Status of PEP-II and BaBar

TL;DR

This paper reports on the current status and performance of the PEP-II collider and BaBar detector as of August 1999, providing updates on their operational achievements and performance levels.

Contribution

It provides an updated status report on PEP-II and BaBar, including performance metrics and operational insights as of mid-1999.

Findings

Performance levels achieved as of August 1999

Operational status of PEP-II and BaBar

Performance improvements over previous reports

Abstract

In this report, the status of the PEP-II machine and the BaBar detector are presented. Performance will be presented as of the Lepton Photon Conference (August 1999) with subsequent performance levels footnoted as appropriate.