Open AccessReport of research activities and continuation request for the High Energy Physics Group at Southern Methodist University. Final report
Author(s) -
R. Stroynowski,
T. E. Coan
Publication year - 1999
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/6636
Subject(s) - upgrade , electronics , interface (matter) , tracking (education) , physics , data acquisition , particle identification , vmebus , engineering , particle physics , nuclear physics , electrical engineering , operating system , computer science , psychology , pedagogy , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , detector
The main effort of the Southern Methodist University (SMU) group is devoted to the CLEO experiment at CESR concentrating on studies of the properties of the tau lepton and of the bottom and charm quarks. In addition to the data analysis they have initiated a major effort in the construction of the particle identification device (RICH) for the CLEO III upgrade. At SMU in Dallas, Thomas Coan, with the help of Jingbo Ye and five graduate students, is leading the construction of the RICH inner radiator. This task includes design and assembly of RICH mechanical structure and tests of the LiF crystals used to generate Cerenkov light. This second independent construction effort is still in its early stage. The initial project is to develop inter-chip connectors for the RICH front-end readout boards. In parallel, they work with a Cornell engineer on the design of a VME based interface board between the front-end data board and DAQ electronics. They expect this project to expand and to include the fabrication of the data interface board for the RICH readout starting in the spring of 1996