BLTWG Meeting 03/12/2009

• Time: 9:30 EST
• Place: EVO and ESNET (with telephone bridge)
• Connecting: instructions are here
• Present: Richard J., Alex S., Fernando B., Jim S., Eugene C., Tim W.

Agenda

1. Update from UConn - Richard
2. Tagger dipole field uniformity specification - Jim
3. Feedback on updated interface drawings - Tim
4. Manpower for the spring 2009 CHESS run - Richard
5. Plans for beam tests - Richard
6. Talk at Diamond 2009 - Yang

Notes by R. Jones

Update from UConn

• The type III diamond monocrystal on loan from BNL has arrived at UConn. Richard is discussing how best to mount it with experimental colleagues in the UConn department who have experience in mounting samples.
• All electronic components for the prototype digital readout board for the tagger microscope SiPM electronics have finally arrived, sufficient to completely populate three boards. The prototype boards and components have been shipped to the firm Screaming Circuits for fabrication. We have purchased the Xilinx programmer for programming to the main FPGA on the prototype board. Students will begin bench tests of the prototypes as soon as they are received back from the vendor, near the end of March.
• Work progresses on the prototype fiber array. Plans are to have the device ready for a beam test by the end of 2009. Schedule changes in Hall B mean that we may want to speed up that schedule.