Minutes SBS Meeting April 4, 2012
Attendees: Brian Quinn, Seamus Riordan, Bogdan Wojtsekhowski, Bob Michaels, John LeRose, Gordon 
Cates, Mark Jones, Nilanga Liyanage, Adam Sarty
1.	Bogdan announces Todd Averett’s intention to have an A1n Collaboration meeting on May 24 or 
25
2.	Bogdan show’s Lubomir’s slides re Big Cal geometry Monte Carlo simulations
a.	See link for his slides
b.	Large Q2 coverage (Q2=12 GeV2 +-1.7) range. Would like to make the range smaller.
3.	Gordon Cates makes presentation on Progress on the A1n Target
a.	See link for his slides
i.	Design and Construction
1.	Constraints are the same as in January
2.	Barrel magnet appears to be better (proposes we go with the barrel)
3.	Detailed oven design being made at UVa
ii.	Prototype Cell tests
1.	Gives details about tests
2.	Go to bigger cell? Need more simulated in-beam tests
3.	Gives list of lessons learned. Bottom line is we want larger cells.
4.	Finally established a path to metal end-cap cells
a.	Gives details
b.	Begin testing Partially Metal Test Cells (PMTC’s) by October-
November 2012
iii.	Project management
1.	Updated, more detailed timeline
2.	List of outstanding jobs (needs to be expanded)
b.	Some discussion of the “x” factor ensues
-JJL