[Halld-jlab] Hall D Staff Meeting Notes, January 28, 2013 - Correction

[Mark M. Ito]

Fernando,

I made those changes.

As an option, you can make those changes yourself on the wiki. I am also 
glad to do it, either way is fine.

   -- Mark

On 01/31/2013 07:11 PM, Fernando J Barbosa wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> I have a few corrections to the minutes:
>
> a) I visited the manufacturer of the F1TDCs, not the fADC125s.
> b) The fADC125s have not been delivered. We are awaiting delivery of 
> the first articles (starting next week).
> c) The various user's manuals will be written as time permits but 
> should be done within a year. Some documentation has been available on 
> the fADC250s and it was provided to the DAQ group.
>
> Best regards,
> Fernando
>
>
>
> On 1/31/2013 6:35 PM, Mark M. Ito wrote:
>> Find the notes at
>> https://halldweb1.jlab.org/wiki/index.php/Private:Hall_D_Staff_Meeting,_January_28,_2013 
>>
>> and below.
>> __
>>
>> Private:Hall D Staff Meeting, January 28, 2013
>>
>> Present: Fernando Barbosa, Eugene Chudakov, Hovanes Egiyan, David
>> Lawrence, John Leckey, Bert Manzlak, Lubomir Pentchev, Yi Qiang, Dmitry
>> Romanov, Patrizia Rossi, Elton Smith, Steve Smith, Sascha Somov, Simon
>> Taylor, Ivan Tolstukhin, Elliott Wolin, Beni Zihlmann
>>
>> Medical Reports Summary, Steve, EHS&Q
>>
>> * [22]Report on survey of safety culture
>> * [23]Summary of medical incidents for FY12
>>
>> Safety, Bert
>>
>> * SOTR training is coming up. One-time training, no renewal necessary
>> * all work in the hall or in a test set-up needs documentation,
>> either OSP, TOSP, or a Hall D List entry
>>
>> Announcements, Eugene
>>
>> * Report of the Tribble committee released today
>> + Meeting with Mont on Wed. to review Lab perspective
>> * last week, dry run for Director's basis-of-estimate presentation
>> + all CAMs reported
>> + real DOE review at beginning of May
>> + one month before that, Director's review
>> * working also on re-baselining
>> + we can re-do schedule
>> + cannot go over new budget
>> * change request was delayed due to hang-up with Hall C
>> + this has now been overcome, we have to re-do our change
>> request because things have changed in the interim
>> + need to prioritize tasks, Claus wants a manpower plan
>> + online tasks
>> o too much for current manpower
>> o after detectors built, people will turn to online issues
>>
>> Engineering, Eugene
>>
>> * first 2 slabs of tagger magnet arrived, the rest will come this
>> week
>> * tagger vacuum chamber will be delivered next week
>> * leak developed in 4th coil of solenoid at the 10^−2 Torr level
>> + patched, was in the port for vacuum vessel relief mechanism
>> + after test, magnet will be warmed and a permanent repair
>> affected
>> * they started liquefaction at cryo plant, there was a problem with
>> compressors
>> * OSP for electrical for solenoid test is needed[?]
>>
>> FDC, Beni, Lubomir
>>
>> * package 4 testing
>> + one strip a problem, at the edge
>> + other problems minor, bad contact at pre-amp card
>> * ready to test next package
>> * one chamber had to be opened, high noise level on one wire and
>> associated cluster of strips
>> + nothing found, wire cleaned and chamber closed
>> * new package ready on Friday
>> * spare wire frames: one more to make
>> * 50% of spare cathodes done
>>
>> Calorimetry, Elton, John
>>
>> * stacking FCAL assemblies beyond the 10% mark
>> + things are going smoothly, some shimming being done as planned
>> + a third person started today
>> + Bert: need a Hall D List entry for this work
>> * BCAL: 1.5 modules done
>> + Tina Mann working full-time
>> + Bobby Benton started this morning
>> + 1/2 module will be done today, about 1/2 of expected rate
>> + Hall D List needs an entry, documentation in preparation
>> + goal: one full module per day
>> o do-able if other work was not required
>> o might be tight with on y 2 people
>> * bias low voltage redone for long modules
>> * BCAL light guides
>> + 3 of 20 did not fit, chosen from a random batch
>> + spot checks done on each batch, one that had trouble here had
>> been checked at USM
>> o did not pass go-no-go gauge test
>> + not limiting us right now
>> + all should be checked at USM
>> * BCAL read-out boards almost done
>> + jumpers for bias installed
>>
>> Time-of-Flight, Mark
>>
>> * assembly of mini-TOF should be start this week
>> * all PMTs received from Hamamatsu, most of them tested
>>
>> Start Counter, Mark
>>
>> * ordering more bent prototype counters from Eljen underway
>> * machining will be done at McNeal
>> * Werner Boeglin will produce a draft assembly and QA document today,
>> for inclusion in the proposal for the construction contract
>>
>> Beamline, Sascha
>>
>> * The readiness review at UConn will be Feb. 7
>> + a wiki page has been created, relevant documents linked to it
>> * fixed array contract
>> + CUA in contact with procurement
>> + Franz working on procedure and QA document
>> + send in PR for fixed array PMTs
>> * Vladimir Popov has ordered PCB for pre-amp prototype
>> + will have it this week
>> + will tweak and tun components
>> + reference document posted on DocDB
>> * pair spectrometer
>> + ordered fixture for gluing fibers to tiles
>> * meeting with accelerator
>> + next one in Feb. to review specs
>> + ACC responsible for active collimator controls
>> o 8 cables from pre-amps
>> o they have some funds to put on the project
>> + ion chambers
>> o design and costing being done by ACC
>>
>> Electronics, Fernando
>>
>> * received 60% of the FADC-250s from UMass
>> + they expected to be done by now, but March looks realistic
>> * setting up electronics in data center
>> + crate and chassis
>> + all HV, LV
>> + 17 crates of FADCs
>> + all ready to be tested
>> * need to know jumper settings for FADC-250s
>> * two weeks ago, visited FADC-125 company
>> + received 1st article of mezzanine boards, both models
>> + tests being set-up
>> + main board to be delivered at end of this week
>> + starting to receive FADC-125s, 40 modules so far[?]
>> * need some TDCs to send to CMU
>> * Dave Abbott want a test set-up for 10 crates
>> * Hovanes wants documentation on the modules we will use for data
>> acquisition
>> + no manpower available for its production
>>
>> Online, Hovanes
>>
>> * counting house, working on furniture procurement
>> + waiting on quotes from Dave Fazenbaker
>> + 5 consoles with two tiers of screens
>> + 2 white boards
>> + 2 status screens (one of them in office area)
>> + bookshelves, supply cabinets
>> + conference table with chairs
>> + screens for computer desktop projection
>> + refrigerator, microwave
>> + want to order next week
>> * computers
>> + PR for disk server for home submitted
>> o 9 TB file-server, expandable to 23 TB @ 1 k$/TB
>> + gathering quotes for raid, plan: two 72 TB units
>> + quotes for EMUs received, plan: 7 nodes
>> + can we wait until May to piggy back on HPC order?
>> o potential savings of 30%
>> + working on requirements for database, web servers
>> + archiving EPICS variables using mya from ACC will cost 55 k$
>> o looking at other options
>>
>> Online, Elliott
>>
>> * setting up DAQ end-to-end test station
>> + can borrow stuff to get started soon
>> + planning power for crates in test
>> + will do software prototyping
>> * controls
>> + meeting on gas system held, getting counts right
>> * solenoid
>> + working on quench detector
>> + some low power tests performed
>> * UPS power
>> + need to upgrade to class B
>> + can we use power from counting house and filter?
>>
>> Offline, Mark
>>
>> * collaborators are gathering their grid tools to access the data
>> challenge events
>> * CCDB deployed now
>>
>> Visitor Announcement, Elton
>>
>> * Sergey Gevorgyan will be visiting
>> + will work on pion polarizability
>> + arrives February 1
>>
>> Retrieved from
>> "https://halldweb1.jlab.org/wiki/index.php/Private:Hall_D_Staff_Meeting,_January_28,_2013" 
>>
>>
>> References
>>
>> 22.
>> https://halldweb1.jlab.org/talks/2013-1Q/DSC%20Safety%20Culture%2012-14-12%20rev3.pptx 
>>
>> 23.
>> https://halldweb1.jlab.org/talks/2013-1Q/DSC%20FY12%20Safety%20Trend%20Analysis.pptx 
>>
>>
>


-- 
Mark M. Ito, Jefferson Lab, marki at jlab.org, (757)269-5295