The STAR experiment

 
LINK TO: Commissioning plan

• Wiener
• Yale module
• T preparation
  

• Cosmic-ray readiness request by STAR
• OLD ARC / ARM:

•  Current: ARC (0) / ARM (5) 
  
•  ARC (1) / ARM (1) : TRD
  
•  ARC (0) / ARM (1) : IST
  
•  ARC (1) / ARM (5) : IUCF 

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1) Commissioning plan - Status update : Bernd et al.

2) Trigger needs / Fast track production : ALL

3) Face-to-face meeting - Commissioning / Proposed date: Friday, January 25, 2013 at BNL

4) Slow control status : Xuan et al.

5) HV module status : Bernd / Gerard

6) DAQ status: Gerard 

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LINK TO: Commissioning plan

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LINK TO: Commissioning plan

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LINK TO: Commissioning plan

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1) Summary of HV module tests: Xuan / Gerard

2) Discussion of commissioning plan: ALL

• Draft commissioning plan Run 12: Bernd

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1) Summary of cabling and mapping (HV / Gas / Signal): Xuan

• Mapping (File 1 / Spreadsheet file)
• Analysis of Pedestal test runs (File 2 / ppt-file)

2) Next steps: Bernd

• Schedule / Next steps
• RHIC schedule
• HV ramping

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1) Summary of installation : Bernd / Jason / Ross

2) Cabling / Connections : Xuan et al.

4) Discussion on manpower needs for Run 13 : ALL

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1) Status of production and tests of remaining quarter sections : Jason / Ross / Will

2) Clean-room activities at BNL: Akio / Ramiro / Xuan

• Status of cosmic-ray results (Set 1) : Akio
• Gas leak and flow tests / fix : Ramiro 

• Mapping
• AOB

4) DAQ (ARC / ARM status) : Gerard

5) Reminder: Schedule of Cosmic-ray test / Installation : Bernd / Jason

6) Reminder: Cosmic-ray test plan : Akio / Bernd 

• Step 1: Fix APV parameters (Phase / Latency)
• Step 2: HV scan (3.2kV - 3.6kV in steps of 100V)

• Objective: Timing distribution / Cluster size / Residual / Efficiency for three sets of three quarter sections

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Agenda:  

1) Update / News : Bernd

2) Status of production of remaining quarter sections : Jason / Ross / Bernd

3) DAQ (ARC / ARM status) : Gerard et al.

4) Summary of software activities : Anselm et al.

5) Manpower / Schedule : 

a) Test / Debugging following full installation: November - December 2012

• Connections: 
  • Gas
  • HV connections
  • Signal cable connections
• Flush gas
• HV ramp 
• Pedestal runs

b) Run 13 (Commissioning / On-site expert coverage during physics running): January - June 2013

• Commissioning: January - February 2012: Need offline crew
• Physics running: March - June 2013: On-site Expert coverage

c) Other lab tests: 

• Source tests after installation 

6) AOB : ALL 

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1) Status of production and tests of remaining quarter sections : Bernd / Jason / Ross / Will

2) Clean-room status at BNL: Akio / Bernd / Ramiro / Xuan

• HV / Leakage current tests : Xuan
• Gas leak tests / fix : Bernd / Xuan
• Cosmic-ray setup (See below) : Xuan 

• Step 1: Fix APV parameters (Phase / Latency)
• Step 2: HV scan (3.2kV - 3.6kV in steps of 100V)

• Objective: Timing distribution / Cluster size / Residual / Efficiency for three sets of three quarter sections

• Cosmic-ray test 
• MuDst 
• Slow simulator 

6) DAQ (ARC / ARM status) : Gerard

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1) Status of production and tests of remaining quarter sections : Bernd / Jason / Ross / Will

2) Clean-room status at BNL : Bernd / Gerrit / Xuan

3) Installation : Bernd / Jason

4) Summary of software activities : Akio / Anselm / Renee / Xuan

• Cosmic-ray test 
• MuDst 
• Slow simulator 

5) DAQ (ARC / ARM status) : Gerard

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1) Status of production of remaining quarter sections : Jason / Ross / Will

2) News on integration : Jason

3) Cosmic-ray testing : Akio / Bernd / Gerrit / Ramiro

• New quadrants at BNL
• Readout tests (APV Right / APV Left)
• Next steps

4) Summary of software activities : Akio / Anselm / Renee / Xuan

• Cosmic-ray test 
• MuDst 
• Slow simulator 

5) DAQ (ARC / ARM status) : Gerard

6) AOB : ALL

1) Status of production of remaining quarter sections : Jason / Ross / Will 

2) Status of tooling at BNL / Installation : Jason

3) Summary of software activities : Akio / Anselm / Renee / Xuan

• Cosmic-ray test 
• MuDst 
• Slow simulator 

4) DAQ (ARC / ARM status) : Gerard

5) DNP FGT talks: 

• Hardware: Bernd 
• Software: Emily
  

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Agenda:  

1) Status of production of remaining quarter sections : Ross / Jason

2) Status of tooling at BNL / Installation : Jason

3) Summary of software activities / Cosmic-ray test / MuDst : Anselm / Akio / Renee / Xuan

4) DAQ (ARC / ARM status) : Gerard 

5) AOB : ALL 

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Agenda:  

1) Update / News : Bernd

2) Status of production of remaining quarter sections : Jason / Ross / Bernd

3) DAQ (ARC / ARM status) : Gerard et al.

4) Summary of software activities : Anselm et al.

5) AOB : ALL 

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