NuMI Off-Axis Experiment
Detector Workshop

IV NuMI Off-Axis Experiment
Detector Workshop

September 11-13, 2003
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Wilson Hall, 8X

Preliminary Agenda

September 11, morning

9:00 - 9:30 + 15   Stephen Parke : Outline of the 'Motivation section '
9:45 - 10:15 + 15 Gary Feldman: Outline of the 'Physics Potential of the NuMI Of-axis Experiment'
10:30 - 11:00    Coffee break
11:00 - 12:30 Stan Wojcicki organizing: Beam induced backgrounds and near detector
             contributions from: Debbie Harris, Kevin McFarland, Mark Messier

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

September 11, afternoon

14:00 - 14:15 Stan Wojcicki: Near detector - wrap up
14:20 - 14:35 + 5  Regina Rameika: Cost Estimate: the status
14:40 - 15:20 + 15 Doug Michael: 'NuMI Beam, proton Intensity' section
15:35 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00 Stan Wojcicki: NSF proposal

• Description Outline
• Project Summary

September 12, morning

9:00 - 9:25 Adam Para: RPC detector, overview
9:30 - 9:55 Leslie Camilleri: Detector performance and Physics capabilities
10:00 - 10:15 Ron Ray: Detector construction, an overview
10:20 - 10:45 Adam Para: RPC chambers, performance, production, operation
10:50 - 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 - 11:30 Rich Schmitt: Gas system, design
11:35 - 11:50 Carl Bromberg: Readout boards
11:55 - 12:10 Rich Talaga: High voltage system
12:50 - 14:00 Lunch

September 12, afternoon

14:00 - 14:20 Ivars Ambats: RPC/Readout Assembly RRA: gas and signal connections
14:25 - 14:45 Jim Grudzinski: RRA: mechanical assembly
14:50 - 15:15 Jim Kilmer: Module assembly, Installation
15:20 - 15:40 John Cooper: Building
15:40 - 16:00 Coffee break
16:00 - 17:00 Wine and Cheese: Gary Feldman, Off-axis experiment
17:00 - 18:00 Deb Koolbeck: Show and tell: RPC prototypes, Large RPC chambers, RRA prototypes, cosmic ray background experiment setup, etc.. - Lab F
19:00 Dinner

September 13, morning

9:00 - 9:15 Ken Heller: Detector Overview/session outline
9:20 - 10:25 Peter Litchfield: Simulation, results
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 - 11:15 Leon Mualem: Electronics prototype update
11:20 - 11:40 Jim Grudzinski: Factory machines and R&D plan
11:45 - 12:15 Jeff Nelson: (ppt) Installation Update & Cost Summary
12:20 - 12:50 Keith Ruddick: Scintillator detector discussion

12:20 - 14:00 Lunch

September 13, afternoon

14:00 - 14:15 Keith Ruddick: Cosmic ray backgrounds
14:20 - 14:45 Marvin Marshak: Sites
14:50 - 17:00 Gary Feldman: Discussion, strategy, etc..