[BDXlist] BDX-DRIFT proposal to PAC47 update

[Elton Smith]

Hi Dan,

At the closeout Jim said that he expected the report to be completed 
within a week (so should be soon).

I also pinged the project manager for the New Initiative proposals, 
Kathy Turner, regarding when we might hear about the FOA funding. Here 
is her response:

"It may be early in FY20 before the results come out - though we hope to 
get them out sooner -- just a lot of things happening at once this time 
of year and there are a lot of sign-offs that have to happen."

So, it sounds like October or later...... 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 8/8/19 1:21 PM, Daniel Snowden-Ifft wrote:
> Dear Everyone,
>
> 	I think the presentation did go well.  There was genuine interest in the room.  This wasn’t solely the result of my and John’s efforts.  We couldn’t have gotten to that point without tremendous help from the BDX collaboration especially, Marco, Elton and Andrea.  Thank you!
>
> 	I expect the main criticism to be the lack of veto design and, possibly, the reach of BDX-DRIFT.  This will all be clearer when we have data in the form of feedback.  Jim Napolitano wouldn’t commit to when the comments would be out but it didn’t sound like it would take too long.  The other big piece of data will be the FOA.  Do we know when we will hear about that?
>
> 	Fingers crossed.
>
>> On Aug 8, 2019, at 7:56 AM, Harton,John <John.Harton at colostate.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Marco,
>>
>> Thanks for your big picture summary, which I think is accurate.    Some comments on details: The veto does need to become less conceptual;  we need an overall "baseline" design for the full detector.  Dan and Elton: please  add to / correct my comments.  I think a key issue is going to be the physical size of BDX-DRIFT.  NITPC simulation/data comparisons were a strong part of the proposal and Dan's talk.  I think we are going need to start MC/data comparisons for the veto,  and getting funds to build a 75-cm scale veto module will be important, maybe essential.  Other key decisions for the veto include choice of medium (H2O/scint/Gd or B loaded or not) , and readout technology (pmt/SiPM).    And thanks, Elton, for all the time you spent with Dan and me and the tours of various lab areas.
>>
>> John
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BDXlist <bdxlist-bounces at jlab.org> On Behalf Of Marco Battaglieri
>> Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2019 4:18 AM
>> To: BDXlist at jlab.org
>> Subject: [BDXlist] BDX-DRIFT proposal to PAC47 update
>>
>> Dear BDXers,
>> while waiting for the full report from PAC47 Committee, we anticipate some of the outcome of the BDX-DRIFT proposal presentation.
>> The presentation was very well accepted with positive comments from PAC members (especially readers). Despite the proposal has been 'Deferred'
>> since more details on the veto system are needed before it may get approved, discussions with the committee, public and off-line comments were all positive and encouraging to present a new proposal next year. Given the time line of the BDX FOA this delay is not affecting  any real action on BDX-DRIFT. We need to work this year to have a new proposal better shaped with all issues raised by the PAC fully answered.
>> My impressions, from Dan John, and Elton comments is quite positive (obviously a full approval would have been better!) and the positive feedback from the Lab management is a good sign to move forward.
>> Dan, John, Elton, in case I missed something in the big picture, please send your toughs around Cheers Marco
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