Quickcal 13 May 1999

					Minutes of the meeting
					held on 13th May 1999


Present:	ALL, PSF, MS, DJAC, RMB.

DJAC made some general comments,
	Peter Litchfield(MINOS) has equipment they wish to evaluate in the
HEP
	test beam at ISIS, as result we should change our emphasis and
	concentrate for the next few months on getting the 1.8T
multi-channel
	VPT test system up and running, returning to the test beam when them

	5 x 5 test super crystal returns from CERN.
	He then encouraged everyone who can, to get involved with the CERN
tests
	of the 5 x 5, which take place between  17th - 30th June.
	Over the next  two years the "Dee" labs will be being set up at CERN
and
	we should get involved as much as possible and, where appropriate,
take
	responsibility for this work at CERN.

MS  -	thinking about the daq for the 1.8T system.

	Next week, compose document for 1.8T system, to include jobs to be
done
	and possible solutions.

ALL -	Hardware for magnet control
	RA selection.

	Next week, compose document for 1.8T system, to include jobs to be
done
	and possible solutions.

PSF -	JIF bid  sent to Peter Hobson.
	Resin measurements, question asked why not use existing RTV, as yet
no
	irradiation information on this product.
	Irradiation tests, awaiting availability of Brunel source, ISIS due
to
	restart next week so neutron irradiation can be done.
	For existing RTV samples need preparing asap so that it has time to
set.
	Sample preparation, now have good cleaning technique (Devcon90 +
water),
	suitable for use in production situation.
	Still have spectrophotometer base line problem.
	JNCS paper, returned for correction still needs to be done, problem
is
	that Refereee's corrections of two 	points give contrary meening
to
	that intended.
	THESIS - should spend first two hours of each day on this.

	Next week, JNCS paper,
	resin samples, 
	irradiation of samples
	Thesis.

RMB -	LHCB
	APRs
	Drafting documents

DJAC-	APRs
	CERN, discussions - LV regulators for endcap, triggering solution in
	upper level readout, super module + "dee" test beam requirements,
	full "dee" powered when intest beam, H4 infrastructure, fibre
	monitoring feed to supercrystals(25 fibres or 1 fibre and diffuser)

Martin Sproston 21st May 1999.


Martin Sproston
Senior Scientific Officer, Particle Physics Department
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, OXON OX11 0QX
tel: 01235 445668   fax: 01235 446733