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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.

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Sincerely yours,

Howard A. Gordon

U.S. ATLAS Deputy Research Program Manager

Head, U.S. ATLAS Project Office

[Distribution]{.underline}:

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.

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**research program STATUS REPORT NO. 5**

**REPORTING PERIOD**

**July-September 2005**

# Table of Contents {#table-of-contents .unnumbered}

[Table of Contents 3](#table-of-contents)

[1. Executive Associate Project Manager's Summary (J. Shank, BU)
4](#executive-associate-project-managers-summary-j.-shank-bu)

[2. Technical Progress Reports 4](#technical-progress-reports)

[2.1 Physics 4](#physics)

[2.2 Software 5](#software)

[2.3 Facilities 16](#facilities)

[3.1 M&O Silicon 22](#mo-silicon)

[3.2 M&O TRT 26](#mo-trt)

[3.3 M&O Argon 28](#mo-argon)

[3.4 M&O Tile 35](#mo-tile)

[3.5 M&O Muon 38](#mo-muon)

[3.6 M&O Trigger 43](#mo-trigger)

[3. Financial Report (Chuck Butehorn, BNL)
46](#financial-report-chuck-butehorn-bnl)

#   {#section .unnumbered}

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# 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
System Commissioning (CSC, formerly called Data Challenge 3). This
preparation relies heavily on our recent experience with Data Challenge
2 (DC2) and production for the Rome Physics workshop.  

In the area of physics simulation, we incorporated new, more
sophisticated event generators, such as MC@NLO. In the core software
area, again, most of the effort was on correcting issues learned from
DC2 and preparing for CSC, where we will need the framework for
distributed analysis working at scale. This work involved incorporating
new LCG software components such as COOL and LCG 3D project tools.  In
the subsystem software, the emphasis was on the ongoing detector
commissioning work.

In the facilities area, there were many upgrades to increase the
capacity for CSC. The T1 network plan for getting to 20Gb/s by 2006 was
worked out with ESNET. The T1 storage capacity was doubled. Similarly,
the Tier2 centers increased both disk and storage capacity with major
purchases at UTA (160 dual node machines) and 60 IBM Xeons at Boston
University.  In addition to the hardware upgrades a major achievement of
this quarter was the planning and beginning of execution of a major new
system for running production on the world wide grid. This new system is
called PanDA for Production and Distributed Analysis.  This system is
designed with all our extensive DC2 experience and our leadership role
in the overall ATLAS production system team at CERN as a basis. We now
have an aggressive, comprehensive plan that will be carried out next
quarter, with the goal of having a scalable, widely used system by the
end of the next quarter.

# Technical Progress Reports

## 2.1 Physics {#physics .unnumbered}

**2.1 Subsystem Manager\'s Summary** **Ian Hinchliffe (Lawrence Berkeley
Laboratory)**

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  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Pythia 6.3                 30-Sep-05      \--              30-Sep-05      Completed

  RTT testing implemented    30-Sep-05      \--              30-Sep-05      Completed

  start DC3 event generation 1-Dec-05       \--              1-Dec-05       On Schedule

  Complete CSC testing       12-Dec-05      \[New\]          12-Dec-05      On Schedule (See
  sample (atlas sample B)                                                   #1)

  complete 100 inverse       30-Jan-06      \[New\]          30-Jan-06      On Schedule
  picobar CSC event                                                         
  generation                                                                

  release 12.0.0             14-Feb-06      \[New\]          14-Feb-06      On Schedule
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Needed before full CSC production can start

Work in this quarter was focused on preparation for DC3/CSC.

The event main event generators Pythia and Herwig were migrated to new
versions (6.323 and 6.507). The former involves new physics
implementation of Parton showers so the events can be different and
extensive validation is needed. Nre tools were provided to help in
diagnosing problems quickly and efficiently. Bugs were identified and
subsequently fixed by the Pythia authors. ATLAS is using a patched
version of Herwig as the Herwig authors could not release a version in
time for ATLAS release 11.0.0

The ATLAS physics community is starting to make extensive use of more
sophisticated event generators such as MC@NLO, Sherpa and Alpgen. The
basic infrastructure to support these has been in place for some time.
During this cycle the atlas interfaces were updated to all the new
versions. Extensive interactions with the ATLAS user community and the
external Monte Carlo authors took place as bugs were reported, diagnosed
and fixed.

All event generation will be done by the ATLAS production system to
ensure data integrity and reproducibility. New scripts to run all of the
types of event generators are being made available and will be tested
extensively in the next reporting period.

## 2.2 Software {#software .unnumbered}

**2.2 Subsystem Manager\'s Summary**

**Srini Rajagopalan (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

The physics analysis in preparation for the Rome Physics Workshop in
June 2005 has stress tested several components of software tools,
including the ability to analyze data in a distributed manner. ATLAS has
also gone through a review of each major software component, both
architecture and application software. This, coupled with the lessons
learned from the Rome physics exercise and Data Challenge 2, has allowed
ATLAS to develop a plan that addresses the core of these issues. The
Data Challenge 3 has now been broken down into a series of independent
commissioning tests of the different software components as part of the
Computing System Commissioning (CSC). Each component has been assigned a
coordinator who will be coming up with a plan for the commissioning of
these tests. In addition to CSC, ATLAS is preparing for the
commissioning of the detector. Many of the sub-systems are expected to
begin their independent commissioning that would include electronics
calibration, monitoring and standalone cosmic ray data beginning 2006
leading to a combined cosmic ray commissioning of the ATLAS detector in
2007. A software plan for detector commissioning has been laid out by
many sub-systems and being executed.

The U.S. continues to play a critical role in the ATLAS software. The
Research Program Funds have allowed us to add the much needed
functionalities to the core software framework, completing the
infrastructure for handling detector geometry descriptions and deploy
the architecture to save Event Data using LCG products. We have
established personnel in calorimeter and muon reconstruction and
monitoring software to provide support for software infrastructure needs
for these sub-systems. A new PanDA project has been launched in the U.S.
that brings together the experiences with the distributed analysis
(DIAL) project and the production of large simulation data sample for
the Rome physics workshop. PanDA will, as the name says, support both
production and distributed analysis. A workshop to discuss the design of
such a software framework was held at BNL and rapid prototyping is
underway to demonstrate the feasibility of this project.

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  ATLAS Computing TDR & LCG  30-Jul-05      \--              30-Jul-05      Completed
  TDR                                                                       

  Release 11.0.0 software    30-Sep-05      30-Sep-05        15-Dec-05      Delayed (See #1)
  for Commissioning                                                         

  Software available for DC3 30-Sep-05      30-Dec-05        15-Mar-06      Delayed (See #2)

  Release 12.0.0 for         15-Mar-06      \[New\]          15-Mar-06      On Schedule
  commissioning                                                             
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Release 11.0.0 has been released. There are ongoing bug
fixes which will be completed by the end of the year. In addition, there
are minimal functionalities in Release 11.0.0 for use in commissioning.
More significant developments geared toward cosmic ray commissioning are
ongoing and a major release is expected in February-March 2006.

**Note #2**  DC2 delayed\.... DC3 delayed

**2.2.1 Coordination**

**2.2.2 Core Services**

**2.2.2.1 Framework**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Integration of Seal        30-Sep-04      \--              14-Nov-05      Delayed (See #1)
  plug-in Mechanism                                                         

  History & Property Mech    30-Dec-04      14-Sep-05        14-Feb-06      Delayed (See #2)
  Integ                                                                     

  Support for Reconstruction 30-Dec-04      \--              30-Dec-05      Delayed (See #3)
  on Demand                                                                 

  High-level job             14-Sep-05      14-Sep-05        14-Feb-06      Delayed (See #4)
  configuration design and                                                  
  tools                                                                     

  promote and fix            14-Sep-05      \--              14-Sep-05      Completed
  creation-on-demand of                                                     
  services                                                                  

  port of Gaudi and Control  1-Feb-06       \[New\]          1-Feb-06       On Schedule (See
  to gcc 3.4.4                                                              #5)

  python-accessible Property 1-Feb-06       \[New\]          1-Feb-06       On Schedule (See
  Repository                                                                #6)

  Full chain and Interactive 8-Feb-06       \--              8-Feb-06       On Schedule
  Tutorials                                                                 

  new generation development 8-Feb-06       8-Feb-06         8-Sep-06       Delayed (See #7)
  tool (AthASK evolution)                                                   

  use GaudiPython to provide 8-Feb-06       \--              8-Feb-06       On Schedule
  interactive access to                                                     
  (selected) framework                                                      
  functionality                                                             
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Done for dictionary loading. Priority lowered for
integration in Gaudi

**Note #2**  not vital for the \"Rome workshop\" release (10 according
to current plans). Persistency using POOL has been tested but requires
the new generation of dictionary tools (LCG Reflex) that will become
available when the new version of ROOT is released (after release 11)

**Note #3**  this is going to be needed in particular to support \"pick
mode\" reconstruction from the event display. At this point we do not
expect this to be needed before the \"Cosmic Ray\" data taking in 06

**Note #4**  Developed prototypes of two new tools. The first is a code
generator that starting from the ATLAS C++ librarues, produces python
modules describing the properties of each Gaudi object alongside their
default values. This is considered a building block of any level job
configuration and should be ready in Feb 06 (about one month before rel
12). A prototype high-level job configuration scheme which organizes job
configuration in terms of the data needed by the user is being tested
using Configurables.

**Note #5**  32 bit architecture

**Note #6**  design and provide tools to fill a Gaudi property
repository from python. Important to detect immediately syntax errors in
job options, and to provide information to job configuration editors and
browsers.

**Note #7**  this work has not yet started because the developer in
charge of it has left ATLAS. The new post-doc hire that will take over
will start 1-Feb-06

**2.2.2.2 EDM Infrastructure**

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  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Prototype Support for      30-Sep-03      30-Sep-05        30-Sep-06      Delayed (See #1)
  Integer Keys                                                              

  Support for History        30-Mar-04      14-Sep-05        14-Feb-06      Delayed (See #2)
  Objects                                                                   

  Integrate CLID Database    30-Jun-04      14-Sep-05        14-Sep-06      Delayed (See #3)
  Generation                                                                

  Integration with           30-Jun-04      \--              31-Dec-05      Delayed (See #4)
  POOL-Cache Manager                                                        

  support DataLinks across   23-Feb-05      23-Sep-05        23-Sep-06      Delayed (See #5)
  different stores                                                          

  new DataVector             31-Aug-05      31-Aug-05        30-Nov-05      Delayed (See #6)

  evaluate the need of       14-Sep-05      14-Sep-05        14-Sep-06      Delayed (See #7)
  object aliases and                                                        
  versioning in StoreGate                                                   

  speed-up lookup of objects 14-Sep-05      \--              14-Sep-05      Completed
  in transient store only                                                   
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  HLT group agreed to reschedule this non-vital performance
optimization. It may not be needed at all if Identiable Container
iterator access is optimized.

**Note #2**  transient part complete but no persistency yet. Rescheduled
to DC3.

Persistency relies on new version of LCG Reflex not available for
release 11.

**Note #3**  considered non-critical. May be cancelled.

**Note #4**  this in a non critical optimization, that will probably
will be delayed or even canceled

**Note #5**  mechanism is there \"in principle\". Need to be tested and
fixed as needed. Also need to evaluate the viability of \"long\" links
that can be dereferenced outside their store context.

**Note #6**  prototype complete and tested. Needs enhancement to LGC
Reflex that will be available after release 11.

**Note #7**  prototype allowing multiple version of a data object
completed. Needs input from high-level job configuration before it will
take its final form.

**2.2.2.3 Detector Description**

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  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  MYSQL Lite DD I/O +        1-Jul-05       \--              1-Jul-05       Completed
  replica available                                                         

  Misaligned geometry model  1-Sep-05       \--              1-Sep-05       Completed
  available                                                                 

  All Identifiers in DD      1-Oct-05       \--              1-Oct-05       Delayed (See #1)
  database                                                                  

  DC3 Detector Description   1-Jan-06       \--              1-Jan-06       On Schedule
  Quality Control Tests                                                     
  Passed                                                                    
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  This is still an important item. However this semester we
have been mostly busy with preparing the misaligned LAr calorimeter and
in fact helping everybody in the LAr get ready to use this in
simulation. And so this has been delayed.

**Joe Boudreau (University of Pittsburgh)**

\* A lot of work was done leading up to the use of LAr GeoModel. Most of
it was consulting with experts in the Endcap and the Barrel EM
calorimeter.

\* For example the geometry reshuffling in the barrel was done.

\* Also the placement of misalignment transforms all over the LAr, and
both in the model and in the database.

\* And work on the simulation side to be able to translate the
misaligned model into Geant. This was essentially the adaptation to
\"multiple tree tops\". These are not directly related to misalignment
but needed to be brought in when we misaligned the barrel.

\* Upgrade the geometry of the cryostat barrel.

\* Support to Database project. Vakho has now become the database
release coordinator. This formalizes what he has already been doing at
the 10-15% level.

\* Consultation to other groups on the topics of DD database usage, auto
geometry configuration.

\* Re-enabling certain aspects of the simulation after the transition to
GeoModel, such as the calibration hits and the control of run options.

**2.2.2.4 Graphics**

**Joe Boudreau (University of Pittsburgh)**

\* We now use geometry auto detect in v-atlas. This is probably the
first time it\'s applied within ATLAS.

\* We added command line switches to connect to the Oracle database
(overriding site configuration).

\* We put support for the H6 testbeam. This testbeam now has a dedicated
display.

\* We put support for a new kind of calib hit in LAr.

\* Few more objects added to banks system.

**2.2.2.5 Analysis Tools**

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  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  access ROOT analysis tools 14-Sep-05      \--              14-Sep-05      Completed (See
  from python                                                               #1)

  access Atlas Data from     8-Feb-06       \--              8-Feb-06       On Schedule (See
  python                                                                    #2)

  access c++ classes from    8-Feb-06       \--              8-Feb-06       On Schedule
  python                                                                    
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  pyROOT provides access to most ROOT analysis tools, but
still under active development and maintenance to complete the project
and respond to new requirements, like the introduction of a python
interface to the new LCG Reflex package.

**Note #2**  works with current lcg reflection API. A new python/C++
interface will have to be developed to support LCG Reflex API (which
comes with ROOT5)

**2.2.2.6 Grid Integration**

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  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Prototype Implementation   30-Sep-03      30-Sep-05        30-Sep-06      Delayed (See #1)
  for Grid Monitoring                                                       
  Architecture                                                              

  Job Transformations in     14-Feb-06      \[New\]          14-Feb-06      On Schedule (See
  Python                                                                    #2)
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  This is work is partly covered under Grid Tools and
Services to provide monitoring of jobs submitted on the Grid. No
capability within Athena exists due to lack of any assigned resources.

**Note #2**  translate existing job transformations (and supporting
tools) to python

**2.2.3 Database**

**David Malon (ANL)**

Areas of emphasis in this reporting period were distributed data
management, development of infrastructure in support of schema
evolution, re-evaluation of event-level metadata infrastructure and
requirements based upon lessons learned from the successful deployment
of tag database infrastructure for the June Rome physics workshop, and
evaluation of next-generation database replica deployment strategies
based upon proposed LCG 3D project deliverables and Open Science Grid
edge services plans (to be prototyped in the coming quarters).
Prioritization has been driven principally by the requirements and
timetable of the international ATLAS Computing System Commissioning
(CSC) initiative.

The distributed data management effort, an area of critical need, was
successfully augmented late in this reporting period by a strong new
hire at Brookhaven, Alexei Klimentov.

**2.2.3.1 Server and Services**

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  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Support logical connection 8-Jul-05       \--              8-Jul-05       Completed
  naming, and                                                               
  logical/physical                                                          
  connection mapping                                                        

  Deployment of connection   10-Oct-05      \--              10-Oct-05      On Schedule
  indirection layer                                                         

  Architecture for database  14-Nov-05      \--              14-Nov-05      On Schedule
  deployment on OSG                                                         

  3D testbed slice test      12-Dec-05      \--              12-Dec-05      On Schedule
  (Tier0/1/2)                                                               

  Grid database access test  12-Dec-05      \--              12-Dec-05      On Schedule
  using transport-level                                                     
  security                                                                  

  User-level documentation   27-Mar-06      \[New\]          27-Mar-06      On Schedule
  for access to database                                                    
  services                                                                  
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**2.2.3.2 Common Data Management**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Athena I/Fs for Physical   30-Sep-03      \--              15-Sep-05      Completed (See
  Placement Control Defined                                                 #1)

  Support for Multiple       30-Jun-04      \--              14-Nov-05      Delayed (See #2)
  Transaction Contexts                                                      

  Support for Placement      30-Sep-04      \--              7-Nov-05       Delayed (See #3)
  Control                                                                   

  Support for Cross-Type     30-Dec-04      \--              14-Nov-05      Delayed (See #4)
  Conversion                                                                

  Consistent I/O control     26-Sep-05      \--              26-Sep-05      Completed
  model implemented for                                                     
  event and non-event data                                                  

  Don Quijote tools for data 1-Nov-05       \[New\]          1-Nov-05       On Schedule
  aggregation                                                               

  Transformation and         1-Nov-05       \[New\]          1-Nov-05       On Schedule
  software release                                                          
  descriptions in database                                                  

  Schema evolution machinery 21-Nov-05      \--              21-Nov-05      On Schedule
  deployed, with examples                                                   

  Dataset selection catalog  15-Dec-05      \[New\]          15-Dec-05      On Schedule
  prototype implemented                                                     

  Technology evaluation and  27-Feb-06      \[New\]          27-Feb-06      On Schedule
  selection for DDM catalogs                                                

  User-level documentation   27-Mar-06      \[New\]          27-Mar-06      On Schedule
  for Athena I/O                                                            
  infrastructure                                                            
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Pending January 2004 DC2 event store readiness workshop.

Delayed until after DC2.

31 December 2004: On schedule with respect to revised forecast.

31 March 2005: To be decided at April 2005 event store workshop.

30 June 2005: Deferred until POOL infrastructure improves.

30 September 2005: Placement control by type and key delivered.

If additional functionality is required by new physics analysis use
cases, an additional milestone will be entered.

**Note #2**  delayed until after DC2

31 December 2004: On schedule with respect to revised forecast.

31 March 2005: Revised schedule pending April 2005 event store workshop.

30 June 2005: Requires additional POOL functionality.

30 September 2005: This may be delayed in the next quarter until a 2006
release, based upon international ATLAS release priorities.

**Note #3**  Delayed until after DC2.

31 December 2004: On schedule with respect to revised forecast, but
delivery date is subject to reprioritization of workload to support 2005
ATLAS physics workshop.

31 March 2005: Delayed to meet international ATLAS schedule (not needed
for Rome production). Revised schedule pending April 2005 event store
workshop.

30 June 2005: Deferred until POOL infrastructure improves.

30 September 2005: On schedule with respect to forecast.

**Note #4**  31 December 2004: Schedule for this task will depend upon
reprioritization of functional additions in support of the 2005 ATLAS
Physics Workshop.

31 March 2005: Revised schedule pending April 2005 event store workshop.

30 June 2005: Proper implementation requires improvements to ROOT.
Requirements have been forwarded to the ROOT team via the LCG Architects
Forum.

On schedule with respect to forecast, but ROOT delivery schedule may
delay delivery of some of the desired functionality until next year.

**2.2.3.3 Event Store**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Unique EDO Identification  30-Sep-04      \--              31-Jan-06      Delayed (See #1)
  Infrastructure                                                            

  Job-level history object   2-Oct-05       \--              2-Oct-05       On Schedule (See
  and configuration                                                         #2)
  persistence prototype                                                     

  Processing stage output to 2-Oct-05       2-Oct-05         23-Sep-05      Completed
  registration streams                                                      

  Event store I/O            12-Dec-05      \--              12-Dec-05      On Schedule
  performance tuning                                                        

  Processing stage           19-Dec-05      \--              19-Dec-05      On Schedule
  specification as a                                                        
  retrieval scope                                                           

  Schema evolution           27-Jan-06      \[New\]          27-Jan-06      On Schedule
  infrastructure prototype                                                  
  based upon                                                                
  transient/persistent                                                      
  separation                                                                

  Athena interface to        27-Feb-06      \[New\]          27-Feb-06      On Schedule
  set/get                                                                   
  technology-specific                                                       
  attributes (POOL)                                                         

  Infrastructure to support  27-Mar-06      \[New\]          27-Mar-06      On Schedule
  stream- and run-level                                                     
  metadata                                                                  
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Delayed until after DC2.

31 December 2004: On schedule with respect to revised forecast.

31 March 2005: Priority reduced (not needed for Rome physics workshop).
Revised schedule to be determined at April 2005 event store workshop.

30 June 2005: ATLAS-wide reprioritization: deferred until after Release
12

30 September 2005: Further delay is possible, as Release 12 itself is
delayed and priorities for Release 13 are reassessed.

**Note #2**  30 September 2005: Actual delivery may be later in the
quarter because the prototype requires new versions of LCG dictionary
software that will not be delivered to us until later in the quarter.

**2.2.3.5 Collections, Catalogs, Metadata**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Athena                     30-Dec-03      \--              19-Dec-05      Delayed (See #1)
  Interface/Read/Write                                                      
  Access to Collection-Level                                                
  Metadata                                                                  

  Integration of Collection  30-Mar-04      \--              19-Dec-05      Delayed (See #2)
  Support & Bookkeeping                                                     

  Tag database support for   24-Oct-05      \--              24-Oct-05      On Schedule
  access to upstream                                                        
  processing stages                                                         

  Performance evaluation of  16-Dec-05      \[New\]          16-Dec-05      On Schedule
  collection-based versus                                                   
  sequential (file-based)                                                   
  event access                                                              

  Collection replication     19-Dec-05      \--              19-Dec-05      On Schedule
  tests using LCG 3D                                                        
  infrastructure                                                            

  Tag database               16-Jan-06      \[New\]          16-Jan-06      On Schedule
  infrastructure for Tier0                                                  
  scaling tests                                                             

  Evaluation of strategies   27-Feb-06      \[New\]          27-Feb-06      On Schedule
  for support of                                                            
  variable-length structures                                                
  in tags                                                                   
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Pending January 2004 DC2 event store readiness workshop.

Delayed until after DC2. Not needed for combined test beam because this
metadata will also be available from the conditions database.

31 March 2005: Date subject to revision after April 2005 event store
workshop.

31 December 2004: Delayed once again because of ATLAS DC2 delays.

30 June 2005: Deferred until integration with bookkeeping and new
distributed data management infrastructure is possible.

30 September 2005: This milestone is still pending integration with
bookkeeping and the new distributed data management effort, some of
which may be handled by the Orsay and Glasgow groups.

**Note #2**  Principally a Grenoble responsibility, with some U.S.
involvement on the collections end. On the critical path for DC2.

31 December 2004: Delayed once again because of DC2 delays.

31 March 2005: Descoped by international ATLAS from DC2. Revised
schedule to be determined at event store workshop in April 2005.

30 June 2005: Delayed until role of AMI (not a U.S. product) in overall
ATLAS data management system is decided.

30 September 2005: 30 June 05 comment stands.

**2.2.4 Application Software**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Geometry Model Based       30-Sep-03      30-Dec-05        1-Oct-05       Delayed (See #1)
  Detector Description used                                                 
  for Reconstruction                                                        

  Prototype Definition of    30-Dec-03      \--              30-Dec-05      Delayed (See #2)
  Event-Level Physics                                                       
  Metadata (tag)                                                            

  RTF Recommendations        30-Dec-03      \--              1-Oct-05       Delayed (See #3)
  Implemented                                                               

  Access to Alignment in     30-Sep-04      30-Jun-05        30-Dec-05      Delayed (See #4)
  Reconstruction                                                            

  Realistic ATLAS simulation 15-Feb-06      \[New\]          15-Feb-06      On Schedule (See
                                                                            #5)

  Reconstruction for         15-Feb-06      \[New\]          15-Feb-06      On Schedule (See
  Commissioning                                                             #6)
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Mostly done\... LAr GeoModel under implementation. Expect
completion in October 2005.

**Note #2**  This is in progress - An Event Tag task force has been
setup by ATLAS to address this. Expect first draft by the end of the
year.

**Note #3**  Well in progress. Calorimeter completed, RTF recommended
EDM for Tracking delayed due to lack of manpower.

**Note #4**  Access to alignment constants are being implemented.

**Note #5**  Introducing realism in the ATLAS simulation software
including misalignment and detector imperfections.

**Note #6**  The reconstruction software needed for commissioning
exercises including the cosmic ray commissioning.

**2.2.4.1 Simulation**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Update material in GEANT4  31-Jan-06      \[New\]          31-Jan-06      On Schedule
  simulation to match                                                       
  engineering design.                                                       
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**2.2.4.2 Subsystem Reconstruction**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Muon implementation of     1-Oct-05       \--              1-Oct-05       On Schedule
  Tracking classes.                                                         
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**2.2.4.3 Combined Reconstruction**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Validate Rome/Initial      1-Apr-05       \--              1-Apr-05       Completed
  layout reconstruction.                                                    

  Combined Inner Detector    1-Oct-05       \--              1-Oct-05       On Schedule
  and Muon System use of                                                    
  Tracking classes.                                                         
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**2.2.4.4 Analysis**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Introduce tag database     1-Jun-05       1-Dec-05         1-Jun-05       Completed

  US -Base Analysis Effort   6-Jun-05       \--              6-Jun-05       Completed
  for Rome workshop                                                         
  completed                                                                 

  Improve data access to AOD 1-Oct-05       \--              1-Oct-05       On Schedule
  and ESD                                                                   

  Event selection with tag   1-Jan-06       1-Jan-06         1-Jan-05       Completed
  database                                                                  
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**2.2.4.5 Trigger**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Define US Role in Trigger  10-Mar-05      \--              15-Oct-05      Delayed (See #1)
  Software.                                                                 

  Host Trigger Workshop at   10-Mar-05      \--              15-Apr-05      Completed
  UC Irvine.                                                                
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Ongoing discussions with ATLAS TDAQ group, hopefully to
conclude during the TDAQ workshop in Mainz on Oct. 15.

**2.2.4.6 Combined Testbeam Software**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Analysis of CTB data for   6-Jun-05       \--              6-Jun-05       Completed
  Rome Physics Workshop.                                                    
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**2.2.5 Software Support**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Release version 1.0 of     30-Sep-05      \--              30-Sep-05      Completed
  NICOS with the support for                                                
  project-oriented builds                                                   

  Install and support ATLAS  30-Dec-05      \--              30-Dec-05      On Schedule
  releases and associated                                                   
  external software at BNL                                                  

  Release first stable       30-Dec-05      \--              30-Dec-05      On Schedule
  version of ATN (ATLAS                                                     
  Testing Nightly Tool)                                                     

  Support ATLAS software     30-Dec-05      \--              30-Dec-05      On Schedule
  nightly builds at BNL and                                                 
  CERN                                                                      
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Alexander Undrus (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

During this quarter NICOS, control system of ATLAS nightly builds, was
upgraded to new version 1.0 supporting the project-oriented nightly
builds. The project builds were synchronized according to their
dependency and the build status was posted on the \"global\" NICOS web
page. By the end of the quarter 21 different nightly builds of ATLAS
software were performed daily at CERN (including project builds). The
nightly builds were checked with about 70 unit and integration tests
performed in the ATN testing framework integrated with NICOS. At BNL new
ATLAS software releases were promptly installed, usually in one to two
days after CERN installation. The mirrors of ATLAS CVS repository and
ATLAS nightly builds were supported. The LXR server,
alxr.usatlas.bnl.gov, provided the collaboration-wide service for fast
searches of ATLAS software.

## 2.3 Facilities {#facilities .unnumbered}

**2.3 Subsystem Manager\'s Summary**

**Razvan Popescu (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

The FY05 recruitment augmented the support to operations, workload
management development, storage, databases and networking.

The Tier1 center obtained approval to increase ESNET connectivity to
20Gb/sec by Spring \'06 and proceeded to prepare the necessary internal
backbone upgrade.

Using the experience gained during the successful participation to
Service Challange III, the storage system capability will be doubled by
spring \'06, in time for Service Challenge IV.

During this quarter, we saw the start-up of operations of the SouthWest
Tier 2 (SWT2) consisting of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA),
Oklahoma University (OU), Langston University (LU), and the University
of New Mexico (UNM).

The UTA procurement process for a 166 compute nodes cluster and 20TB of
storage had been started. BU negotiated the purchase of a 56 processor
blade center from IBM. The system has been delivered at the end of the
quarter.

As preparation for the roll-out of the Tier2 cluster, UTA has used the
existing facility, the Distributed and Parallel Computing Cluster
(DPCC), to support ATLAS activities. This has included the installation
of a prototype DCache system for testing data management issues between
Tier1 and Tier2 sites. UTA has also participated in the roll-out of the
DQ2 data management system that will be used for the new US-ATLAS data
production system.

Progress continues on developing advanced networking capabilities
through projects like UltraLight, Terapaths, Lambda Station and OSCARS.
Demonstrations were prepared to highlight these research projects at
Supercomputing in Seattle. Terapaths has demonstrated QoS augmented data
transfers betweeen Brookhaven and Michigan as part of this preparation.

A preproposal to Open Science Grid was prepared for networking.
Brookhaven, Caltech, Fermilab, University of Florida and the University
of Michigan all collaborated on this preproposal, which focuses on
delivering a managed network component to OSG. We expect to have a
response during the next quarter.

GTS delivered release of Capone version 1.2: this is the final planned
production release which is able to scale to more then 4000 jobs and
which supports job state persistency necessary for crash recovery. It
will cover ATLAS needs until PanDA becomes production operational.

After running DC2/Rome production for 1.5 years, ATLAS grid production
has been shut down during this quarter, for a long awaited work on grid
tools and services. A new version of workload management system is being
developed in the US \-- the PanDA project. The PanDA (Production and
Distributed Analysis) system is using a new design taking advantage of
the DDM (Distributed Data Management) system being developed ATLAS-wide,
and integrating with the Distributed Analysis system.

**2.3.1 Tier 1 Facility**

**2.3.1.1 Management/Administration**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  FY05 BNL Tier1 Facility    30-Jun-05      \--              30-Jun-05      Completed
  Recruitment                                                               
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Razvan Popescu (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

The FY05 recruitment had been completed. Four new hires have been
effectively integrated in the operations support, with assignments on
production control development and support, general operations, dCache
and DataBases support and development and networking.

**2.3.1.2 Tier 1 Fabric Infrastructure**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Review and upgrade         31-May-05      \--              31-May-05      Completed
  infrastructure services                                                   

  Begin Procurement of       1-Dec-05       \[New\]          1-Dec-05       On Schedule
  expanded LAN                                                              
  Infrastructure                                                            

  Expanded LAN               15-Dec-05      \[New\]          15-Dec-05      On Schedule
  Infrastructure Order                                                      
  Placed                                                                    

  Begin Installation of      15-Jan-06      \[New\]          15-Jan-06      On Schedule
  Expanded LAN                                                              
  Infrastructure                                                            

  Expanded LAN               15-Feb-06      \[New\]          15-Feb-06      On Schedule
  Infrastructure Operational                                                

  Expanded Facility Power    31-Mar-06      \[New\]          31-Mar-06      On Schedule
  and Cooling Capacity                                                      
  Available                                                                 
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Razvan Popescu (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

The U.S. ATLAS infrastructure services have been moved to a more
resourceful hardware platform and updated.

In parallel with the upgrade of the BNL\'s (ESNET) WAN connectivity to
20Gb/s, the laboratory\'s LAN infrastructure will be modified to support
the increased bandwidth and provide extended services to the U.S. ATLAS
facility.

**2.3.1.4 Tier 1 Storage Systems**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Begin Procurement of New   1-Dec-05       \[New\]          1-Dec-05       On Schedule
  Tape Subsystem                                                            

  New Tape Subsystem Order   15-Dec-05      \[New\]          15-Dec-05      On Schedule
  Placed                                                                    

  Begin Installation of New  15-Jan-06      \[New\]          15-Jan-06      On Schedule
  Tape Subsystem                                                            

  New Tape Subsystem         15-Feb-06      \[New\]          15-Feb-06      On Schedule
  Operational                                                               
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**2.3.1.5 Tier 1 Wide Area Services**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Service Challenge III      31-Jul-05      \--              31-Jul-05      Completed (See
                                                                            #1)

  OSG 0.4.0 Deployed and     31-Dec-05      \[New\]          31-Dec-05      On Schedule
  Operational                                                               

  Service Challenge III -    31-Dec-05      \[New\]          31-Dec-05      On Schedule
  service phase                                                             

  All required SC4 Software  31-Jan-06      \[New\]          31-Jan-06      On Schedule
  for Baseline Services                                                     
  Deployed                                                                  

  BNL Wide Area Network      28-Feb-06      \[New\]          28-Feb-06      On Schedule
  Upgrade Operational                                                       

  10Gbs BNL Tier 1 \<-\>     31-Mar-06      \[New\]          31-Mar-06      On Schedule
  Tier 0 Dedicated                                                          
  Connectivity Operational                                                  
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  SC3 \-- throughput phase \-- was completed in time, the
Tier1 demonstrating its ability to sustain disk-disk data streams in
excess of 120MB/s, between BNL and CERN, while sending data downstream,
to the Tier2 facilities.

**2.3.1.6 Tier 1 Operations**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  OSG Support Center         15-Aug-05      \--              15-Aug-05      Completed (See
                                                                            #1)

  500CPU, 150Disk,           15-Feb-06      \[New\]          15-Feb-06      On Schedule
  200WAN=\>Disk,                                                            
  300Tape,200WAN=\>Tape                                                     
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  The U.S. ATLAS OSG Support Center at BNL had begun its
operations providing direct support to U.S. ATLAS users and
point-of-contact service for interactions with other VOs.

**2.3.2 Tier 2 Facilities**

**Kaushik De (University of Texas at Arlington)**

During this quarter, we saw the start-up of operations of the SouthWest
Tier 2 (SWT2). The SWT2 consists of the University of Texas at Arlington
(UTA), Oklahoma University (OU), Langston University (LU), and the
University of New Mexico (UNM). The SWT2 has started periodic planning
workshops, the first of which took place in August at UTA. The next one
is scheduled at OU. All purchases, software infrastructure and usage
activities for the SWT2 will be coordinated through these technical
meetings.

The SWT2 has selected Dell as the vendor for the first hardware
purchase. Numerous meetings were held with Dell HPC division to iterate
on the design of the cluster. Dell is providing substantial discounts to
SWT2. We have decided to purchase the same basic system for all
locations, even though the order is placed by individual campuses. OU
will acquire a cluster which is 25% of the size of the UTA cluster,
using DOE-Epscor funds. LU is also buying a smaller cluster.

Hardware and Physical Infrastructure news (UTA):

We have placed the order for the initial hardware for UTA's portion of
the Southwestern Tier2 facility. The cluster consists of 160
dual-processor compute nodes, six dual-processor head nodes, and 20TB of
network storage. The compute nodes include two 3.2GHz Pentium Xeon
processors, 4GB RAM, and a 160GB SATA disk drive. The head nodes use the
same processors as the compute nodes but have 8GB RAM, and dual 73GB
SCSI disk drives in a RAID1 configuration.

The network storage is comprised of a 20TB SAN system based on SATA disk
drives from DataDirect Networks along with 6 dedicated I/O nodes to
serve the storage to the cluster. An additional 16TB of storage will be
created in a DCache pool by using a portion of the storage on each
compute node.

The cluster will be housed at the UTA Computing Center, a
state-of-the-art computing facility, that provides 24X7 monitored
operations. The amenities of the facility include service from two
separate power grids, a 350KVA generator, and redundant network links.
UTA has just completed the construction of a new Chemistry and Physics
Building that will be used for housing additional computing hardware for
the SWT2.

Installed Software (UTA):

As preparation for the roll-out of the Tier2 cluster, UTA has used our
existing facility, the Distributed and Parallel Computing Cluster
(DPCC), to support ATLAS activities. This has included the installation
of a prototype DCache system for testing data management issues between
Tier1 and Tier2 sites. UTA has also participated in the roll-out of the
DQ2 data management system that will be used for the new US-ATLAS data
production system.

We have also installed the ATLAS analysis system known as DIAL at DPCC
to support DIAL's development. DPCC allows the developers to experiment
with a remote cluster and refine usage patterns related to distributed
analysis. DPCC also allows the developers to integrate DIAL with the
local batch system manager PBS.

DPCC will begin soon an OS upgrade process to better support the latest
ATLAS software releases. We are replacing the current operating system
with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.

Hires (UTA):

Patrick McGuigan was hired as the system administrator for the UTA
cluster.

Usage (UTA):

DPCC has been partitioned into two separate clusters that allows us to
continue supporting on-going MC production as well as help prepare for
the upcoming data challenges. In addition, DPCC provided a dedicated
gatekeeper for OSG integration testbed.

Hardware Infrastructure (OU and LU):

A 40 node cluster with the same configuration at UTA was ordered from
Dell. Delivery is expected early in the next quarter. LU also placed
their order.

Discussions are underway regarding a second A/C unit and UPS at the Ou
computing center for the new SWT2 cluster.

Software (OU):

OU has OSG 0.2.1 installed on both the OUHEP test cluster and OSCER, as
well as dCache and DQ2 at OUHEP. dCache is fully functional, as far as I
can tell, but DQ2 needs some more configuration, which hopefully
shouldn\'t take much longer now that I have most of it pacmanized.

Hire (OU):

Two positions have been advertised.

Usage (OU):

Existing cluster are being used for OSG testing and integration,
including dCache and DQ2, and also for ATLAS production, and hopefully
very soon for Panda testing and then production as well, as soon as DQ2
is up and running.

**2.3.2.1 Tier 2-A \"Currently Indiana/Chicago Prototype\"**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  OSG Integration            1-May-05       \--              1-Jun-05       Completed
  Installation testing                                                      
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**2.3.2.2 Tier 2-B \"Currently Boston Prototype\"**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Integrate operations with  31-Aug-05      \--              31-Aug-05      Completed
  US ATLAS Support Center                                                   

  Service Challenge III      31-Aug-05      \--              31-Aug-05      Completed

  dCache Installation        15-Sep-05      15-Sep-05        15-Jan-06      Delayed (See #1)
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  The dCache installation had to yield resources to other
system upgrades. The deployment was not critical at this phase.

**Saul Youssef (Boston University)**

In the past quarter at we have upgraded our main cluster to SL3 and
installed OSG for grid middleware. We\'ve negotiated a purchase of an
additional 56 processor blade center with IBM. The center has just been
delivered at the end of this quarter.

Our site has participated in the ATLAS service challenges, has been used
as a site for PanDA testing and production and as a production site for
individual ATLAS users.

**2.3.3 Wide Area Network**

**Shawn McKee (University of Michigan)**

The T0-T1 Networking meeting was held at CERN to discuss the future LHC
OPN (Optical Private Network). Four working groups were convened to
provide a roadmap for this network: Routing, Security, Operations and
Monitoring. A followup meeting will occur during Supercomputing 2005.
Shawn McKee, US ATLAS Networking, is organizing the Monitoring activity
for the LHC OPN.

Progress continues on developing advanced networking capabilities
through projects like UltraLight, Terapaths, Lambda Station and OSCARS.
Demonstrations are being prepared to highlight these research projects
at Supercomputing in Seattle. Terapaths has demonstrated QoS augmented
data transfers between Brookhaven and Michigan as part of this
preparation.

A preproposal to OSG (Open Science Grid) was prepared for networking.
Brookhaven, Caltech, Fermilab, University of Florida and the University
of Michigan all collaborated on this preproposal, which focuses on
delivering a managed network component to OSG. We expect to have a
response during the next quarter.

The HENP (High-Energy/Nuclear Physics) SIG at Internet2 didn\'t meet
during the Fall Internet2 meeting and will next convene during the
Spring 2006 meeting.

**2.3.4 Grid Tools & Services**

**2.3.4.2 Workflow Services**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  PANDA Prototype            15-Nov-05      \[New\]          15-Nov-05      On Schedule

  Maintain CAPONE workflow   31-Dec-05      \[New\]          31-Dec-05      On Schedule
  management solution                                                       

  PANDA Production Ready     15-Jan-06      \[New\]          15-Jan-06      On Schedule
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Razvan Popescu (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

Maintenance of the USATLAS Capone executor:

\- Release of Capone version 1.2: this is the final planned production
release which is able to scale to more then 4000 jobs and which supports
job state persistency necessary for crash recovery. It will cover ATLAS
needs until PanDA becomes production operational.

\- Maintenance of version 1.2, improving usability, adding minor
features, fixing bugs.

\- Adapted to changes due to OSG sites (Capone was initially designed
for Grid3 and is currently working with OSG Production and ITB grids).

\- Improved documentation and provided user support.

Programming for USATLAS PanDA executor:

\- Development of the Brokerage package.

\- Initial design and development of the JobScheduler.

\- Packaging of the PanDA packages (PanDA JS, PandaSrv, PandaJDE, PanDA,
auxiliary DQ-Client). Provided the initial version of the packaging
scripts and Pacman file templates.

**2.3.4.3 Data Services**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Deployment, Testing,       30-Mar-05      \--              1-May-05       Completed
  Evaluation of DMS3 Server                                                 
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**2.3.5 Grid Production**

**Kaushik De (University of Texas at Arlington)**

After running DC2/Rome production for 1.5 years, ATLAS grid production
has been shut down during this quarter, for long awaited work on grid
tools and services. A new version of Prodsys is being developed. In the
U.S., the PanDA project was started. The PanDA (Production and
Distributed Analysis) system is being developed from scratch, with a
completely new architecture, to take advantage of the DDM (Distributed
Data Management) system being developed ATLAS-wide, and to integrate
better with Distributed Analysis. Further details can be found in:
<https://uimon.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/atlas/Panda>

Grid production with the first generation Capone production system
continued at a reduced level. Capone will continue to be used for
production until PanDA is certified for production services.

OSG testbed moved to production services at most US ATLAS sites. Many of
these sites are now in the process of OS upgrade to SLC3 or RHEL3.

## 3.1 M&O Silicon {#mo-silicon .unnumbered}

**Alex Grillo (UCSC)**

The production of spare pixel modules and subassemblies (disk sectors)
began during this reporting period. The production of spare pixel
optical boards started at Ohio State at the end of September. Pixel
support tube is at CERN and integration with SCT barrel has succeeded.
Installation of Type 4 cables is in progress in the CERN cavern.

All four SCT barrels are now at CERN and have passed acceptance testing.
Three of the four barrels have been inserted into the Outer Thermal
Enclosure. Services and shielding issues continue to require attention
and consultation as their final construction and installation progress.

The ROD software has been functional for pixels and SCT for some time.
Modifications are underway to improve performance of the software.

**3.1.1 Pixels**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Start of Pre-Operations    1-Oct-05       6-Nov-05         1-Oct-05       On Schedule
  for Pixels                                                                
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Murdock Gilchriese (Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory)**

The production of spare pixel modules and subassemblies (disk sectors)
began during this reporting period.

**3.1.1.1 Pre-Operations**

**Maurice Garcia-Sciveres (Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory)**

LBL Pixel Pre-Operations

Production wafer thinning & dicing

Running smoothly, but chip testing after icing is manpower limited. The
number of chips needed at the bump vendor has steadily increased as
spares have been added. An estimated 24 wafers must still be processed,
which could be done in 8 weeks by a 1FTE effort. However, the present
level of 2 part-time students will likely extend for 12 more weeks to
handle this load.

Fixturing/equipment/facilities

Two chillers in the module test setup have failed. This caused a roughly
2 week delay in module testing. One chiller has been repaired using
parts from the other one. This is enough to return to full operation
(done), but there is now no spare.

Building 77 clean room occupation has started. Disk 1C is not in the
clean room, and production service panels will be moved in as soon as
final room preparations are complete.

Hot Modules

Barrel module testing continues, albeit with some delay (see above)

Sector and Disk Production

Disks 1C, 2C, 3C, and 2A are now loaded and tested. Disk 2A is waiting
for final survey. None have had cooling pipes added yet. Disk 1A loading
will be next, however, all 8 sectors for it are not yet available. There
has been a 3-4 week delay in loading of modules on sectors due to lack
of bare sector availability. This problem has now been solved and sector
loading has resumed. The number of new sectors needed to complete disk
1A is 4, with the first of them already in progress and to be finished
this week. However, they need to be tested and accepted before they can
be "certified" for D1A use. We therefore can fully load neither D1A nor
D3A until all D1A sectors have been accepted (because one of the
existing, presumed D3A sectors may have to be promoted to D1A if
something goes wrong with one of these 4 outstanding sectors). All
modules for these 4 outstanding sectors have been fully tested and
identified. Sector loading and testing is now expected to proceed at
1/week rate.

Type 1 services (in support tube)

All terminated wire harnesses have been received from LEMO USA. The PP0
boards for the "A" side have all been completed and inspected. The bare
boards for the "C" side PP0 have been fabricated and received; loading
and flex lamination are in progress. The cutting of wire harnesses and
terminating to the PP0 boards is in progress at bldg. 77A. The rate is
1.5/week. The A-side termination is 40% complete.

One of two prototype outer octants has been tested with real modules
operated with at modified TurboDAQ setup. All circuits are fully
functional. A long term high voltage test is planned for a production
service panel.

Activities at CERN

Pixel support tube is at CERN and integration with SCT barrel has
succeeded.

Installation of Type 4 cables is in progress in cavern.

**Murdock Gilchriese (Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory)**

The production of spare optical boards started at Ohio State at the end
of September.

**3.1.2 SCT**

**Alex Grillo (UCSC)**

All four barrels are now at CERN and have passed acceptance testing.
Three of the four barrels have been inserted into the Outer Thermal
Enclosure. The fourth barrel will be inserted in October followed by
preparations for insertion into the TRT.

Cable testing at CERN is underway and will require a substantial amount
of work for the collaboration. Two UCSC people are contributing to that
effort.

Many issues regarding grounding ties for enclosures and supports, patch
panel connections and cable clamps, cable splice, testing and
installation details, heater patch panels, and power supply testing and
installation still require attention and are being worked by regular
phone meetings and visits to CERN.

**3.1.2.1 Pre-Operations**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Pre-Operations for all     1-Aug-05       \--              11-Nov-05      Delayed (See #1)
  Barrels running together                                                  

  Pre-Operations of SCT      1-Oct-05       \--              28-Feb-06      Delayed (See #2)
  Inside ID                                                                 
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  The schedule for pre-operations testing at CERN is running
well. All four barrels have been delivered to CERN but they were delayed
slightly relative to the original schedule. With this delivery schedule
of barrels, the completion of the four barrel assembly and planned tests
has now slipped to mid-November.

**Note #2**  Completion of the four barrel assembly having slipped to
mid-November, the expected date for completion of integration of barrel
SCT and barrel TRT along with planned tests is end of Feb-06, well
before deadline for lowering into UX15 in March.

**Alex Grillo (UCSC)**

With the arrival of barrels 5 and then 4, Forest again traveled to CERN
in July to help with the acceptance testing. Sofia remains stationed at
CERN.

The acceptance testing was completed successfully but with only partial
functional electrical testing of each barrel because of limited test
equipment in SR1. Continuity tests of all harness and modules did find a
few problems which were corrected. Barrel insertion into the Outer
Thermal Enclosure was initiated with all but the one barrel installed
prior to quarter end. The final barrel will be installed in early
October followed by insertion of the whole SCT Barrel section into the
TRT.

Sofia and Forest have also been taking shifts testing power cables as
they are delivered to CERN. This is an enormous job with an initial
estimate of 6400 man-hours required to complete all cable testing. The
estimate is being re-evaluated but all SCT institutions are being asked
to contribute manpower for this effort.

In other areas of SCT Electronics Coordination, Ned and Alex have been
dealing with almost daily issues including grounding ties for enclosures
and supports, patch panel connections and cable clamps, cable splice,
testing and installation details, heater patch panels, and power supply
testing and installation. Melbourne finally accepted responsibility to
complete the testing of the power supply crate backplanes that they
supplied and are sending personnel to do the testing. Sofia modified
PVSS software and dummy load boards so that the testing could be
accomplished efficiently once the personnel arrived.

**3.1.3 RODs**

**Abraham Seiden (UCSC)**

The ROD software has been functional for pixels and SCT for some time.
Modifications are underway to improve performance of the software.

**3.1.3.1 Pre-Operations**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Pre-Operations of RODs     1-Aug-05       \--              1-Sep-05       Completed
  with Full SCT Barrel                                                      

  Pre-Operations for RODs    1-Oct-05       1-Oct-05         1-Dec-05       Delayed (See #1)
  with Pixel System                                                         
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  The software has most of the functionality needed. Updates
are in progress to incorporate needed functions

**Abraham Seiden (UCSC)**

The software has most of the functionality needed. Updates are in
progress to incorporate needed functions

**3.1.3.1.1 RODs Pre-operations**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Firmware and Software      15-Mar-05      15-Aug-05        15-Mar-05      Completed (See
  Complete for Macro                                                        #1)
  Assembly Site (Wisc)                                                      

  SCT/Pixel DAQ Functional   15-Jul-05      15-Jul-05        15-Dec-05      Delayed (See #2)
  with ROD (Wisc)                                                           

  ROD Integrated into        15-Aug-05      \--              15-Aug-05      Completed (See
  Consolidated Beam Test                                                    #3)
  (Wisc)                                                                    
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  The current firmware and software is functional and in use
by the SCT. The code is in the long term process of being updated. This
process will continue for several years.

**Note #2**  The software is functional. Software updates are being
performed to add needed changes.

**Note #3**  The software is integrated with the tests at CERN. It is
being updated as part of the long-term process of improving the code.

## 3.2 M&O TRT {#mo-trt .unnumbered}

**3.2 Subsystem Manager\'s Summary** **Harold Ogren (Indiana
University)**

This period of the TRT work was extremely active. All of the modules
have been installed, so the major work was testing. The testing can be
divided into two major efforts- Service Systems commissioning, and
electronics commissioning.

Service system commissioning

Active gas:

Each of the installed modules is supplied with an active ionization gas
through two ports on one end. The gas flows through the module and exits
through two ports on the back end. In both front and back ends the two
ports are connected to a \"Y\" which will be attached to an active gas
manifold that services 6 modules. The initial testing was a pressure
check that verified the gas tightness of each module as it was
installed. This is done by using an argon gas mixture. Each module was
overpressured by 0.3 PSI, and held for about 12 hours, monitored with a
very sensitive pressure meter. All the modules passed the criteria of
0.1 mBar/Bar-min. This work was completed in June, 2005 for the
individual modules. Then, when the active gas manifolds arrived during
the August- September period, the same test was done with groups of
three modules attached to the manifold to test that all connections were
tight. This work is continuing in the October period as manifolds were
replaced and removed. (a topic that will be covered later.)

CO~2~ flushing gas:

Three modules in a \"stack\" have CO~2~ gas flowing serially through
them with the input at the small radii (module of type 1) and the exit
into atmospheric pressure at the outer radii of module type 3. As the
final layer of modules (Type 3) was inserted, the chain of modules was
tested for good flow of CO~2~. This was completed in June, 2005. Further
testing of the connections of the flexible tubing that attaches as the
small radii and connects to the CO~2~ source in PPB1 will be done in the
December when the final services (cooling ) are attached.

Cooling manifold

The electronics must be cooled during operation. This is done by flowing
fluorinert at about 18^o^ C through a triangular cooling plate on the
face of each module. There are two triangular plates for each module
end. The electronics printed circuit boards are attached to the cooling
plates and thermal compound is used to give a good thermal contact to
the plates. The fluorinert is supplied the plate by a cooling manifold.
The fluid flows first through one triangle, then with a PEEK jumper
feeds into the other triangular plate and finally passes through the
entire module length in a PEEK tube, exits at the far end of the module
( cooling the shell of the module internally), and attaches to a cooling
return manifold. Each module has electronics at either end, so there is
a return and supply at both ends, and two PEEK tubes passing through
each module for internal cooling.

The cooling manifold was designed to be made from stainless steel with
brazed connections for all ports to the PEEK tubing.

The manifold was installed and tested during the period August and
September. The manifold was divided into quadrants, each supplying and
returning cooling from 8 modules. The final sectors were installed on
September 15, 2005. Initial pressures tests on the sectors were made
before installation and all were leak tight when installed. Once
installed, the commissioning activities began, with a flow test of all
lines which requires measuring pressures and flows of fluorinert in all
parts of the manifold. This was completed.

Cooling Manifold Leaks

During the remainder of the month of September the cooling was used in
sectors by the electronics group to systematically look at all stacks of
modules and determine if the electronic channels were working and
whether the noise was acceptable. This work was called Sector testing.
At the very beginning of October a small leak appeared in one of the
cooling connections being used for the sector testing. The manifold was
removed and a series of tests were begun on the quality of brazed
joints. Details of further tests will be given in the future M&O
reports, but the entire cooling manifold integrity is in question and
will have to be removed and tested.

Electronics Commissioning

Sector testing is now well advanced. There is a clear set of tools and
procedures in place for verifying sectors and about 1/4 of the barrel
has been covered. This requires that the cooling and services are
running for a group of 3 or 6 modules. The tools that have been
developed allow us to examine the thresholds and rates of all channels,
and record them in a data base.

System tests

A sector of modules in the upper quadrant and a sector in the lower
quadrant have been chose for cosmic ray tests, which constitutes our on
going system test of the barrel. We are developing tools to measure
efficiency, resolution, and alignment and then to port those tools to
the end cap.

We are also checking out production wiring harnesses and pre-production
patch panels against the end cap and barrel structures - so far
everything is looking good.

**3.2.1 TRT-Subsystem**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Completed TRT Barrel       1-Jan-05       \--              15-Sep-05      Completed

  Install ID in              1-Oct-05       \--              1-Oct-05       On Schedule
  Detector/Start                                                            
  Commissioning Entire ID                                                   
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**3.2.1.1 TRT Pre-Operations**

**3.2.1.1.4 TRT-6 mod-check**

**Rick Van Berg (University of Pennsylvania)**

System and sector testing is now well advanced. There is a clear set of
tools and procedures in place for verifying sectors and about 1/4 of the
barrel has been covered.

The system test is running in parallel and we have discovered a pattern
of high noise channels near the HV foils on the sides of Module 3s. The
problem has been traced to high analog return impedance in that area and
we have demonstrated that installing RF shorts across the HV foils in
the gaps provided for that purpose eliminates the problem - the question
being investigated at the moment is how to install those RF shorts in
the most efficient fashion given the constricted area.

We have also started running cosmics in the barrel and are trying to
develop tools to measure efficiency, resolution, and alignment and then
to port those tools to the end cap.

We are also checking out production wiring harnesses and pre-production
patch panels against the end cap and barrel structures - so far
everything is looking good. The next challenge will be installing end
cap cable trays and measuring/checking noise performance.

## 3.3 M&O Argon {#mo-argon .unnumbered}

The commissioning of the Endcap C was competed in the spring and the
preparations for its transport to the pit have started. The
commissioning of the Endcap A followed the same pattern as that of
Endcap C. The cold test started in May and continued through September.
All cryogenic and high voltage components performed well. A portable
readout crate of the front end electronics was used to check on the
signal propagation in the cold. The preparations for the transport to
the pit have started. Much of the cryogenics work centered on the
commissioning of the UNICOS software. This software will be tested after
the barrel cryostat will be moved to its final position in November. The
cabling trays for various services and cooling manifolds were mounted on
the barrel LAr+tilecal assembly in reparation for the move.

The electronics pre-operations started with the establishment of the
Electronics Maintenance Facility (EMF) in one of the surface buildings
at Point 1. Tests of the front-end and the back-end readout boards
before insertion onto the corresponding crates are done at EMF. Since
the barrel cryostat is still in the temporary position, the final
cabling and services are not available. A temporary portable power,
cooling and readout systems have been established. These allow to
commission one crate at a time. At the end of September 9 full readout
crates have been commissioned. This work will need to be re-checked
after the move when the final cabling and optical fibers will be
completed. The commissioning of the front-end readout system is also
hampered by the delays of the delivery of the DC-DC power supplies.

The Level 1 Receiver system has been installed starting in July. Its
commissioning has started but only the general connectivity and timing
issues can be tested. Full commissioning will start only after the
cabling connecting front-end readout to the Receiver crates will become
available in February 2006.

**3.3.1 Mechanical Liquid Argon M&O**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Commission Cryogenic       10-Sep-05      10-Oct-05        10-Jan-06      Delayed (See #1)
  Connection Lines to the                                                   
  Barrel at z=0                                                             

  Commission Vacuum Pumps,   30-Sep-05      30-Oct-05        30-Jan-06      Delayed (See #2)
  Monitoring etc. for Barrel                                                
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1-2**  Move of the cryostat to its final position has been
delayed until November.

**3.3.1.1 Pre-Operations and Commissioning**

**3.3.1.1.2 Feedthrough**

**Michael Rijssenbeek (SUNY Stony Brook)**

HV Feedthroughs

All HV Modules are constructed, tested, and prepared. The HV tests of
all three LAr Cryostats were successful, with HV problems, beyond known
problem spots in the calorimeters, occurring only due to faulty HV power
supplies. We are awaiting the start of commissioning of the Liquid Argon
calorimeters in the ATLAS pit for final commissioning.

We foresee period of intensive travel and testing when the new (final)
HV cables and HV supplies will be installed and connected to the
feedthroughs.

We also need to work on the connections of the temperature sensors and
heater resistors on the HV Feedthrough bulkhead. This work will also be
done in the commissioning period.

**3.3.1.2 Operations**

**3.3.1.2.1 Cryostat**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Re-commissioning           1-Dec-05       1-Dec-05         1-Mar-06       Delayed (See #1)
  Underground Complete                                                      
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Move of the cryostat to the final position delayed to
November. Recommissioning will start after the cryo connections are
complete.

**John Sondericker (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

Barrel Cryostat Operations

Mechanical work has continued throughout the reporting quarter in
connecting whatever Barrel Cryostat sub systems are able to be completed
before the detector is moved to its center, final position in the UX -
15 hall. Testing is scheduled to take place the end of this fiscal year.
Cryostat cool down, fill and pre-operations modes will stress the newly
installed systems by putting each through extensive testing programs.
Nothing will be overlooked and great care will be taken to assess all
facets of operation to assure reliability of safety, vacuum, cryogenic
and electrical systems.

**3.3.1.2.3 Cryogenics**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Commissioning of Pit       1-Jul-05       1-Jul-05         1-Mar-06       Delayed (See #1)
  Cryogenics Complete                                                       
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Move of the calorimeter to its final position delayed until
November.

**John Sondericker (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

Cryogenics Operations

Testing CERN\'s UNICOS software for control of the ATLAS Nitrogen
Refrigerator (ANRS) and Distribution System is scheduled to take place
in September/October of \'05. ATLAS Nitrogen Refrigerator System (ANRS)
controls were programmed at BNL in Concept, a well supported commercial
process language and used with first run success to accept the
refrigerator in March \'05. However, CERN demands that all control
software for LHC be written in their own UNICOS language. Work started
at BNL last April to reprogram the ANRS in UNICOS. However, progress was
slow during the first three or four months of work because attempting to
make headway in UNICOSizing the ANRS controls without supporting
documentation and its copious bugs did not lead to productivity. Some
relief was found by communication with CERN by phone, E mail and using a
private network for debugging UNICOS itself. At this time it appears
that Margareta has battled her way through most of the bugs and has
compiled her own documentation so the ANRS UNICOS test date of January
\'06 is likely. Pre-cool down tests of Cryostat sub-system are designed
to evaluate and hopefully validate each of the cryogenic sub-systems for
the ATLAS detector.

Ten Quality Meters (QM) were installed in UX - 15 in preparation for the
Barrel Cryostat cool down test scheduled for the month of January \'06.
Remaining to install are the cables and other small but necessary items.

**3.3.1.2.4 FCAL**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Commissioning of Endcap A  1-Jun-04       \--              1-Sep-05       Completed
  Above Ground Complete                                                     

  Commissioning of EndcapC   1-Feb-06       \--              1-Feb-06       On Schedule
  in the Pit Complete                                                       
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**3.3.1.3 Maintenance**

**3.3.1.3.2 Feedthrough**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Start Barrel HV Operations 1-Sep-05       1-Oct-05         1-Feb-06       Delayed (See #1)
  (SB)                                                                      
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Calorimeter move to its final position is delayed until
November.

**3.3.1.3.3 Cryogenics**

**John Sondericker (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

Cryogenic Maintenance

As End Cap C was near completion of its tests last March, one of its
three quality meters, used to monitor the percent of N2 liquid in its
cooling loops, ceased working. These are high impedance capacitive
devices in liquid nitrogen. While the ailing device was still cold, it
was found to be short circuited to ground. No doubt caused by something
conductive getting stuck between the capacitive plates of the QM.
Sometimes the short will disappear when warm but after QM warm up to
room temperature the problem remained. The shorted meter was removed
after completion of End Cap C testing and replaced by a spare. We have
discussed this failure with CERN cryogenic people but have not had the
chance to travel there and investigate the cause first hand.

Sometime before the January cold test of the barrel, BNL will send
someone to check out the shorted QM, mentioned above, and perform
maintenance on the complete QM system. This is necessary since all QM\'s
were removed from test piping and welded in their UX - 15 final
position.

**3.3.2 Electronic Liquid Argon M&O**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Operation of the First     30-Mar-05      \--              10-Aug-05      Completed
  Crates on the Truck                                                       

  Operation of the First     30-Apr-05      \--              10-Aug-05      Completed
  Full Crate on the Truck                                                   
  (stand alone)                                                             

  Operation of all Crates on 30-Jun-05      \--              30-Apr-06      Delayed (See #1)
  the Truck                                                                 

  Operation of the First     30-Jun-05      \--              30-Dec-05      Delayed (See #2)
  Full Crate on the Truck                                                   
  Linked to USA15                                                           

  Operation of all Crates on 30-Sep-05      \--              30-Apr-06      Delayed (See #3)
  the Truck stand alone                                                     

  Complete Commissioning of  15-Dec-05      15-Dec-05        1-Mar-06       Delayed (See #4)
  Barrel Optical Links (SMU)                                                

  Complete Commissioning of  1-Mar-06       \--              1-Mar-06       On Schedule
  EndcapC Optical Links                                                     
  (SMU)                                                                     
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Cryostat move to its final position and start of the
partial cabling will happen before completion of commissioning

**Note #2**  Cryostat move to its final position has been delayed.

**Note #3**  Cryostat move to its final position and start of the
partial cabling will happen before completion of commissioning

**Note #4**  Fibers will not be installed until February

**3.3.2.1 Pre-Operations and Commissioning**

**3.3.2.1.3 System Crate Integration**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Completion of              31-Jul-04      \--              1-Dec-05       Delayed (See #1)
  Documentation of Level 1                                                  
  Trigger Interface for                                                     
  Liquid Argon and Tile                                                     
  Calorimeters (Pitt)                                                       
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Documentation almost complete. Documents need to be updated
with final versions of hardware.

**Francesco Lanni (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

1\. Replacement of the FCAL baseplane on the EndCap side C after some
damage to the signal connectors occurred during the Bldg. 180 system
tests.

2\. Preparation of the EndCap Cryostat side-C for transport to Point-1
after end of cold tests. 4 pedestals have been removed, including
baseplanes, warm cables and all the plumbing and pneumatic valves for
the feedthrough vacuum

3\. Commissioning of the portable cooling system to be used during
installation and commissioning of the Front-End electronics on the
barrel cryostat while in the parking position. A long run test with few
cooling plates concluded successfully. Measurements deserved the purpose
of controlling the purity of the deionized water and corrosion effects
on the cooling plates itself

4\. Commissioning of the first 8 power supplies on the lab on surface
(EMF) with a minimal dummy load (10% of maximum power) and after
installation in the pit. 6 out of 8 power supplies are equipped with
bypass capacitors on the output voltage that later have been decided by
the collaboration to be replaced given the failure rates. Uninstall and
return to BNL of those power supply planned to be completed before the
cryostat rolls into the final position at z=0 (end of October). The
remaining 2 power supplies have been commissioned after installation in
the pit with the production front-end electronics. However a new failure
mechanism has been identified where a filter inductor on the output
voltage fails by an unknown mechanism resulting either in the break of
the ferrite core or a complete detaching of the solder joints. The
problem is being investigated at BNL and at the manufacturer site

5\. Pressure tests of the cooling services on the barrel calorimeter.
The installation of the Front-End crate services on the barrel
calorimeter has been completed. Technical coordination ran pressure
tests on all the cooling sector and identified leaks in several location
that have been identified in the temperature sensors inserted into the
manifolds and pipe assemblies. Replacement of the parts and retest have
been completed successfully. The failing part has been sent back to the
manufacturer for failure analysis: because of an excess of stress on the
assembly during handling the vacuum fitting broke internally.

6\. Installation and commissioning of the Embedded Local Monitoring
Boards (ELMBs) on each location of the barrel front-end crates.
Commissioning included communication and signal quality tests on the
routing scheme of the CANBus cables between the ELMBs and the dedicated
DCS (=Detector Control System) workstation in USA-15.

7\. Development of the DCS software through the Atlas wide adopted SCADA
architecture (PVSS-II and JCOP framework): control of the cooling,
system crate voltages, status of LV and 280V power supplies is being
monitored and logged periodically in the condition database. Basic
functionality established. Integration in the standard Atlas DCS
framework is in progress.

**3.3.2.1.4 Front End Board**

**John Parsons (Columbia University (Nevis Laboratory))**

Front end board installation and commissioning on the EMBarrel
continues. 9 crates of boards have been fully tested. The remaining
crates are almost half-populated with FEBs, but they are as yet
untested.

Commissioning has so far been taking place in the Truck position using a
temporary DAQ. Once the EMBarrel move to the IP is complete, final
commissioning of the FE with the RODs will start.

A test stand has been set up in B180 to allow testing and pre-ops of the
FEBs for the HEC, which must be equipped with the preshapers. This test
will begin in early November.

**3.3.2.1.5 Level 1 Trigger**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Start Commissioning of     28-Feb-05      28-May-05        1-Jul-05       Completed
  Receiver System in Truck                                                  
  Position (Pitt)                                                           

  Start Commissioning of     31-Aug-05      31-Aug-05        15-Nov-05      Delayed (See #1)
  Barrel Receiver System                                                    
  (Pitt)                                                                    

  Complete Commissioning of  31-Dec-05      \--              31-Dec-05      Delayed (See #2)
  Barrel Receiver System                                                    
  (Pitt)                                                                    

  Maintenance Procedures for 31-Dec-05      \--              31-Dec-05      Delayed (See #3)
  Receiver Modules Complete                                                 
  (Pitt)                                                                    

  Start commissioning of     1-Jan-06       \--              1-Jan-06       Delayed (See #4)
  EndcapC Receiver System                                                   
  (Pitt)                                                                    

  Complete Commissioning of  1-Mar-06       \--              1-Mar-06       Delayed (See #5)
  EndcapC Receiver System                                                   
  (Pitt)                                                                    
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1** **- 2** Barrel not in final location

**Note #3**  Need barrel in final location to finalize procedures

**Note #4-5**  Need barrel in final location

**Bill Cleland (University of Pittsburgh)**

Components of the Receiver system ware shipped to CERN over a three
month period beginning near the end of July, 2005. The shipments include
all receiver and transition modules, controller modules, and monitoring
modules. A few of the remapping boards (the ones with active summing
circuits) are still being assembled and tested at Pitt. These are used
only in the endcap, and they will arrive at CERN by Dec 05. Upon receipt
of a shipment of modules, the crew at CERN performs routine tests to
verify that no damage has occurred in transit. The 9U crates, outfitted
with the receiver backplane, have been at CERN for some time and were
installed in their final position in USA15 over the summer.

One problem that was identified was the occasional failure of one of the
components, a pulse transformer, after the module has passed the
acceptance tests at Pitt. The rate is relatively low, of order 0.3%, but
the cause is unknown. This component requires care in assembly, as the
maximum temperature specified by the manufacturer is close to the
temperature required for the wave-soldering operation in the assembly
process. We presume that the failure arises from the thermal stress
received by the transformer in the assembly process and takes some time
to become evident. We replace the components as necessary, and we have
not yet seen a failure of any replacement transformer. We have
introduced specific checks on the transformers of both types, which are
performed just before shipment and after arrival to ascertain whether
the shipping process itself is a cause of the failure. The failure rate,
though small, is large enough that we prefer to repair the modules at
CERN rather than return the modules to Pitt. For this reason we have
shipped to CERN a special desoldering workstation which is to be used in
the replacement process, and we are planning to train our postdoc to
carry out the operation.

The installation and commissioning of the Receiver system takes place as
part of the commissioning of the liquid argon front end electronics. As
a crate is commissioned, the main readout is checked using the
calibration system, and then the trigger signals are checked. There are
two types of tests: connectivity and amplitude/timing studies. The
connectivity checks are designed mainly to find faults in the FEC
backplane, as this is the one component in the system that has not yet
been individually checked. We assume that the front end board and tower
builder board are faultless, and we pulse all possible trigger paths to
verify that one and only one trigger sum is active for each pulsing
pattern, and that it is in the expected channel. This will locate any
shorts or opens in the interconnections between the frond end board and
the tower builder. The second tests, which checks the gains of the
different elements of the trigger chain, as well as the timing of the
pulses, is carried out by pulsing a given depth layer of a given cell
and reconstructing the amplitude and timing of the pulse seen in both
the main readout and in the trigger path. The measured amplitude and
timing are compared with the expected values and any errors are
reported. The connectivity tests, which require about 2 hours, are made
during the physical commissioning of the crate, as it is during this
tests the physical connections may need to be examined. The
amplitude/timing test is carried out at a later time, as it requires
only remote contact with the front end crate.

Procedures for the commissioning and testing of the front end crates
have been developed over the period (May-Oct) when the barrel
calorimeter was located on the truck, using temporary cables and, in
some cases, prototype electronics. The commissioning of the system with
the calorimeter in position and the final cables in place will begin in
early 2006, once the connectors have been mounted on the trigger cables.
The Receiver crates for the barrel have been filled with modules and are
operational. Other crates will be filled as needed.

**3.3.2.3 Maintenance**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Long Term Burn-in of FEBs  1-Jun-05       \--              1-Jun-06       Delayed (See #1)
  at BNL Complete                                                           
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Equipment will be available after completion of the FEB
production and testing.

**3.3.2.3.3 System Crate**

**Francesco Lanni (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

In a couple of location on the barrel cryostat cooling manifold have
been found damaged. Particularly the quick disconnect fittings have been
found broken presumably because of some object falling. It required
replacement of the fitting.

**3.3.3 Beam Test**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Operation of the first     30-Mar-05      \--              30-May-06      Delayed (See #1)
  production FEB in a System                                                
  Crate                                                                     

  Long Term Stability Test   30-Jun-05      30-Jun-06        30-Jun-05      Completed
  of Production FEB Started                                                 
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  No decision has been made on the date for the start of the
new beam test.

**3.3.3.1 FCal Hadronic Tail Measurement**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  FCal Electrical Test Bench 15-Mar-05      \--              20-Dec-05      Delayed (See #1)
  Completed (Ariz)                                                          

  FCalA Electrical Cold Test 20-Jun-05      \--              20-Sep-05      Delayed (See #2)
  (Ariz)                                                                    
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**Note #1**  Problems with other (non ATLAS) projects have kept our
electronics staff from starting on the FCal Electrical Test Bench
project. The mechanical parts, however, are progressing nicely.

**Note #2**  The EndCap A cryostat is cooling down and is projected to
be filled with Argon by mid-August. Then follows a 6 week period of
electrical testing. We will start with the HV testing in August and
finish the HV continuity tests in mid-September, assuming the cryostat
stays on schedule.

## 3.4 M&O Tile {#mo-tile .unnumbered}

**3.4 Subsystem Manager\'s Summary**

**Larry Price (Argonne National Laboratory)**

Work during this period included additional checking and addition of
interface materials on extended barrel modules and ITCs in preparation
for their installation in the pit as soon as the barrel is moved to z=0.
Testing and validation of installed components such as the electronics
drawers on the modules and readout electronics and power supplies in the
USA15 electronics area continued to require time. Increasing levels of
work was expended on preparation for the drawer by drawer commissioning
that will begin on the barrel as soon as it is at z=o and connected to
cables and services. As 3-in-1 cards and optical interface boards are
received from the drawer testing program, they are repaired. Since
cables are a frequent source of the problems discovered, more robust
cables are being installed on the boards when they are received for
repair. Commissioning preparations include software developments in the
areas of control, databases and monitoring. The design of the MBTS
counters was finalized and prints were generated. The scintillators for
the MBTS counters were machined by the MSU machine shops and the
Aluminum boxes for the counters were ordered from a vendor.

**3.4.1 TileCal - Specific Costs**

**3.4.1.1 Pre-Operations** **Steve Errede (University of Illinois,
Urbana-Champaign)**

Dave Forshier - one of our UIUC technicians continued to work full-time
at CERN along with other TileCal technicians on installation & the
cabling up & testing of ATLAS TileCal, under the daily supervision of
Bob Stanek & Irene Vichou.

Irene Vichou continued with her work at CERN as the coordinator of the
Services Installation and testing. She is responsible for the generation
and up-to-date maintenance of the cabling database for TileCal (Oracle
application interfaced through Excel tables) so that the installation
crew/supervisors have the necessary information to locate any/all
cables/pipes etc. and the possibility to store the results of
controls/checks before giving the final OK for operation.

**Bob Stanek (Argonne National Laboratory)**

During this period Argonne engineers and physicists planned the movement
of the Extended Barrel from 185 to Pt. 1. Although an engineer based at
CERN provided the immediate attention, we looked at any missing details
which could have delayed the move. Mainly this involved verifying safety
devices were correctly designed and in place.

There were several \"expert weeks\" in the pit where the finger LV
supplies were operated in conjunction with the Chicago trigger boards.
Argonne personnel were involved in these tests as well as some analysis
of the correlation of the production RODs and the mobile DAQ system. We
found issues related to stability and noise. There is a continuing study
of how to reduce the noise problems.

We did tests at CERN on the trigger cables after having assembled them
for the past year. We discovered that the differential skew within a
pair was unacceptable, and a program to acquire new cables was launched.
In the meantime, trigger cables plus other cables were fitted with
connectors assisted by an Argonne technician.

An Argonne technician - Leon Reed - began work at CERN in September part
time for Tiles and part time for TC. Leon had spent some of the period
preparing the barrel finger region for future commissioning.

We found that the barrel had electronics that were failing, both readout
sides and the HV sides. An intense program was established to certify
drawers before the (now delayed) end-of-September move to z=0. Many
problems were discovered and repaired.

**Kaushik De (University of Texas at Arlington)**

Armen Vartapetian spent a month at CERN performing final
pre-installation checks on the ITC. All modules have been light sealed
at the ITC end. A pre-installation test was also done with a complete
set of scintillators, along with Ron Richards.

Armen continued work on QC procedures and presented draft plans at
meetings.

Kaushik De arrived at CERN for his sabbatical leave at the end of
August. He will be working on ITC installation and commissioning issues.

**Jim Pilcher (University of Chicago)**

During the past quarter approximately 25 3in1 cards were received for
testing and repair. Cabling continues to be the dominant source of
problems for the returned cards. The new style of cable is being
installed on all cards received for repair. The 30 cards received in the
previous quarter have also been repaired with the new cables.

Three optical interface boards were received from CERN. Interconnection
cables were replaced and the boards returned.

Extensive work has been done on testing and exercising electronics
drawers. Software and procedures were developed for routine use of the
laser (now with led\'s as light source) and charge injection calibration
systems, including repeated measurement of pedestals. The system was
used for a program of stability testing on the drawers that were
available for testing during the summer. CANbus communication, TTC
communication, and DCS measurements and control were tested and
exercised. More importantly, the test systems and procedures provided a
dry run for the systematic drawer by drawer commissioning and acceptance
testing that will begin as soon as possible after the barrel calorimeter
is moved to z=0.

As first low voltage power supplies became available for testing with
the new ELMB motherboards, they were placed in fingers and connected to
drawers. Extensive testing was done on performance with respect to
stability and noise.

Software development was done for control and processing of charge
injection calibration runs.

**Larry Price (Argonne National Laboratory)**

Database structures were set up in the CERN MTF (Material Tracking
Folders) system and the ATLAS Conditions database COOL for recording
appropriate summaries of the data to be taken during commissioning.
Programs were written on the Tilecal end to process commissioning data
and write files in formats appropriate for insertion of data in the
databases. Planning was done for the storage and accessing of DCS data
(voltages, temperatures, etc.) during commissioning, but exercising of
the system could not be done because the interface between the DCS
software called PVSS and COOL is not ready yet. The system for storing
fragment id\'s and other data needed for TDAQ initialization in the TDAQ
OKS database was reviewed and revised in preparation for commissioning.
Database work was also done with the Valencia group to prepare for
transfer of optimal filtering coefficients from COOL to the Tilecal
RODs.

Considerable work was done on online monitoring systems to the point
where it was possible to begin to make comparisons with offline
performance results. Systems were developed both at the low-level using
the Italian GNAM monitoring program and at a higher level with the
Athena monitoring program (though full use awaits the HLT release for
TDAQ-01-04-00).

Testing and validation of the drawers with the portable DAQ system
continued. A pattern of HV trips was found in a few of the drawers being
tested (11 out of 80 tested). Further investigation is under way.

Support was provided for the cosmic ray commissioning test which
provided the first \"real\" data from ATLAS detector components in the
underground cavern. A more extensive set of cosmic data was taken in
September, when we were able to use 8 final ROD boards and a final ROS
readout with the TDAQ system. We were able to test the operation of DSP
code in the RODs.

**3.4.2 Calibration & Monitoring**

**Joey Huston (Michigan State University)**

During the period of July-Sept, the design of the MBTS counters were
finalized and prints were generated. The scintillator for the MBTS
counters were machined by the MSU machine shops and the Aluminum boxes
for the counters were ordered from a vendor.

At CERN, the mounting holes for the cryostat counters were drilled at
tapped for the modules where they were left off. The vapor liners were
installed in EBA and EBC and preparations were made to transport the
module/cradle to the pit area.

**3.4.3 Tilecal System Common Costs**

## 3.5 M&O Muon {#mo-muon .unnumbered}

**3.5 Subsystem Manager\'s Summary** **Frank Taylor (MIT)**

Effort on the Muon system during the third quarter of FY05 concentrated
on the Phase I certification of both MDT and CSC chambers to be Ready
for Installation ('RFI'), the setting up of various operation sites
(BW-L, BW-S and EIL4 work stations) in B180 for installation of
commissioning of chamber and alignment components mounted on support
structures and the first installations and commissioning of BW sectors
and EIL4 stations in B180.

During July-September 2005 a milestone was achieved in the completion of
all the Phase I Commissioning of the 240 MDT chambers in B184 at CERN.
Much credit for the completion of this work goes the Michigan and
Seattle teams, who were supported by the BMC team over the summer 05.

No significant systematic flaw was uncovered in the Phase I
commissioning of the 240 MDT chambers, such as broken wires, etc. The
certification data generated during the Phase I were entered in the
Michigan chamber certification database, but in order to be compliant
with the ATLAS installation database, these data are being transferred
to the MTF database managed by CERN.

The so-called \'Phase 1.9\' commissioning of the MDT chambers was
organized and conducted by Alex Marin, BU who worked with Boston,
Brandeis, Harvard and MIT students to good effect. Included in this work
are the mounting and checking of the final CSM-4 card, the mounting of
B-sensors and associated cabling and the photogrammetry measurement of
the chamber alignment targets and B-sensor mounts. All 80 of the Side C
EM chamber series were completed.

At the end of September 2005, 30 of the 32 Cathode Strip Chambers were
integrated with electronics, cooling plates and Faraday cages and tested
at BNL. These chambers will be ready for shipping to CERN in early 2006
once the B184 test station is prepared.

Planning for the CSC final certification and installation work at CERN
was undertaken. The chambers will be integrated with their support
frames (built in St. Petersburg, Russia) and alignment fixtures and will
be checked one last time in B184 at CERN. Some of the support frames
have already been shipped to CERN and one has been transported all the
way to BNL where it is being checked and integrated with a chamber. In
addition, the CSC installation tool, constructed at St. Petersburg, is
now at CERN and is ready to use.

Work continued in Building 180 on the construction, installation and
commissioning of Big Wheel Sectors and EIL4 stations on the 'Saleve
side'. A milestone was reached with the completion of the first BW-L
sector (Sector 09C). All 5 of the EML chambers were installed on the
sector thereby validating the procedures and tooling. A small change was
found necessary in the installation tooling for the EML1 chamber -- but
was easily corrected. The 9.5 m alignment bar was certified in the
alignment clean room in B180 and it along with all other alignment
sensors were integrated in the sector.

The Phase II commissioning of the Sector 09C was started. This included
verification of leak tightness and flow rates of the chambers in the
sector, connection of the chamber and alignment readout electronics and
a survey of the geometry of the chambers in the sector by photogrammetry
and by using the alignment system itself.

Both the EIL4 A13 and C13 chambers were installed in their respective
support frames along with their associated alignment bar in August. The
MDT part was integrated with the TGC half on the frames. Phase II
commissioning of these stations was started.

In September the work area and tooling for the BW-S Sector assemblies
were prepared in the 'Jura' side of B180 and the assembly of the first
BW-S sector started. Difficulties were encountered in configuration of
KM and strut plates requiring EMS1 to be mounted and dismounted several
times. After analysis it was determined that the strut plates had to be
stiffened. In addition, it was ascertained that the tilt table on which
the aluminum of the sector is assembled had a subtle distortion when in
the vertical position. All these problems were sorted out and the 5 EMS
chambers of Sector C04 were installed in October.

While much was accomplished during this period, the progress of the
installation and commissioning of sectors and EIL4 stations was slower
than planned. Several impediments, such as slow and confused shipping of
material to make the sectors were a factor, as well as the speed of
assembly of the tooling needed to install the sectors. Improvement on
these fronts is expected (promised) but efforts by all teams on
organization, part inventory, logistics, etc. (US and CERN) are needed.
The schedules for installation of the BWs and EIL4 stations are being
closely watched.

**3.5.1 MDT Pre-operations, Operations & Maintenance**

**3.5.1.1 MDT Pre-Operations**

**3.5.1.1.1 Set-up of MDT Test & Test Station**

**James Bensinger (Brandeis University)**

Both large and small sector verticalizer stands are operational.
Photogrammetry system for both stands is also operational.

**3.5.1.1.2 Pre-Operations of MDT Chambers -Phase 1**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Start Pre-Operations MDT   2-Mar-05       \--              2-Jul-05       Completed
  SW Chambers -Phase 1                                                      

  Finish MDT SW              1-Jul-05       \--              15-Jul-05      Completed
  Pre-Operations - Phase 1                                                  

  Pre-operations of MDT      31-Jul-05      \--              31-Jul-05      Completed
  Chambers - Phase 1 (MIT)                                                  
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**George Brandenberg (Harvard University)**

One grad student, Lashkar Kashif, has been in residence at CERN and
working on chamber commissioning, mostly phase 1.9. During July and
August he was joined by two new grad students, Jina Suh and Srivas
Prasad.

Steve Sansone in the LPPC machine shop has been steadily making
miscellaneous parts for chambers with high priority as they are needed
at CERN. Rick Haggerty has been mothballing the BMC chamber production
line tooling and equipment. Everything is being labeled by chamber type
in the event a replacement is required.

Sarah Harder in the LPPC electronics shop has been retesting problem
mezz boards that are returned from CERN and repairing them as needed.
She has now retested about 10% of the original production. Many boards
appear to be OK and were possibly set aside during installation because
of a chamber problem. Boards that require repair have damaged connectors
or need a replacement ASD chip with a lower threshold spread.

**Edward Diehl (University of Michigan)**

Edward Diehl is compiling phase I chamber commissioning data for all
endcap chambers. He has most of the US chamber data, and is now getting
data from the Russian chambers being commissioned in B184. The next step
is to input this data into the CERN Oracle DB.

We also wrote an ATLAS note describing phaseI commissioning,
ATL-COM-MUON-2005-017. This note was spearheaded by Zhengguo Zhao and
Edward Diehl, and had major contributions from Claudio Ferretti.

We hired Iouri Sedykh, to do a detailed analysis of the 2 chambers which
had been damaged in a crane accident last year. Yuri had previously
worked for the CERN x-ray group and has wide experience analyzing x-ray
data. Yuri has written a report which we will turn into an ATLAS note.
His preliminary results can be seen at:
<http://agenda.cern.ch/fullAgenda.php?ida=a053244> .

**James Bensinger (Brandeis University)**

Phase I modification of all US chambers is complete.

**3.5.1.1.3 Pre-Operations of MDT Chambers -Phase 11**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Start BW Single Sector     1-Jul-04       10-Aug-05        8-Aug-05       Completed (See
  Test                                                                      #1)

  Setup BW Sector Assembly   15-Mar-05      1-Jun-05         15-Mar-05      Completed (See
  Station (Brandeis)                                                        #2)

  Production of First BW     15-Apr-05      15-Jun-05        8-Jul-05       Completed (See
  Sector (Brandeis)                                                         #3)

  Installation of Chamber in 15-Jun-05      3-Aug-05         5-Aug-05       Completed (See
  First BW Sector (Brandeis)                                                #4)

  Start BW MDT Phase 11      1-Aug-05       15-Aug-05        8-Aug-05       Completed (See
  Commissioning                                                             #5)

  Start BW Mechanical MDT &  1-Aug-05       1-Sep-05         23-May-05      Completed (See
  Alignment Installation in                                                 #6)
  Bldg 180                                                                  

  Pre-operations of MDT      30-Sep-05      30-Sep-05        30-Sep-06      Delayed (See #7)
  Chambers - Phase 2                                                        
  (Boston)                                                                  

  Pre-operations of MDT      30-Sep-05      30-Sep-05        30-Sep-06      Delayed (See #8)
  Chambers - Phase 2 (MIT)                                                  

  Complete all 16 EIL4       14-Mar-06      \[New\]          14-Mar-06      On Schedule
  MDT-TGC Assemblies                                                        
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  Sector commissioning of sector C09 began August 8. Moved to
Storage on November 3. Single sector test was done as part of
commissioning.

**Note #2**  Delayed - but as of 4-Aug-05 complete.

**Note #3**  The first BW-L sector was put together with Pakistani crew
in July-05. Delays were encountered in setting up the tooling (tilt
table and A-frame) due to several factors - including completion of FEA
model of structures needed for TIS certification.

**Note #4**  Complete as of 5-August-05. Measurements of chamber
positions are underway and Phase II commissioning has started.

**Note #5**  Started as of 8-Aug-05 with the connection of LV, HV, DCS,
fiber optics and alignment cables.

**Note #6**  Alignment bar installed in sector C09 May 23 and chamber
installation in the same sector began July 11.

**Note #7 - 8** Work will continue until all the MDT chambers are
installed and commissioned on the support structures.

**Edward Diehl (University of Michigan)**

We did a wide variety of work on big wheel (BW) sector commissioning. J.
Chapman, Bing Zhou, Curtis Weaverdyck, Jeff Gregory have been resident
at CERN all year, and Dan Levin joined them in July. They all worked to
get the sector commissioning underway.

J. Chapman. Jeff Gregory, and Tiesheng Dai developed a multi-chamber DAQ
system to read out an entire sector at once (5 chambers). They built 4
of these systems: one for the BW large sectors, one for the BW small
sectors, one for EIL4 chambers, and one spare.

J. Chapman and J. Ameel also worked out a system for labeling sector
cables, and a program to create labels, and store cable this data for
the database.

Curtis Weaverdyck worked extensively on sector mechanical issues and
developing chamber handling and installation techniques. He also helped
install a 2nd \"verticalizer\", an tool which removes chambers from
shipping boxes and rotates it upright so that it can be picked up by the
chamber installation tool for installation on a sector. This
verticalizer is for use for BW small sectors (already had one for BW
large sectors). Curtis also worked on developing techniques chamber
spacer frame adjustment with tension rods described here:
<http://agenda.cern.ch/fullAgenda.php?ida=a055494>

Dan Levin and Manuela Cirilli worked on getting infrastructure installed
in B180, such as the installation of gas supply lines for the chamber
gas. They also developed a method to measure the gas flow throw each
chamber in a sector to verify an uniform flow rate in all chambers. This
is described at <http://agenda.cern.ch/fullAgenda.php?ida=a055494> .

J. Chapman, C. Ferretti, and Manuela Cirilli are working on the
developing the DB tables for data from phase II sector integration. This
work is described at <http://agenda.cern.ch/fullAgenda.php?ida=a055494>
.

**James Bensinger (Brandeis University)**

Phase II for the BW has begun. We have assembled 1 small and 1 large
sector and are working on the next sector on both the small and large
stands. For the first time we are limited by the availability of labor
(Pakistani) rather than the availability of parts.

**3.5.2 CSC Pre-Operations, Operations & Maintenance**

**3.5.2.1 CSC Pre-Operations**

**3.5.2.1.2 Pre-Operations of CSC Chambers - Phase 1**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Complete Pre-operations of 30-Jun-05      30-Aug-05        30-Sep-05      Completed
  CSC Chambers - Phase 1                                                    
  (BNL)                                                                     
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**3.5.2.1.3 Pre-Operations of CSC Chambers - Phase 2**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Start CSC Installation &   1-Sep-05       1-Nov-05         1-Jun-06       Delayed (See #1)
  Phase 11 Commissioining on                                                
  SW in Bldg 191                                                            
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  The reason that the SW is delayed (CSC, Phase 2, etc.) is
that the Endcap Toroids are delayed thereby delaying our occupancy of
Bldg 191 where the SW work will be done.

**3.5.3 Alignment System Pre-Operations, Operations & Maintenance**

**3.5.3.1 Alignment System Pre-Operations**

**3.5.3.1.1 Pre-Ops Stage Area for Alignment Parts**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Begin Validation of        15-Apr-05      \--              30-May-05      Completed (See
  Alignment Components                                                      #1)
  (Brandeis)                                                                
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Note #1**  The alignment component test station is operational in
Alignment/Services room in B180. The alignment bars for EIL4 13A&C have
been tested and installed on their respective chamber frames. The
alignment bar for Sector 9C and 3C (BW-L sectors) have been tested and
installed on their sectors.

## 3.6 M&O Trigger {#mo-trigger .unnumbered}

**3.6 Subsystem Manager\'s Summary**

**Andrew Lankford (University of California, Irvine)**

Pre-operations activities involved Pre-series system commissioning
(hardware and software), rack commissioning, commissioning of Monitoring
software, support of development of detector-specific software, and
integration of Tilecal readout with the Pre-series system. Commissioning
of HLT and DAQ software through large-scale tests was a focus during the
beginning of the period. Operations activities involved software
maintenance, hardware maintenance on the Pre-series system, and system
and network administration.

**3.6.1 Pre-Operations**

  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------
  **Milestone**              **Baseline**   **Previous**     **Forecast**   **Status**

  Begin Operations           1-Mar-06       \--              1-Mar-06       On Schedule
  Supervisor RoI Builder                                                    
  Support                                                                   
  -------------------------- -------------- ---------------- -------------- ----------------

**Andrew Lankford (University of California, Irvine)**

Software commissioning:

Kolos concentrated on Large Scale Tests of HLT/DAQ software at CERN for
much of July. He focused on the scalability and performance of the
Monitoring services, for which he is responsible, and he participated in
the debugging and running of the integrated tests.

Hardware commissioning:

Unel coordinated commissioning and operation of the Pre-series system.
Stancu participated in the operational aspects of the Pre-series system.

Detector support:

Kolos continued to lead the Monitoring Group in its study of subdetector
monitoring requirements. This group also discussed application of the
ATLAS Event Display with Monitoring services. He presented the status
and planning of Online Monitoring Commissioning at the ATLAS Technical
Management Board and at the ATLAS Software & Computing Workshop. He
worked on application of the Athena-based Processing Task, which runs in
the Event Filter, for monitoring during commissioning. This monitoring
scheme was successfully tested at Point 1 with the TileCal detector. He
also provided support to Inner Detector groups with application of ROD
Crate DAQ facilities for Monitoring.

Unel integrated Tilecal readout with the Pre-series system. He also
participated in meetings between the TDAQ Sysadmin group and detectors.

**Bernard Pope (Michigan State University)**

Comune worked on the creation of the final requirement document for the
HLT Core Software and started the complete redesign and coding of the
Steering software according to this requirements document and to more
stringent computing performance. This new implementation is needed
because of the inclusion of realistic trigger menus in the HLT
framework, and also to meet the new computing performance targets that,
in the recent system review, proved to be absolutely unachievable with
the old software. Comune presented first results at a PESA HLT algorithm
meeting. The modifications have been incorporated into release 10.5.0 of
the trigger software. In addition, Comune has been working on the design
and implementation of a persistency framework that enables the
production of AOD data from the Trigger software. This software will
enable the creation and delivery of the Trigger Decision to any physics
analysis and is regarded of extreme importance in the PESA community.

**Robert Blair (ANL)**

The RoI Builder software was adapted to properly handle the new eformat
(v3).

**3.6.2 Operations**

**Andrew Lankford (University of California, Irvine)**

Software maintenance:

Kolos produced several patches to fix bugs found in Monitoring software
components (Information Service, Online Histogramming and Event Dump).
He coordinated the preparation to the build of the new TDAQ software
release, including preparation of the Monitoring software components for
which he is responsible.

Hardware maintenance:

Stancu performed Pre-series network equipment firmware upgrades where
appropriate. Hewlett Packard technical support from was contacted in
order to address a SNMP related problem (truncated bulk requests) in the
LVL2 and EF concentrator switches.

Operations:

Unel coordinated system administration activities at Point 1 and in TDAQ
test labs.

**Bernard Pope (Michigan State University)**

Ermoline continued to work on the installation of equipment in, as well
as the DCS control and monitoring of, the racks in SDX1. He participated
in a PVSS course at CERN in the beginning of August in order to start
the TDAQ rack DCS application development. A representative from CIAT
(the providers of the rack cooling system) visited CERN and discussed
refined requirements, especially for the powering of the fan rotation
sensors. The RITTAL sliding shelves were added to each rack and more
sequential power units were ordered. The configuration of the pre-series
racks was updated in the Rack Wizard and new features were added \--
connectors on the components in order to associate them with the cabling
database. More sequential power units were received and one broken unit
was sent to the company for repair. A bid for the 52U racks on the lower
level of SDX1 has been received from RITTAL. Ermoline attended LECC05 in
Heidelberg and made a presentation (ATLAS DAQ/HLT Infrastructure). A
paper for the conference proceedings has been submitted.

**3.6.3 CERN Common Costs**

**3.10 Subsystem Manager\'s Summary**

**David Lissauer (Brookhaven National Laboratory)**

**Barrel Toroid Magnet*: ***The Barrel Toroid Warm structure has been
completed and the release of the jacks started. All beams are in place
and now the final shimming is being done on Section 5 (last section).
Plans for the dismantling of the platforms have been developed. It will
be done by a team of Russian engineers and technicians who will come for
the four weeks needed for the job.

**Installation Task Force:** A new baseline schedule has been decided.
The new schedule has small changes in compare to the old one. The main
features are still the same. The EC calorimeters will be assembled in by
early '06 and soon after that we will measure the solenoid field.

**Muon Chamber Preparations:** The brackets for most of the barrel muon
rails have been installed. Rail installation will start next week after
the final rail machining is complete for the first set this week. The
installation of the next set of BMS chambers will start right after the
release of the jacks on the warm structure. This work will take place in
parallel to the installation of the HS arches (which will complete the
HS structure). It is still **not** a bottleneck but will become one by
early next year if the installation goes as expected and the preparation
rate does not increase.

**Inner Detector Installation:** The Barrel SCT and TRT are nearly
complete in Building SR1 (Surface Building). This is a major milestone
for both the barrel TRT and the SCT. The next step will be to insert the
SCT into the TRT -- this step is expected to take place at the end of
November early December 2005. At that time the new system will be
commissioned on the surface and installation in the hall is scheduled
for spring 2006.

Over the summer 2005, we received reports from the Pixel Project that
they had significant damage to 43 pixel staves. The damage is to the
cooling lines that developed pinholes due to corrosion of the aluminum
pipes. The problem is that the tubes are integrated in the stave design
and cannot be replaced easily. An investigation on how best to proceed
is on going. The best case scenario will be if one can find a way to
repair the cooling pipes -- but this does not look very promising at
this stage. The worse case scenario is that the 43 staves will have to
be written off -- probably with the sensors that are already mounted on
them. This is due to the fact that the sensors are glued on the staves
and will be damaged if one tries to remove them.

**Inner Detector Upgrade:** Discussion on future organization of the ID
upgrade took place. I presented a straw-man layout for the ID upgrade
that might be used for the basis of work organization in the future and
the development of the engineering at the Project Office.

**Inner Detector Upgrade Workshop:** A three day Inner detector upgrade
workshop took place in Genoa in mid-July 2005. I gave a talk on layout
options and chaired the session. The workshop attracted \~70 ATLAS
people and was well organized. It covered all aspects from sensor
technology, integration issues, readout electronics and organization
issues. There was a general consensus that the upgrade will be needed by
2014-2015. The upgraded tracker needs to be a complete replacement of
the present one. The time scale is already tight -- taking into
consideration the new challenges that we will be facing. They include a
factor of 10 in particle density and in radiation levels. This implies a
high level of multiplexing and a need to reduce the power per channel by
roughly a factor of 4-10. This seems possible but not trivial.

**Technical Manpower:** One of the key engineers who is currently
working in Technical Coordination is leaving CERN. This engineer had
received an offer for a permanent CERN staff position, but has received
a better offer in his home country. The difficulty in keeping key
technical personnel is a problem that we have to face.

**Calorimeter Installation:** The Tile Assembly (19 modules on the
cradle) and the LAr EC cryostats for side C were transported to the
surface building to prepare for installation during November 2005. The
Tile and LAr will be stored in the surface building until the
installation takes place. Discussions with the surveyors took place to
define all the survey needs for calorimeter installation.

**LHC Schedule:** The installation of the Cryo-ring is progressing
slowly. The cooldown test was interrupted due to a break in one of the
connections and will resume in a week or two after small repairs. The
magnet connection is the next critical item. No magnets have been
connected to the Cryo-ring and these connections will not start until
after the Cryo-ring tests are finished. Start up of beam is now expected
not before spring to summer of 2008.

**Rail and Barrel Calorimeter Positioning:** A meeting with the survey
team took place to decide on the final placement of the experimental
rails. Discussions of the calculations that I presented took place and
there was a general agreement that we will place the rails at -1mm form
nominal positions and the calorimeter between 1-2 mm below nominal
depending on the sag observed during the cal installation. The survey
team has agreed to link the high-resolution hydrostatic survey system to
the fixed point near the wall that is expected to be stable.

**ATLAS Upgrade:** The upgrade steering group met. Discussions on future
organization took place and the procedure for approving and supporting
R&D took place. I presented a straw man layout for the ID that will now
be used for the simulation. The straw man layout was a result of the
discussions in the Genoa workshop and work that we did at BNL for
simulations with Pavel Nevski and Sue Duffin (Norton).

# Financial Report (Chuck Butehorn, BNL)

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