sPHENIX is a new detector at RHIC.

[David Morrison <morrison AT bnl.gov>]

Dear sPHENIX collaborators,

Summer Sunday approaches!  We still need more volunteers to help out this Sunday, September 15.  I've set up a google doc so you can enter your name and indicate whether you can be there during the morning or the afternoon (or both!).  We need about a dozen more people to sign up!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Rt1TOArRy947l71AO3BWlLB0CXh-6mVxuyIZhOzKQm8/edit?usp=sharing

Click the link and add your name.  Or you can email me directly.  Whichever method you prefer.

In addition to sPHENIX components, Chris Pinkenburg is going to bring a high school-built robot do drive around a specialized field.  You won't want to miss out.  If you helped out last year, it's a great chance to build upon the experience you gained.  If you haven't participated in a Summer Sunday, it's a great chance to interact with the general public and explain a bit about what we do.

The event will take place at the Chemistry Building, and things are taking shape there already.  EMCal and iHCal prototype sectors have been set up in  front of the building.  A new video about sPHENIX has been produced by the BNL videography group for the occasion.  It's getting real!

Cheers,
Dave

The EMCal and iHCal sectors in front of Bldg. 555.

On 9/6/24 2:23 PM, David Morrison wrote:

Dear sPHENIX collaborators,

We need volunteers!  The RHIC Summer Sunday Open House will take place on Sunday, September 15 -- just nine days from now.  It goes from 10am to 3pm.  We always have a great time.  We had a great showing last year, with over 15 volunteers and a fun set up at the Chemistry Building, Bldg. 555.  We had an INTT display, an MVTX display, a TPC GEM module, an EMCal block or two, an EMCal fiber-filling challenge for the kids, a microscope to look at details on silicon wafers, and EMCal sectors out front.

It's a great chance for collaborators to talk to the general public!   The Lab will provide lunch and polo shirts. 

We have a lot of people on site for the run, so I'm counting on getting a turn-out similar to the one last year.  Please send me an email -- today, if possible -- if you will be able to help on Sunday, September 15, so I can get a count of sPHENIX enthusiasts!

Cheers,
Dave

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