MINUTES of the
	Nu-Factory Physics Study Group Meeting
              Friday, Sept. 17, 1999


 Present: Debbie Harris, Eric Hawker, Stephen Parke,
          Rajendran Raja, Bob Bernstein,Heidi Schellman,
          Steve Geer, Panagiotis Spentzouris


 1.  Charge

	Those present are being asked by the Fermilab 
 Directorate to participate in a study of the physics 
 capabilities of a neutrino factory. Heidi Schellman 
 and Steve Geer have been fingered as co-coordinators 
 for the study. A draft of the charge is appended below. 
 Although the charge for the group is not yet final, 
 we are encouraged to get cracking. We are expected to 
 include others who are interested in the study ... and 
 indeed would like to be as inclusive as possible.

 2.  Meetings

	We have only 6 months to complete the study. 
 Therefore it is urgent to get started with regular 
 meetings as soon as possible. It was thought that 
 we should shoot for 2-hour long biweekly meetings in 
 a room with a video link (either the Black Hole or 
 the 12th floor). The only available time for the BH 
 seems to be Monday mornings (11:00-1:00pm). The 
 availability of the 12th floor is not known, but we 
 suspect that Tuesdays 11:00 - 2:30pm may be available 
 (Debbie is going to check). We plan to send an email 
 round on Monday asking for preferences between the 
 two choices (if 12th floor is available) ... and then 
 another email late Monday announcing the chosen time 
 and place of the meetings. It is hoped the first meeting 
 will be Monday 27th Sept or Tuesday 28th Sept, and will
 have broad participation.

 3.  Distribution list

	We need to assemble an email list of all known 
 interested people. Steve Geer and Heidi Schellman will 
 maintain the list and make it available to all interested
 parties. Everyone in the group is asked to actively spread
 the word that the study is taking place. Additions to the 
 email list should be sent to Heidi and Steve. The announcement
 of the first meeting should go to an even wider audience ... 
 for example, all MINOS and MiniBooNe collaboration members.

 4.  Strawman table of contents

	In the first video meeting we plan to discuss a strawman 
 table of contents -> who wants to do what. Heidi and Steve will 
 try to assemble a first attempt at the strawman table of contents 
 and email it round to the group before the meeting so that we can
 have a first iteration beforehand.

 5.  Sub-activities and publications

	It was pointed out that many of the sub-activities within 
 the overall study could lead to a publication for the one or two 
 individuals involved in the sub-study. This helps motivate people 
 and should be encouraged. It is desirable that such publication 
 targeted sub-studies be announced to the group early on to help 
 maintain a healthy atmosphere.

 6.  Goals for the first video meeting

	Discuss strawman table of contents, who wants to do what, 
        and schedule.

	Discuss CPU needs / code management needs, etc.   (Panagiotis)

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 Appendix 1:  Draft Charge

 The charge for the group will be to deliver a concise report by March 31,
2000 that will explicitly include:

 1. The physics motivation for a neutrino source based
    on a muon storage ring, operating in the era
    beyond the current set of neutrino oscillation
    experiments.

 2. The physics program that could be accomplished at a
    neutrino factory as a function of:

    (a) The stored muon energy, with the maximum energy
        taken to be 50 GeV.

    (b) The number of muon decays per year in the beam-forming
        straight section, taken to be in the range from 10^19
        to 10^21 decays per year.

    (c) The presence or absence of muon polarization within the
        storage ring.

    (d) For oscillation experiments, the baseline length including
          investigations evaluating matter effects.