Collider-Accelerator         Department     The PARTICLE POST           July 2000

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The Four of July - Independence Day - was here and gone already!  Where does the time go?? 
Do you know what became of the signers of our Declaration of Independence????

Click on our FLAG for the answer! 

        A Note From Our Chairman

June 12, 2000 is a day that will be remembered as the start of a new era in physics.   As the BNL web page so beautifully put it, WE DID IT!. Congratulations to everyone at BNL, the user community and industry who contributed to the successful start of RHIC operations.

The start of the physics program is the first step in bringing the machine to design specifications and then upgrading to new performance heights. For the latter point, we have begun the first steps in investigating a luminosity increase path through the cooling of the ions with an electron beam. This is being done in conjunction with the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics in Novosibirsk, Russia.

The Booster Applications Facility just enjoyed a DOE/NASA review. We are doing quite well in delivering on this $33M construction project.

Derek Lowenstein

The first spectacular images of particles streaming from a collision point were produced by the STAR detector at 9 p.m June 15.  High-energy collisions were also seen by the PHOBOS detector early this morning. The collider then began steering beams to the BRAHMS and PHENIX detectors, which will soon begin collecting collision data as well.

End View of Gold-Ion-Collision STAR	Event Display of particles produced in gold-ion-collision seen by PHOBOS	Event Display as shown in PHENIX Detector	Brahms Detector shows the Collision Event

Lali Chatterjee has written a poem which has been dedicated to the RHIC collisions and an excerpt from "The exotic life-styles of subatomic particles" can be read by clicking

                 Administration                

Budget meetings we held this month to make the adjustments and requests necessary to cover the costs of running RHIC through the end of FY 2000. At current rates of expenditure we should have sufficient funds to cover the extended Heavy Ion running through August.

A review of our SNS spending levels and financial requirements through fiscal year end and taking place. Please make sure your staff assignments and materials purchases are appropriate. Additional reporting of costs, labor and materials, are being required by ORNL. Details of material commitments are also being required.

The final budget trim # 4 of the fiscal year is being prepared. This budget trim also includes our year-end cost projections for all programs so that the BNL budget office can project G&A cost Vs revenue and re-evaluate the Laboratory overhead rates.

A commitment was made by laboratory management to support C-A in improving peoplesoft reporting capabilities and the implementation of the new lab budgeting system. The C-A payroll is $45 million and monthly labor distribution is a complex and high volume effort.

Budgeting over $150M in program funds is also a complicated job which requires tools that assist us in feeding in actual cost to date and estimating cost to go. We currently have 670 active accounts. The assistance is appreciated.

                                                                                                                                                                              John Hauser

                                 g-2 Experiment

You may have noticed that I have vacated my office and that Yousef Makdisi has immediately taken it (is there no respect?).  I have not defected or disappeared!  I have been working form some time on RHIC Spin -- putting polarized protons in RHIC, which will get into exciting new physics.  This in addition to g-2.  My office will now be in Physics, emphasizing work on RHIC Spin.  For about ayear I have been splittng my time between the AGs and Physics Departments, helping to set up a group for Spin in the RIKEN BNL Research Center.  We are now also building a group in the Physics Department for Spin and I am Group Leader (for the Medium Energy Group in Physics).  In addition to g-2.  My office number is 2-67, my phone extension remains the same (4771) (I-Hung has already found me and checks on me often!).  I have already been victimized with the fact that the windows in Physics don't open, and the air conditioning is inexplicably off...I wonder if there are any vacant offices across the hill?

Gerry Bunce

                   PHENIX  Experiment

On June 15th PHENIX recorded its first RHIC events, immediately after C-A D personnel brought the beams into collision at Intersection Point 8.  It was very gratifying to see clear evidence of these collisions in the many sub-systems that together comprise the PHENIX detector. A hastily arranged celebration took place that afternoon in the parking lot of 1008.

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In the few weeks since then, PHENIX has recorded more than 60,000 triggers, and has brought all installed sub-systems online. We have worked closely with C-A D personnel to understand the collision rates in our intersection region, and have also worked to insure that our data acquisition capabilities grow to keep pace with the increasing RHIC intensities. During the past week of "Silicon shutdown", we have installed one new subsystem, instrumented part of another new subsystem, and performed many housekeeping tasks on the various detector elements that performed so well during the first weeks of RHIC operation. We would like to congratulate the Collider-Accelerator staff on their initial successes and we look forward to many more.

                                   Experimental Support and Facilities Division 

This reporter has been out of town for much of June but the news on coming back has been all good. The RHIC experiments that everyone in the division worked so hard to get installed, checked and running were all ready when those gold ions started banging into one another at 30 and then 70 GeV. I guess we know how to operate a collider and its detectors pretty darn good. Congratulations to ALL!!!

On the AGS side of things, there is intense activity on the floor and on the AutoCad machines. The shielding and beam transport for E951(muon collider studies) is well underway. The area for the B and C beam lines has been undergoing for clearing and clean up in preparation for E940 and E926 which are about to go through the final NSF (National Science Foundation) approval process.  An initial layout of these experiments along with E938 (neutron spallation studies) has been completed to allow the detailed planning and costing to be done.

                    Alan Carroll

Special Announcement  from the Particle Data Group at LBL

The Web edition of the Year-2000 Review of Particle Physics is now available!   There are 2000 new measurements from 610 new papers, and also many new and updated reviews.

The full-sized book will be mailed approx. 20 July.  The booklet and diary will be mailed in August.  

We thank the 700 members of the particle physics community who contribute to the Review of Particle Physics

PDG Berkeley website: http://pdg.lbl.gov/

The Berkeley website gives access to MIRROR sites in:  Brazil, CERN, Italy, Japan, Russia, and the United Kingdom.

Palm Computing:

The Particle Data Group provides some of our databases and information in computer readable form, including in the Palm computing environment. Physical constants, astrophysical constants and particle properties are available in a beta-version Palm program based on 1998 data and will soon be updated for the 2000 Edition of the Review. See http://pdg.lbl.gov/computer_read.html .

See the Particle Adventure (for students and the public) at: http://ParticleAdventure.org

    Get To Know Your Coworker!!!!

This is a new section that I hope you will enjoy.  Too many times we work side-by-side with someone, meet someone in the halls, run into them at the store and we know they belong at BNL - BUT WHO ARE THEY!!!!!

Get To Know Your Coworker will be appearing on a regular basis in our newsletter.  Employee is selected on a strictly random basis.  So don't be surprised if someday, when you least expect it, you'll get a questionaire in the mail, saying - SURPRISE! You're Employee of the Month!

We WELCOME Aboard

We also welcome the following summer employees:

Welcome to the C-AD family!

 and say FAREWELL to

We wish you all good health and happiness in your new adventures.

We wish all our JULY Birthday folks a happy and a healthy year ahead.  Birthday people ONLY can click on cake

DID YOU KNOW????????????

June is a special month for GRADUATIONS and we congratulate all of the following

	Matthew Hellsten	Matthew graduated from the Little Red School House pre-school here at BNL.  He plans to attend kinergarten at Wading River Elementary.  His very proud Mom is Susan Kennell of the Controls Group.
	Marisa Campbell	Mary Campbell is very proud of her Marisa who graduated from 5th grade.  To mention just a few Marisa received an award for perfect attendance, Delfino Memorial Art Scholarship, President Clinton Gold Education Award and Wm Floyd Elementary Academic Achievement Award.
	Diana Lynn Blas	Diana is a young lady who graduated from 6th grade and will be entering Jr. High School in September.  Her Mom Gladys is very proud of Diana and tells us that Diana hopes to one day be an elementary school teacher.
	Katie Ashby	Katie Ashby has graduated from Riverhead High School and will be attending Five towns College to major in music.  Henry, who is with Collider Accelerator Support,  is Katie's very proud Dad
	Tabatha Briscoe	Tabatha Briscoe graduated Bellport High School and is pursuing a career in nursing.  She is starting her second year at BOCES LPN program.  Tabatha has a very proud Papa - Brian of the Linac.
	Helen Weng	Helen was the Valedictorian of the Mt. Sinai High School Class of 2000.  Helen will be attending Columbia University majoring in Electrical Engineering.  She is the daughter of the very proud Bill and Jennie Weng.
	Rob and Brian Franco	It's been VERY busy in the Nick Franco household.  Nick's oldest son Rob graduated Cum Laude from Polytechnic University with a Batchelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.  He is currently employed at Goldstein Assoc. in Manhattan as a Structural Engineer.  He has also just passed his EIT exam! Brian Franco is Nick's second son and he graduated with his Associates Degree in Applied Science from SUNY Farmingdale in their Architecture program.  He will be continuing his studies toward a Bachelor's in Architecture.  He is currently employed at James and leondard in Hicksville as a Jr. Architect and Auto-CAD specialist.
	Picture Not Available	Erin Graham, wife of David Graham (Tandem Control Room) has graduated Magna Cum Laude with her Master's Degree in Education and also is the proud recipient of the Edward Lambe Prize for "Excellence in Science Teaching Preparation".  Erin will be teaching High School Chemistry at Plainedge High School.
	Orlando Medina	Orlando (Buddy) has a very proud Mom that you see gleaming on the 2nd floor of 911.  Kathy Brown flew to Oregon to see Buddy graduate from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College, Portland Oregon.  Buddy will be taking the BAR in July and we wish him to know that his C-AD family wishes him good-luck.  Buddy works for the law firm of Stoel Rives in Portland and he and his wife Rebecca together with son Parker will bless Kathy with her second grandchild in January 2001.
	Kim Zapasek	Ron Zapasek is happy to say that his daughter Kim has graduated from SUNY New Paltz on the Deans List.  Kim received her Batchelor's Degree in Elementary Education and will pursue her Master's Degree while working in the N.Y.C. School System with special education students.  Kim has also just completed a two week whirl wind tour of France, Italy and Spain and look forward to her new endeavors.
A Heartfelt CONGRATULATIONS to ALL our grduates and their families.

Service Awards - Frank Dusek of the Collider Accelerator Support Group was presented with a radio travel clock and Quill pen for his
                                  30 years of service at BNL.
                                  Brian Briscoe of Linac was presented with a Wittnauer watch for his 25 years of service.
                                  Joseph Curley, Joe Tuozzolo and Bill Weng were each presented with a Cross gold filled pen and pencil set for
                                  their 20 years of service to BNL.

                                  CONGRATULATIONS

Cruising to Bermuda was the choice of our two sets of Second Honeymooners.  Phil and Beth Pile (ES&F Division) cruised out of New York in the middle of June and then Ray and Amy Karol (ES&H Division) cruised the end of the month.  Both couples were celebrating 30 years of marriage.   Ray and Amy also enjoyed the wedding of their son Adam on June 17.  We wish them 30+ years of joy and wish our second honeymooners MANY  MANY  MORE   HAPPY YEARS!

This is a new cooking section we hope you will enjoy.  All recipes are welcome.  Please send your favorites to Gloria Diehr, Bldg. 817, diehr@bnl.gov.  Of course we would all be happy to be recipe testers for you!

REMINDER:    Due to the unfortunate closing of the Reactor there is still equipment, supplies etc available to BNL departments for free.  It's well worth your division's benefit to contact Ray Lo Presti, X 5755, to go over and pick-up or tag items you may be able to use.   

Click Here ISMR for the Integrated Safety Management Verification Report.

FOR SALE!!     1995 Ford Probe-SE, 69Kmiles, elec. windows, mirrors & antenna.   Auto. trans., am/fm cassette radio, New Pirelli tires, huge trunk space, electric blue w/ gray cloth interior.  Excellent and Clean Condition! Garaged!  $6,000.    Contact: Mary Campbell, X4774, maryc@bnl.gov

	On June 13 the stork delivered LAUREN NICOLE SCHAEFER  weighing in at 7 lbs 12 oz.  Her proud parents are:  Chuck and Lea Schaefer.  Chuck is with the HP Group.
	On June 21st the stork came flying by again and delivered  ANGELA JOAN ZIGROSSER  who also weighed in at 7 lbs. 12 oz. and she is 20 inches long.  Angela's proud parents are Doug and Lynne Zigrosser and her lucky grandparents are Rich and Joan Skelton.  Doug is with the Vacuum Systems Group and Rich Skelton is retired from the AGS.   CONGRATULATIONS on your NEW GIRLS!
	On June 11th of this year the stork made a very special delivery to the Heimerle Family.  Marie Guo Wei Heimerle Fitzgerald was born on August 30, 1999 in China.  Her Aunt Marion Heimerle is very proud and what a lucky little girl Marie is.

 REMINDER -  Any news that you have pertaining to our department or personnel is appreciated.  For example: what's going on in your work area, length of BNLemployment anniversary, birthdays, weddings, new births, retirements, "gossip".  It's up to you - it's YOUR Particle Post; just send your input to me lopresti@bnl.gov.   

(Note:  calendars will be updated throughout the month as information is submitted)