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Thursday, July 8 2:30 p.m. Theoretical Physics Seminar - Curia II Speaker: W. Lee, Seoul National University Title: Calculating e`/e Using Staggered Fermions 3:30 p.m. DIRECTOR'S COFFEE BREAK - 2nd Flr X-Over 4:00 p.m. Accelerator Physics and Technology Seminar - 1 West Speaker: J. Weisend, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Title: A History of TESLA Cryomodule Design and Operation
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Thursday, July 8 Tomato Florentine soup Grilled Chicken Cordon Bleu Sandwich $4.75 Chimichangas $3.75 Chicken Marsala $3.75 Maryland Crab Salad $4.75 Italian Sausage Calzones $2.75 SW Chicken Salad with Roasted Corn Salsa $4.75 Wilson Hall Cafe Menu Chez Leon |
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New Peak Luminosity Record At 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the Tevatron hit a new peak luminosity of 9.2 E31. The Tevatron achieved the last record of 8.5 E31 on June 21. Congratulations! |
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Revisions in Performance Review Process | |
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From December to April the Lab Services Section asked employees and supervisors
for feedback on the 2002-03 performance review process. LSS managers received
comments from hundreds of employees and supervisors through focus groups,
phone calls and one-on-one conversations. More than 200 employees took the
time to fill in and submit a feedback form. "Employees and department heads
surprisingly had the same views," said Kay Van Vreede, head of LSS. "People
were positive about the goal-setting procedure that we introduced. Most
employees felt they now play a more active role in the review process
and that they communicate more with their supervisors about expectations
and accomplishments. Both employees and supervisors also made similar
suggestions for improvements. The forced-averaging system was the area
of greatest dissatisfaction."
This week a letter from Director Mike Witherell will go out to all employees with a summary of the feedback received. The letter also outlines revisions, such as replacing the number rating system with descriptive words. The letter describes these and other changes. The revisions apply to the 2003-04 performance evaluation and the goal-setting for the 2004-05 review period. Here are some of the steps to be taken by employees and supervisors in the next several months:
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Fermilab Arts Series: Two-for-One Ticket Voucher with Savoy-Doucet Ticket Order The Fermilab Arts Series has a special offer for patrons of this Saturday's concert. With your order of tickets for the July 10 show of the 
Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, you will receive
a two-for-one ticket voucher for the July 31 concert by Free Flight,
featuring jazz flutist Jim Walker. If you've
already purchased your tickets for Savoy-Doucet, feel free to phone (x2787)
or stop by our box office located in the User's Office to pick up your
voucher. Please note that the offer is per Savoy-Doucet ticket order, not
per ticket.
The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band plays honed-down, hard-core Cajun music with an earthy sensuality. The band includes Michael Doucet, who won a Grammy award with Beausoleil; Ann Savoy, who appeared in the film "Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood;" and Marc Savoy, who received the National Heritage Fellowship Award - the highest honor in the country for traditional artists. The band has traveled the world, appearing in many prestigious venues such as the Newport Folk Festival, the Berlin Jazz Festival, the Festival of American Fiddle Tunes at the Smithsonian, and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.
Savoy Doucet Cajun Band performs in Ramsey Auditorium on Saturday, July 10
at 8 p.m. Tickets are $16 adults, $8 ages 18 and under. For tickets, call
630-840-2787 or stop by the box office from 9-4 (closed for lunch) located
next to the User's Office in Wilson Hall.
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From the Institute of Physics, July 6, 2004 Physicists offer science communicators £1500 for Einstein Year Today, the Institute of Physics announced its largest ever grant scheme, with individual cash awards of up to £1500 so that local science teachers, enthusiasts or organisations can hold an event or activity during Einstein Year (2005) that helps make physics interesting and relevant to the general public. read more |
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Matter Oscillating into Anti-Matter and Back Again | ||
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One amazing property of the neutral Bd meson, consisting of a
b-quark and d-antiquark, is that it can spontaneously become
(or oscillate into) its own anti-particle, i.e., become an anti-meson
which contains a b-antiquark and a d-quark, and back again. This phenomenon
was first observed in the 80's, and everyone was surprised by the large
probability of oscillation. In fact, this large value implied that the top
quark would have to be very heavy which was confirmed by the 1995 discovery of
the top quark at Fermilab with a mass of about 180 times that of a proton.
Such oscillations are characterized by a frequency called Delta Md, which has been measured by experiments operating at different accelerators
At present, the Bs meson can only be studied at Fermilab. Experimental as well as theoretical evidence indicates that the Bs meson oscillates about 30 times faster than the Bd, almost all Bs mesons will turn into anti-mesons in a fraction of a trillionth of a second. Measuring this parameter is of the utmost importance, since a deviation from predictions could point to some new force or interaction unexpectedly lurking around the corner. | ||
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Result of the Week Archive
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July 5 - July 7 - During this 48 hour period Operations established one store that added to an existing store provided approximately 32 hours and 47 minutes of luminosity to the experiments. - Linac beam suffered from LRF5 water problem - Booster suffered from BRF12 problems - Store 3621 set NEW LUMINOSITY RECORD with 92.1E30 - TeV store 3621 lost due to a quench
View the current accelerator update |
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Fermilab Golf League Outing The Fermilab Golf League is sponsoring a Golf Outing at the Tamarack Golf Club in Naperville next Friday, July 16, at 1:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to play. There will be games and prizes for golfers of all skill levels. The cost is $59.95. more information
Fermilab Rocket Club
Dave Herzog's Marionette Show |
