June 11, 2009 Calorimetry

Teleconference Time: 11:00 a.m. EST

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Items for followup from previous meeting(s)

1. Resolution studies (Blake)
   • Develop criteria for evaluating resolution studies
   • Study impact of inactive material at the end of BCAL on acceptance.
2. Documentation on fiber first-article
3. Review calibration procedures
4. Will: Noted from CLAS experience both oxides and carbonates can accumulate on lead. One type is worse than the other (will send references to UofR)
   1. • Elton will check on fiber delivery and comments from Kuraray on material for storage of fibers.

Tentative Agenda

1. Announcements
2. Review of Action Items
3. Calibration
4. FCAL Update
5. Simulations
6. BCAL Fabrication
   • Contract (George)
   • Preparations for construction (Zisis)
   • Report on First-article fibers (Zisis)
     • March: Kuraray Fibre Tests - March 19, 2009
     • This week: Media:FiberAtten-20090528.pdf
7. BCAL Readout
   • Update from USM (Will)
   • Readout specifications using SiPMs (Fernando)
   • Rates in the BCAL [1] (Sasha) and Beni
   • Light guide efficiency for FM PMTs (GlueX-doc-1279 pp 12-19) (Elton)
   • Review of readout options (tentative July 14) discussion