Review the installation steps of the MERIT experiment with emphasis on safety matters. Present the experience and results from the combined tests at MIT. Go through the plans for the operation of the experiment at CERN.
Participants
Adrian Fabich
Andrea Astone
Benoit Delille
Ghislain Roy
Harold Kirk
Ilias Efthymiopoulos
Jonathan Gulley
Karl Gunnar Lindell
Kirk Mc Donald
Michael Lazzaroni
Michel Clement
Sylvie Prodon
Thomas Otto
Yves Bernard
10:30 AM
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10:35 AM
Welcome5m
Speaker:
Ilias Efthymiopoulos(CERN)
Slides
10:35 AM
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10:50 AM
Status of the Experiment15m
Brief overview of the experiment focusing on the items that won't be discussed in detail during the meeting. Go through the installation and commissioning schedule.
Speaker:
Adrian Fabich(CERN)
Slides
10:50 AM
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11:20 AM
Mercury handling operations30m
Desrciption of the mercry system - "as built". Results from standalone and combined tests at MIT. Mercury loading and unloading operations. Plans at CERN.
Speaker:
Harold Kirk(Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL))
Slides
11:20 AM
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11:40 AM
Solenoid - experience from the tests at MIT20m
Present the operation and experience from the standalone and combined tests at MIT.
Speaker:
Kirk Mc Donald(Princeton University)
Slides
11:40 AM
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12:05 PM
Discussion25m
2:30 PM
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3:00 PM
Installation plans30m
Go through the installation procedure foreseen. Address the issues of lowering of material from the shaft, manipulations inside the tunnels etc.
Speaker:
Michael Lazzaroni(Unknown)
Slides
3:00 PM
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3:20 PM
Cryogenics installation and operation20m
Update on the cryogenics installation and operation.