[Halld-pid] Start Counter Meeting Minutes, January 9, 2014

[Mark Ito]

Folks,

Find the minutes below at at:

https://halldweb1.jlab.org/wiki/index.php/GlueX_Start_Counter_Meeting,_January_9,_2014#Minutes

   -- Mark
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GlueX Start Counter Meeting, January 9, 2014
Minutes

    Present:
      * FIU: Werner Boeglin, Eric Pooser
      * JLab: Eugene Chudakov, Chuck Hutton, Mark Ito (chair), Beni
        Zihlmann

Construction

      * All 50 scintillators have been shipped to McNeal on December 16.
        They have arrived, but status of work is unknown at this point.
        Eric has been trying to get some information on that.
      * The assembly jig design is progressing.
      * They are deciding how to cut the holes in the acrylic and tap them.
        There is also discussion about where this machining work should be
        done, in-house at FIU or contracted out.
      * Nitrogen gas and valves for the gas system have been purchased.
        Pneumatic cylinders are still to be ordered.
      * Two undergraduate students are doing practice runs for testing
        scintillators.
      * The database for tracking the counters is being set-up.
      * One of the students is working on the templates for wrapping the
        aluminum around the counters. He is 90% complete; he is on a second
        draft of the scheme now. They plan to do some practice on this step
        as well.
      * At JLab, the foam for the support has been ordered. It should be in
        February 3. Casey at the machine shop told Chuck that he can do the
        machining here.
      * The new mandrill for laying up the carbon fiber inner support has
        come in. We are still planning on three layers of the fiber sheets.

Eletronics

    Fernando mentioned yesterday that work on the start counter boards is
    on hold while Nick is on other projects. There is no known difficulty
    with assembly.

Readiness Review

    We tentatively settled on the week of March 10 for the review. It will
    likely be held remotely, i. e., JLab folks will not travel to Miami.

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