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<p>People,</p>
<p>Please find the notes below and at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki-private/index.php/Hall_D_Staff_Meeting,_October_3,_2016">https://halldweb.jlab.org/wiki-private/index.php/Hall_D_Staff_Meeting,_October_3,_2016</a>
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<p> -- Mark<br>
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<p>Present: Alexander Austregesilo, Thomas Britton, Eugene
Chudakov, Mark Dalton, Alexandre Deur, Hovanes Egiyan,
Sergey Furletov, Mark Ito, David Lawrence, Paul Mattione,
Patrizia Rossi, Elton Smith, Simon Taylor, Tim Whitlatch,
Beni Zihlmann
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Announcement.2C_Eugene">Announcements,
Eugene</span></h2>
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<li> Introducing Thomas Britton, the new post-doc. Welcome!</li>
<li> Budget squeeze
<ul>
<li> until end of Oct.</li>
<li> all travel canceled except invited plenary talks
and trips related to the run</li>
<li> ops money supposed to increase this year, but with
continuing resolution monthly amount is the same as
last year</li>
<li> purchasing restrictions: DIRC items postponed</li>
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</li>
<li> Appraisal cycle is underway</li>
<li> interviews for new staff position complete, decision in
two weeks</li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Goniometer.2C_Tim">Goniometer,
Tim</span></h2>
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<li> due to arrive back on Oct. 17</li>
<li> detailed installation schedule TBD</li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Run_Plan.2C_Alexandre">Run
Plan, Alexandre</span></h2>
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<li> run planning meetings this week: Tue., Wed., Fri.</li>
<li> after that we go to daily meetings</li>
<li> accelerator status:
<ul>
<li> 1 or 2 days late</li>
<li> beam in machine schedule for Sun., did not make it</li>
<li> dogleg causing mismatch in transport parameters,
other issues as well</li>
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</li>
</ul>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Engineering.2C_Tim">Engineering,
Tim</span></h2>
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<li> HCO largely done</li>
<li> beamline vacuum almost there</li>
<li> items not done yet: goniometer and comp cal</li>
<li> bellows on goniometer pipe are on</li>
<li> collimator not in position yet</li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="DAQ.2C_Sergey">DAQ, Sergey</span></h2>
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<li> problems with firmware seen for TI, TD, TS</li>
<li> TD fixed now</li>
<li> F250s not producing triggers
<ul>
<li> if no solution today, will downgrade firmware for
BCAL F250s to Spring version</li>
</ul>
</li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Miscellaneous">Miscellaneous</span></h2>
<ul>
<li> Elton: radiators have come in from Canada</li>
<li> Beni: some channels of CDC missing, possible pre-amp
disconnects, perhaps other problems
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<li> tool used to check CDC not working, TI connection
problem</li>
<li> no new FDC problems</li>
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</li>
<li> puddle in hall from water condensing on BCAL chilled
water line, probably not a major issue</li>
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