AT-TPC Wiki

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

• Agenda

1. CoBo firmware updates (Nathan)
2. Overview of PAC 38 responses

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

• Agenda

1. GET Configuration Program (Daniel)
2. AT-TPC pulser data analysis (Saul)

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

• Agenda

1. Noise measurement for GET and AT-TPC (Wolfi)

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

• Agenda

1. Trigger geometry generation program (Daniel)
2. Pad position convention update (Tan)
3. Update on firmware issues (Faisal)
4. Prototype gas test start (Saul)

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

• Agenda

1. Commissioning Experiment Overview

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

• Agenda

1. Commissioning Experiment Status

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

• Agenda

1. Magnet cooling stopped (Daniel)
2. Prep for next week's commissioning run

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

• Agenda

1. Detector gas handling connected
2. Micromegas pulser test (Daniel)

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

• Agenda

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

• Agenda

1. Micromegas fitting problem (Daniel)
2. DAQ trigger/time stamp

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC attached to beamline/Hall probe and source arm installed (Daniel)
2. Micromegas conditioning started (Saul)
3. LN2 filling of magnet started (Daniel)

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

• Agenda

1. Received 1st Micromegas (Daniel)
2. AT-TPC setup vacuum considerations
3. DAQ status (Faisal)
4. Mutant/Firmware issues (Nathan)

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

• Agenda

1. Micromegas update (Daniel)
2. ZAP and shielding (Faisal, Daniel)
3. Firmware update (Nathan)

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

• Agenda

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

• Agenda

1. Micromegas manufacturing timeline (Daniel)
2. CoBo testing (Faisal)

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

• Agenda

1. Fusion cross sections for 124Sn experiment (Tan)
2. Work with Mutant firmware for CoBo (Nathan)
3. Start on ZAP design (Faisal)

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

• Agenda

1. Endplate holder fixed (Daniel)
2. Micromegas attachment discussion

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

• Agenda

1. Planning for February AT-TPC run
2. Endplate holder on cart to be fixed (Daniel)

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

• Agenda

1. Micromegas details (Faisal)
2. AT-TPC test experiment discussion
3. Notre Dame ¹²B results (Saul)

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

• Agenda

1. Placement of AT-TPC on cradle and cart and in solenoid (Daniel)
2. Discussion on Micromegas

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

• Agenda

1. Progress on AT-TPC cart and cradle (Daniel)
2. Shutter doors being made, discussion on laser holes

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC vacuum test with new copper plates (Daniel)
2. AT-TPC cart assembly started
3. ¹²⁴Sn(p,p) data (Tan)

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC vacuum testing (Daniel)

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

• Agenda

1. End plate modifications (Daniel)
2. CoBo's received

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC chamber pumping test (Daniel)
2. AsAd cooling discussion

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

• Agenda

1. End flange seal mounted, plan to pump detector (Daniel)

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC assembly, Field cage, HV contact, accelerator tube assembled (Daniel)
2. Micromegas traces (Faisal)
3. ANL resonance histogram (Tan)

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

• Agenda

1. Accelerator tube and cathode assembly update (Daniel)
2. 10Be angular distributions (Adam)
3. STPC GET test results (Genie)

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

• Agenda

1. Field cage and accelerator tube assembly update (Daniel)
2. STPC GET test (Zibi)

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

• Agenda

1. Accelerator tube assembly and last potential ring connection (Daniel)
2. 10Be analysis update (Adam)

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC detector assembly (Daniel)
2. 3 AsAd test (Nathan)

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

• Agenda

1. LHe liquifier received (Daniel)
2. Assembly plans, leak checking going on (Daniel)
3. ANL analysis update (Tan)
4. Micromegas, CoBo firmware update (Faisal, Nathan)

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

• Agenda

1. Notre Dame experiment summary (Tan)
2. Update on AT-TPC parts (Saul)
3. CoBo firmware update (Nathan)
4. Discussion on tracking and visualization

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

• Agenda

1. CoBo network and memory performance (Faisal)
2. ND experiment prep (Saul)
3. Test chamber results (Maxime, Elodie)
4. Fission data analysis (Guillaume, Cathleen)

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

• Agenda

1. Detector field cage assembly (Daniel, Josh)
2. CoBo ethernet and firmware (Faisal, Nathan)
3. ANL experiment analysis update (Tan)
4. Test chamber fission measurement (Cathleen, Guillaume)

Tuesday, July 9, 2013

• Agenda

1. Detector cathode assembly (Daniel, Josh)
2. CoBo firmware update (Faisal, Nathan)
3. Discussion about upcoming ND alpha decay run
4. Cf source holder (Maxime)

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC fabrication update (Daniel)
2. ANL analysis update (Tan)
3. Cf source measurements (Cathleen, Guillaume)

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

• Agenda

1. Neural network work (Josh)
2. 10Be analysis (Adam)
3. CoBo testing (Faisal)
4. 3-body decay charge deposit calculations (Guillaume)

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

• Agenda

1. Introduction of 3 new students (Daniel)
2. Field cage development update (Daniel)
3. Summer experiment at Notre Dame (Saul)
4. Laser testing results with test chamber (Maxime)
5. Alpha range calculation for 12C 3-alpha decay (Guillaume)
6. CoBo firmware update (Faisal)
7. Multiplicy trigger update (Nathan)
8. Measurements with fission source (Wolfi)

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

• Agenda

1. Field cage development update (Daniel)
2. Solenoid cooling update (Daniel)
3. Laser testing results with test chamber (Saul)
4. Diffusion calculation for 12B experiment (Maxime)
5. Alpha range calculation for 12C 3-alpha decay (Guillaume)
6. CoBo firmware update (Nathan)

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

• Agenda

1. Status of LHe fill of Solenoid (Daniel)
2. CoBo testing update (Faisal)
3. 12C 3-body decay simulation (Wolfi)
4. Laser testing started (Saul)

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

• Agenda

1. m-CoBo update, DDR2 memory, Flash, etc. test (Faisal)
2. ANL analysis update (Tan)
3. AT-TPC fabrication update (Daniel)
4. Transfer LN2 to LN2 shield from He vessel (Daniel)

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

• Agenda

1. Solenoid cooling status (Daniel)
2. Laser safety review and future test plans (Saul)
3. CoBo testing update (Daniel)

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

• Agenda

1. CoBo shipping update (Daniel)
2. 10Be analysis update (Adam)
3. Solenoid cooling started (Daniel)
4. ANL upcoming experiment update (Tan)
5. Work started on UV laser (Wolfi)

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

• Agenda

1. Field cage update (Daniel)
2. Experiment plans, ANL, Notre Dame
3. Diode protection circuit discussion
4. Update on time differences for ANL data (Tan)

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

• Agenda

1. Field cage measurements (Daniel)
2. ANL data sorting (Tan)
3. CoBo Power (Faisal)

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

• Agenda

1. Field cage cleaned (Daniel)
2. ANL experiment magnetic field considerations
3. plan to cool solenoid (Daniel)
4. firmware adapting to full CoBo (Faisal)
5. CoBo clock architecture (Faisal)

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

• Agenda

1. 124Sn Argonne test run update (Daniel)
2. Field cage machined and received
3. CoBo v.0.2 memory (Faisal)
4. Gas handling update (Zach M)

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

• Agenda

1. 10Be data analysis update (Adam)
2. ANL experiment details (Tan)
3. progress on multiplicity trigger (Nathan, Tan)

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

• Agenda

1. ANL experiment details (Tan)
2. discussion on multiplicity trigger, sparking limit for Sn beams at ANL
3. CoBo design update (Faisal)
4. AsAd's ordered (Daniel)
5. Discussion of card shielding

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

• Agenda

1. ANL experiment scheduled (Tan)
2. Multiplicity trigger discussion
3. CoBo progress (Faisal)

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC Project Timeline (Daniel)
2. Notre Dame experiment prep
3. CoBo memory debugging (Faisal)

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

• Agenda

1. CoBo work, VxWorks image generation (Faisal, Shelbi, Patrick)
2. Discussion of mesh signals for fission fragments

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

• Agenda

1. New Micromegas update
2. Notre Dame experiment scheduled

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

• Agenda

1. Field cage received (Daniel)
2. Drawings submitted to shop
3. Cobo development update (Faisal)
4. Prototype Micromegas design update (Saul)

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

• Agenda

1. GET controller and Micromegas testing (Tan, Ian)
2. Micromegas design update (Faisal)

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC event generator (Daniel)
2. GET software update (Tan, Nathan)
3. Prototype Micromegas pad design (Saul)
4. Cobo Gigabit ethernet (Faisal)

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

• Agenda

1. Detector drawing almost approved (Daniel)
2. Prototype Micromegas Pad design (Saul)
3. CoBo Gigabit work (Faisal)

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC cart design (Daniel)
2. GET Controller software updated (Nathan)

Tuesday, November 8, 2012

• Agenda

1. Plans to order AGET chips (Daniel)
2. GET debugging (Nathan)

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC fabrication progress (Daniel)
2. Gas handling update (Zach)

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

• Agenda

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

• Agenda

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC design approval in process (Daniel)
2. Saclay AsAd 1.1 test after repair (Tan)
3. CoBo firmware updated for use with multiple reduced CoBo's (Nathan)
4. MCP testing setup (Adam)

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

• Agenda

1. Fixed regulator for Saclay AsAd 1.1 (Tan)
2. Agiltron test (Saul)
3. Reduced CoBo update (Nathan)
4. Micromegas PCB update (Faisal)
5. 8Be kinematics (Aimee)

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

• Agenda

1. Comparison of Daisuke's analysis of 6He elastic scattering data (Aimee)
2. Saclay AsAd 1.1 testing (Tan, Aimee, Nathan)
3. CoBo firmware for ethernet frames update (Nathan)
4. CoBo processor status (Faisal)

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

• Agenda

1. Field cage fabrication started (Daniel)
2. Hit pattern and thresholds test for GET (Tan, Aimee)
3. New pump and compressor update (Zach)
4. MCP testing setup (Adam)
5. Pad design (Faisal)

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC source arm design update (Daniel)
2. Test chamber data, micromegas troubleshooting (Tan, Aimee)
3. CoBo update and micromegas pad design (Faisal)

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

• Agenda

1. GET electronics, testing saturation problem (Tan, Aimee)
2. Gas handling, compressor and pump update (Zach)
3. 10Be analysis (Adam)
4. Pad design implementation status (Faisal)

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC magnet yoke assembled and put in place (Daniel)
2. AT-TPC design updates, Gas flow tube size for flow rate (Daniel)
3. Ring cutter design (Daniel)
4. GET multiplicity measurements (Tan, Aimee)

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

• Agenda

1. GET testing update (Tan, Aimee)
2. 10Be analysis (Adam)
3. Field cage ring construction (Ian, Wolfi)
4. CoBo update (Faisal)

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

• Agenda

1. Fission source measurements (Remi, Malek, Tan)
2. GET software problems
3. Pad plane design, research on laser, AT-TPC Mechanical Design Review (Saul)
4. 10Be + alpha data analysis update (Adam)
5. CoBo, DDR memory testing (Faisal)

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

• Agenda

1. Problems and progress on fission source measurement in test chamber (Remi, Malek, Tan)
2. CoBo update (Faisal)

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

• Agenda

1. Micromegas pad pattern with fine pitch area (Saul)
2. 8Be statistics update (Aimee)
3. Tiled micromegas data taking and mapping (Remi, Malek, Tan)
4. GET electronics testing (Wolfi, Tan)
5. CoBo testing/ZAP update (Faisal)

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

• Agenda

1. More data taken for tiled resitive micromegas (Malek, Remi, Tan)
2. Gas tube progress (Ian)
3. Prototype CoBo boards received (Faisal)

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

• Agenda

1. Tiled micromegas measurements (Malek, Remi, Tan)
2. 10Be angle measurements (Adam)
3. CoBo and ZAP update (Faisal)

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

• Agenda

1. Considerations for ZAP/AsAd mounting, shielding, cooling
2. GET electronics testing started (Tan, Faisal)
3. Micromegas pad design considerations (Saul)
4. Allene test results (Malek, Remi)

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

• Agenda

1. Endplate design details (Daniel)
2. 10Be + 6He analysis (Adam)
3. Gas handling parts ordered (Zach)
4. Plan for gas tubes for Prototype (Ian)
5. GET software installation and testing plans (Tan, Daniel)
6. Pad simulation update (Saul)

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

• Agenda

1. Allene measurements (Malek, Remi)
2. 8,9Be analysis (Aimee)
3. MCP housing modifications (Adam)
4. CoBo update (Faisal)

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

• Agenda

1. Pad geometry simulation (Saul)
2. GET software update (Nathan)
3. CoBo and ZAP update (Faisal)

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

• Agenda

1. Allene testing (Malek, Remi, Tan)
2. Micromegas pad simulation results (Saul)
3. Be analysis (Aimee)
4. ZAP design (Faisal)

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

• Agenda

1. End plate developments (Daniel)
2. Gas mixture (Ar-H2) measurements (Malek, Remi, Tan)
3. Be fusion analysis (Aimee)
4. ZAP design (Faisal)

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

• Agenda

1. End plate prototype (Daniel)
2. Physics discussion meetings to start

Thursday, May 10, 2012

• Agenda

1. Solenoid enclosure and magnetic field considerations (Daniel)
2. ZAP design considerations (Daniel)
3. GET raw data unpacking (Tan)
4. CoBo quotes (Faisal)
5. Agiltron micromegas testing (Saul, Wolfi)

Thursday, May 3, 2012

• Agenda

1. ATTPC final design almost ready. HV was ordered this morning. (Daniel)
2. Gas handling system (Zach)
3. Test with micromegas from Agiltron (Wolfi)
4. Conditioning of micromegas, simulation progress (Saul)
5. Board designed about to be submitted (Faisal)
6. 9Be and 8Be (Aimee)
7. Repairing MCP housing, root code (Adam)

Thursday, April 25, 2012

• Agenda

1. GET software fully compiled in MAC (Nathan is fixing some bugs) (Daniel)
2. Gas handling system (Zach/John)
3. Shielding of the solenoid (Wolfi)
4. Conditioning of micromegas (Saul)
5. SBIR will send commercial micromegas to test (Wolfi)
6. 9Be and 8Be (Aimee)
7. Repairing MCP housing (Adam)

Thursday, April 19, 2012

• Agenda

1. Power supply quote (Daniel)
2. Conditioning of micromegas (Tan and Saul)
3. Mapping on the way while waiting for the connectors to arrive (Daniel and Ian)
4. Mechanical design almost ready. Working in a transportation cart for the detector (Daniel)
5. 9Be and 8Be (Aimee)
6. Simulation in progress (Saul)
7. Dineutron FRESCO simulation (Adam)

Thursday, April 12, 2012

• Agenda

1. AGET, AsAd update and plans for testing (Nathan)
2. Proposal for fission studies with Prototype (Bill)

Thursday, April 5, 2012

• Agenda

1. AsAd pinout (Nathan)
2. Plans for conditioning micromegas and test electronics
3. Discussion on programmable ZAP
4. Magnet yoke, fringe field calculations underway (Daniel)
5. Search for 8Be (Aimee)

Thursday, March 29, 2012

• Agenda

1. Power supply quotes (Daniel)
2. Search for 9Be (Aimee)
3. Discussion on amplifiers and linear circuits
4. Gas handling system update (Zach)
5. COBO update (Faisal)

Thursday, March 23, 2012

• Agenda

1. AT-TPC flange design (Daniel)
2. AGET testing and COBO progress (Nathan, Faisal)
3. Micromegas pad design considerations (Saul)

Thursday, March 1, 2012

• Agenda

1. Solenoid field calculations (Daniel)
2. ND experiment Prep
3. AGET testing update (Nathan)

Thursday, February 23, 2012

• Agenda

1. Samurai TPC pad plane (Jon Barney)
2. AT-TPC flange design (Daniel)
3. Allene test results (Tan)
4. 6He data analysis (Aimee)
5. ND experiment trigger (Wolfi)

Thursday, February 16, 2012

• Agenda

1. Prep for ND experiment
2. Ar + H2 tests (Tan, Saul)
3. COBO DDR update (Faisal)

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

• Agenda

1. Prep Issues for ND experiment, adapter piece for MCP/Prototype (Adam, Tan)
2. COBO update (Faisal)
3. Gas Handling update (Zach)

Thursday, February 3, 2012

• Agenda

1. Update from Bob Flight on AT-TPC design (Daniel)
2. Adaptor Board status (Tan, Ian)
3. AGET testing update (Nathan)
4. Gas Handling update, discussion of need for recirculation and gas chromatagraph (Zach, John)

Thursday, January 26, 2012

• Agenda

1. NIM signal to T2K test (Tan)
2. Resistive Micromegas Adapter board (Ian)
3. COBO, crate setup (Faisal)
4. Gas handling system update (Zach)

Thursday, January 19, 2012

• Agenda

1. Ar + H2 mixture test results (Wolfi, Tan, Ian)
2. Notre Dame experiment scheduling and needs
3. AGET testing to be planned (Nathan)
4. COBO update, issues with DDR memory (Faisal)
5. Gas handling system requirements (John)
6. ND date analysis (Adam, Aimee)

Thursday, January 12, 2012

• Agenda

1. Test of resistive micromegas, Adapter board (Tan, Ian)
2. Plan for Ar+H test (Wolfi, Tan, Ian)
3. some thoughts about ND experiment trigger
4. Gas handling system update (Zach)
5. Micromegas pad design

Thursday, January 5, 2012

• Agenda
  1. AT-TPC Design update, chamber shortened (Daniel)
  2. Resistive Micromegas Adapter board (Ian)
  3. AGET testing (Nathan)
  4. COBO update (Faisal)
  5. Allene info (Tan)

Thursday, December 22, 2011

• Agenda
  1. AT-TPC Design update
  2. COBO, change from 3 to 1 data format (Nathan)

Thursday, December 15, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Resistive Micromegas, possibilities for capacitance measurement
  2. Plan to test different gas mixtures (Ar+H, allene), (Ian)
  3. Design of resistive Micromegas adapter board (Ian)

Thursday, December 8, 2011

• Agenda

1. Resistive Micromegas Simulations (Wolfi)
2. GET meeting: GET board presented (Faisal)
3. need to test logic in chip
4. hit pattern recognition possible?

Thursday, November 3, 2011

• Agenda
  1. ND experiment in October (DS)
  2. GET (Nathan)

Thursday, September 15, 2011

• Agenda
  1. CoBo (Nathan)
  2. ND experiment in October (DS)
  3. MCP (Adam/Wes)

Thursday, September 08, 2011

• Agenda
  1. ND experiment in October (DS)
  2. Design effort/ Gas handling (Daniel)
  3. ND visit & MCP (Adam/Wes)
  4. GET (Nathan)
  5. Testing of Micromegas with pulser(Wolfi)

Thursday, September 01, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Test chamber with ZAP/ ND experiment in October (DS)
  2. PCB for MCP (Adam/Wes)
  3. CoBo (Nathan)

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Thursday, August 11, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Test chamber with ZAP (DS)
  2. CoBo (Nathan)
  3. Analysis of ND fusion data (Aimee)
  4. Gas handling system (John)

Thursday, August 4, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Analysis of ND data (DS)
  2. CoBo (Nathan)
  3. Analysis of ND fusion data (Aimee)

Thursday, July 28, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Range analysis for hydrogen (Fred)
  2. Correlation between pads of Micromegas (Fabien)
  3. New AsAd board (Nathan)
  4. MCP (Adam)
  5. Resistive Micromegas (Wolfi)

Thursday, July 21, 2011

• Agenda
  1. ReA3 layout (Fernando)
  2. Delay line (Adam/Aimee)
  3. Resistive Micromegas (Wolfi)
  4. Range analysis for hydrogen (Fred)
  5. Correlation between pads of Micromegas (Fabien)
  6. Gas handling system (John)
  7. Spring connector (Bill)
  8. ZAP/Micromegas for Prototype (Wes)

Thursday, July 14, 2011

• Agenda
  1. ReA3 layout (Fernando)
  2. Samurai TPC (Rebecca)
  3. CoBo (Nathan/Faisal)
  4. Gas handling system (John)
  5. Correlation between pads of Micromegas (Fabien/Fred)

Thursday, July 7, 2011

• Agenda
  1. CoBo (Nathan/Faisal)
  2. Narval (Eugene)
  3. Delay line for the MCP (Adam/Aimee)
  4. Analysis of the hydrogen data / Pad response (Fabien/Fred)

Thursday, June 30, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Test of hydrogen (Dany)
  2. Analysis of the hydrogen data (Fabien)
  3. Simulation of the pad responses (Fred)
  4. Narval (Eugene/Fred)
  5. CoBo (Nathan/Faisal/Gilles)
  6. Delay line for the MCP (Adam)
  7. Resistive Micromegas (Aimee)

Thursday, June 23, 2011

• Agenda
  1. CoBo/AsAd (Nathan)
  2. uTCA (Faisal)
  3. ND analysis (DS)
  4. Hydrogen test (Dany)
  5. Charge division (Aimee)
  6. Analysis of H2 data (Fred/Fabien)

Thursday, June 16, 2011

• Agenda
  1. ND beam monitor / ND analysis (DS)
  2. Hydrogen test (Dany)
  3. Reaction calculation (Adam)
  4. CoBo status (Nathan)
  5. Design of the AT-TPC (Daniel)

Thursday, June 9, 2011

• Agenda
  1. ND beam development (DS)
  2. P10 test (Eugene)
  3. MCP (Adam, Aimee)
  4. CoBo status (Nathan)

Thursday, June 2, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Test of hydrogen/P10 (Dany)
  2. He+Isobutane/ ND beam development (DS)
  3. MCP (Adam, Aimee)
  4. CoBo status (Faisal)

Thursday, May 26, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Preparation for ND fall/ He+Isobutane (DS)
  2. MCP (Adam, Aimee)
  3. AsAd status (Nathan)
  4. CoBo status (Faisal)

Thursday, May 19, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Test of hydrogen gas (Eugene, Dany)
  2. Analysis of the Notre Dame data (DS)
  3. MCP (Adam, Aimee)
  4. AsAd status (Nathan)
  5. CoBo status (Faisal)
  6. Gas handling system test (John)

Thursday, May 12, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Analysis of the Notre Dame data (DS)
  2. Test of hydrogen gas (Eugene, Dany)
  3. Resistive Micromegas (Wolfi)
  4. MCP (Adam, Aimee)
  5. AsAd status (Nathan)

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Thursday, April 28, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Commissioning at Notre Dame(DS)

Thursday, March 17, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Schedule of transport(DS)
  2. Upgraded T2K (Eugene)
  3. Reduced CObo (Nathan)
  4. MCP(Adam)

Thursday, March 10, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Visit to ND (DS)
  2. Upgraded T2K (Eugene)
  3. Stay at Saclay (Nathan)
  4. MCP(Adam)

Thursday, March 3, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Analysis of the wire plane (Lu)
  2. Prototype AT-TPC (DS)
  3. Upgraded T2K (Eugene)
  4. GET (Faisal)
  5. Power Supply (Daniel)

Thursday, February 24, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Prototype AT-TPC: Uniformity, time dependence (DS)
  2. Power supply for GET (Eugene)
  3. MCP & beam window foil (Adam)
  4. Visit to Saclay (Nathan)
  5. Gas handling system (John)

Thursday, February 17, 2011

• Agenda
  1. ZAP (Mike)
  2. Trigger (Wolfi)
  3. MCP (Adam)
  4. Matsusada Power Supply (Daniel)

Thursday, February 10, 2011

• Agenda
  1. The beam line ladder (Mike)
  2. Gas handler (John)
  3. The Prototype AT-TPC (DS)
  4. Reduced Cobo (Nathan)
  5. Upgraded T2K and its support(Eugene)
  6. Cross talk of the PCB (Bill)
  7. Preliminary Project Plan (Daniel)

Thursday, February 3, 2011

• Agenda
  1. The Prototype AT-TPC (DS)
  2. Upgraded T2K, grounding of the GET (Eugene)
  3. micro TCA (Faisal, Nathan)
  4. Gas handler (John)

Thursday, January 27, 2011

• Agenda
  1. Designing of the AT-TPC (Marius)
  2. The Prototype AT-TPC (DS)
  3. Upgraded T2K, grounding of the GET (Eugene)

Friday, January 14, 2011

• Agenda
  1. The Prototype AT-TPC (DS)
  2. Designing of the AT-TPC (Marius)
  3. Designing of the ZAP (Mike)
  4. Status of the Prototype GET (Nathan)

Thursday, January 6, 2011

• Agenda
  1. The DAQ, the new T2K (Eugene)
  2. The Prototype AT-TPC (DS)
  3. Designing of the AT-TPC (Marius)
  4. Development of the gas handler (John)
  5. Micro TCA (Faisal)
  6. Status of the Prototype GET (Nathan)

Thursday, December 30, 2010

Thursday, December 16, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Update of the Prototype AT-TPC (DS/Eugene)
  2. Commissioning at ND (DS)
  3. New T2K (Eugene)
  4. Status of the stay of Nathan in Bordeaux (Daniel/Faisal)

Thursday, December 9, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Update of the Prototype AT-TPC (DS)
  2. DAQ system for the GET (Eugene)
  3. Reduced CoBo update (Faisal)

Thursday, December 2, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Update of the Prototype AT-TPC (DS)
  2. Reduced CoBo update (Nathan)

Thursday, November 18, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Update of the Prototype AT-TPC (DS)
  2. Design of the AT-TPC (Marius)
  3. Reduced CoBo update (Nathan)

Thursday, November 11, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Commissioning at ND (DS)
  2. Reduced CoBo update (Nathan)

Thursday, November 4, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Update of testing of the Prototype AT-TPC (DS)
  2. Reduced CoBo update (Nathan)
  3. Design of the Field Cage (Jon)

Thursday, October 28, 2010

• Agenda
  1. The cathode power supply issue (DS)
  2. Conditioning of the Micromegas (Mike)
  3. Reduced CoBo update (Nathan)
  4. Testing of the CO2 trap (John/Mike)
  5. Design of the Field Cage (Jon)

Thursday, October 21, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Testing of the CO2 trap (Mike)
  2. The control software of power supplies (Eugene)
  3. Assembly of the Prototype AT-TPC (DS/Mike)

Friday, October 15, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Report on the visit of CEA-Saclay (Nathan/Eugene)

Thursday, October 7, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Assembly of the Prototype AT-TPC (DS)

Thursday, September 30, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Micromegas fabrication at Saclay (Mike/Bill)
  2. Progress on assembly of prototype detector (Daisuke)

Thursday, September 23, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Cable & remote control of high voltage power supply (Eugene)
  2. Status of fabrication of Micromegas (Daisuke)
  3. Status of hydrogen/deuterium safety (Daisuke)
  4. Status of assembly of Prototype AT-TPC (John/Jon/Daisuke)
  5. Status of testing of the CO2 trap (John)
  6. Reduced CoBo/Prototype GET plan (Nathan)

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Thursday, August 26, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Progress on prototype fabrication and assembly (Mike)
  2. Cathode voltage feedthru for the AT-TPC (Eugene)
  3. Progress on wire plane tests (Daisuke)

Thursday, August 12, 2010

Thursday, August 5, 2010

• Agenda
  1. GET status (Nathan)
  2. Laser calibration system (Justin/Mike)
  3. Gas handling system for the Prototype (DS)

Thursday, July 29, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Design of the AT-TPC (Harry)
  2. The status of the analysis of the Micromegas test (Anthony)

Thursday, July 22, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Review of the gas handling system of the AT-TPC (John/Ana)
  2. GET power supply / Remote control system (Eugene)

Thursday, July 15, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Status of testing of Micromegas (Anthony/Claire)
  2. Status of MCP design (Justin)
  3. Misc. information (DS)

Thursday, July 8, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Status of the design of the Prototype (Daisuke)
  2. Status of the new test room (Bill)
  3. Multi-pin connector connection test kit with LED (Mike)
  4. Laser & X-Y table (Mike/Justin)
  5. Misc (Hydrogen gas, Gas handling system review, Power supply)

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Thursday, June 24, 2010

• Agenda
  1. review released drawing for the prototype from B. Flight, before sending to J. Ottarson for final design review (Daisuke)
  2. progress on testing of gas mixtures and energy resolution (Claire)
  3. suggestions for organization of test area (Bill)
  4. Announcements (Daniel)

Thursday, June 17, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Update of the design of the AT-TPC (Harry)
  2. Status of the test of Micromegas (Claire/Justin/Anthony) Slides

Thursday, June 10, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Update of the design of the Prototype AT-TPC (DS)

Thursday, June 3, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Status of move to new testing area and test setup (Daisuke) Slides
  2. Discussion of milestone dates for prototype (Daisuke/Daniel)
  3. Status of CoBo development (and other DAQ components?) (Nathan)

Thursday, May 27, 2010

• Agenda
  1. New test area organization and progress (Daisuke)
  2. Tests of micromegas - resolution with alpha source (Claire) Slides
  3. Preparation of issues to discuss with Bob Flight at next meeting this coming Friday
  4. Breakdown of AT-TPC project in sub-projects (Daniel)

Thursday, May 20, 2010

• Agenda
  1. New test room update
  2. Testing of Micromegas; reduction of negative cross talk Slides
  3. ANSYS for studying mechanical characteristics of the AT-TPC
  4. Design of Prototype AT-TPC at Rochester

Thursday, May 13, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Testing of micromegas in test chamber Slides
  2. Status of clean room and its infrastructure
  3. Status of connector board prototype
  4. Prototype design at Rochester / organization of follow-up weekly meetings
  5. Possibility of collaboration with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Thursday, May 6, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Status of clean room and schedule of move to new testing/assembly area Slides
  2. Micromegas tests: status and issues
  3. Discussion about a laser calibration system Slides
  4. Gas handling system design status (feedback on work order, path forward)

Thursday, April 29, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Status of clean room (Daisuke) Slides
  2. Test of micromegas with new connectors (Mike/Daisuke)
  3. Concept drawing for TPC angle mechanism (Harry)

Thursday, April 22, 2010

• Agenda
  1. Design of prototype in Rochester (Daisuke)
  2. Gas handling system design (Fernando/Ana)
  3. Clean room construction (Daniel/Daisuke)
  4. Connector assembly prototype (Mike)
  5. Discussion about items that should be procured ASAP (Bill)
  6. Miscellaneous

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Thursday, April 8, 2010

• Minute
• Agenda
  1. The status of the CoBo (NU) Slides
  2. The individual bias circuit and the insertion test kit of the Micromegas (MF)

Thursday, April 1, 2010

• Minute
• Agenda
  1. Micromegas design submission (MF) Slides
  2. Test field cage (WM)
  3. Status of the project management (DS) Slides
  4. Forthcoming events (WM)

Thursday, March 25, 2010

• Minute
• Agenda
  1. Capacitance measurement of Micromegas (MF) Slides
  2. Status of the Prototype design (WM/DS)

Thursday, March 18, 2010

• Minute
• Agenda
  1. Electric field simulation (FM) Simulation result
  2. Filed cage design (DS) Slides
  3. ZAP design (WL) ZAP circuit design ZAP integration
  4. Micromegas capacitance (WM)
  5. Purchasing of a scroll pump (FM/DS)