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Meetings and Minutes

We've moved the meeting page into Confluence here () as of 26 June 2006.

19 June 2006 in VRVS/Orion

Topics

Announcements, news

	reminder: beam test meeting tomorrow
	onboard burst detection algorithm development

OBF embedding, status, and plans - Richard H. et al

Handoff review analysis status, issues - Bill

IA status and analysis needs - Anders

First looks at inter-tower alignment in environmental testing - Johann

AOB

Next meeting: 26 June

12 June 2006 in VRVS/Vela

Topics

	announcements, news
	science group coordinators meeting report - Bill
	System tests report - Julie
	future big runs - discussion
	background review final draft report is ready - Jonathan, discussion
	localization analysis: compare with DS2 truth-Toby (ppt)
	AOB
	Next meeting: 19 June

5 June 2006 in VRVS/Crab

Topics

announcements, news

	Pre-Environmental Review successful
	Orbit inclination best current estimate: 25.4 degrees
	DC2 closeout meeting, agenda
	Bill's DC2 closeout slides (pdf, ppt)
	after DC2 (pdf, ppt)

LAT paper and our contributions to it - discussion

AOB

upcoming:

ACD paper, background review report, onboard burst algorithms, beyond DC2 activities discussion.

22 May 2006 in VRVS/Geminga

Topics

announcements, news

system tests - Julie

beam test report - Luca et al (ppt, pdf)

v9 background runs status, next steps - Bill, Richard, Tom, ...

	OnboardFilter performance to gammas between v7 and v9 - Julie
	other studies

AOB

8 May 2006 in VRVS/CenA

Topics

announcements, news

	report on science coordinators meeting
	news from IA, LAT ships this week! PER on 25 May @ NRL
	GUC meeting @ GSFC

v9 status and how to proceed - Bill

	system tests results - Julie
	what's left: blanket/mms, bkgd fluxes update, OBF check

ACD paper status - Dave, Alex

Using fixed-length vectors in ROOT tuples - Toby (ppt)

DC2 analyses

	update on localization analysis - Toby (ppt)
	others?

AOB

1 May 2006 in VRVS/Sombrero

Topics

announcements, news

	a set of excellent contributions at Dallas APS. New Confluence page with draft meeting contributions here. A public page with final contributions will be established soon.
	successful pre-ship review (SLAC to NRL)/dry run for PER.

v9 status and how to proceed

"New" energy analysis - Bill

micrometeoroid shield simulation - Heather, Joanne

	email
	confluence page
	model

ACD paper - Dave, Alex

paper confluence page

DC2 analyses

	update on localization analysis, sources - Toby (ppt, pdf)
	others?

AOB

17 April 2006 in VRVS/CygnusX

Topics

announcements, news

	nearterm LAT schedule
	IA status

trigger engine table update - Eric

Positron fluxes and backgrounds - Mizuno (ppt, pdf)

v9 checkout status - Bill, Tracy, Toby, Richard,Pol,...

issues arising

OBF status - Brian, Richard

making OBF work in windows - discussion

Quicklook analysis planning - Seth

DC2 analyses

	update on localization analysis - Toby(ppt, pdf)
	others?

AOB

10 April 2006 in VRVS/Sombrero

Topics

announcements, news

	upcoming milestones, reviews
	science group coordinators meeting report
	lots of great IA data

trigger engine table update - Eric

new p4 variables & updated energy recon methods - Bill(ppt,pdf)

FSW filter test status - Brian

DC2 to Handoff to Launch (v7, v8, v9, ...) - Steve, Bill, Richard, discussion

DC2-related analyses

pt source analysis with healpixels - Toby (pdf, ppt)

papers

	LAT overview paper - discussion
	subsystem papers - discussion

ACD thresholds and MC - Ping, Gary, Elliott

AOB

Next meeting: 17 April in CygnusX

3 April 2006 in Astro/Vela

Topics

announcements, news

system tests (5') - Julie

FSW filter test prep status (5') - Brian, Julie

Beam test planning (15') - Luca

DC2 analyses

	Optimizing selections (5')
	sky reprocessing plans(5') - Richard, Julie
	other studies...

CAL calibration on orbit (10') - Sasha, Mark et al (ppt, pdf)

Reprocessing for Pass4 bkgd rejection and getting to the finish line(15') - Bill (ppt, pdf)

Plans for HE background studies (5') - Jonathan, Alex

papers, AOB

next meeting: 10 April

20 March 2006 in Astro/CenA

Topics

Announcements, news

Pisa beam test workshop

open system test issues from last week - Tracy, Julie

update on trigger package - Brian

FSW testing prep status - Steve, Brian, Julie, Richard H.

building the early operations plan - Steve, discussion

DC2 analyses - discussion

DC2 sky using HEALPix - Toby

AOB

13 March 2006 in Astro/CenA

Topics

Announcements, news (5')

New Science Analysis Coordinator

System tests - Julie, discussion (10')

FSW filter testing plans - Steve, Brian, Richard H, Julie (5')

trigger package issue - Brian

e+e- flux update - Mizuno (pdf, ppt) (10')

HE electron rejection study plans - Jonathan, Alex (5')

DC2 analysis in C&A group - discussion (10')

Background rejection - Riccardo (5')

Upcoming topics

AOB

Next meeting: 20 March in Astro/CenA

13 February 2006 in Astro/CenA

Topics

Announcements, news

DC2

	status, issues - Julie et al
	IRF development status for DC2 - Jim

Running list of ACD improvements TODOs - Heather

AOB

Next meeting: 13 March in Astro/CenA

6 February 2006 in Astro/Crab

Topics

Announcements, news

IA status, workshop - Anders (pdf, ppt) (10')

DC2

	DC2 planning status - Julie (pdf) (10')
	IRF development for DC2 status - Toby (pdf, ppt)(10')

Background rejection status - Bill (pdf, ppt) (15')

Trigger engines - Eric (pdf, ppt) (15')

AOB

Next meeting: 13 February in Astro/CenA

30 January 2006 in Astro/Crab

Topics

Announcements/news (5')

	IA workshop
	DC2 kickoff

current residual background relative to diffuse & additional ACD issues (15') -Bill(pdf, ppt) et al.

IRF development for DC2 (15') - Toby(ppt) (pdf) et al.

TKR GTRC limit settings and STR (15') - Hiro, discussion

AOB

23 January 2006 in Astro/CygnusX

Topics

Announcements/news (5')

Background review summary (see attachments tab) (20') - Jonathan

discussion/questions - all (15')

Relevant recommendations from the Core meeting (15') - Richard

First looks (again) at e+ processes in G4 - Francesco (5')

AOB

Next meeting: 30 January in Crab

16 January 2006 in Astro/CygnusX

Topics

Happy Birthday, MLK.

Announcements/news (5')

	Full LAT data taking! Important IA meeting this Friday.
	background review wrapping up - summary next week.

DC2 analysis definition (jumping off point for other work)

	Update, summary of analysis - Bill (pdf, ppt) (20')
	Tuple locations, TCuts, some sample plots - Julie (15')
	Background rejection confluence pages are there to be used.

AOB

Next meeting: 23 January in CygnusX

9 January 2006 in Astro/Crab

Topics

Announcements/news (5')

	the latest movie!
	background review status - Jonathan

A baseline analysis, status - Bill (pdf, ppt) (25')

	Pass3 IM variables into tuple - Bill, Tracy
	Documenting steps
	Event classes for science

Trigger and filter configurations & rates - Steve, discussion (10')

ACD threshold questions - Heather (5')

AOB

Next meeting: 16 January in Astro/CygnusX

19 December 2005 in Astro/CenA

Topics

Announcements/news (5')

	Beam test status
	Background review status

Close system test issue from last week - Julie, Toby

Getting to a baseline analysis - Bill, discussion

AOB

Next meeting: 9 January 2006 in Crab

12 December 2005 in Astro/Geminga VRVS

Topics

	Announcements/news (5')
	Reprocessing status (5') - Richard
	System tests - Julie (5')
	Sky model testing - Richard, Julie (pdf) (10')
	CalEdgeEnergy (ppt, pdf) - Leon (5')
	Growing forests with the new variables - Riccardo (5')
	New preliminary downlink volume re-estimates - Toby (ppt) (5')
	AOB
	Next meeting: 19 December 2005 in CenA

5 December 2005 in Astro/CygnusX VRVS

Topics

	Announcements/news (5')
	Tracking at boundaries - Bill, Tracy, Leon (10')
	Tree variables in tuples status - Bill, Tracy, Toby [ppt(revised), pdf], Riccardo (5')
	Sky model testing - Julie, Richard (5')
	AOB
	Next meeting: 12 December in Geminga

28 November 2005 in Astro/CygnusX VRVS

Topics

Announcements/news (5')

	The ACD is on the LAT!
	Background review confluence pages

Trigger testing/configuration planning - Eric (ppt, pdf) (15')

Tree results into MeritTuple update - Tracy, Toby, Bill (ppt), Riccardo (5')

High-energy CAL-only events through filter (5') - discussion

Ground analysis pre-filter enumeration & ACD corners - Bill (ppt, pdf), discussion (10')

AOB

Next meeting: 5 December in CygnusX

21 November 2005 in Astro/CygnusX VRVS

Topics

Announcements/news (5')

the 1B event background run status

IA report - Anders (10')

Update on observatory positions in tuple and time in SAA - Julie (5')

Tree results into MeritTuple update - Tracy, Toby, Bill, Riccardo (10')

First peeks at 1B event run - Bill (pdf))?

AOB

Next meeting: 28 November

14 November 2005 in Astro/Geminga VRVS

Topics

	Announcements/news (5')
	Beam test planning report (ppt, pdf) - Luca (5')
	Background evaluation runs, plots, and issues - Steve (10')
	Production update - Richard (5')
	v7r3 checks - Bill (ppt, pdf) (5')
	First peeks at new big run?
	Background rejection analysis update - Riccardo (5') - Toby(5')
	A CAL reconstruction method - Pol (5')
	LAT performance page additions - discussion forum (5')
	AOB
	Next meeting: 21 November

7 November 2005 in Astro/CygnusX VRVS

Topics

Announcements/news

	beamtest planning meeting, agenda
	background flux review planning
	DC2 date status

next 100M run status - Richard et al

	New tracker variables status - (ppt, pdf) Leon
	IM variables into the tuple status - Tracy
	ACD distance algorithm update - Bill, Heather
	Ntuple documentation (ppt, pdf) Leon

background rejection updates - Riccardo, Toby (pdf), Bill, others?

ACD sim and recon improvement plans - Heather, Eric, Alex

IA report - Anders, Eduardo

AOB

Next meeting: 14 November

31 October 2005 in Astro/Geminga VRVS

Topics

Announcements, news

	16 towers the movie
	ISOC meeting Tues-Wed