Minutes of the E895 meeting
                  Graduate Chemistry Rm 403, SUNY Stony Brook
                               Monday 8/28/95

Attending:  MG - Mark Gilkes
	    JR - Juan Romero
	    JA - John Alexander
	    RM - Bob McGrath
	    HL - Heng Liu
	    SG - Steve Gushue
	    JC - Jerry Chance
	    AJ - N. Ajitanand
	    EL - Erwan LeBras
	    RS - Rulin Sun


TPC:
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HL - We have cabled 15 of the low voltage stick power cables.  It took all of
     one morning to do this.  The magnetic field mapping at 1.0T is finished
     after three shifts.  The magnet mapper can now be packed up and shipped
     back to LBNL.

MG - The TPC placement simulations are completed at 1.0T and 0.5T.  The final
     decisions about field strength may not be made for a while, but the TPC
     should be centered in a magnet rotated at 2 degrees for the 4.0 AGeV
     beam, and perhaps ~ 3.5 degrees for 2.0 AGeV beam, if we use the 1.0T
     magnetic field.

SG - I want to get the liquid nitrogen system up and running.  So scheduling
     of fillups has to be set up.  By the end of the week, something will be
     in place.  Maybe three tanks.

JC - This is of interest to the MUSIC people.


TARGET ASSEMBLY:
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SG - We have new real estate inside the optics volume with the old re-entrant
     removed.  The various design considerations may be different for E895
     and E910, but the default E895 design may be a fallback for E910.

There was much discussion about the types and thicknesses of targets needed.
The E910 experiment will require a larger number of targets than E895.

SG - We had 1% interaction just from beamline-related stuff around the target
     in previous experiments.  So the area surrounding the target is a concern
     for the design.

JA - Almost certainly, one will need many slots for targets.

SG - Mark and I should be able to finalise the design this week.


MUSIC:
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JC - The field cages are currently in the LGD hut, which is a nice dry
     environment.  We have taken one endcap off in order to remove them.  It
     seems that there are a few loose wires, but otherwise the cages are in
     good shape and may be ready to go.

JC - In the next few days, with the help of Joe Scaduto and the riggers, we
     will put the MUSIC tank back on the original steel support, adjusted for
     beam height.

MG - How does the positioning of MUSIC on the original support work with the
     LGD rails ?

JC - MUSIC cannot straddle the rails, but will operate in front, between or
     behind them.  Probably behind them is best, for acceptance reasons.  We
     need to complete acceptance calculations.

MG - Do you have enough manpower ?

JC - At the moment, yes.  But we are concerned about what happens when we
     leave.

MG - We should discuss this.

JR - Jerry has been in close touch with Walter.  We only have 48 of the MUSIC
     shapers right now, but all 96 preamps.  So we can close the detector.
     Walter has said that he can arrange for us to get the remaining shapers.

JC - The MUSIC cabling remains an issue.  If Juan and I are still here when
     the TPC fiber optics cables are strung, we would like to assist and
     perhaps get the MUSIC cabling done at that time.

MG - Unfortunately we will not be able to string fiber optics until we get
     either new cables or extensions.  This won't be until October.


Prepared by: Mark Gilkes