BLTWG Meeting 4/17/2008
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- Time: 10:00 EST
- Place: EVO and ESNET
- Present:
Agenda
- Draft of diamond MOU with U. of Glasgow
- Work by Jim on engineering design of photon beam line
- Progress on analysis of diamond X-ray measurements from 2008. [1]
- Draft design document of pair spectrometer by Hakopian
- Student R&D projects at UConn for summer and beyond
- Goals for the May collaboration meeting
- Future beam test needs
- Update on visit plans
Diamond MOU
- acknowledge owner of diamonds is Element Six
- acknowledge caretaker of diamonds is U. of Glasgow
- list a set of 4-5 diamonds by ID that are of interest to Hall D
- the purpose of R&D is discover how to thin them non-destructively how to mount them so they are free-standing and flat
- intent of R&D plan is to produce crystals that are suitable for use as radiators, not to destroy them
- there is some risk that diamonds might be damaged
- in the case that a diamond is damaged, all fragments will be returned to U. of Glasgow with identification of which stone they came from
- there is no implied commitment that Jlab will buy the diamonds
- there is no implied commitment from Element Six that they are willing to sell them
- there is no financial obligation to reimburse Element Six or Glasgow for diamonds that are damaged in conducting the R&D plan
- duration of the MOU would be 3 years
- the diamonds covered under this MOU would be transferred from Glasgow to the Hall D group leader, who would take responsible for their disposition during the R&D period.