Collaboration Questionnaire
[Letter from the FRIB Users Organization]
To get firmer ideas about instrument packages that will be proposed at the
FRIB Workshop, Feb, 20-22, 2010, we request that each collaboration to fill
in the following questionnaire. These should be e-mailed to Kim Lister (Lister at anl.gov)
and copied to Brad Sherrill at (Sherrill at frib.msu.edu) and Rick Casten (Rick at riviera.physics.yale.edu)
no later than Feb 15, 2010. The maximum length is 2 pages, plus two additional figures.
One figure should present the instrument and the other should indicate its location, size,
etc on the floor at FRIB by using the attached floor plan template.
1) What is the primary physics motivation and experimental capability of the
proposed instrument and why is this important for FRIB science?
2) What are the unique capabilities of this device that are not available in
existing equipment? Is this instrument stand alone or is it to be used
(solely or partially) in conjunction with other instruments. Could it be used
at NSCL or other laboratories before FRIB?
3) Describe the instrument in some detail – how does it meet the scientific
requirements and what are the (estimated) performance specifications?
Be brief but as detailed as you can. Is the design fixed or are multiple
options still being discussed and encouraged?
4) What is the current stage of development of your project ?
5) What is the approximate cost of the project: discuss possible sources of funding.
6) Please provide a brief list of collaborators and institutions.
Spokesperson(s) provide contact info.
7) Please can you outline how your collaboration has been developing your project
and how you are growing your collaboration (How many meetings? Participants?,
Circular mailings? Have you a web-site?)
8) Did you consider alternative designs? What alternatives were considered? How
did you arrive at a final design?
9) What existing equipment exists in the US Community that has similar goals and
characteristics, even if inferior in performance.