[DIRC] meeting and update

[Tanja Horn]

Wednesdays at 10am works for me.

On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 5:02 PM, Pawel Nadel-Turonski <turonski at jlab.org>wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> It has been a while since our last meeting, and in the meantime there
> have been some positive developments. Perhaps it would be a good idea to
> meet this or perhaps next week and discuss the next steps? To summarize,
> the following has happened.
>
> 1. MOU between JLab and GSI is ready
> 2. The awarded funding is about to be paid out
>  -  MPO ready for JLab
> 3. Interviews are about to start for ODU postdoc
> 4. New collaborators have joined us for the proposal extension (FY12 and
> beyond).
>
> Regarding the last point, you may recall that the advisory committee
> suggested that any extension of the SiPM testing proposal should be done
> in a common framework with the DIRC one. Thus, while the first year of
> the former focused on radiation damage, we were thinking to extend this
> to include tests in high magnetic fields. Since the latter seemed to be
> a challenge, we have put forward a plan to create a dedicated sensor
> testing facility here at JLab, using the former CLAS DVCS magnet (which
> will not used anymore for its original purpose). This is a solenoid with
> a bore of about 20 cm capable of reaching fields of up to 4.7 T. Such
> tests would be a complementary to any magnetic field testing done at
> other facilities during year 1. Once established, the facility could, of
> course, also serve other needs, for instance to test sensors for PANDA
> or other projects. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR THE FY12 (YEAR 2)
> PROPOSALS IS OCTOBER 15, 2011.
>
> Regarding the meeting time and location, we still have a reservation for
> room F228 (for the locals) on Wednesday between 10 and 11 am EST. Does
> this still work for everyone?
>
> Cheers,
>
>     Pawel
>
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