[BDXlist] BDX presentation to JLab directorate

[Elton Smith]

Dear BDXers,

Marco suggested that I present the update on civil as this was one of 
the issues raised by the PAC. Attached are draft slides. Suggestions are 
welcome.

Cheers, Elton.

Elton Smith
Jefferson Lab MS 12H3
12000 Jefferson Ave STE 4
Newport News, VA 23606
(757)269-7625
(757)269-6331 fax

On 3/23/16 9:21 AM, Marco Battaglieri wrote:
> Dear BDXers,
> as we mentioned in the last two meetings, we asked for an informal 
> meeting with Bob McKewon to show progresses and get a feedback before 
> to present the proposal.
> The quick chat we imagined transformed in  a 2h meeting (!) with Bob, 
> Rolf and Patrizia with 1h for presenting BDX status and 1h discussion. 
> The meeting is fixed for tomorrow at 3PM EST.
> I think this is a great opportunity to convince the JLab management 
> about the goodness and the readiness of BDX at JLab and obtain the 
> necessary support for the infrastructural costs (as you know this has 
> little to do with the PAC judgment).
> To make the story short. we need to prepare a good presentation quickly.
> Even if there are many things still to work out for the full proposal, 
> I believe we have already all ingredients for a thorough discussion 
> with Bob &Co using as a skeleton the LOI but updating all the new 
> items (and in particular addressing the concerns expressed in the PAC 
> report about technology and infrastructure).
> I'll assemble a presentation that includes all progresses we did in 
> the different area in these 2 years and for this reason I would like 
> from all of you 4-5 slides on a specific item:
>
> - Eder and Gordan: theory update and reach plot (if any new)
> - Andrea: rec software
> - Andrea/Eder: Chi generation
> - Andrea/Luca: test on crystals
> - Dan W./Gordan: Chi interaction and nuclear response
> - Dan S./Dinesh: BDX-DRIFT
> - Elton/Tim: infrastructures at JLab
> - Marzio/Mariangela: Cosmic BDX prototype at LNS
> - Mariangela/Marzio: proton beam test at LNS
> - Raffaella: simulation of beam-related bg (n and gamma)
> - Alessandra: simulation of cosmic mu and n
> I will take care of simulations with GEMC and the detector concept
>
> Please nothing fancy, just few slides that I will cannibalize to 
> assemble in a coherent presentation.
>
> I'll be grateful if you could send  your contribution asap (at most by 
> today at 3PM EST) giving me time to prepare the presentation, 
> circulate a draft by tonight, receive your feedback by tomorrow 
> morning and adjust/correct/complement what missing before the 
> presentation.
> Sorry for the late notification but I received the message from Bob 
> yesterday night and tomorrow is the convenient slot they found.
> Thanks in advance
> Marco
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