2nd Joint ILIAS-CAST-CERN axion Training Workshop 2006

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at University of Patras ( Conference Center )
University of Patras Rio, 26500 Patras Greece
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  • Thursday, 18 May 2006
    • 09:00 - 13:20 Thursday morning session
    • 09:00 - 09:10 Welcome 10'
      Vassilis Anastassopoulos 
      Head of the Physics Department, 
      University of Patras
    • 09:10 - 09:20 Introduction 10'
      Konstantin Zioutas                                                   
      University of Patras
      zioutas@physics.upatras.gr
      Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 09:20 - 10:40 Ultra-Cold Neutrons (UCN) and Searches for an Electric Dipole Moment (EDM) 1h20'
      Peter Geltenbort                                                    
      ILL / Grenoble
      geltenbort@ill.fr
      Material: Paper word file pdf file
    • 10:40 - 11:00 Cafe break
    • 11:00 - 12:00 The Search for Axion dark matter 1h0'
      Pierre Sikivie 
      University of Florida & CERN
      sikivie@phys.ufl.edu
      Material: Abstract
    • 12:00 - 13:20 Selected Topics in Experimental Searches for Axions 1h20'
      Frank Avignone III                                                  
      University South Carolina
      avignone@physics.sc.edu
    • 13:20 - 14:50 Lunch break
    • 14:50 - 19:25 Thursday afternoon session
    • 14:50 - 15:30 Exotic Axion Cosmologies 40'
      Kathryn Zurek 
      University of Washington Association
      zurkat@u.washington.edu
      Material: Abstract
    • 15:30 - 16:10 MicroMEGAS for Axion Detection 40'
      Ioannis Giomataris                                                  
      Saclay
      ioa@hep.saclay.cea.fr
    • 16:10 - 16:55 Probing the quantum vacuum with polarized light: a low energy photon-photon collider at PVLAS 45'
      Giovanni Cantatore 
      University & INFN / Trieste 
      giovanni.cantatore@ts.infn.it
      Material: Abstact Slides pdf file
    • 16:55 - 17:10 Cafe break
    • 17:10 - 17:40 Laser-based Experiments using LHC Superconducting Dipoles for Axion Search at CERN 30'
      Pierre Pugnat                                                      
      CERN
      Pierre.Pugnat@cern.ch
      Material: Abstact Slides pdf file
    • 17:40 - 18:00 Laboratory and Astrophysical Tests of Vacuum Magnetism: the BMV Project 20'
      Carlo Rizzo                                                          
      Université Paul Sabatier / Toulouse
      carlo.rizzo@irsamc.ups-tlse.fr
      Material: Abstract Slides pdf file
    • 18:00 - 18:25 Manipulating the Polarization of Laser-beams by an External Magnetic Field 25'
      Yannis Semertzidis 
      BNL
      yannis@bnl.gov
      Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 18:25 - 18:45 CAST Phase I 20'
      Julia Vogel                                                         
      Universität  Freiburg
      vogel@axfr01.physik.uni-freiburg.de
      Material: Abstract Slides pdf file
    • 18:45 - 18:55 Coherent scattering of Axions 10'
      E.A.Paschos 
      University of Dortmund 
      email:paschos@physik.uni-dortmund.de
      Material: Abstract
    • 18:55 - 19:05 Scalar Particles in Cosmology 10'
      Metin Arık
      Boğaziçi University
      metin.arik@boun.edu.tr
      Material: Abstract Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 19:05 - 19:25 High Energy Axion Detection and the CAST Calorimeter 20'
      David Miller 
      University of Chicago
      David.W.Miller@cern.ch
      Material: Abstract Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 19:25 - 19:26 End of the first day
  • Friday, 19 May 2006
    • 09:00 - 14:20 Friday morning session
    • 09:00 - 10:30 Axion physics: what is new ? 1h30'
      Eduard Massó 
      Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
      masso@ifae.es
      Material: Abstract Slides pdf file
    • 10:30 - 11:30 The Need For Purely Laboratory-Based Axion-Like Particle Searches 1h0'
      Andreas Ringwald
      DESY
      andreas.ringwald@desy.de
      Material: Slides pdf file
    • 11:30 - 11:50 Cafe break
    • 11:50 - 13:20 Multilayer optics for EUV/X-ray solar physics 1h30'
      Regina Soufli                                                      
      LLNL
      regina.soufli@llnl.gov
      Material: Abstract
    • 13:20 - 14:20 Axions in Extra Dimensions 1h0'
      Emilian Dudas 
      Ecole Polytechnique & CERN
      dudas@cpht.polytechnique.fr
    • 14:20 - 15:50 Lunch break
    • 15:50 - 19:25 Friday afternoon session
    • 15:50 - 16:20 Probing the Existence of Axions with the Polarization of Objects at Cosmological Distances 30'
      Damien Hutsemekers                                                   
      Institut d'Astrophysique, Université de Liège  
      hutsemekers@astro.ulg.ac.be
      Material: Abstract Slides pdf file
    • 16:20 - 16:40 Coherence Effects in Axion-to-Photon Oscillations 20'
      Yannis Semertzidis 
      BNL
      yannis@bnl.gov
      Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 16:40 - 17:00 LIPSS (LIght Pseudoscalar Particle Search): Plans and Status 20'
      Keith Baker                                                         
      Hampton University & Jefferson Laboratory
      baker@jlab.org
      Material: Slides pdf file
    • 17:00 - 17:20 Cafe break
    • 17:20 - 17:40 Potential for KK-Axion Detection with DRIFT 20'
      Eirini Tziaferi
      University of Sheffield
      E.Tziaferi@sheffield.ac.uk
      Material: Abstract Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 17:40 - 18:25 Spaceborne X-ray Observations of the Sun and Sky Background:Analysis of Data from the X-ray Solar Monitor onboard SMART-1 45'
      Juhani Huovelin 
      Observatory, University of Helsinki
      juhani.huovelin@helsinki.fi
      Material: Abstract Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 18:25 - 18:55 Signatures of ~axions in Astrophysical Observations 30'
      Konstantin Zioutas 
      University of Patras 
      zioutas@physics.upatras.gr
      Material: Abstract Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 18:55 - 19:15 Astroparticle Physics showing the way for Open Access publishing of Data and Literature 20'
      Jens Vigen
      CERN
      Jens.vigen@cern.ch
      Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 19:15 - 19:25 Conclusions 10'
      Konstantin Zioutas 
      University of Patras
      zioutas@physics.upatras.gr
      Material: Slides powerpoint file pdf file
    • 19:25 - 19:26 End of Workshop
    • 19:27 - 19:28 Diner