Proposed Work 4/1/95 - 3/31/98

E791:The primary analyses effort will be the continued studies in charm physics using the Fermilab E791 data set. Three students are participating in these analyses and two have received degrees in this program the past year.

SLD:A new research program at SLD led by a new faculty member will expand our studies into electroweak physics with a heavy flavor component a possibility depending on the operation of a new vertex detector and advances in the tracking system. We propose to take on a major responsibility in commissioning the 45 degree chambers which are part of the forward tracking system. In addition, we are collaborating with the University of Tennessee/ORNL group in R&D on a Compton photon polarimeter for the SLC. A prototype module will be tested in the SLAC test beam this spring. Coupled with our BABAR program this expansion enables us to maximize the use of our personnel and travel funds. In addition, it represents the only running experiment for our students.

BABAR:Research and development activities will continue in the BABAR program. We have critical path responsibilities in radiation damage studies on the CsI(Tl) crystals for the calorimeter and in the on-line and off-line software development area. In addition, we are performing studies on light transport in the crystals, investigating the use of lasers for calorimeter calibration, developing QA/QC systems for vendor and university use in crystal characterization, and investigating alternate beam pipe configurations. With additional equipment and personnel we would expand into graphics display R&D.

CMS:We are participating in the construction of a prototype hadron calorimeter module to be tested at CERN as well as a Cu/QF calorimeter which is currently being tested at SLAC, coordinating the radiation damage studies with the East Europeans and performing R&D on fiber splicing.