Allena's Status Report 29-jul-2004

• Space issues and ferris wheel for Region 3:

  * We've been bouncing a number of ideas around for mounting and rotating the R3 detectors.
  1) Hourglass mounting plate that rotates on a bearing (or something) on the beamline.
  Hourglass schematic (eps)
  Hourglass schematic (pdf)
  

  2) Hourglass mounting plate that is attached to a drum that rests on the floor and rotates -- similar to a clothes dryer.
  Dryer schematic (eps)
  Dryer schematic (pdf)
  
  

  Allena needs to meet with Paul Brindza to get some feedback on feasability and costs.
  

• Simulation code management:

  * Ation items:
  o Allena will review the 'Instructions for Novices" she's written and identify upgrades and patches that could be fixed in our codes in CVS.