sPHENIX is a new detector at RHIC.

[David Morrison <morrison AT bnl.gov>]

Congratulations everyone!

It was really impressive to see everyone execute the MVTX installation flawlessly!

Of course, as any right-thinking co-spokesperson should, I kept my distance and cheered from the sidelines. 

The successful installation of the MVTX is not only crucial for the sPHENIX open heavy-flavor science program, it is also marks the end of work that could directly[*] endanger the beryllium section of our beam pipe.  That 1.2 m long thin-walled metal tube at the center of sPHENIX consists of about 200 grams of carefully machined beryllium and, well, you really don't want to damage it.

Best regards,
Dave

[*] You still need to be exceedingly careful around the aluminum part of beam pipe!

On 3/30/23 4:51 PM, Edward O'Brien wrote:

    Dear all,
     The MVTX has been successfully installed in sPHENIX.
    The team from MIT, LANL and BNL inserted the MVTX into
    its final position around the sPHENIX beam pipe this
    afternoon. This is both the smallest sPHENIX detector and
    also the one with the highest channel count, ~270M channels.
    Congratulations to Ming and to all those on the MVTX team
    as well as on the BNL 1008 crew who made this happen.
 

    Ed

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