BIC ESB & DAQ + System Testing Biweekly Meeting

US/Eastern
Description

https://uregina-ca.zoom.us/j/98915102548?pwd=6Be10hz7OQ3WLS2NvFGKcenSx5MbF6.1

Zisis Papandreou

ESB Meeting

August 19, 2025

Attendees: Akshaya, Shefali, Shinhyung, Bo Gyeong, Norbert, Wouter, Yun Eo, Sasha, Tom Minho, Zisis

Agenda

  1. Announcements, Minutes from Previous Meeting, Action Items
  2. Reports:
    1. Cooling (Wouter)
    2. Light guide (Bo Gyeong)
  3. Any other Business
  4. Action Items
  5. Next meeting

Minutes

  1. Announcements, Minutes from Previous Meeting, Action Items:
    1. PDR Process (Zisis): PDR Sept 17-18, Document upload Sep 5, Dry-run/page-turner Aug 28, internal slide deadline Aug 25.
  2. Reports: 
    1. Cooling: Shefali presented an update on the cooling.  The subsequent discussion included the following points: 
      • aluminum versus copper cooling plate
      • stock aluminum (which can be cut at a university) vs milled aluminum or copper (more expensive and had to be contracted out)
      • shape of bottom of U-pipe to cover close to the bottom corners where those two SiPMs run hotter
      • type of PCB board for CALOROC (FR4 vs metal core PCB)
      • location of CALOROC hottest elements (ASIC and DC-DC) along the cooling path with passive elements in the middle of the CALOROC Board
      • orientation of ETC cards (parallel to CALOROC plane might be the best).
    1. LG testing plans with cosmic: Bo Geyong gave an update on the plans to test the Regina and Japanese LGs with cosmic using a 3x3x32cm3 calorimeter prototype and both S13 and S14 SiPMs. 
  1. Any other business: None.
  2. Action Items:
    1. Zisis to send email to ESB/DAQ speakers and organize the slide preparation.
  3. Next meeting: 
    1. Sep 2; joint meeting between Systems Testing and ESB & DAQ. 
    2. Presentations and updates are always encouraged.
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    • 09:00 09:10
      Announcements/Updates & Minutes Review 10m

      Briefing on recent developments and announcements

      Speaker: Zisis Papandreou (University of Regina)
    • 09:10 09:30
      Cooling Updates 20m
      Speaker: . Shefali (Manitoba)
    • 09:30 09:50
      Light Guide Tests 20m
      Speaker: Bo Gyeong Seo (KNU)
    • 09:50 10:00
      Action Items 10m

      From past minutes and in general

      Speaker: Zisis Papandreou (University of Regina)