ATLAS Larg. End-Cap Meeting

September 23 - 27, 2000, Slovakia

Preliminary programme

  • --Sunday, 24.9., Morning

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                                                        -- EMEC / HEC combined testbeam:
                                                                                    Updates and status reports
                                                                                    Definition of the minimal EMEC read-out
                                                                                    MC results

                                                                                    Expected contributions from Overall status and HEC part (P.Schacht)
                                                                                    EMEC (CH.Benchouk, D. Sauvage)
                                                                                    MC simulation (A.Kiryunin, D.Salihagic)

                                                                                   Result: Final definition of the setup
                                                                                                  List of open questions and critical items
                                                                                                  Realistic schedule

  • --Sunday, 24.9., Afternoon

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                                                       -- FCAL/EMEC/HEC combined testbeam:
                                                                                   What can be done? Who? When? Where?
                                                                                   How well is the crack understood in the
                                                                                             present simulation set-up of ATLAS ?

                                                                                   Possible scenario in the HEC testbeam system (H.Oberlack)
                                                                                   Possible scenario in other cryostats (D.Fournier)
                                                                                   FCAL modules and set-up (L.Shaver)
                                                                                   EMEC module and support (P.Karst)
                                                                                   HEC modules (H.Stenzel)
                                                                                   Overall workplan and possible schedule (FCAL community ?, L.Shaver)

                                                                                  MC studies (A.Kiryunin)

                                                                                  Result: Choice of primary option (if possible)

                                                   -- Testbeam and cold test programme:

                                                    ** FCAL calibration in testbeam:
                                                                                 What does it consist of? when and how is it to be done?
                                                                                 How does it correlate to the combined run ?
                                                                                 (FCAL community ?, L.Shaver)

                                                   ** EMEC testbeam and cold test programme

                                                   ** HEC testbeam and cold test programme (H.Stenzel)
     

  • --Monday, 25.9.

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                                                    Excursion
     
     

  • --Tuesday, 26.9., Morning

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                                              -- Calorimeters, cryostats, infrastructure, integration:
                                                    Status of each component with emphasis on problematic areas
                                                                      and interferences with the other elements.
                                                    Risks of integration Transfer of responsibilities from institutes to LARG
                                                                      Be as open and blunt as possible !

                                                    HEC (Morley O'Neill)
                                                    EMEC (P. Karst)
                                                    FCAL (L.Shaver)
                                                    Cryostats (S.Prat, A.Fallou)
                                                    B180 integration (P.Fassnacht )

                                                   Result: List of unresolved points and critical elements<
     
     

  • --Tuesday, 26.9., Afternoon

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                                         -- End-cap A schedule:
                                                   What can we do? What should we do?
                                                  (Maybe an evenings discussion? )

                                          -- LAR integration and access in ATLAS (V.Vuillemin, P.Fassnacht)
                                                  A first closer look at overall integration
                                                  What are open points?
                                                  What does a reasonable access look like for the end-caps?

                                          -- Calibration:
                                                  Procedures for electronic calibration:
                                                                                                                     EMEC (?)
                                                                                                                     HEC (P. Strizenec)
                                                                                                                     FCAL (?)
                                                  Signal reconstruction
                                                  Where do we stand with the understanding of energy calibration?

                                          --Specifics of signal reconstruction and calibration in
                                                                                                                                              HEC (P.Strizenec)
                                                                                                                                              EMEC ( ? )
                                                                                                                                              FCAL ( L.Shaver )
                                          --MC simulation in the end-cap and forward region
                                               Status and future development
                                               Status of GEANT4 (D.Salihagic, A.Kiryunin)
                                               Status of ATLFAST (?)

                                              Summary