Weekly Meeting Minutes - May 23, 2003


Attending: Dave L., Itaru, Ashot, Raphael, Yar, Dustin, Anatoly, Doug, Marianna, Eric, Josh, Galen, Liping

Announcements:
Vladimir is leaving next week.
The test lab has a phone: x7996.

Engineering:
Doug: Cooling system parts for HyCal have been ordered and the plate survey scheduled.
Vertical tracks installed, jacks & motors in progress. Discussion of lead glass in physica warehouse. Hall A will claim it: negotiations are in progress.

Discussion of the disposition of the green cable. Ashot will talk to IHEP and either trash it or send it back.

Hall B is open until Wednesday the 28th. Contact Elton Smith for walkthrough.

Detectors:
Lead crystal: All soldering jobs are done, with a few left to correct.
Lead glass: 400 assemblies done. We start putting them in the frame in June.

HyCal:
Dave: Dynode cables are out for bit at UMass - Dave will contact Rory about expediting the process.
Fast cables are on order: ETA 3-4 weeks.

Yar: Temperature monitoring in progress and should be done by June.

Dave: Software in progress with Monte Carlo geometry in study. Presentation of statistical analysis.

Open jobs:
Test the PMT gain dependance on the A&T assembly.
Cut kevlar wrapping.
Cut mu-metal.
PC board assembly.
Crystal optical measurement. Marianna’s on it but leaving in a week.
Jill & the cable sleeve crew are ready for student help on good-weather days.