ECal group meeting 11.16.2012

1 - Work Plan of the group

We establish the list of tasks for the group.

2 - Proposal schedules (both DOE and the French one)

We will apply for a French grant (ANR JCJC) in order to get money for
the ECal project and develop the monitoring system and the various upgrades
planned for ECal. The dead line is January 17th, therefore, it will be
prepared in parallel with the DOE grant within the ECal group.
In particular, we need to develop strong cases to justify the various
expenses proposed for the ECal.

3 - Monitoring system for the ECal

The design of the calorimeter allows for optic fibers to be connected to
cristals in order to monitor the gain. We want to use LED lights in order
to perform the gain monitoring, moreover the use of two colors (blue and
red) should allow to identify loss of transparency from the cristals from
other variations.
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-->Tasks for the ECal Work Group

1. Coordination
   • Maintain good communication between the ECal group and the rest of the collaboration
   • Providing frequent reports to the HPS meetings and on the HPS confluence web-site

1. Simulation Development

1. #* Update of geometry from test run & Implementation of the vacuum box

1. #* Digitization and cluster reconstruction implemented in GEMC and lcsim/slic
   • Develop two independent calibration concepts

1. Monitoring System
   • Develop a concept for a live monitoring system and eventually crystals regeneration
   • Build and install a monitoring system

1. *APDs and other various electronic upgrades*
   • Estimate costs and improvements linked to the replacement of:
     1. APDs
     2. pre-amps
     3. mother board
     4. …
   • Installation of all the new materials

1. *Integration, installation and maintenance*
   • Prepare the integration after upgrades (new vacuum box?)
   • Install the detector
   • Maintain the ECal during the experimental run