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Note from our Chair: Thomas Roser

RHIC start up for Run 17 is now underway. This will be the first long 510 GeV polarized proton run with transverse polarization at theinteraction point. It will also be the first RHIC run with only a single detector (STAR) and only one collision point. The PHENIX detector isbeing removed and will be replaced by a new detector, sPHENIX, in a few years. With only one collision generating beam-beam tune spread theluminosity at STAR could be significantly higher than in past years. However, to limit pile-up and background the luminosity will be kept at alower and constant value throughout the stores by adjusting the overlap or the size of the two beams at collision.

VIEW UPCOMING Conference projections *PROJECTIONS DUE ASAP*

Did You Know?? Events/seminars

Check out who received an employee Service Award this year! Collider-Accelerator Dept. employees who received a ServiceAward.

Check out who received an employee Spotlight Award this year!

An important note from the ES&H Weekly Bulletin on 2/6/17:

Incidents involving damage to government vehicles continue to be a concern onsite. As described in this Monday Memo, we’vehad an increase in the number of events resulting in damage to a vehicle or struck object (e.g., a bollard or barrier). Reardamage tends to occur while backing up but front-end damage has also occurred. Fortunately, no one has been injured.

Since the Monday Memo article, we’ve had three additional events occur involving government vehicles, with one involvingcontact with a personal vehicle. Again, we are thankful no one was hurt, but this series of events is unfortunate.

Staff must be aware of the overall impact these events have on Lab performance in the eyes of our stakeholders. This issue hasbeen identified as an area of continuous improvement by the Brookhaven Site Office. As stewards, we have certain

February 20 - Lab Holiday:President's Day

February 21 - (PJ Cinemas | 6:45pm)Brookhaven Women In ScienceEvent: "Movie Night! Movie: HiddenFigures"

February 23 - (Large Seminar Room,Bldg. 510) AAAG Black HistoryMonth Lecture: "Women's Health"

February 24 - (Berkner Hall, RoomD | 12 pm) Stony Brook On-site MBAProgram Info Session

February 28 - AAAG Black History

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Quote of the Month: "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." - Marie Curie

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responsibilities to uphold and expectations to meet, such as maintaining the integrity of our fleet.

If any of your staff drives a government vehicle, please personally reinforce with them the importance of driving safely.Remind drivers to slow down (don’t rush), use a spotter, and conduct a walk around before driving. In other words, drive agovernment vehicle as if it were your personal vehicle.

To further raise awareness on driving safety, please post or distribute the attached pages in the Weekly Bulletin. Thanks forhelping us to address this issue. - Gail

Gail G. Mattson, PE, CHMM, PMPAssociate Lab Director, ES&HBrookhaven National LaboratoryBldg 460, PO Box 5000Upton, NY 11973-5000w: 631-344-2482m: [email protected]

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Congratulations to Michiko Minty on being elected a 2016 American Physical Society Fellow "for her achievements in beaminstrumentation and operations leading to greatly enhanced performance of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider"! Read more

about Michiko's contributions here.

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Month Lecture: "Beyond Inclusion:Diversifying Biomedical Science"

March 1 - (Brickhouse Brewery &Restaurant, Patchogue | 6 pm)American Nuclear Society - LISection Dinner Meeting "MedicalIsotope Research & ProductionProgram"

March 2 - (Chemistry Lunch Room,Bldg. 555) AAAG Black HistoryMonth Celebration

March 4 - (Berkner Hall Auditorium| 8 am) Office of EducationalPrograms Event: "DOE MiddleSchool Science Bowl"

March 10 - (RSB #1, Bldg. 400 | 12pm) Tax Overview Workshop forVisiting Foreign NationalsIN OTHER NEWS...

SNMMI's 63rd Annual MeetingHighlights History of FDG andShowcases New ResearchMore than 5,700 physicians,technologists, scientists and exhibitorsgathered at the Society of NuclearMedicine and Molecular Imaging's2016 Annual Meeting, held June 11-15in San Diego, CA. This year's meetingincluded a celebration of the 40thanniversary of FDG. Read more.

Local Scientists Take Home First PlaceHonors in BNL Science FairBudding young scientists filled theauditorium of the Suffolk CountyLegislature on Wednesday to educateLegislators on their outstandingprojects that won first place accoladesat the year's Brookhaven NationalLaboratory's Science Fair. Read more.

New Graphene-Glass Combo Powers"Spontaneous" Solar CellBrookhaven Does (Graphene)Windows. Apparently the Brookhavensolution to the graphene problem hasbeen staring everybody in the face, eversince graphene was first discovered in


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C-AD staff members, Omer Rahman and Tianmu Xin, have recently been hooded as new PhD's at a graduation ceremony atStony Brook University. Mentor, Ilan Ben-Zvi, performed the hooding ceremony.

2004: ordinary glass window. Readmore.

Research Teams Use DNA to Make 3-DNanoparticle Structures with HighPrecisionDNA strands anchored to the surface ofnanoparticles allow researchers toassemble the particles into three-dimensional crystalline lattices. Suchcontrol allows researchers to make newmaterials with desirable properties.Read more.

Farmingdale takes first in BNL HighSchool Science BowlFarmingdale High School students haveone contest down to a science. Readmore.

New cathode material stops batteriesturning crusty with ageScientists at three US Department ofEnergy (DOE) national laboratorieshave discovered how to keep apromising new type of lithium ionbattery cathode from developing acrusty coating that degrades itsperformance. Read more.

RHIC Particle Smashups Find thatShape MattersScientists colliding football and sphere-shaped ions discover evidencesupporting a paradigm shift in the birthof the quark-gluon plasma. Read more.

Two American Physics Labs Are Vyingfor a Billion Dollar Particle AcceleratorTwo labs are vying for governmentfunding to host a billion-dollar atomsmasher, and the battle is gettingpolitical. Read more.

Neutrinos Change Their Flavor andSnag Another Nobel PrizeEarly this morning the world learnedthat the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physicshas been awarded to Takaaki Kajita and







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Congratulations, Omer and Tianmu!

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Steve Gill welcomes a beautiful new addition to the family - Aiden Stephen Gill was born on February 3, 2017 and weighed 8lbs. 4 oz.

Arthur B. McDonald for discoveringthat neutrinos can change from onetype to another. Read more.

World's largest atom smashers createworld's smallest dropletsHow long can a droplet shrink andremain a liquid? Read more.

'Inflatable Dark Matter' Could ExplainWhy We See Less Than Many TheoriesPredictMany wonderful theories that explainthe evolution of the universe failbecause they predict more dark matterthan is actually out there. Now a newpaper proposes one event in the earlyuniverse that would reduce the amountof dark matter in all the theories. Readmore.

Ion collider produces droplets ofprimordial gooThe Relativistic Heavy Ion Colliderjust spit out tiny droplets of a liquidresearchers say resembles the seeds ofthe cosmos, primordial goo created bythe Big Bang, which existed on brieflybefore cooling the matter that helpedbirth stars, galaxies and planets. Readmore.

Brookhaven National Laboratoryprojects are up for awardsFour projects developed at BNL havebeen nominated as finalists for awardsto be presented this year by a nationalmagazine. Read more.








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Congratulations to the Gill family!

Scientists Create Primordial 'PerfectLiquid' in LabThe BNL's Relativistic Heavy IonCollider smashed together large nucleiat nearly the speed of light to recreatethe fundamental particles in theprimordial soup present during theearliest days of the universe. Readmore.

World's most powerful digital camerabeing built by US Department ofEnergyThe US Department of Energy isbuilding a digital camera that puts yourcamera to shame. Read more.

What's going on in our neighborhood? day at thevineyards...

Interested in Cycling?

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Interested in Running or Walking?

Runner's Edge Winter Fun Run - February 26 in Farmingdale

Strive to Survive Run for Kidney Cancer - March 5 in Brooklyn

Climb to the Top NYC - 66 flight stair climb - March 5 in NYC

...Check out the LI Running Calendar for more!

Stony Brook Events:

Stony Brook Village Loves Our Veterans! - February 1-28 - During the month of February participating shops andrestaurants will offer discounts to U.S. Veterans.

Hot Cocoa and Marshmallows: Children's Author Series - January 26-March 22 (10:30am) at the Educational and CulturalCenter.

Running Scared, Running Free: Escape to the Promised Land - February 1-28 (10 am or 12 pm) at the Educational andCultural Center. An interactive theatrical performance based on oral history.

The Creation of Stony Brook Village - June 1, 2016-May 31, 2017 (10 am - 5 pm) at the Educational and Cultural Center.Experience the story of the reconstruction of Stony Brook Village through historical documents, photos, original blueprints,sketches, memorabilia and more.

Connecting Kids to Nature: Morning of Nature, Music and Storytelling - February 20-21 (10-11:30 am) at the Educationaland Cultural Center.

Port Jefferson Events:

Farmers Market - Every Sunday through February (10a - 2p) at the Village Center. Purchase local produce, honey, bread andbaked goods, seafood, international specialties, plants and flower bouquets.

Check out Erik Forsyth's Travels:

Castello di Borghese Vineyard &Winery - CUTCHOGUE - VineyardTours & Wine Tastings EveryThursday & Sunday at 1pm & FREEJazz Every Saturday (2-4p) withMarguerite Volonts

Jamesport Vineyards - JAMESPORT -Live Music from 1-4pm every Fri, Sat& Sun

Martha Clara Vineyards -RIVERHEAD - Live Music everyweekend

Palmer Vineyards - RIVERHEAD -Live Music every Sat (12-4).

Pindar Vineyards - PECONIC - LiveMusic Every Saturday (1-5pm)

Baiting Hollow Farm Vineyard -BAITING HOLLOW - Music everySat & Sun from (2-6)

Paumanok Vineyards - RIVERHEAD -Fresh, Local Oysters (2-5pm) every Sat& Sun starting Memorial Day throughSeptember

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Note from Business operations: Sue Pankowski

In lieu of my monthly admonition to spend wisely due to our continuing budget uncertainty, I offer you a variety ofreminders/requests/notifications…

Annual Asset Validation—In March of each year, employees are asked to review a list of assets assigned to them in order to acknowledge thatthe assets are in their possession and verify that the data for each asset is correct. This process is automated via an email link generated byPeopleSoft. Please be attentive and respond when you see the request, and enter April Spencer as your AD Property Rep. Please reach out toApril at ext. 8732 should you have any questions.

Update Your Timecards—All employees are expected to update their timecard at least once per week, or more frequently if necessary. Questions on timecard preparation can be addressed to Karen Cestra at ext. 4586.

Webreqs—Steve Bubka is our department expert when it comes to expediting webreqs, work orders, and RFQ’s. Please remember to copy Steveand he will ensure it gets properly routed for department approvals.

Proposals—If you’re a PI considering a proposal for new funding of any type (including DOE FOA’s, sub-contracted SBIR’s, or unsolicitedthird party proposals), please remember to prepare your Prep. and Risk Questionnaire (aka PaRQ form) early in the process! Submission of the online questionnaire alertsmanagement, business operations, ES&H, and the strategic partnership office of your intent to apply for new business. It’s also reviewed by DOE’s site office.

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Note from our Accelerator Division: Wolfram Fischer

The RHIC 4K cool-down started as planned on 6 February 2017, and beam operation will begin soon. The injectors and RHIC are ready. Thechallenge in this year's RHIC run will be to provide flat, or levelled, luminosity with proton beams. Unlike ions protons cannot be cooled and werely on good lifetime by choosing appropriate parameters, or have to adjust the beam size at the collision point after some time at store.Installations in IR2 for CeC PoP and LEReC are also coming to an end, with some work continuing in the next week.

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Note from our Experimental Support & Facilities Division: Bill Christie

The cryogenic cooldown of the collider started on February 6th as scheduled. This was followed a few days later by an event not on theschedule, but which I've heard joked we can almost count on, which was the blizzard that closed the Lab and mucked up the schedule a littlebit.

Despite all of this, the collider commissioning is in full swing, and the current expectation is that collisions will get provided to STAR onSunday, February 19th, so the timing, tuning and setup of the detector can get started.

STAR has been on 24 hour shifts for about three and a half weeks already, using the time to run the detector with cosmic ray triggers andwork its way through all the typical bugs and issues to get ready for efficient operation. This exercise has gone as expected, and the detectoris ready to make use of these collisions as soon as they become available.

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Note from Our eRHIC R&D program: Ferdinand Willeke

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Note from Operations: Paul Sampson

RHIC startup began with the 4K cold wave on February 6th.First beams in the collider are expected February 8th. LEReC and CeC PoP installation will continue behind access and on MaintenanceDays. In RHIC sector 3 & 4, the new 9MHz RF cavities are being tested and commissioned. Startup of the remaining RHIC RF systemsis under way. Shutdown work at STAR and PHENIX has concluded.

Setup for polarized proton running is underway in the injectors. Good progress is being made.

LINAC continues to run for BLIP and polarized setup.

There will be a 5 hour scheduled maintenance on February 8th for the injectors.

The “RHIC Broadcast” link displays the latest schedules for testing, power disruptions, outages and daily schedules.To view a list of approved work for the Shutdown or to review past results, go to the Job Request System and select the appropriate date. This link is behind the firewalland requires privileges to view. For weekly schedule updates see: This Week, which can be viewed by all.

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http://www.rhichome.bnl.gov/RHIC/EXP-RHIC/RhicBroadcast.html

http://www.rhichome.bnl.gov/RHIC/EXP-RHIC/RhicBroadcast.html

http://www.cadops.bnl.gov/AGS/Accel/Maintenance/Requests/view.php

http://www.cadops.bnl.gov/AGS/Accel/Maintenance/Requests/view.php

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Link to: ATF Newsletter

Note from Our Accelerator Test Facility: Mark Palmer

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Note from our MEDICAL ISOTOPE RESEARCH & PRODUCTION PROGRAM: Cathy Cutler

Most of you noticed last Thursday we had a huge snowstorm that resulted in the Lab being closed for the day. As luck would have it one of ourcustomers had a generator failure and needed an emergency shipment of Sr-82. We had plenty of material to fill the order and hoped that Fridaywould present us with a better day than Thursday to dispense and prepare the shipment and hand off to FedEx. I contacted Paul Sampson as weneeded clearance for the packaging and transportation group as well as the RadCon group to come in. Nick Contos was contacted as the FacilityRep to determine who and what would be needed to assist in the dispensing and packaging. Friday came and the lab was again closed as theywere unable to complete all the plowing. Paul was able to gain us access and Lisa came in to get the sample prepared for shipping. I want tothank all of those who came in and helped us get the emergency shipment out the door. Lisa Muench for dispensing, Pat Sullivan for theRadCon work, Cathy Connor and Steve Woodburn from packaging and transportation and Jason Nalepa who helped dig out the truck so wecould transport the package to the front gate to FedEx. Thanks to Paul for gaining us access and keeping the back plowed so we could get thesample out. The DOE isotope program wanted to thank all for helping us get this emergency shipment out.

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safety stats: Peter Cirnigliaro

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Arrivals: Welcome!

DEPARTURES: Farewell, you will surely be missed..

Kazumasa Takahashi - Preinjector Systems, Accelerator Division

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