1. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 1 BCAL Construction First Article work has begun: crew in place

2. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 2 Teams JLab  Eugene Chudakov, Elton Smith, Tim Whitlach, … Regina  George Lolos, Zisis Papandreou, Dan Kolybaba, Keith Wolbaum, Andrei Semenov, students Alberta  James Pinfold, Jan Soukup, Gilbert Lachat, Richard Soluk Ross Machine Shop  Kevin Lorenz At a glance… Contracts Vendors Fibers: Quality Assurance Mechanical issues Construction preparations Logistics Crew Looking ahead Overview

3. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 3 Construction MOU is done First Article - PO (49th module) Full Contruction - RFP (48 modules) Contracts “The mother of all prototypes”

4. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 4 Timetable First Article Delivery: Oct 2, 2009 First Four Modules: Feb 10, 2010

5. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 5 Fiber Test Preparations Kuraray Contract  SCSF-78MJ; (410cm -0/+4)cm  780,590 fibers; maybe too few? First article tests:  A. Semenov’s talk (next) New Fibers QA protocol  Attenuation length: (a few % of fibers) use photodiode/PMT, measure current use spectrophotometer for select cases setup upgrades: parts; manual scan, eventually automatic  Photoelectrons: 90 Sr; SiPM/PMT, manual scan, auto in future  Anchor back to Kuraray’s results on attenuation length Fiber track

6. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 6 Detector Lab p.e. Module DAQ UV LED fiber coffin SiPM

7. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 7 Construction Preparations Facilities  Construction 1300 ft 2 ; Fiber & Sensor QA 1100 ft 2  Press/Fiber Sorting area: ready  Swaging area: blueprints+safety done, complete on June 1  Detector lab: ready  Underground lab: ready Personnel  Construction Manager: Dan Kolybaba  Undergraduates: Brent Giesbrecht, Shaun Krueger, Lee Sichello (UofR - CoOp), Aimee Heinrichs (UofC), Alana Watson (UofR)  Trainers: Kathryn Janzen, George, Zisis  Fall 2009: CoOp/Engineering Interships - Interviews May 20 Materials  Incidentals: ready  Fibers, Lead, Epoxy: timetables in progress

8. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 8 Construction Space Layout Main Machine Shop Group Office Swaging Press Fibers Dan Optimal Arrangement! Machine Shop Shop storage Loading Dock, Science Stores

9. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 9 Swaging Roller gap adjustments  Short & Long lead strips swaged  Built test matrix samples Lead  Precut to width  Rolled or in sheets  Purity, uniformity,cleanliness  Drop shipped  First Article: using surplus lead; major effort: 2 weeks to just clean & cut Safety  HEPA vacuum for lead clean up; time consuming and disposal  Ventilation, electrical, escape routes wedge gap

10. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 10 Cal Babies Small samples:  Test roller gap  Stack tolerances  Unpopulated grooves Clamp-press  Fiber pitch

11. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 11 Press Frame Located in Edmonton:  Disassembly, strapping  Crating, shipping  Space is ready in Regina Commissioning:  Orientation, leveling, retrofitting (gauges), reactivation  Target date: June 1 Second press will be built after full contract has been signed

12. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 12 Ross Machine Shop “Big Machine”  Levelling-indexing  Polish ends  Taper sides  4 modules at a time “Small machine” Mechanical Liaison  Dan Kolybaba at UofR and Kevin Lorenz at Ross  Cost Quotes  49th Al plates: this week; machine end of May Fac. of Science Shop

13. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 13 Mechanical Issues Regular teleconferences (UofR, JLab, Ross) Engineering drawings that are complete:  Aluminum Base and Inner plate  BCAL wedge drawings  Press frame Other tasks:  Module leveling: done  Lead storage: in progress  Lift-off/Installation?  Transport crates construction 2 ton “Cherry Picker”

14. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 14 Logistics & Paperwork Transportation  Fibers & Lead will be drop shipped to Regina  Regina-Newport News  Quotes received from two companies  Return crates & support beams from NN to Canada? Customs  Vendors are responsible for import to Canada  Regina is responsible export to USA  HST Number 8544.70.90.00 ! (48 times the first module) Paperwork  Drawings are complete  Construction MOU is done  Contract for First Article module has been awarded  RFP: Budget for 48 module construction is in progress  Regina is a DOE ‘approved non-domestic sole source’  QA Plan - in progress  Safety documentation - in progress (Dan & Safety Officer)  Student Job ads - ongoing

15. Z. Papandreou, GlueX Collaboration Meeting, May 11, 2009 15 Summary Lead cutting is underway Swaging starts week of May 19 Awaiting fibers and precut lead Fiber First Article checks and report Awaiting Full Construction Contract We’re rock-and-rolling!