Jul-Sep2005-USAtlas-BrookhavenNationalLaboratory.docVIP

U.S. ATLAS PROJECT OFFICE Physics Department UPTON, NEW YORK 11973 November 22, 2005 Mr. Pepin Carolan Department of Energy Fermi Area Office POB 2000 Batavia, IL 60510 Dr. Samuel Aronson Associate Laboratory Director Brookhaven National Laboratory Upton, NY 11973 SUBJECT: U.S. ATLAS Research Program Quarterly Status Report Dear Sirs: Attached please find U.S. ATLAS Research Program Quarterly Status Report No. 5 for the period July-September 2005. Sincerely yours, Howard A. Gordon U.S. ATLAS Deputy Research Program Manager Head, U.S. ATLAS Project Office Distribution: Abolins, M. Alam, S. Aronson, S. Baker, K. Barnett, M. Bensinger, J. Blair, R. Butehorn, C. Byon-Wagner, A. Carolan, P. - DOE Cleland, W. Coles, M. – NSF Crawford, G. - DOE De, K. Dodd, J. Ernst, R. Errede, S. Feldman, G. Ferbel, T. - DOE Gilchriese, M. Goldberg, M. – NSF Grillo, A. Harrison, M. – PAP Hinchliffe, I. Huth, J. Kagan, H. Kane, S. Kirby, D. Kogut, J. Lankford, A. Larsen, R. - PAP Lissauer, D. Lubatti, H. Mantsch, P. - PAP Meyers, P. – PAP Neal, H. Norton, S. Ogren, H. Oh, S. Parsons, J. Pilcher, J. Polychronakos, V. Price, L. Pripstein, M. - NSF Rijssenbeek, M. Rutherfoord, J. Seiden, A. Seidel, S. Shank, J. Shochet, M. Skubic, P. Slattery, P. Sliwa, K. Sondericker, J. Stroynowski, R. Taylor, F. Tuts, M. Whitaker, S. Willocq, S. Wolbers, S. - PAP Williams, H. Willis, W. Wu, S.L.  research program STATUS REPORT NO. 5 REPORTING PERIOD July-September 2005 Table of Contents Table of Contents 3 1. Executive Associate Project Manager’s Summary (J. Shank, BU) 4 2. Technical Progress Reports 4 2.1 Physics 4 2.2 Software 5 2.3 Facilities 16 3.1 MO Silicon 22 3.2 MO TRT 26 3.3 MO Argon 28 3.4 MO Tile 35 3.5 MO Muon 38 3.6 MO Trigger 43 3. Financial Report (Chuck Butehorn, BNL) 46  Executive Associate Project Manager’s Summary (J. Shank, BU) The focus of the physics and computing effort during this quarter was the preparation for the upcoming series of exercises called Computer S