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Frank, Thanks! Peter On Nov 13, 2008, at 3:14 PM, Frank Taylor wrote: > Dear All, > > I asked Peter's question about the upgrades planned for the PS and > SPS - > but Lyn answered in the general context of the LHC upgrades. He said: > > 1. SPS now operates with parameters consistent with LHC L ~ 10^34 > 2. Expect to achieve this L in about 4 to 5 years > 3. Upgrades in process - a. larger aperture triplets for ATLAS & > CMS, b. > new linac @ 160 MeV H- (replacing 50 MeV p) > 4. These two upgrades will be installed in 2012 and give L ~ 4x10^34 > 5. Upgrade of PS & booster in proposal stage and will be presented > to the > CERN council 2011 for approval to be implemented 2017 to 2018 > > Hence, roughly a decade before improvement in fixed target (neutrino) > physics. I did not explicitly ask about fixed target or neutrino > physics, > however. > > Best regards, > > Frank > > Frank E. Taylor > > CERN MIT > ATLAS Collaboration Bldg. 26 - Rm 569 > 188-3-015 77 Mass. Ave. > Route de Meyrin 385, CH-1211 Geneva 23 Cambridge, MA 02139 > Switzerland USA > Office: +41-22-767-6373 Office: 617-253-7249 > FAX: +41-22-767-8350 FAX: 617-258-6923 > > CELL: 857-891-8579 (USA & Europe) CERN CELL +41 76 487 3563 > email: [log in to unmask] > web: http://www2.lns.mit.edu/~fet/atlas_mit.html Peter Fisher Professor of Physics 26-541 MIT Email: [log in to unmask] Phone: 617-253-8561 AIM Name: [log in to unmask] Frequently Asked Questions: http://scripts.mit.edu/~podcast/wordpress/frequently-asked-questions/ Webpage: http://web.mit.edu/physics/facultyandstaff/faculty/peter_fisher.html The Fisher Files PodCast: http://scripts.mit.edu/~podcast/wordpress/