning May 1. The village ILC NewsLine distinguished physicist, whom I have known pool opens May 26 over Memorial Day for many years due to our mutual histories in weekend. A family pass (2-4 members) is neutrino physics. I note and congratulate him $95.00 and $9.00 for each additional family Info for recently being awarded the prestigious member. A single pass is $55.00. Season Prize in recognition of his passes are available to Fermilab employees, Fermilab Today is online at: contribution to the “Discovery of Reactor visitors, on-site contractors, their immediate www.fnal.gov/today/ Antineutrino Oscillations and Detection of families and retirees. More information and Geoantineutrinos in the KamLAND registration forms can be found in the Send comments and experiment.” Atsuto's Fermilab visit resulted in recreation office or on the recreation office suggestions to: a newly signed MOU (Memorandum of website. [email protected] Understanding) between the two laboratories. Village water system flushing Read more Flushing of the Village domestic water system is scheduled for Saturday, April 28, between -- Barry Barish 6:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. There may be some file:///U|/wwwdocs/pub/v5_0/today/archive_2007/today07-04-27.html (2 of 3)4/27/2007 9:53:28 AM Fermilab Today

In the News discoloration of tap water and possibly brief loss of water pressure during the flushing From Interactions.org Press procedure. Residents are encouraged to avoid using washing machines to prevent laundry Release discoloration from rust. April 26, 2007: Coed softball league: Call for teams and Closing the gap: descent of the last LHC players magnet The Coed softball league is looking for players and teams. Softball season starts May 9. , 26 April 2007. A ceremony was held Games are held on Wednesday evenings at at CERN today to mark the end of a crucial 5:15 and 6:30 p.m. at the Fermilab softball phase of installation of the Large Hadron field. Interested persons should email Dave Collider (LHC). A large dipole magnet was Hockin. symbolically lowered into the tunnel at 12:00. This completes the basic installation of the Classifieds more than 1700 magnets that make up the New classified ads have been posted on collider, which measures 27 km in circumference and is scheduled to be Fermilab Today. commissioned at the end of 2007. Upcoming Activities Read More

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