Progress with the Off-axis Experiment LoI and PAC Response Ongoing detectors R&D Simulation efforts Sites UCL meeting Next steps
Recent Developments A Letter of Intent has been submitted to Fermilab in June expressing interest in a new effort using off-axis detector in the NuMI beam This would most likely be a ~15 year long, 2 phase effort, culminating in study of CP violation The LOI was considered by the Fermilab PAC at its Aspen July, 2002, meeting
PAC response: I
PAC Response II: (Good) Questions
Current Efforts R&D effort on light Z detectors is ongoing: RPC testing: Fermilab/Argonne Cosmic rays background measurement: Fermilab Liquid scintillator: engineering, CCD readout: Minnesota Electron ID studies: Stanford Containerized detector simulation: Fermilab RPC glass workshop (joint with the NLC calorimeter R&D at Argonne) planned in November Workshop on detector technology issues planned for January, 2003
Two Most Attractive Sites Closer site, in Minnesota About 711 km from Fermilab Close to Soudan Laboratory Unused former mine Utilities available Flexible regarding exact location Detailed studies, including building construction, initiated by UM Further site, in Canada, along Trans-Canada highway About 985 km from Fermilab There are two possibilities: About 3 km to the west, south of Stewart Lodge About 2 km to the east, at the gravel pit site, near compressor station
Location of Canadian Sites (S. Menary + Ontario Ministry of Mines)
Schedule Proposal to DOE/NSF in early 2003 for support of R&D and subsequent construction of a Near Detector in NuMI beam to be taking data by early 2005 Proposal for construction of a 25 kt detector in late 2004 Site selection, experiment approval, and start of construction in late 2005 Start of data taking in the Far Detector in late 2007
UCL Meeting Monday, September 16, 10 am-5 pm UCL London, Massey Lecture Theater ‘All about NuMI off-axis’. Welcome…