RUN 2B L1CAL MEETING MINUTES
                 29 November, 2005

Present 
o Fermilab      L.Bagby, J.Benitez, H.Evans,
                C.Fantasia, G.Ginther, S.Lammers, M.Mulhearn,
		A.Roe, A.Stone, R.Unalan, N.Varelas, M.Verzocchi  
o MSU           M.Abolins, C.Brock, D.Edmunds, P.Laurens

(apologies to those I couldn't see)


Machine Report: G.Ginther
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o During shutdown Tevatron has been doing aperture studies
  - this was originally supposed to happen a period of physics running
  - report a 10% gain, with more possibilities on the horizon
  - may need to do more studies in January
o No change currently foreseen in March 1 shutdown start


Installation: A.Stone
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o see slides posted off agenda
  - only discussion reported below

o Ribbon Cables (L1CalIIa summing signals - not needed for IIb)
  - these are run along the top of the racks
  - cables will be cut at both ends and pulled out of the cable tray
  - need to be careful of any (possible) other cables in the tray
    . there shouldn't be any - but who knows...

o D0Note on cable labeling finished

o To do before shutdown
  - list of dead/noisy channels
  - training of cablers
  - disconnect ribbon cables
  - apply RunIIb labels
  - put BLS cables in existing plastic cable-guide
    . this will protect them
    . has been tested with a mockup

o Pleated Foil Cables
  - routing will not interfere w/ ADF crate power supplies

o Status of Rack Infrastructure
  - will need to check that we have everything needed
    . probably in January

o TAB/GAB Wiener Power Supply
  - problems found (out of the box)
    . drifting 6V supply
    . blown transistors
  - repaired supply should be sent back tomorrow
  - should be tested and installed by the end of the week
    . need to understand exactly what Wiener will test and what is
      left for us

o Test Area Cabling
  - need to find people to help with the 240 ADF-to-TAB cables
    . 3-4 are required - work in pairs: currently have Alan and Rahmi
    . request in for Fermilab tech - need to know by end of the week
      whether this is possible

o Test Area Installation of TABs/GAB
  - can test these during lulls in cabling

o Test Area Installation of ADF cards (after ATCs & cabling)
  - will be done by Dan and/or Jorge

o ADF crate for continued sidewalk running after installation
  - total of 5 crates - need to keep one at MSU
  - maybe an extra one at Saclay


Technical Commissioning: M.Mulhearn
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o see slides on agenda

o Transition System Verification
  - one option: patch panel to ADF verified *before* connecting BLS
    cables to PPs 
  - another (current default) option: verify BLS cables plugged into
    PP (using test points) *before* connecting pleated foil

o BLS Cabling Verification
  - use Pulser system

o ADF Calibration
  - Timing
    . done entirely almost entirely within the system
    . only need a few short (10 min) periods of running D0 with only
      L1Cal 
  - Energy Calibration
    . will compare L1Cal against Prec. Readout using the Examine

o Link Tests
  - quick tests to make sure all links are operational
  - do BER types of tests with full system operational

o Integration Tests


Physics Commissioning: S.Lammers
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o see slides on agenda

o Calibration (2a TTs)
  - do we need to do this within the Examine - or could it be put into
    the CAF tree?
    . CAF tree solution is strongly prefered
  - someone needs to be indentified to do this
    . high priority for collaboration as a whole
  - this will allow Dan to tune the coefficients of the ADF TT
    response to 5%

o Turn-on Curves
  - Jets: use MB data ==> unbiased jets
              mu data ==> b-jet enriched sample

o Data Runs