LBNE - PMT production testing workshop

Xinhua Bai, SDSMT Peggy Norris, Sanford Lab & BHSU

Tuesday, February 23, 2010. Madison, WI

Optical lab at SDSMT – under development

Dark room

Optical lab at SDSMTSome electronics

Optical lab at SDSMTA dark box – not finished yet

Optical lab at SDSMT

Analysis room:

Ice/Water Cherenkov GEANT4 simulations (Just started, IceTop simulation model) Data analysis – root based

SDSMT: Research Centers

Additive Manufacturing Laboratory (AML)Advanced Materials Process and Joining Lab (AMP)Center for BioEnergy Research and Development – (CBERD) NSF I/UCRCCenter for Bioprocessing Research and Development (CBRD)Center for Friction Stir Processing (CFSP) NSF I/UCRCComposites and Polymer Engineering Laboratory (CAPE) Computational Mechanics Laboratory (CML) Engineering and Mining Experiment Station (EMES) Institute of Atmospheric Sciences (IAS)NASA EPSCoRRepair, Refurbish, and Return to Service Applied Research Center (R3S) 2010 Center South Dakota Space Grant Consortium - NASA Deep Underground Science & Engineering Center – New!

SDSMT – 50 Miles from DUSEL

Black Hills Business Development Center

Office on SDSMT campus

The Black Hills Business Development Center is committed to offering quality, affordable space to attract start-ups and businesses with growth potential.

Within the Center a full range of business services is provided free or at a low cost through sharing.

The facility offers office, lab and light manufacturing space for lease.

http://www.blackhillsbiz.com/Lab space for lease at $9.10/year/sqft, including everything, half the market price. 5yr maximum lease Total 40,000 sqft, 10,000 sqft by administration office, technical support, conference rooms, etc.4,000 sqft available Non-profit organization

• Join testing method & facility development• Join PMT unit production & testing• Explore the possibility of certain portion of PMT

unit production & testing in SD – ex. SDSMT, Lead, etc.

• Provide local service & support for PMT production/testing/installation

• Lead regional outreach programs during the lifetime of LBNE

We are interested in: