SVT Working Meeting

Name: SVT Working Meeting
Start: 2025-12-15T12:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-12-19T14:00:00+00:00
Location: Denys Wilkinson Building, Dept of Physics, University of Oxford

15 Dec 2025, 12:00 → 19 Dec 2025, 14:00 Europe/London

Fisher Room (Denys Wilkinson Building, Dept of Physics, University of Oxford )

Fisher Room

Denys Wilkinson Building, Dept of Physics, University of Oxford

Keble Rd, Oxford OX13RH

Description

A working meeting of the international ePIC SVT community to advance progress in the design and prototyping of the ePIC SVT.

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Monday 15 December
- 12:00 → 13:00
  
  Lunch 1h
- 13:00 → 15:00
  Session 1: RDOs and Cables
  
  Goal:
  - Establish envelopes for FIBs and CBs
  - Identify what work to be done by who on the SIB and SCB
  
  Convener: James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (UK))
  - 13:00
    
    FIB and CB design 20m
    
    Speaker: James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (UK))
  - 13:30
    
    Power cables (IBs to PP) 20m
    
    Speakers: Georg Viehhauser (member@ox.ac.uk;staff@ox.ac.uk), James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (UK))
  - 14:00
    
    Fibre harnesses 20m
    
    Speakers: Ernst Sichtermann (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Dr Joachim Schambach (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
  - 14:30
    
    FPC - TBC 20m
- 15:00 → 15:30
  
  Coffee 30m
- 15:30 → 17:00
  Session 1: RDOs and Cables
  
  Goal:
  - Establish envelopes for FIBs and CBs
  - Identify what work to be done by who on the SIB and SCB
  
  Convener: James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (UK))
  - 15:30
    
    SIB and SCB design 20m
    
    Speakers: James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (UK)), Dr Joachim Schambach (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
  - 16:00
    
    Size and position of SIB/FIB/SCB for IB: open questions 20m
    
    Speakers: Rosario Turrisi (member@cern.ch), Rosario Turrisi (INFN-Padova)
- 17:00 → 17:45
  
  Discussion of topics of the day 45m
Tuesday 16 December
- 09:00 → 10:30
  Session 2: Sensors and AncASIC
  - General Update on ASIC progress
  - Update on LAS agreement? Deadline?
  - Input to simulation:
  - Hit Rates
  - Yield
  - Side-meeting to discuss initial more detailed plans on the LAS
  Conveners: Iain Sedgwick (UKRI-STFC), Joao De Melo (BNL)
  - 09:00
    
    AncASIC Overview (Powering) 20m
    
    Speaker: Iain Sedgwick (UKRI-STFC)
  - 09:30
    
    AncASIC Overview (AncBrain and Interfacing) 20m
    
    Should include block level overview of the AncASIC
    Prioritisation (up to MPW3 and afterwards)
    Commands and Errors
    
    Speakers: Dr Grzegorz Deptuch (BNL), Md Arif Iqbal (Brookhaven National Laboratory), Prafull Purohit (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
  - 10:00
    
    MPW1 Testing Update @ BNL 20m
    
    Speaker: Niccolo Gallice (Brookhaven National Laboratory)
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Coffee 30m
- 11:00 → 12:30
  Session 2: Sensor & AncASIC
  - General Update on ASIC progress
  - Update on LAS agreement? Deadline?
  - Input to simulation:
  - Hit Rates
  - Yield
  - Side-meeting to discuss initial more detailed plans on the LAS
  Conveners: Iain Sedgwick (UKRI-STFC), Joao De Melo (BNL)
  - 11:00
    
    MPW1 Testing Update @LBL 20m
    
    Speaker: Shirsendu Nanda (Other@lbl.gov;Guest@lbl.gov)
  - 11:25
    
    MPW2 Testing Update 20m
    
    Speaker: Andrew Hill (staff@stfc.ac.uk)
  - 11:50
    
    EIC-LAS: Power Reduction and Design Challenges 20m
    
    Speaker: Joao De Melo (BNL)
  - 12:15
    
    Open Questions 10m
    
    Speakers: Iain Sedgwick (UKRI-STFC), Joao De Melo (BNL)
- 12:30 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h
- 13:30 → 15:00
  Session 3: QC and testing
  - Reports on testing that does not fit elsewhere.
  - MOSAIX/AncBrain emulators? RDO tests?
  - The goal for this session is to review the draft of the QC procedures for modules and RDO boards in view of having the ITP documents for these ready for the tracking PDR2 at the end of January.
  - Delineate overall QC plan
  Conveners: LAURA GONELLA (University of Trieste), Laura Gonella (INFN Trieste)
  - 13:30
    
    Sensors wafer probing procedures and status 20m
    
    Speaker: Stefano Caregari
  - 14:00
    
    Sensors testing, commissioning and operation SW 20m
    
    Speaker: Gregor Eberwein (MIT)
  - 14:30
    
    AncBrain hardware emulator 20m
    
    Speaker: Zhengwei Xue (Other@lbl.gov;Member@lbl.gov;Staff@lbl.gov)
- 15:00 → 15:30
  
  Coffee 30m
- 15:30 → 17:00
  Session 3: QC and testing
  - Reports on testing that does not fit elsewhere.
  - MOSAIX/AncBrain emulators? RDO tests?
  - The goal for this session is to review the draft of the QC procedures for modules and RDO boards in view of having the ITP documents for these ready for the tracking PDR2 at the end of January.
  - Delineate overall QC plan
  Conveners: LAURA GONELLA (University of Trieste), Laura Gonella (INFN Trieste)
  - 15:30
    
    QC development plans 15m
    
    Speakers: LAURA GONELLA (University of Trieste), Laura Gonella (INFN Trieste)
  - 15:50
    
    Modules 20m
    
    Speaker: Marcello Borri (staff@stfc.ac.uk)
  - 16:20
    
    RDO boards 20m
    
    Speaker: James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (UK))
- 17:00 → 18:00
  
  Discussion of topics of the day 1h
Wednesday 17 December
- 09:00 → 10:30
  Session 4: Powering & Grounding
  
  Goal: Schematics of system architecture for IB, OB, and disks (incl. FIBs/SIBS and control boards, coupling to structures, coupling capacitors, ground connections, sense lines etc.)
  
  Conveners: James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (UK)), Dr Joachim Schambach (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
  - 09:00
    
    Grounding scheme 20m
    
    Speaker: James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (UK))
  - 09:30
    
    OB system architecture 20m
    
    Speakers: Iain Sedgwick (UKRI-STFC), James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (UK)), Marcello Borri (staff@stfc.ac.uk)
  - 10:00
    
    Disk system architecture 20m
    
    Speakers: Ernst Sichtermann (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), Nicole Apadula
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Coffee 30m
- 11:00 → 12:30
  
  Session 5: Slow control and DAQ
  
  Convener: Dr Joachim Schambach (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
- 12:30 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h
- 13:30 → 15:00
  Session 6: Global mechanics & integration
  
  Goals:
  - Updated SVT and envelope model
  - Integration sequence
  
  Conveners: Andreas Werner Jung (member@cern.ch), Ben Denos (Purdue University)
  - 13:30
    
    Current status of SVT design and envelope model 30m
    
    Speaker: Ben Denos (Purdue University)
  - 14:15
    
    Interfaces to ePIC 30m
    
    Speakers: Andreas Werner Jung (member@cern.ch), Sushrut Karmarkar (Purdue University (USA))
- 15:00 → 15:30
  
  Coffee 30m
- 15:30 → 17:00
  Session 6: Global mechanics & integration
  
  Goals:
  - Updated SVT and envelope model
  - Integration sequence
  
  Conveners: Andreas Werner Jung (member@cern.ch), Ben Denos (Purdue University)
  - 15:30
    
    Beam pipe integration 20m
  - 16:00
    
    Cone design and interfaces 20m
    
    Speaker: Joseph Silber (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)
  - 16:30
    
    Integration sequence 20m
    
    Speaker: Ben Denos (Purdue University)
- 17:00 → 18:00
  
  Discussion of topics of the day 1h
- 18:30 → 21:30
  
  Meeting Dinner 3h
  
  St. Giles House
Thursday 18 December
- 09:00 → 10:30
  
  Session 7: PDR editing session
  
  Convener: Ernst Sichtermann (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Coffee 30m
- 11:00 → 12:30
  
  Session 7: Simulation
  
  Conveners: Samuel Austin Henry, Samuel Henry (University of Oxford), Shujie Li (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
- 12:30 → 13:30
  
  Lunch 1h
- 13:30 → 15:00
  
  Session 8: Cooling and humidity management
  
  Convener: Georg Viehhauser (member@ox.ac.uk;staff@ox.ac.uk)
- 15:00 → 15:30
  
  Coffee 30m
- 15:30 → 17:00
  
  Session 8: Cooling and humidity management
  
  Convener: Georg Viehhauser (member@ox.ac.uk;staff@ox.ac.uk)
- 17:00 → 18:00
  
  Discussion of topics of the day 1h
Friday 19 December
- 09:00 → 10:30
  
  Session 8:: Subsystem mechanics and & integration
- 10:30 → 11:00
  
  Coffee 30m
- 11:00 → 12:30
  
  Session 8:: Subsystem mechanics and & integration
- 12:30 → 13:00
  
  Meeting close-out 30m
- 13:00 → 14:00
  
  Lunch 1h