Alex C. MUELLER, NuPECC meeting, Athens, 17-18 March 2006 1 EURONS 1st annual report: Generalities (I) With an EC contribution of 14,056,000 EURONS is.

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EURONS 1st annual report: Generalities (I)EURONS 1st annual report: Generalities (I) With an EC contribution of 14,056,000 € EURONS is a rather sizable contract. Such a project requires special care and dedicated measures of monitoring and control. These activities are pursued by the MANET Network. The challenge for the project management is not to be viewed by the scientific community as an additional administrative burden, but rather as a means of simplification and optimization.

The interface between the community and the project management is assured by the Project Coordination Committee (PCC), which is composed out of all Activity Co-ordinators.


EURONS 1st annual report: Generalities EURONS 1st annual report: Generalities (II)(II)

The project controlling was finalized and approved by the PCC during its first meeting in Funchal (Madeira, Portugal) in February 2005.

All activities have agreed on a common and streamlined approach. In particular, an Activity Information Sheet (AIS) has been developed for internal use to collect, display and monitor information and progress of the activities.

This standardized sheet allows easy electronic processing and analysis.

This further allows an easy integration into web-based information, which is anyhow EURONS' preferred information interchange platform (see http://www.gsi.de/EURONS).


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General Observations: 1. "Access"General Observations: 1. "Access"

AccessAccess was was extensively usedextensively used by the nuclear structure by the nuclear structure community.community.

The implementation of access activities led to a further The implementation of access activities led to a further accessaccess facilitation due to the streamlining of the modalitiesfacilitation due to the streamlining of the modalities. All. All facilities have set up users selection panels and have facilities have set up users selection panels and have heldheld selection panel meetings. Most of the access activities selection panel meetings. Most of the access activities have alsohave also held users meetings.held users meetings.

It turns out, that the It turns out, that the inherent flexibility of an I3inherent flexibility of an I3 is quite is quite adequate to compensate for technical imponderabilities adequate to compensate for technical imponderabilities affectingaffecting the facility access. This allows to adjust the cash flow the facility access. This allows to adjust the cash flow accordingaccording to the actual users' needs.to the actual users' needs.

Overall, Overall, 101 user projects101 user projects have been supported, the have been supported, the access of access of 590 individual users590 individual users was promoted, and was promoted, and 6062 beam units6062 beam units werewere devoted to the EURONS project.devoted to the EURONS project.

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General Observations: 1. "Networking"General Observations: 1. "Networking"

The networking activities aim at fostering future The networking activities aim at fostering future collaborations,collaborations, pooling of resources and dissemination of results.pooling of resources and dissemination of results.

Some of these activities have not yet started (in Some of these activities have not yet started (in accordance accordance with their schedule), others have already reached with their schedule), others have already reached importantimportant first achievements.first achievements.

For instance CARINA has held a first workshop on For instance CARINA has held a first workshop on "Perspectives"Perspectives in European Nuclear Astrophysics", with the goal of an in European Nuclear Astrophysics", with the goal of an assessment on quests in nuclear astrophysics and a assessment on quests in nuclear astrophysics and a preliminary preliminary mapping of European collaborations, laboratories, and mapping of European collaborations, laboratories, and instrumentation in this field. instrumentation in this field.

Also EWON has already installed working groups, has Also EWON has already installed working groups, has heldheld several collaboration meetings, and started mapping several collaboration meetings, and started mapping activities ofactivities of nuclear physics in the south-east European countries of nuclear physics in the south-east European countries of EWONEWON participants.participants.

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General Observations: 3. "JRA"General Observations: 3. "JRA"

Joint research activities have already contributed to anJoint research activities have already contributed to an improvement of performance and capabilities of the improvement of performance and capabilities of the facilities.facilities.

New ion sources and related techniques lead to the New ion sources and related techniques lead to the availabilityavailability of more intense primary beams, to improved emittance of more intense primary beams, to improved emittance of of extracted beams, to a higher selectivity and purity ofextracted beams, to a higher selectivity and purity of secondary beams.secondary beams.

Also safety aspects related to intense secondary beams Also safety aspects related to intense secondary beams areare addressed. addressed.

Simulations aiming at novel detection concepts and Simulations aiming at novel detection concepts and tests with tests with new detectors and/or prototypes show first promising new detectors and/or prototypes show first promising results. results.

All activities are in full swing and on track.All activities are in full swing and on track.

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General Observations: 4. "Info-Xchange"General Observations: 4. "Info-Xchange"

The web-based information exchange within EURONS The web-based information exchange within EURONS and the and the dissemination to the science community and the public dissemination to the science community and the public is fullyis fully operational. operational.

The efficient use of such electronic media, which is one The efficient use of such electronic media, which is one of theof the prime goals of the EURONS management, speeds up prime goals of the EURONS management, speeds up thethe information sharing between the participants working information sharing between the participants working in in different universities and institutes.different universities and institutes.

In this context, it is also observed, that resources In this context, it is also observed, that resources allocated allocated for management purposes are well justified.for management purposes are well justified.

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General Observations: 5. "NuPECC"General Observations: 5. "NuPECC"

NuPECC, the European nuclear physics collaboration NuPECC, the European nuclear physics collaboration committee, is regularly informed about the progress of committee, is regularly informed about the progress of EURONS and asked for input and advice. EURONS and asked for input and advice.

Conversely, NuPECC will also rely heavily on its Conversely, NuPECC will also rely heavily on its dedicated networking activity within EURONS in order to dedicated networking activity within EURONS in order to contribute to define its long term scientific policy. contribute to define its long term scientific policy.

Coordination efforts have been started with the Coordination efforts have been started with the EURISOL design study and the NUSTAR collaboration.EURISOL design study and the NUSTAR collaboration.

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Concluding RemarksConcluding Remarks

"Overall, it is to be noted that all activities are well "Overall, it is to be noted that all activities are well on schedule. Therefore the implementation plan for on schedule. Therefore the implementation plan for the next period does not contain any significant the next period does not contain any significant deviation from the contract."deviation from the contract." (end of the "summary" of the Annual Report")(end of the "summary" of the Annual Report")

Certain EURONS "paperwork" is apparently Certain EURONS "paperwork" is apparently "appreciated""appreciated"by other communities/coordinnators: by other communities/coordinnators:

- FZK (Annex 1)- FZK (Annex 1)- ENEA (Consortium Agreement)- ENEA (Consortium Agreement)

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