Workshop on Cosmic Particles

chaired by Norman McCubbin (CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
from to (Europe/Zurich)
at The Cosener's House
Abingdon Oxfordshire
Description
Sponsored by CCLRC Centre for Fundamental Physics*-
Go to day
  • Friday, 18 February 2005
    • 10:00 - 10:05 Coffee
    • 10:05 - 10:10 Overview talks
    • 10:10 - 10:15 Chair: Prof Norman McCubbin (RAL)
    • 10:15 - 11:15 Overview Talk on Cosmic Rays 1h0'
      Parts 1, 2 and 3
      Speaker: Dr. J Knapp (University of Leeds)
      Material: Slides pdf filedown arrow
    • 11:15 - 11:55 What's new in High Energy Gamma Rays 40'
      Speaker: Dr. P Chadwick (University of Durham)
      Material: Talk powerpoint file pdf file
    • 11:55 - 12:15 What will we learn (soon) about gamma Ray Bursts 20'
      Speaker: Prof. M Ward (University of Durham)
      Material: Talk powerpoint file pdf file
    • 12:15 - 13:30 Lunch
    • 13:30 - 13:45 Chair: Prof Nigel Smith (RAL)
    • 13:45 - 14:45 Overview talk on Dark Matter 1h0'
      Speaker: Timothy Sumner (Imperial College London)
      Material: Talk pdf file
    • 14:45 - 15:30 Neutrino astronomy today 45'
      Speaker: Dr. D Waters (University College London)
      Material: Talk pdf file
    • 16:00 - 16:20 Tea
    • 16:20 - 17:05 FLASH: A Laboratory calibration for high-energy cosmic-ray experiments 45'
      Speaker: Prof. P Sokolsky (University of Utah)
      Material: Talk pdf file
    • 17:05 - 17:20 End of Session
  • Saturday, 19 February 2005
    • 09:00 - 09:05 Hadronic Physics Session 5'
    • 09:05 - 09:10 Chair: Prof Norman McCubbin (RAL)
    • 09:15 - 10:00 Neutrino production in the atmosphere and accelerator hadron-yield measurements 45'
      Speaker: Dr. G Barr (University of Oxford)
      Material: Talk powerpoint file pdf file
    • 10:00 - 10:45 Hadronic diffraction and cosmic-ray showers 45'
      Speaker: Dr. M.G. Albrow (FNAL)
      Material: Talk powerpoint file pdf file
    • 10:45 - 11:05 Coffee
    • 11:05 - 11:50 Modelling of hadronic showers 45'
      Speaker: Dr. R Engel (Karlsruhe)
      Material: Talk pdf file
    • 11:50 - 13:30 Lunch
    • 13:30 - 13:45 Chair: Prof R Bingham (RAL)
    • 13:45 - 14:30 Mechanisms of Cosmic Ray Acceleration 45'
      Speaker: Prof. T Bell (Imperial College)
      Material: Talk powerpoint file pdf file
    • 14:30 - 15:15 What can we learn about CR acceleration from observation? 45'
      Speaker: Prof. L Drury (University of Dublin)
      Material: Talk pdf file
    • 15:15 - 15:35 Tea
    • 15:35 - 16:20 Attempting to explain the cosmic-ray spectrum 45'
      Speaker: Prof. A.M. Hillas (University of Leeds)
      Material: Talk pdf file
    • 16:20 - 16:55 Dark Matter and Ultra-High energy Cosmic Rays 35'
      Speaker: Dr. S Sarkar (University of Oxford)
      Material: Talk powerpoint file pdf file
    • 16:55 - 17:10 End of session
  • Sunday, 20 February 2005
    • 08:45 - 08:55 Future Projects and Possible UK Involvement
    • 08:55 - 09:00 Chair: Alan Watson (Leeds)
    • 09:00 - 09:10 Scene-setting - PPARC Science Committee 10'
      Speaker: Prof. M Ward (University of Durham)
    • 09:10 - 09:55 Prospect for Auger 45'
      Speaker: Prof. J Bluemer (Karlsruhe)
      Material: Talk pdf file
    • 09:55 - 10:40 Proepects for neutrino astronomy 45'
      Speaker: Dr. L Thompson (University of Sheffield)
      Material: Talk powerpoint file pdf file
    • 10:40 - 11:00 Coffee
    • 11:00 - 11:45 Future of gamma ray astronomy and perspectives for the UK 45'
      Speaker: Dr. J Rose (University of Leeds)
      Material: Talk pdf file
    • 11:45 - 12:30 Furture prospects for large-scale and directional Dark Matter detectors 45'
      Speaker: Prof. N Spooner (University of Sheffield)
      Material: Talk powerpoint file pdf file
    • 12:30 - 13:45 Lunch
    • 13:45 - 14:00 End of session