1. Present: Stepan, Maurik, Raphael, Matt, Nathan, Tim, John
  2. EC please send any comments/corrections to committee
  3. Status of Analysis
    Matt reviewed status for the bump hunt analysis. He and Omar hope to have an analysis note out before the holidays. A review committee has been named and will be asked to respond by early January. The committee's approval is required before unblinding. Matt thought it possible we could unblind and have a mass spectrum and statment concerning evidence for bumps prior to the "April" meeting end of January. Real limits will need trustable MC and data/MC checks which will not be ready in time. We'll take those decisions after we see the analysis note and the committee's response to it.

          Nathan reminded us of the steps to unblinding. The analysis note and committee agreement is the principal requirement.

           The outstanding issue is believable and checkable WAB and trident MC. We'll need WAB and trident rates, the radiative fraction, SVT efficiency corrections enabled, and major systematics addressed before a full result is ready.

       4. ECal Upgrade? Tim reviewed his motives in opening the question of whether we should be considering a modest ECal upgrade which would improve ECal acceptance. Everyone agreed that there is a motive to look, but that real studies need to be done before we can have a substantive discussion.  Enthusiasm was expressed for the positron trigger idea presented by Rafo at last Wednesday's HPS meeting.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

John

EC Chair

 

          



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