May 28, 2009 Calorimetry

Teleconference Time: 11:00 a.m. EST

• EVO session
• Phone:
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  • +1-888-276-7715 : Canada
  • +1-302-709-8424 : International
  • then enter participant code: 39527048# (remember the "#")

Items for followup from previous meeting(s)

1. Resolution studies (Blake)
   • Develop criteria for evaluating resolution studies
   • Study impact of inactive material at the end of BCAL on acceptance.
   • Check what configuration (thresholds, step sizes, stack? parameters for secondaries, etc) is being used for the Hall D simulations (Regina)
2. Review options for import/export to Chile (loans, donations, transfers, etc.)
3. Documentation on fiber first-article
4. Design goals for SiPM electronics
5. Preliminary specifications for Bcal electronics readout

Tentative Agenda

1. Announcements
2. Review of Action Items
3. Calibration
4. FCAL Update
5. Simulations
6. BCAL Fabrication
   • Contract (George)
   • Preparations for construction (Zisis)
   • Report on First-article fibers (Zisis)
     • March: Kuraray Fibre Tests - March 19, 2009
     • This week: Media:FiberAtten-20090528.pdf
7. BCAL Readout
   • Update from USM (Will)
   • Readout specifications using SiPMs (Fernando)
   • Rates in the BCAL [1] (Sasha)
   • Light guide efficiency for FM PMTs (GlueX-doc-1279 pp 12-19) (Elton)
   • Review of readout options (tentative July 14) discussion