SSD weekly meeting

2008-07-23 11:00
2008-07-23 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
conference call-in (510) 486-7333, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00

SSD weekly meeting

2008-04-02 11:00
2008-04-02 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
conference call-in (510) 486-7333, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
TimeTalkPresenter
00:00SSD Status in Nantes ( 00:10 ) 0 filesStephan/Christophe
00:05Trigger interaction in the upgraded readout ( 00:10 ) 1 fileMicheal
00:10Cable Volume Status ( 00:10 ) 1 fileHoward M.
00:20Pedestal Files in the Database ( 00:20 ) 0 filesJonathan
00:40AOB ( 00:02 ) 0 files

SSD weekly meeting

2007-09-19 11:00
2007-09-19 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
TBD, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
TimeTalkPresenter
00:00Modeling dead time behavior for the new SSD readout architecture (40 MHz) ( 00:20 ) 1 fileMicheal LeVine (BNL)
00:20Trip by Christophe and Stephane to BNL ( 00:10 ) 0 files
00:30Proposal ( 00:20 ) 0 filesHoward
00:50Ladder 8 ( 00:20 ) 0 filesVi Nham

SSD weekly meeting

2007-08-08 11:00
2007-08-08 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 8 August 2007
TBD, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
TimeTalkPresenter
00:00Removal of the SSD ( 00:10 ) 0 filesEveryone
00:10Testing of the SSD at BNL (Status) ( 00:20 ) 0 filesStephane (if not on vacation)
00:20Cluster Finding ( 00:10 ) 1 fileVi Nham
00:30Web Documentation of SSD Removal Status ( 00:09 ) 0 filesArtemious
00:39Meeting with Tim on the Future of the SSD ( 00:10 ) 0 filesHoward
00:49Future meeting schedule in August and September ( 00:05 ) 0 filesHoward
00:54RDO Testing ( 00:05 ) 0 filesMichael
00:59Software Issues ( 00:15 ) 0 files

SSD weekly meeting

2007-10-10 11:00
2007-10-10 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
TBD, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
TimeTalkPresenter
00:00Progress on testing the ladders ( 00:10 ) 0 filesAll
00:10Progress on the proposal ( 00:10 ) 0 filesAll
00:20Update/few words on L2 debugging progress ( 00:05 ) 0 filesMike
00:25AOB ( 00:05 ) 0 filesAll

SSD weekly meeting

2008-11-12 11:00
2008-11-12 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
conference call-in (510) 486-7333, at 16:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
TimeTalkPresenter
00:00News ( 00:10 ) 0 files
00:10More on board design ( 00:20 ) 2 filesChristophe
00:30Radiation Levels at the SSD ( 00:10 ) 1 fileHoward M.
00:40Cooling ( 00:20 ) 1 fileJim
01:00AOB ( 00:20 ) 0 files

SSD weekly meeting

2008-07-16 11:00
2008-07-16 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 16 July 2008
conference call-in (510) 486-7333, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00

SSD weekly meeting

2008-03-26 11:00
2008-03-26 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
conference call-in (510) 486-7333, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00

SSD weekly meeting

2007-08-15 11:00
2007-08-15 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
TBD, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00

SSD weekly meeting

2007-10-17 11:00
2007-10-17 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
TBD, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00

SSD weekly meeting

2008-11-05 11:00
2008-11-05 12:00
Etc/GMT-5
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
conference call-in (510) 486-7333, at 16:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
TimeTalkPresenter
00:00US Election Discussion ( 00:02 ) 0 files
00:01News ( 00:05 ) 0 files
00:02Steps to start board design ( 00:20 ) 1 file
00:22BNL Operations Meeting - Nov. 13 and 14 ( 00:20 ) 0 files
00:32Cooling ( 00:20 ) 1 fileJim Thomas
00:42Radiation Levels at the SSD ( 00:20 ) 1 fileHoward
01:02Possible Face to Face Meeting - December ? ( 00:20 ) 0 files
01:22AOB ( 00:20 ) 0 files

SSD weekly meeting

2008-07-09 11:00
2008-07-09 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 9 July 2008
conference call-in (510) 486-7333, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00

SSD weekly meeting

2008-03-19 11:00
2008-03-19 12:00
Etc/GMT-4
Wednesday, 19 March 2008
conference call-in (510) 486-7333, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
TimeTalkPresenter
00:00SSD Status in Nantes ( 00:10 ) 0 filesStephan/Christophe
00:20Readout upgrade architecture ( 00:20 ) 2 filesMicheal, Christophe, Stephane
00:30Cable plans for upgraded SSD ( 00:10 ) 2 filesChristophe
00:40SSD efficiency, dca resolution ( 00:15 ) 2 filesJonathan
00:55Reaction to Rene's Committee Report (If it becomes public) ( 00:10 ) 0 filesEveryone
01:05AOB ( 00:20 ) 0 files

STAR Council information

Welcome to the STAR council page.

Chairperson: Kenneth Barish

Cu+Cu data readiness, last overview

Speaker : Yuri Fisyak ( BNL )


Talk time : 12:50, Duration : 00:10

Looking at this year's distortions: Zerobias data and TPC shorts

Speaker : Gene Van Buren ( BNL )


Talk time : 12:35, Duration : 00:15

TPC Zerobias Data / SpaceCharge

Here's a first look at TPC zerobias data from this year. The data (~10k events) shows a distribution consistent with collisions without significant backgrounds in both the east and west halves of the TPC, and that the two halves are about the same. This data was acquired at ZDC coincidence rates of ~2.2k.
TPC East charge distribution
TPC West charge distribution

Plot details:

  • Top left plot is projection of measured charge vs. radius; black is all, red is on tracks
  • Top righ is same vs. phi
  • Middle left is measured charge vs. R and phi.
  • Middle right is same minus 1/r^n fit in top left plot
  • Bottom right is same, slightly different view.
  • Red hists/curves are for hits on tracks, but tracking in this data is questionable, so just ignore.
  • Sinusoidal model used to fit the azimuthal distrubution is not a strict expectation; for insight only. I have corrected for acceptance (live pad areas) in each bin.

    Fluctuations in azimuth are well below 10%; compare that to 2004 data where notable backgrounds were seen in specific phi regions:
    2004 Day 46
    2004 Day 50
    This is GOOD NEWS! But I should check this again for higher ZDC rates.


    TPC Field Cage Short

    IFC East field cage short has steadily gotten worse over the course of running so far:

    Horizontal axis is seconds since 2007-01-01 00:00:00. Vertical axis is missing resistance in MOhms inside the TPC (the measured current is turned into a resistance and corrected for the external resistance added outside the TPC). Red points are samples taken during runs (black are outside of runs). Sampling rate is generally every 15 seconds. Observed spread is dominated by real fluctuations, not sampling error.

    We are watching this closely as it is assumed that this fluctuating electrical short is between two rings where there is a 3 MOhm resistor (see Field Cage Shorts). If it significantly exceeds 3 MOhms, then we do not understand what is going on.


    Gene Van Buren
    gene@bnl.gov

  • SSD table reshape

    Speaker : Jonathan Bouchet ( Subatech )


    Talk time : 12:25, Duration : 00:10

    Database issues and resolution path

    Speaker : Micheal DePhillips ( BNL )


    Talk time : 12:15, Duration : 00:10

    News from the front

    Speaker : Jim Sowinski ( IUCF )


    Talk time : 12:00, Duration : 00:15

    Abstrakt for Berkeley School on Collective Dynamics

    Speaker : Marcin Zawisza ( WUT )


    Talk time : 15:30, Duration : 00:10