WBS9 Update

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WBS9 Update

• Robert Bradford
• UofR Group Meeting
• October 18, 2006

2
Overview

• Plane 0 autopsy
• Mapper plans
• FMP
• Technician usage

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Scintillator arrives at Rochester...

• Received and stored at off-campus facility during
  collaboration meeting.
• Bob Flight, Dan Ruggiero, and myself took receipt
  of the crate on October 12.
• Inspected crate
• Unpacked scintillator
• Inspected plane
• Took lots of pictures....

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First impressions

• Box heavily damaged in shipping

Box started with four 2X4s underneath, only 1
survived the trip.
Sidewall cracked
We spoke with warehouse foreman who received
crate shipper delivered it in this condition.
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Unwrapped Plane
Top skin of plane compromised in 2 places.
Obvious damage not located near fibers.
50 long break compromised top skin and weave.
Plane structurally compromised.
20 long break in top skin
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WLS Fibers

• Dans impression of connector polish is positive.
• Two broken fibers, one in each connector.
• Connectors had chamfers in opposite orientations.
• Glue joint between scintillator and comb pieces
  had failed.

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Mapper Mechanical Design

• Bid packages on machining to go out next week
• Fabrication will be 8-12 weeks after that
• Shop will fab/acquire all mechanical parts
• Shop will assemble before we receive
• Probably have parts ready to ship early February.
• Techs will assemble early Feb. after FMP

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Motion Control

• Have had email dialog with Javier Solano and his
  students
• 2 new students at FNAL for 1 year
• Students from Pontifica returning by Feb.
• Javier wants his students to work ½ time on
  mapper motion control
• Everyone seems enthusiastic about the project
• Would like to move forward with this will spent
  a little to get them running.

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FMP

• Assembly is driven by receipt of strongback
• J. Kilmer will have it by late December-mid
  January
• Scintillator planes will be in place by November
• Planning to go to FNAL mid-January.
• Mapper will be assembled February after FMP.
• Test mapper late February/early March.....

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Technicians

• Dans been at UofR for past week
• Making good progress...
• Testing adhesives for lead attachment
• Done some purchasing for FMP
• ...but probably wont complete everything this
  week
• Will have some work to take back to FNAL
• Should be able to get through November with WBS9,
  Lab 5 and Howards tasks.

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Summary/Conclusions

• Plane shipping needs work well give Jeff a
  report later this week.
• Seems as if schedule is what it is.
• FMP in January
• Mapper in February
• Would like to have students from UNI work on
  motion control
• Dan returns to FNAL next week.