Status in France - July 2008

1. EMCal – France Status report, July 2008 • Manpower • Technical activities • Physics analyses 1 Status in France - July 2008

2. EMCal – France manpower Status in France - July 2008

3. EMCal – LPSC technical tasks SM assembly & calibration • Module construction (J.F. Muraz) • Construction of strap foils for 3 SMs • ~ 1/3 machined and delivered to welding company • StripModule & SuperModule tools (J.F. Muraz) • StripModules handling tooling : ready to be sent to Yale • Production of 4 SuperModule platforms • Cosmic calibration test bench (JFM, JSR, CF, SG, PC, RG …) • 16 scintillator paddles under construction • Electronics (CFD, coincidence trigger, CCUSB …) almost available • DAQ installed at LPSC (thanks to T. Awes, D. Silvermyr) • Overall setup to be ready for end of September Status in France - July 2008

4. DAQ room To/from ECS DDL TTCrx DCS L0-L1-L2-machine clock V0 V0rx FPGA Virtex 5 RJ45 lvds 34/40 links to TRU EMCal – LPSC technical tasks Summary trigger unit • STU requirements (O. Bourrion) • L0 : OR of all L0 provided by the TRU • L1-gamma trigger ( 4x4 tower) • L1-jet trigger ( nxn subregions compared to V0 threshold) • Status of STU • First STU board under construction, expected for end of July 2008 • Tests of functionalities scheduled for September 2008 (TRU-STU link) • DCS : PVSS first implementation for the end of 2008 • V0 threshold : preliminary discussion with IPN Lyon Status in France - July 2008

5. EMCal – LPSC analysis tasks • Testbeam analysis (R. Guernane) • Study of LED dependence versus temperature • Provide temperature correction over the whole testbeam period • Cosmic test analysis(S. Gadrat, P. Carrivain) • Define the analysis procedure for muon calibration • Detailed comparison with simulation • Electronics mapping tools (R. Guernane) • Provide mapping tools (from tower to STU) for simulation & analysis • PPR expected involvement • EMCal triggering (R. Guernane, C. Furget) • Electron and Heavy flavor (S. Gadrat) Status in France - July 2008

6. EMCal – Subatech technical tasks • Design • Edition of all fabrication drawings of Modules, StripModules, SuperModules • Management of database of all EMCal 3D models and fabrication drawin • Design + prototypes fabrication of TCards, GTL boards, and IPCBs. • Measurements of friction coefficient of BondPaper. • General equipment • Design and construction of the Insertion Tooling of SuperModules into ALICE + qualification by insertion tests of SuperModule at CERN • Survey marks for EMCal mounted on Calframe. • Design + prototype fabrication of StripModule assembly tooling. • Design + prototype fabrication of pneumatic compression device. Status in France - July 2008

7. EMCal – Subatech technical tasks • Components procurement • Straps : tender for fabrication of EU straps, selection of companies for StrapFlanges and laser welding ofstraps, management of StrapFlanges production. • Fabrication of StrongBacks on the way. • Fabrication of carriages for SuperModules finished. • Tests and assembly of modules • Visit of WSU assembly site end of july (M. Dialinas, P. Laloux) • Equipment of the dedicated room completed mid-august • Start of the assembly and tests Status in France - July 2008

8. EMCal – Subatech analysis tasks • Test beam analysis (M. Germain, C. Hadjidakis, R. Ichou) • Pulse shape distributions (R. Ichou) • Calibration withhadrons. (M. Germain) • Physics analyses • PID studies (g, p0) • Direct photons (L. Benhabib, R. Ichou) • g -jet probe (G. Bourdaud) • Jet reconstruction (IPHC – Subatech) • PPR expected involvement • Direct photons and g -jet probe • Jet reconstruction Status in France - July 2008