[Sbs_gems] [EXTERNAL] Re: GEn-RP (E12-17-004) officially postponed until early 2023

[William Tireman]

Good day:

Thank you for the update.  Running parasitically would be very nice. I 
will continue to proved remote assistance as I am able and allowed.

-- Will


On 11/24/2021 1:06 PM, Brad Sawatzky wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> A new beam schedule has been released that has been updated to
> accommodate the slow start to the SBS program in Hall A. (See attached.)
>
> The upshot is that the GEn-RP (E12-17-004) has been officially postponed
> until early 2023 (following the SBS Pol He3 program).  So, we will
> not be installing the GEn-RP detectors in late-Dec/early-January.  They
> will remain under test in the ESB and EEL/125 (where they are presently
> staged).
>
> *NOTE*
> This does *not* mean that development of the SBS GEMs and GEN-RP
> polarimeter is paused for a year.  The plan is to install all of these
> detectors in Hall A and run them parasitically with beam, using the full
> production readout system, during the Pol He3 program.  This time will
> be invaluable to work out the remaining issues in DAQ, VTP firmware, and
> GEM operation so we can really hit the ground running after the
> cryotarget system is reinstalled.
>
> I will be happy to answer any questions you may have.
>
> All the best,
> -- Brad
>
-- 
William Tireman, Ph. D
Professor
Northern Michigan University
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