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BaBar Finishes Test Run

THE BABAR COLLABORATION SPENT November through January commissioning the newly completeddetector. Many collaborators worked long hours fixing problems and developing the computer programs neededto operate the experiment. By the end of January, BaBar was taking cosmic ray data with all systems running.With cosmic rays coming in at 30 Hz, millions of events were accumulated in a matter of days.

A major effort has been made to check how well BaBar is functioning. The performance of all systems hasbeen evaluated, and to the relief of all concerned, it matches simulations.

The collaborators would like to thank the army of SLAC employees who made the assembly of BaBarpossible. This team will now move the detector onto the PEP-II beam line. The eagerly anticipated first beam isexpected in early May.

-W. Innes

The picture is a display of atypical event showing a singlecosmic ray muon traversing thedetector. The raw data is plottedon a cross sectional view of thedetector. The inner points arehits in the three stereo views ofdrift chamber. The circularhistogram shows the energydeposit in the Csl calorimeter.The little circles show hits in theCerenkov detector (DIRC), whichform a Cerenkov ring. There arematching hits in the outerInstrumented Flux Return, butthey are not shown since, in rawform, they would obscure the restof the picture.

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SLAC Pilot Recvclina Proiect Goes Site Wide

WHAT! MORE GREEN CONTAINERS? Perhaps youfirst saw them at the A&E, Central Laboratory andAnnex, or the Computer building, where a PilotRecycling Project funded by DOE-OAK was operatedto test new methods for collecting recyclable materials.With the success of the pilot project, SLAC is planningto achieve a 2 to 3 year payback on its investment innew recycle containers as well as provideimprovements over the old recycling program.

Under the old recycling program, employeesdeposited recyclable materials in open-top containers(20 to 50 gallons in size) located indoors in buildings ortrailers. The recycling subcontractor came into thebuildings and manually collected the materials fromthese containers. This service resulted in subcontractorlabor costs charged to SLAC.

The pilot project showed that cost savings couldbe achieved with reduced collection costs and incomeearned from the recycled materials (white ledger paper,newspaper, and mixed paper, redeemable beveragecontainers and corrugated cardboard). In order toachieve these goals, different collection techniqueswere tested. These techniques included changing thetypes of collection containers, changing the scope ofjanitorial services and recycling subcontractorcollection services, and increasing employeeparticipation. New collection containers (see picture)are typically 32- or 64-gallon in size and equipped withwheels so that they can be easily moved. They areconstructed of durable plastic so they can be unloadedmechanically into a compartmentalized truck (to keep

the recycle materials segregated).Better labeling of containers helps improve the

segregation of materials and achieve higher monetaryreturns from the recycled materials. For example, whitepaper provides a monetary return of up to 7 timeshigher than mixed paper (up to $115 per ton for whitepaper versus $15 for mixed paper depending on marketprices).

The last key factor is employee participation. Inthe pilot project, employees participated by using thenew collection containers, even though they were notalways as close by. By keeping small collection boxes intheir offices or nearby, employees reduced the frequencyof trips to the collection containers. I thank theparticipants for their patience and participation in thepilot project. Based on the lessons learned, we believeall employees can make the site-wide program a success.

Additional factors essential to the success of therecycling program are the planning andconscientiousness of the Building Managers andAdministrative Associates in developing appropriatecollection container locations for their areas. ThePurchasing Department has been essential in successfulcontract negotiations with the recycling subcontractorand making the project show a monetary return.The Facilities Department (x2207) will operate the site-wide program. If you have questions or see a need foradditional recycle containers, please discuss with yourBuilding Manager. If you have additional questions,please call Rich Cellamare at x3401.

-Rich Cellamare

About Those VendorsAnd Subcontractors

ATTENTION ALL REQUESTORS!! All our subcontracts(supplies, services, construction, whatever) haveenforcement and penalty provisions to help us get whatwe pay for. However, these contract clauses are no goodat all if you don't notify the Buyer of any problems youmight be running into. This is because only the Buyerwho is handling the contract has authority to withholdpayment or impose a monetary penalty. So, if deadlinesare missed, if an item is defective, or if the specificationshaven't been met, do not waste your time arguing ornegotiating with the subcontractor, supplier, or vendor.Instead, contact your Buyer right away!! If you don'tknow who the responsible Buyer is, call Alan Saltzberg(x3701).

And another thing: these subcontracts also statethat firearms, weapons, explosives, alcohol, contraband,and controlled substances (except prescriptionmedications) are not allowed on the site. Any violationof these prohibitions is a breach of the contract (as wellas a safety issue) and should be immediately reportedto both the Buyer and to Rick Yeager(x5333).

-Rachel Claus

Work Safe, Work SmartAn incident involving days away from work wasreported on 1/27/99, according to SharonHaynes, Worker's Compensation coordinator.There were 92 calendar days since the last incidenton 10/27/98. SLAC's record number of daysbetween claims involving days away from workremains at 150 days.

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BUYING RECYCLED ORREMANUFACTURED tonercartridges can save SLAC asmuch as $18,000 per year.Their cost is 60 to 70% ofthose sold by the originalequipment manufacturer(OEM). When remanu-factured toner cartridgeswere first introduced to themarketplace (over sevenyears ago), they had a badreputation for being

unreliable or not performing as well as the original ones.Today, office supply vendors such as Office Depot warrantremanufactured cartridges for page yield, life cycle, andoutput performance "on a par with comparable OEMcartridges." Remanufactured cartridges are refurbished tohave comparable life to the original ones. Also,remanufactured cartridges do not appear to significantlyimpact on the operation of a printer that is properlymaintained.

Although not all OEM cartridges used at SLAC haveremanufactured equivalents, many of the ones commonlyused at SLAC do (typically Hewlett Packard models). As aresult, the potential cost saving from using remanufacturedcartridges appears to be considerable. For example, in recentyears, SLAC purchased over 600 toner cartridges, with lessthan 10 percent of them being remanufactured ones. As aresult, SLAC spent as much as $51,000 for original tonercartridges versus $33,000, for remanufactured ones.

As a suggestion, if you haven't tried a recycledcartridge for a while, give one a try. While you do not haveto convert from buying all OEM to all remanufacturedcartridges, try a remanufactured cartridge and compare tosee if you can find any significant differences. You shouldkeep an OEM cartridge as a backup. If you don't find adifference, continue using remanufactured cartridges sothat we might increase their usage from less than 10 percentto 70 percent. This increase in usage can result in a costsaving of nearly $10,000.

Also, please arrange to return those laser printer tonercartridges that the office supply vendor can recycle. If theycannot take them, it may be possible to return the usedcartridges back to the manufacturer or an agent for themanufacturer, using a form that accompanies the cartridge.Save the original box and re-pack the cartridge so that it canbe properly returned to the vendor or manufacturer.

If you have any questions on using or returningremanufactured cartridges or getting rid of old ones, checkwith the vendor first. If you have questions on disposal ofcartridges or you have some recent experience you wish toshare on your use of remanufactured toner cartridges, pleasegive me a call at x3401.

-Richard Cellamare

FactinOsRegister the Next GenerationIs your daughter between the ages of 9 and16? Circle April 22 on your calendar to bringher to work on the annual Take Our DaughtersTo Work Day (boys are welcome for part ofthe program). The schedule is being plannednow; check the SLAC home pageannouncements for updates and look forflyers. Registration is limited for this event.

Safety First and ForemostBy now, all the department representativeshave been chosen to lead the annual site-wideSafety Stand Down meetings on Friday, March12. Take a few minutes to read over the focustopics (an attachment to Burton Richter's AllHands memo dated 2/18/99).

SLAC Staff Invited to Open HouseAfter you have learned about safety, howabout going to the Stanford Bookstore for the9th annual Office Products Open House, beingheld March 12 from 11 AM - 2 PM at theStanford Bookstore on campus. You can save25% on all in-stock supplies that day only.

Immerse Yourself in a Good Web SiteAll Stanford students, faculty, and staff cantake advantage of computer based training,with 250 courses to choose from. All youneed is the time and a PIN number fromCampus. PIN numbers can be obtained bycalling 725-8181. Check out the InformationTechnology Systems & Services (ITSS) website at www.stanford.edu/group/itss-customer/ip/cbt for more information.

The Saga of Sand Hill Road ConstructionThe first major activity in the Sand Hill Roadproject will be the construction of a newparking structure at the Shopping Center,adjacent to Quarry Road, which began inFebruary. There may be some short delays onSand Hill Road, but they are expected to beminimal during this phase. Of course, this isall subject to change depending on anyroadblocks that may pop up. Constructionupdates are posted at http: / /www. stanford. edu/dept/SMC or you canphone Project Infoline at 926-0240.

The Interaction Point© 1999, is published by Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Editor-in-chief, P.A. Moore; Production Editor, Vickee Flynn. Deadline forarticles is the first of every month. Items are published on a space-available basis and are subject to edit. Submissions may be sent electronically totip@slac.stanford.edu or by SLAC ID mail to TIP, MS 20. Phone 926-4208. 3

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and Japan's High Energy Accelerator ResearchOrganization-KEK-signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU) to work collaborativelyon R&D for a next-generation normal-conductinglinear collider. Both laboratories, together withtheir own national collaborators, had madesignificant progress in working toward apreconceptual design, and important progresshad been made in developing commonunderstanding of collider physics andtechnologies. (Note: See International LinearCollider Technical Review Committee Web SiteURL: http://www.slac.stanford.edu/

xorg/ilc-trc/ilc-trchome.html. The

complete ILC-TRC report and updates to it are Pictured: (l-r) Paul Emma, Nan Phinney, Kathy Thompson

available there.) Additionally, the national and (back), Olivier Napoly, and David Burke.

international particle physics communities,through reports from such organizations as theJapanese High Energy Physics Advisory Panel,the U.S. DOE's High Energy Physics AdvisoryPanpo (which recommended "...that Stanford

Linear Accelerator Center continue research anddevelopment with Japan's National Laboratoryfor High Energy Physics [now High EnergyAccelerator Research Organization] toward acommon design for an electron-positron linearcollider,") and the International Committee onFuture Accelerators, ICFA, urged a commonapproach and development of a collider thatwould be about 10 times bigger than the SLC inboth physical size and in energy. Working

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together to solve basic technical problems seems NLC Project Leader David Burke was surprised during

to lead naturally in that direction, while the the socializing with a cake celebrating his 50th birthday.nature of future possible collaboration for anadvanced design stage still needs to beaddressed.

How was this approach to collaborativeRnT- ton ho imnlopmntpd? Althoup-h KEK and

SLAC personnel had much informalcollaboration over the past 15 years, whichhelped to smooth out the formal collaboration'sstart-up, more formal structure had to bedesigned. Working or study groups wereestablished in a number of technical areas wherethere were particular challenges, and one groupwas established to optimize the machine physicsparameters. These groups, collectively, are calledthe International Study Groups or ISG, and theyhave met semiannually since the implementationof the MOU. Meetings to plan the ISG meetingagendas precede the ISG meetings, and arethemselves opportunities for significant work.The ISG meetings alternate in location betweenQT AC' and KIEK with the first meetinp held at

L) - " ,I L, LI. -. IPictured: (l-r) Kaoru Yokoya, Eleanor Mitchell, MitsuSLAC in January 1998 and the second meeting Akemoto, Seishi Taked, nd Cly Corvin.

held in July 1998 at KEK.

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ISG-3 MeetingHowever, forming study groups was merely

the beginning. Then the process began with the firstISG meeting of learning to work together, to defineand share responsibilities, to learn about culturaldifferences and to work with these in productiveways, to develop trust in each other's abilities andworking tools, in order to move forward. This processwasn't always easy; personal relationships had to beestablished before solid, useful work could beaccomplished.

By this third ISG meeting, held at SLAC January25-28, 1999, what was obvious was that thiscollaboration is successful. Friendships have formedamong the scientists and engineers of the twolaboratories, work plans have been proposed andmet, and the spirit of camaraderie and collegiality isstrong, and certainly evident to any new observer.The technical meetings were arranged with anopening session at which all participating groupspresented their agendas for the week. A briefmorning "base-touching" meeting was held eachday for all delegates together, but the hard workwas done by each study group workingindependently where they reviewed and analyzedthe work accomplished to date and assessed theproblems still in need of solution. Occasionallywhen interface areas were of concern, or wholemachine parameters were to be discussed, two ormore groups held a joint session. The pre-sessioncontinental breakfasts each morning also providedan informal time to visit and discuss each day'splans.

By the final day of ISG-3 each group was ableto present a summary of its discussions and a planfor the next six-month work period. Some groupsalso presented tentative outlines for theircontributions to a comprehensive report on the twoyears of collaboration that will be prepared at theend of this year. However, be assured that with e-mail and telephone contact, interactions amonggroup members will remain strong until the time ofthe agenda-setting meeting in May and the next ISGmeeting in Japan in July.

While much hard work is done during thesemeetings, there is also time for visiting together,reinforcing friendships, and socializing. Theaccompanying photographs show the ISG-3delegates at a much-welcomed respite from theirformal meeting activities where discussions continuein a more relaxed and informal atmosphere. This,too, fosters communication and collegiality. Insummary, the ISG-3 meeting is proof thatcollaboration has benefits far greater than thescientific and technical achievements initiallyenvisioned.

-Albe Larsen

Pictured: (l-r) Nobutera Hitomi, Robbin Nixon, and Karlvan Bibber.

A dragon was the featured centerpiece for thefestivities.

Pictured: (l-r) Toshiyasu Higo, Juwen Wang, and RogerMiller.

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The B-Factory And The SSC:An Unlikely Pair

THE B-FACTORY STARTED in 1994, the year after theSuperconducting Supercollider was axed by Congress. Nota propitious time, one might say. "There's no question thatthe DOE learned lessons from the demise of the SSC," saidB-Factory project leader Jonathan Dorfan. Four years anda bit later, what conclusions can be drawn about why oneproject failed with $2 billion already invested, and anothersucceeded?

Foremost is the consideration that the SSC demise wasnot about science, but about politics and budgets. WhenCongress axed the SSC, they cited excessive cost andmismanagement. Coming in on time and on budget at $177million, the B-Factory proved that with the cooperation ofCongress, the DOE and the three labs involved (SLAC,Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and Lawrence LivermoreNational Lab), a big science project could be accomplishedsuccessfully. The Congressional role in the success of theB-Factory is not to be underestimated. Once OMB outlinedthe funding profile, Congress did not deviate and the $177million was allocated as promised. The message here isthat a realistic budget profile is critical to the success of aproject.

The happy ending for the B-Factory construction comesabout because of specific changes in management ofmultilab projects. One such change was the designation ofa leading lab, which could work synchronously with others.While easy to say, it is a fact that labs have different stylesand cultures, so the leading lab must be able to acknowledgethe similarities and work with the differences. In the caseof the B-Factory, an important management step was theappointment of an individual at each lab who reporteddirectly to his Lab Director on issues involving the B-Factory. Reporting to the top helped expedite the allocationof resources and prompt decisions.

Another management change that came out of the SSCand was instrumental in the success of the B-Factory wasthe development of a conflict resolution process, evenbefore any conflicts occurred. Having this type of agreementahead of time gave the process credibility. Acommunications process, set up in the early stages of theproject, was critical to cooperation among the variousentities, including DOE. When times got tough due todelays in construction, and decisions had to be made,having the process in place meant a quicker turnaround ondecisions.

Lastly, the SSC cost overruns showed the need forpowerful financial tracking systems that could monitorexpenses in real time. The consistent funding plan approvedby Congress and the prudent management of those fundshas led to a political plus for the DOE, a project on time andon budget. Now it remains to be seen if the lessons learnedfrom the SSC and the management model developed for theB-Factory will be put to use in future big science projectssuch as the Spallation Neutron Source and the Next LinearCollider.

SLAC's Web Of SafetyI RECENTLY HEARD FROM a supervisorwho was hesitant to post a flyer withOperating Safety Committee (OSC) divisionrepresentative names in his building. He wasconcerned that this would "short circuit" thegood communication system that hisdepartment management had set up, whichencouraged the workers to bring any safetyconcerns to their supervisor or ultimately thedepartment head, if necessary.

Please rest assured that the existence ofthe OSC in no way suggests that workersshould stop discussing safety concerns withtheir fellow workers, supervisor, safetycoordinator, or an ES&H Division subject-matter expert (called out in the ES&HResource List). In addition, everyone shouldrecognize that there are valuable safetyresources readily at hand through the ES&HManual, Bulletins, and Updates. Also, theMedical Department is SLAC's home base foroccupational health concerns. One of theIntegrated Safety Management System (ISMS)Verification Team's "Opportunities forImprovement" noted that SLAC should"Develop policy and a formal mechanism forarticulating management expectations foractive feedback and interaction withemployees regarding ES&H, beyond theSafety & Environment Discussion process."

SLAC's response recognized that "thishas been done through the Operating SafetyCommittee...each division has established acommunication mechanism through its OSCmembers." So remind yourselves of the manyavenues open to you at SLAC for expressinghazard concerns or investigating safer andhealthier ways to perform your jobs. The OSCis just one strong strand in a web of safetysupport which surrounds each one of us.

-Janice V. Dabney

Bookstore Spring SaleIF YOU HAVE BEEN procrastinating aboutpurchasing items with SLAC artwork, youhave another chance. SLAC staff will receivea 20% discount as well as free delivery (toSLAC) for orders placed via the websitebetween March 1 - 6. Don't hesitate! Checkout the web address at www.bookstore. stanford. edu. Orders willbe

delivered to SLAC for pickup on Friday,March 19th, in the Breezeway.

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Ten Year Service AwardsON JANUARY 25, EMPLOYEES WHO completed ten years of service at SLAC were honored at an awardsceremony in the cafeteria. SLAC Director Burton Richter handed out 10-year Stanford pins as well as engravedwatches to the honorees. The 58 honorees were: Alonzo Baker; Mer Baldoza; George Barillas; Scott Beebe; RamonBerger; William Burgess; Andrea Chan; Ed Clay; Phil Cutino; Scott DeBarger; Lance Dixon; Paul Emma; DavidEngesser; Ali Farvid; Chris Foundoulis; Allan Freese; Mark Freytag; Ben Goodman; Wanda Gorecki; LindaHendrickson; Frank Hoang; John (Rusty) Humphrey; Greg Johnson; James Kang; David Kharakh; Terri Lahey;Wesley Leonard; Tim Lienhart; Jim Logan; Lee Lyon; Linda Malmstrom; Helmut Marsiske; Matt McCulloch; NoelMcMahon; David Millsom; Son Nguyen; Robbin Nixon; Heinz-Dieter Nuhn; Larry Peckler; Joseph Perl; LongQuach; Kathleen Ratcliffe; Mary Regan; Michael Riordan; Mike Robertson; Julie Rogers; Mike Rogers; Jim Sebek;Larry Sherman; Howard Smith; Steve Smith; George Sopar; Cherrill Spencer; Pete Thunen; Anthony Tiscareno;Cordell H. Wilson; Mike Woods; and Tracy Yott.

rLcturea: (t-r) BernteLighthouse and Alonzo Baker.

(Photos courtesy of John Beach)

Pictured: (l-r) Burt Richter and Wanda Gorecki. Pictured: (l-r) Phil Cutino and Jim Logan.

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Web Policy and Support

Do you use the web? Do you create web pages? If so, you should take a look at SLAC's Web Policy and Support

page locatedat htt: /www.slac .s anforddU C s ac /WW/ support. html. This page provides links

to web:.Policilesn - .

* User Resources'* Author Resources I

* Support Coordinators (WSCs)*Committees

The web policies you sould be aware of are liked-to under the Policies section of this page. The User

Resources include, primarily, browser support on various comptuting platforms. The Author Resources

include^ aformforrequestingwebspacethrough ourWeb SupportCoordinator(WSC), and many links tom o re i nf o ^n ::W t~

more information about AFS and Unix, colors, converters, design, editors, filetransfer, FrontPage, graphic

managementJavaScript sources, on-inetraining nd tutorials, site management, SLAC-specific resources,

and validation. These link arecheckedand new linksare added frequently (look for the"new" graphic) . If

you have a great source of information oud like to share, send the URL to me and I'll add it to the page.

Under the Web Support Coordinator category you can find out about the role of the WSC and who is the

assigned WSC is for your group. Finally, if you want to know how the web is managed and who handles the

technical questions, check out the Web Committees section of the page..'' I-.-l'-: ^ I- : *~ -: ,~ i~ : ~ ,:-Ruth M cDunn

Ham Operators At Your ServiceTHE SAN JOSE MERCURYNEWS recently ran a storyon Dick Collins, whoretired from SLAC inJanuary, 1991 afterworking in the KlystronDepartment maintainingthe 5045 LINAC Klystronsand their XK5predecessors. He wasconsidered a very skilledsupervisor, alwaystreating people with

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Bradley, Patricia, P/C Elect. Support, 1/31/99Johnson, Ralph, CD, 2/28/99Malmstrom, Linda, BSD Purchasing, 1/31/99

DECEASEDKendall, Henry, Physicist, Nobel Prize Winner,2/15/99

Do you have a milestone you would like published in

TIP? Email tip@slac.stanford.edu to have it included.

Dick Collins organized the respect and extolling their contributions.

South County Amateur Radio Collins was a member and past president of SLAC's Ham Radio Club. He

Emergency Service and, up became interested in ham radios in 1952 and spent most of his spare time on his ham

until last month, was its only radio hobby for the past 44 years. During this time he aided police and fire

president. departments in southern San Mateo county, setting up alternative emergency radio

services whenever and wherever required. Collins was recently honored in the San

Carlos City Hall council chambers for his four decades of public service. He organized the South (San Mateo)

County Amateur Radio Emergency Service in 1977, and served as its president up to the time of retiring to move

to Oregon.Keeping up with this fine tradition of public service, SLAC has had a Ham Radio Operators club for over

thirty years. There are currently 10 active members according to David Price, President of the club. The ham

operators are in the SLAC Emergency Plan, and are trained to provide routine health and welfare messages for

SLAC family members. For example, if there is an emergency, SLAC's logistics group calls telecommunications

who locates a ham operator to be ready to send out messages

If you are interested in learning more about the SLAC Ham Radio Club, contact David at x4090. You must

have be licensed in order to operate ham radio equipment; David can give you information on obtaining a ham

radio operator's license.

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