sPHENIX is a new detector at RHIC.

[Jamie Nagle <jamie.nagle AT colorado.edu>]

Hello sPHENIXians,

As discussed at the sPHENIX Fortnightly Meeting today, the sPHENIX BUP Taskforce is sending around the draft BUP Document -- it is linked on Indico below.

https://indico.bnl.gov/event/9236/contributions/40706/attachments/30061/46923/sPHENIX_BUP_2020_draftrelease08212020.pdf

The document is essentially complete with a few places with red text to indicate that a figure needs updating or a reference is missing.    Comments by line number will be most appreciated.   The more constructive and specific the comments (i.e. feel free to suggest specific re-writing or specific figure changes), the better since time is short and we want to produce the best document we can.   There was a lot of good discussion about the option for pp running in Year-1 (2023).    Specific suggestions for how to reference or modify this discussion - currently in Chapter 5 on Commissioning - are most welcome.       

Deadline for comments is close of business on Tuesday, August 25, 2020.    That gives the Taskforce sufficient time to take input seriously and improve the document before the submission deadline of August 31, 2020.

Comments can be sent directly as responses to this email on the list.   If you want to discuss some points in more detail in person, feel free to reach out to me or any of the Taskforce members

Sincerely,

Jamie, for the sPHENIX BUP Taskforce (Sasha Bazilevsky, John Haggerty, Jin Huang, Dennis Perepelitsa, ex-officio Dave Morrison, Gunther Roland)

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