STAR Protected

Upsilon production in U+U collisions at 193 GeV

 

Speaker : Robert Vertesi


Talk time : 11:20, Duration : 00:40

J/psi in min-bias U+U collisions at 193 GeV

 

Speaker : Ota Kukral


Talk time : 10:40, Duration : 00:40

J/psi in U+U collisions with HT trigger

 

Speaker : Guannan Xie


Talk time : 09:40, Duration : 00:40

Paper Submission Process

 

Speaker : Barbara Trzeciak


Talk time : 14:30, Duration : 00:30

rho diffraction update

Speaker : Ramiro Debbe ( BNL )


Talk time : 10:50, Duration : 00:20

Magnetic Shielding tests update

Attatched is my report on our latest round of magnetic shield testing at PSU.

STAR Management Meeting

2014-01-30 10:00
2014-01-30 11:00
America/New York
Thursday, 30 January 2014
BNL, Buld 510, I-189, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
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           Time:  11:00 am  - 12:00 noon EDT

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I.  Agenda:

               1) News:               
               2) STAR Run14 Status: Bill
               3) HFT status: Flemming / Xin
               4) 22-week run shift dues: Jerome
               5) TBD
              
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             II. Brief Summary and action Items:

              1) Attandance:

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 III. Note:

  ► BES-II White Paper Committee
      - co-chairs: D. Cebra and B. Mohanty
      - Deadline: March 1, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► pp/pA Committee
      - co-chairs: E. Aschenauer, H. Huang and E. Sichtermann
      - Deadline: April 30, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► Charges to eSTAR Task Force, co-Chairs: Ernst Sichtermann and Zhangbu Xu
      BNL Charges to "LOI transition from RHIC to eRHIC": doc file
      LOI Committee Membership and charges: doc file
      Preliminary Draft eSTAR LoI (Sept. 15th, v14) (pdf)
  ► Tribble Committee Presentation, 1/28/2013
  ► RHIC WhitePaper: The Case for Continuing RHIC Operations 9/2/2012
  ► DNP HI WhitePaper: Hot and Dense QCD Matter
  ► RHIC Spin WhitePaper: The RHIC Spin Program
  ► EIC WhitePaper: Electron Ion Collider: The Next QCD Frontie
  ► STAR FMS Review: Sept. 1-2, BNL. P. Jacobs (chair). Review Report

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            IV. Future Meetings and Reviews
               ► STAR Collaboration Meeting, BNL, Feb. 10 - 14, 2014. Chair: Zhangbu Xu
               ► APS, April Meeting, Savannah, GA, April 5 - 8, 2014.  Abstract deadline: Jan. 10, 2014
               ► STAR Collaboration Meeting, Frankfurt, Germany, May 12 - 16, 2014. Chair: Ivan Kisel
               ► QM2014, Darmstadt, Germany, May 19 - 24, 2014. Abstract deadline: Feb. 15, 2014

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STAR Management Meeting (new time starting Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013)

2014-02-06 10:00
2014-02-06 11:00
America/New York
Thursday, 6 February 2014
BNL, Buld 510, I-189, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
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           Time:  11:00 am  - 12:00 noon EDT

        *--===================================================================--*

I.  Agenda:

               1) News:               
               2) STAR Run14 Status: Bill
               3) HFT status: Flemming
               4) QM2014 abstracts: Xin / Nu
               5) TBC
              
       *--===================================================================--*

             II. Brief Summary and action Items:

              1) Attandance:

       *--===================================================================--*

 III. Note:

  ► BES-II White Paper Committee
      - co-chairs: D. Cebra and B. Mohanty
      - Deadline: March 1, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► pp/pA Committee
      - co-chairs: E. Aschenauer, H. Huang and E. Sichtermann
      - Deadline: April 30, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► Charges to eSTAR Task Force, co-Chairs: Ernst Sichtermann and Zhangbu Xu
      BNL Charges to "LOI transition from RHIC to eRHIC": doc file
      LOI Committee Membership and charges: doc file
      Preliminary Draft eSTAR LoI (Sept. 15th, v14) (pdf)
  ► Tribble Committee Presentation, 1/28/2013
  ► RHIC WhitePaper: The Case for Continuing RHIC Operations 9/2/2012
  ► DNP HI WhitePaper: Hot and Dense QCD Matter
  ► RHIC Spin WhitePaper: The RHIC Spin Program
  ► EIC WhitePaper: Electron Ion Collider: The Next QCD Frontie
  ► STAR FMS Review: Sept. 1-2, BNL. P. Jacobs (chair). Review Report

          *--===================================================================--*

            IV. Future Meetings and Reviews
               ► STAR Collaboration Meeting, BNL, Feb. 10 - 14, 2014. Chair: Zhangbu Xu
               ► APS, April Meeting, Savannah, GA, April 5 - 8, 2014.  Abstract deadline: Jan. 10, 2014
               ► STAR Collaboration Meeting, Frankfurt, Germany, May 12 - 16, 2014. Chair: Ivan Kisel
               ► QM2014, Darmstadt, Germany, May 19 - 24, 2014. Abstract deadline: Feb. 15, 2014

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STAR Management Meeting (11am EDT)

2014-02-20 10:00
2014-02-20 11:00
America/New York
Thursday, 20 February 2014
BNL, Buld 510, I-189, at 15:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
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           Time:  11:00 am  - 12:00 noon EDT

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I.  Agenda:

               1) News:               
               2) STAR Run14 Status: Bill
               3) HFT status: Flemming
               4) FGT: Flemming (Document to DOE: file)
               5) QM abstract submissions: Xin
               6) TBC

       *--===================================================================--*

             II. Brief Summary and action Items:

              1) Attandance:

       *--===================================================================--*

 III. Note:

  ► BES-II White Paper Committee
      - co-chairs: D. Cebra and B. Mohanty
      - Deadline: March 1, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► pp/pA Committee
      - co-chairs: E. Aschenauer, H. Huang and E. Sichtermann
      - Deadline: April 30, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► Charges to eSTAR Task Force, co-Chairs: Ernst Sichtermann and Zhangbu Xu
      BNL Charges to "LOI transition from RHIC to eRHIC": doc file
      LOI Committee Membership and charges: doc file
      Preliminary Draft eSTAR LoI (Sept. 15th, v14) (pdf)
  ► Tribble Committee Presentation, 1/28/2013
  ► RHIC WhitePaper: The Case for Continuing RHIC Operations 9/2/2012
  ► DNP HI WhitePaper: Hot and Dense QCD Matter
  ► RHIC Spin WhitePaper: The RHIC Spin Program
  ► EIC WhitePaper: Electron Ion Collider: The Next QCD Frontie
  ► STAR FMS Review: Sept. 1-2, BNL. P. Jacobs (chair). Review Report

          *--===================================================================--*

            IV. Future Meetings and Reviews
               ► STAR Collaboration Meeting, BNL, Feb. 10 - 14, 2014. Chair: Zhangbu Xu
               ► APS, April Meeting, Savannah, GA, April 5 - 8, 2014.  Abstract deadline: Jan. 10, 2014
               ► STAR Collaboration Meeting, Frankfurt, Germany, May 12 - 16, 2014. Chair: Ivan Kisel
               ► QM2014, Darmstadt, Germany, May 19 - 24, 2014. Abstract deadline: Feb. 15, 2014

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STAR Management Meeting

2014-01-23 11:00
2014-01-23 12:00
America/New York
Thursday, 23 January 2014
BNL, Buld 510, I-189, at 16:00 (GMT), duration : 01:00
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           Time:  11:00 am  - 12:00 noon EDT

        *--===================================================================--*

I.  Agenda:

               1) News:               
               2) STAR Run14 Status: Bill
               3) BES-II WP Status: Dan / Bedanga
               4) QM2014 abstract: Xin (link to the list of abstracts, as of Jan. 21, 2014)
               5) Election issue(?): Nu
               6) TBD
              
       *--===================================================================--*

             II. Brief Summary and action Items:

              1) Attandance:

       *--===================================================================--*

 III. Note:

  ► BES-II White Paper Committee
      - co-chairs: D. Cebra and B. Mohanty
      - Deadline: March 1, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► pp/pA Committee
      - co-chairs: E. Aschenauer, H. Huang and E. Sichtermann
      - Deadline: April 30, 2014
      - BNL charges: pdf file
      - STAR charges: doc file

  ► Charges to eSTAR Task Force, co-Chairs: Ernst Sichtermann and Zhangbu Xu
      BNL Charges to "LOI transition from RHIC to eRHIC": doc file
      LOI Committee Membership and charges: doc file
      Preliminary Draft eSTAR LoI (Sept. 15th, v14) (pdf)
  ► Tribble Committee Presentation, 1/28/2013
  ► RHIC WhitePaper: The Case for Continuing RHIC Operations 9/2/2012
  ► DNP HI WhitePaper: Hot and Dense QCD Matter
  ► RHIC Spin WhitePaper: The RHIC Spin Program
  ► EIC WhitePaper: Electron Ion Collider: The Next QCD Frontie
  ► STAR FMS Review: Sept. 1-2, BNL. P. Jacobs (chair). Review Report

          *--===================================================================--*

            IV. Future Meetings and Reviews
               ► STAR Collaboration Meeting, BNL, Feb. 10 - 14, 2014. Chair: Zhangbu Xu
               ► APS, April Meeting, Savannah, GA, April 5 - 8, 2014.  Abstract deadline: Jan. 10, 2014
               ► STAR Collaboration Meeting, Frankfurt, Germany, May 12 - 16, 2014. Chair: Ivan Kisel
               ► QM2014, Darmstadt, Germany, May 19 - 24, 2014. Abstract deadline: Feb. 15, 2014

          *--===================================================================--*

STAR R&D 2014 and iTPC Review

2014-02-10 09:30
America/New York
Monday, 10 February 2014
Physics Department BNL room 2-84, at 14:30 (GMT), duration : 00:00
 We will use the juniors day to review the proposals received for the 2014/(15) R&D.
Proposals are available at 
https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/future/star-rd-and-upgrades-2014    

In addition we will review the status of the iTPC proposal. Talks are nominaly 20 + 10 for questions , discussion
The Seevogh information is
Title: STAR R&D
Description: STAR R&D review
Community: STAR
Password: star
Meeting type: Open Meeting (Round Table)

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TimeTalkPresenter
09:30Introduction ( 00:10 ) 1 fileF.Videbæk
09:40R&D proposal for an Event Plane Detector ( 00:30 ) 1 fileA.Schmah
10:10R&D towards end-cap annuli (eTOF) ( 00:30 ) 1 fileFrank Geurts (Rice Univ.)
10:40R&D for Forward Tracking System at STAR ( 00:30 ) 1 fileZhenyu Ye
11:10break ( 00:20 ) 0 files
11:30Proposal to develop new TDC capability for STAR ( 00:30 ) 1 fileH.Crawford
12:00iTPC Electronics Status & R&D request ( 00:30 ) 1 fileTonko Ljubicic (BNL)
12:30review panel working lunch ( 01:30 ) 0 files
14:00iTPC Status Report ( 00:20 ) 1 fileZhangbu Xu (BNL)
14:20Physics cases (BES II) ( 00:20 ) 1 fileBedanga Mohanty (NISER)
14:40Status of MWPC construction plan in China ( 00:20 ) 1 fileQinghua Xu (Shandong University)
15:00Discussions on Mechanic design/Engineering plan ( 00:20 ) 1 fileiTPC group

iFEE schematic update 01_07_2014

IFEE prototype CCA design notes:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B646cEWOsHZKaVdxczBjVDZvazg/edit?pli=1

Heavy flavor PWG overview

 

Speaker : Daniel Kikola


Talk time : 16:50, Duration : 00:25

Spokesperson welcome

 

Speaker : Nu Xu + new spokesperson


Talk time : 14:25, Duration : 00:30

Geometry update

Speaker : Flemming Videbæk


Talk time : 02:50, Duration : 00:20

 Two updates:
once on Overall supports and one on SSD 

Measurement of STAR magnetic field direction

 

This measurement is continuation of work started by Grigory Nigmatkulov last August

iFEE SCHEMATIC REVIEW 12_23_2013