USCMS Phase-2 Forward Muon Upgrade Workshop

from Monday 5 December 2016 (17:00) to Thursday 8 December 2016 (18:00)
Mitchell Institute for Fundamental Physics, Texas A&M University (M102)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
5 Dec 2016
6 Dec 2016
7 Dec 2016
8 Dec 2016
AM
08:20
Technical Review - Stan Durkin (Ohio State University (US)) Darien Wood (Northeastern University (US)) (until 12:30) (M102)
08:20 TAMU Physics & Astronomy Department Head's Address - Peter McIntyre (Texas A&M University)   (M102)
08:30 Introduction, including preliminary schedule   (M102)
09:00 Discriminator ASIC production and testing - Andrew Peck (University of California Los Angeles (US))   (M102)
09:20 Toward LS2 DCFEB production: plans and schedule - Benjamin Glenn Bylsma (Ohio State University (US))   (M102)
09:55 Toward LS2 OTMB production: plans and schedule - Jason Gilmore (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
10:30 --- Coffee Break ---
10:50 Toward LS2 ALCT mezzanine board: plans and schedule - Andrew Peck (University of California Los Angeles (US))   (M102)
11:20 LS3 ODMB R&D - Manuel Franco Sevilla (Univ. of California Santa Barbara (US))   (M102)
11:50 LS3 FED R&D - Jason Gilmore (Texas A & M University (US)) Evaldas Juska (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
12:20 Discussion of Work Items in Preparation for Planning Session   (M102)
08:30
Expert Discussions (until 12:30) (M102)
08:30 Radiation Hardness Studies at UC Davis (low energy neutrons and beam protons); Facilities and Plans Overview - Mani Tripathi (University of California Davis (US))   (M102)
09:00 PROM Discussion - Benjamin Glenn Bylsma (Ohio State University (US)) Mikhail Matveev (Rice University (US)) Evaldas Juska (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
09:25 Improvement in CSC Level-1 Local Reconstruction - Tao Huang (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
09:40 Full chamber+ electronics test-stand in the US for electronics development and testing, grounding studies etc. - Marcus Hohlmann (Florida Institute of Technology (US))   (M102)
09:50 GE2/1 HV System: Discussion of the proposal to pair channels to reduce HV cost - Alexander Madorsky (University of Florida (US)) Michele Bianco (CERN)   (M102)
10:00 CSC & GEM Backend: Common Issues, Schedule & Synchronization - Benjamin Glenn Bylsma (Ohio State University (US)) Evaldas Juska (Texas A & M University (US)) Manuel Franco Sevilla (Univ. of California Santa Barbara (US))   (M102)
10:20 --- Coffee Break ---
10:40 Other Outstanding Issues for Discussion (to be determined)   (M102)
11:30 CSC Off-Chamber Electronics: Synchronization Towards Schedule & Milestones   (M102)
12:00 GE2/1 and ME0 Electronics: Synchronization Towards Schedule   (M102)
08:30
Expert Discussions (until 12:50) (M102)
09:40 On Station 2 Bending Angle - Alexei Safonov (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
09:55 OTMB Firmware Development: Improvements for CSC Reconstruction - Yuriy Pakhotin (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
10:10 OTMB Firmware Development for LS-3: GEM-CSC Interface - Andrew Peck (University of California Los Angeles (US))   (M102)
10:30 --- Coffee Break ---
10:50 Topics of Interest for Discussion (to be determined)   (M102)
11:30 CSC On-Chamber Electronics: Synchronization Towards Schedule & Milestones   (M102)
12:00 GE1/1 Electronics: Synchronization Towards Schedule   (M102)
12:30 Prom-Less Options and R&D Required - Evaldas Juska (Texas A & M University (US)) Jason Gilmore (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
PM
19:00
Reception - Teruki Kamon (Texas A & M University (US)) Alexei Safonov (Texas A & M University (US)) (until 21:00) ()
12:30 --- Working Lunch Break: Further Discussion of the CSC Planning ---
14:00
Technical Review - David Saltzberg (University of California Los Angeles (US)) Alexei Safonov (Texas A & M University (US)) (until 18:30) (M102)
14:00 Introduction and Overview of the LS-3 GEM Schedule & Planning - Alexei Safonov (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
14:30 Overview of the GE2/1 & ME0 Chamber R&D & production Plans, Synergies and Lessons Learnt from GE1/1 Project - Michele Bianco (CERN)   (M102)
15:10 Overview of the GE2/1 & ME0 Electronics Upgrade: Schedule and Interfaces - Gilles De Lentdecker (Universite Libre de Bruxelles (BE))   (M102)
15:50 --- Break ---
16:10 GE2/1 & ME0 Optohybrid Boards: Technical R&D Status, Outstanding Questions, Impact on Planning and Schedule - Jason Gilmore (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
16:50 Backend Electronics: R&D Status, Planning and Schedule - Evaldas Juska (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
17:30 ME0 Detector Requirements: Simulation Studies and Considerations - Nickolas Mc Coll (University of California Los Angeles (US))   (M102)
18:00 Discussion of the Goals for the Planning Session   (M102)
19:00 --- BBQ Dinner ---
12:30 --- Lunch break ---
14:00
Technical Review - Alexei Safonov (Texas A & M University (US)) (until 18:10) (M102)
14:00 GE1/1 Electronics & DAQ Status & Schedule Overview - Gilles De Lentdecker (Universite Libre de Bruxelles (BE))   (M102)
14:30 GEM Optohybrid Board: Status and Plans - Jason Gilmore (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
15:00 GEM-CSC Integrated Trigger: OTMB Firmware Development and Data Formats - Nickolas Mc Coll (University of California Los Angeles (US)) Andrew Peck (University of California Los Angeles (US))   (M102)
15:30 --- Coffee Break ---
15:50 GE1/1 Backend Electronics & Firmware Status - Evaldas Juska (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
16:15 GE1/1 Online Systems and Data Acquisition Status - Mykhailo Dalchenko (Texas A & M University (US))   (M102)
16:35 Electronics Radiation Hardness and On-Chamber Electronics Control - Mikhail Matveev (Rice University (US))   (M102)
17:00 Status of UF/PNPI HV Prototype - Alexander Madorsky (University of Florida (US))   (M102)
17:20 Planning Discussion Including Schedule, Funding and Resources   (M102)
19:30 --- Workshop Dinner ---
12:00
Working Lunch (until 13:30) (M102)
13:30
Project Management Session - Alexei Safonov (Texas A & M University (US)) (until 18:00) (M102)
13:30 GE1/1: Schedule, Milestones, Requirements, Cost & Resources   (M102)
14:30 --- Coffee Break ---
14:50 CSC: Schedule, Milestones, Requirements, Cost & Resources   (M102)
15:50 GE2/1 & ME0: Schedule, Milestones, Requirements, Cost & Resources   (M102)
16:50 Summary & Closing   (M102)