1. 12.9.03TRD Status meeting Alice week HdClemens Adler TRD Chamber Status News: New leak rate measurements Production is imminent Some material arrived Soldering machine arrived at Frankfurt X-Ray test stand is taking shape Bukarest joins Production Goal: get ready by end of this year

2. 12.9.03TRD Status meeting Alice week HdClemens Adler Leak rate New Gas system from Rainer: –~0 intrinsic leak rate Leak Rate < 0.1 mbar* l/h (~precision limit) with greased gas connectors See how it develops with realistic configuration: 5 chambers in a row, some angular deviation...

3. 12.9.03TRD Status meeting Alice week HdClemens Adler Soldering Soldering machine arrived at IKF (mid August) Where to put the solder still unresolved Start tests as soon as possible (Monday)

4. 12.9.03TRD Status meeting Alice week HdClemens Adler X-ray Test Stand Requirements defined Mechanical impementation decided: needs engineering work: September Material ordering (Hd): September Delivery: Oktober Assembly/ TÜV: Okt./Nov.

5. 12.9.03TRD Status meeting Alice week HdClemens Adler X-ray test stand cont. Increase of HV ensures longer tube life Possible with planned Power supply

6. 12.9.03TRD Status meeting Alice week HdClemens Adler Winding machine New winding frame is sturdy enough, even in weight reduced version Meteor displays a loss of tension over first windings. Winding machine modification: scheduled beginning of Sept.  need to check

7. 12.9.03TRD Status meeting Alice week HdClemens Adler Crane New crane for the clean room is ordered: arrives 2nd Oct. Week Needed for moving of winding frames to tables

8. 12.9.03TRD Status meeting Alice week HdClemens Adler Material Status Arrived: Wacosit profile (frame) arrived: Side profiles warped, but OK after glueing to Al profiles Voltage divider PCBs arrived Signal cables arrived In Approach: Padplanes (slight delay, due to manufacturing confusion): finished end of next week Fischer panel: ~4 weeks from now To order: Vacuum tables Glueing tables Connectors (ROB): Minimum 15k pc. = 3930 € 60% TRD: 39k pc. = 10218 € Need add. Offers? Delay...

9. 12.9.03TRD Status meeting Alice week HdClemens Adler Padplane Production steps were discussed with Optiprint to optimize mechanical precision where we need it. Result: Question from Optiprint 2 weeks ago: „do we need this precision?? Will bring up the price considerably.“ = some unfortunate mixup...  2 week delay

10. 12.9.03TRD Status meeting Alice week HdClemens Adler Near Term Schedule