DRAGON Meeting Minutes 30th September 2008
 
Present: DO,DH,CD,LB,PM,CR(rec)
 
Hardware: 
New filter arrived for vent line ?cloth mesh 7um, swagelock-swagelock ?needs to be installed. 
 
3He(a,g):
Cone angle limits acceptance. Need 3He target. Very careful expt in terms of normalization, 8% needed. Gas target is feasible. Need extensive Monte Carlo 
compared with alpha acceptance tests. Could also run activation method. Half windowless target? Isolate gas cell?
 
22Na: 
Surveying collection box at end of week for evidence of alpha emitters after actinide tests*.
LN2 fill system required ?DO to find solution before E810 starts running. Flow meter possible. 
U. Wash personnel will be invited to participate in implantation. 
* update ?survey found no activity other than 22Na in the box.  
 
EPICS:
A couple outstanding EPICS issues were to be fixed before run. Jane Richards was reminded about them and Rod Nussbaumer put on the case.
* update ?Rod Nussbaumer will have most of items tackled by the end of this week. May require to reboot IOC, but will warn us in advance.   
 
MCP foils: 
6 mesh ordered from Precision E-forming. 10 foils for each MCP will be ordered. Up to three holders would be good to have on stand-by during run.