User cycle : 2016/03 - Nov 15th - Dec 16th¶

• MOM : Ed Overton who has (today) handed over to Melissa Uchida.
• MICE is fully staffed (24 hours / day) to the end of the user cycle.
• Been operating since Nov 17th
  • Nov 18 - Nov 23 : LiH materials programme
  • Nov 24 - Nov 28 : Straight track running
  • Nov 29 - : LiH materials + emittance reduction measurements
• Allowing BLOCs to be shifters at the same time has helped with BLOC scheduling
• Running has been largely smooth.
• Major issues to date :
  • ISIS instability
  • One of the pumps supplying cooling water to the conventional magnets failed leading to continual conventional magnet trips (problem has been understood and mitigation in place, if not fixed)

• Operational (not to mention personal) concerns over non-delivery of UK grant and imminent disappearance of expert personnel.