BL3 Collaboration Meeting

BL3 Collaboration Meeting

August 6 - 7, 2024

Multidisciplinary Engineering & Sciences Hall

2401 North Milo B. Sampson Lane
Bloomington, IN 47408

The BL3 Collaboration proposes to measure the neutron lifetime by counting protons from neutron decay in a slow neutron beam and by measuring the absolute neutron flux in the beam.

Registration

Registration is CLOSED

$100.00 for all participants

Registration can be paid online via credit card through IU’s conference registration system.

Meeting Timetable

Tuesday, August 6

Time (ET)ActivitySpeaker
8:30 AM - 8:45 AMWelcome
8:45 AM - 9:15 AMProject/Schedule overview updateWietfeldt
9:15 AM - 9:30 AMMagnet
Wietfeldt
9:30 AM - 9:45 AMVacuum and Mechanical SystemsGreene
9:45 AM - 10:00 AMProton TrapGreene/Steffen
10:00 AM - 10:30 AMShow & Tell
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMNeutronicsKorsch
11:15 AM - 11:30 AMTime of Flight System
Jones
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMProton Detector
Snow
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLunch - Jimmy Johns
1:30 PM - 2:00 PMNeutron Detector
Crawford
2:00 PM - 2:30 PMAlpha/Gamma System
Liu
2:30 PM - 2:45 PMDeposits & Targets
Collett
2:45 PM - 3:30 PMDiscussion/Carry Over
3:30 PM - 4:00 PMCoffee Break
4:00 PM - 4:15 PMSlow Controls
Lane
4:15 PM - 4:30 PMData Management/DAQ
Fry
4:30 PM - 5:00 PMDAQ Discussion/Show & Tell
5:00 PM - 5:30 PMDiscussion/Carry Over
7:00 PMDinner - Upland Brewing Co.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Time (ET)ActivitySpeaker
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMRecap & Carry Over
9:30 AM - 10:00 AMCollaboration Business - voting, code of conduct, etc
10:00 AM - 10:15 AMCoffee Break
10:15 AM - 10:30 AMIntegration
Wietfeldt
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMIntegration Discussion
11:00 AM - 11:45 PMTour of CEEM Cooling System/Detectors/Electronics/Digitizers
11:45 AM - 1:00 PMLunch - Panera
1:00 PMTour Swain Hall clean room

Travel Guidance

Arriving By Plane

Visitors to Bloomington fly into the Indianapolis Airport. Bloomington is located approximately 50 miles south of Indianapolis. Major car rental companies are located at the airport, and Classic Touch Limousine, and GoExpress Shuttle provide direct service to the Bloomington area.

 

Accommodation

Bloomington has a wide variety of hotels to choose from depending on how close to MESH you wish to stay. Below is a sample of recommended hotels.

Nearest MESH:

  • Hampton Inn - free parking
  • Comfort Inn - free parking
  • Holiday Inn - free parking

On IU campus:

  • IMU Biddle Hotel - $6/night parking (on main campus)

Downtown Bloomington:

  • Courtyard by Marriott Bloomington - free parking
  • Graduate Bloomington - $13/night parking
  • Grant Street Inn - free parking
  • Hilton Garden Inn - $12.50/night parking

 

Visiting Bloomington

Special discounted rates are available for CEEM visitors at several area hotels. Please contact our Travel Coordinator at ceemtrav@iu.edu for details. More information on lodging, attractions and entertainment is available on the Bloomington Visitor's Guide website.

 

Parking at MESH

There are relatively few Visitor spaces at MES Hall, indicated with a "V" sign. Please utilize these spots if you do not have a Temporary EM-S tag. We encourage carpooling or rideshare services for participants.

A few Temporary EM-S parking tags are available - valid for EM-S spots around MESH and for the on-campus tour of Swain Hall West. Please see Ellie Sage if you want a pass.