Minutes of the DRAGON Meeting for November 18, 2003

Present:

AB, MT, JDA, DO, CJ, ML, LB, NC, DG (recorder)


1) 12C(12C,gamma)24Mg Run

-run went well, the group was happy with the data
-data is being brought back to York University (England) for some initial analysis
-they are returning sometime in the new year (February?) for an extended run

2) TUDA 20Na(3He,p)22Mg Run

-measuring the energies in states of 22Mg
-possibility of seeing new states in a previous 20Na(3He,n)22Mg
-similarities to recently completed experiment at Argonne

3) DRAGON 21Na(p,gamma) Run  (JDA)

-measure states above 0.821 MeV
-energies need to be mapped out in 5-10 keV steps       
-it was noted that the 1.107 MeV state is ~50keV wide while the 1.079 state is approximately 10 keV wide
-the astrophysics importance of these higher energy states is X-Ray bursts
	-1.107 MeV may be of most importance to astrophysics (LB)
-the yields of these states are all high and one sees "bumps" at the resonance energies

4) Run Details for Upcoming 21Na Run

-Bob Laxdal should be asked to prepare settings for a list of energies, which will be provided to him
-everybody should remember to fill out run sheets
-FC4 measurements should be taken every hour
-gas target needs to be put in
-lead needs to be put back around beam pipe at target entrance
-original pumping tubes to be put back in and optically aligned
-gamma array needs to be checked for gain matching of detectors
-energy of incoming beam will need be measured with gas in the target
-magnet settings should be recorded and compared to previous runs to check consistency
-beam will likely be delivered Friday

5) Other Business

-where is the turbo pump that was ordered weeks ago????
-are there any specific EPICS problems that remain that should be corrected before the next run?(MT)
-should there be some criteria the group agrees on for beam quality (eg. spills, beam spot,etc)  which we 
 should insist upon from ISAC operators when energies are changed ?(DG)
-does the turbo pump on the outlet side of the gas target need to be water cooled?  It was  failing during the 
 12C runs due to overheating (LB)
-ISAC Forum meetings
	-being held in ISAC conference room every two weeks
	-discuss ISAC activities