At this time, the subsytems are testing their detectors. The RHIC run starts on May 1st and the shield wall will be installed by that time. The main activity was concentrated on the preparation of the two FTPC's for the installation, including last electronic tests and some little mechanical modifications for the positioning and cable fixation. The final installation took place during three days of the last week in February and was completed on March 1. Further tests were also done with the gas system and the cooling supply for the FEE's which should get a remote control unit.
Construction is complete and the project is now in the commissioning phase.
The detectors arrived at the STAR hall on Feb. 14th, and there was a successful installation safety review on Feb. 16th. The systems were then powered up and no damage from the drive from Houston to Upton was found. Installation of the TOFp tray onto a TPC rail is scheduled for March 2nd. The rack components and cabling were installed in the last week in March, and we expect to be ready begin testing the DAQ and TRG interfaces on April 6. This section contains summaries of the status of the physics working groups.