7th RD51 Collaboration Meeting

from Wednesday, April 13, 2011 (9:00 AM) to Friday, April 15, 2011 (4:00 PM)
CERN

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
Apr 13, 2011
Apr 14, 2011
Apr 15, 2011
AM
9:00 AM
Plenary session -Dr Maxim TITOV (CEA Saclay) Leszek Ropelewski (CERN) Dr Maksym Titov (IRFU-cea - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay) maxim titov (until 12:00 PM) (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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9:00 AM Welcome and RD51 Collaboration News - Dr Maksym Titov (IRFU-cea - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay) maxim titov Dr Maxim TITOV (CEA Saclay) Leszek Ropelewski (CERN)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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9:30 AM MPGDs in future upgrades at RHIC - Dr Craig Woody (Brookhaven National Lab)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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10:00 AM Challenges in Medical Imaging and recent technological developments - Paul Lecoq (CERN)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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10:45 AM --- Coffee break ---
11:15 AM Presentation of the firm Prisma - Konstantina Mermikli   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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11:30 AM Presentation of the firm ELMA/Powerbridge - Friedrich Fix Thomas Holzapfel   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
9:00 AM
WG2 - Physics issues & characterization - Harry Van Der Graaf (NIKHEF) Maximilien Chefdeville (LAPP, Annecy) (until 12:00 PM) (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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9:00 AM Overview of NIKHEF activities - Frederik Hartjes (NIKHEF)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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9:20 AM Status of GEM DHCAL - Andy White (UTA, Arlington)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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9:40 AM Low X-ray background measurements at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory - Javier Galan (CEA/Irfu)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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10:00 AM Status of the construction of the 250L double phase LEM-TPC - Filippo Resnati (Institut fuer Teilchenphysik-Eidgenossische Tech. Hochschule Zue)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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10:20 AM --- Cofee break ---
10:40 AM THCOBRA for Ion Back Flow Reduction in THGEM based photosensors - Fábio Pereira   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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11:00 AM Electroluminescence yields in MicroMegas, THGEM and GEM - Hugo Natal da Luz (University of Coimbra)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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11:20 AM Characterization of the electrical response of Micromegas detectors to spark processes - Javier Galan (CEA/Irfu)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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11:40 AM Performance of a resistive Micromegas in a neutron beam - Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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9:00 AM
WG7 - Test beam - Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens) (until 11:00 AM) (354/1-001)
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9:00 AM Test Beam 2011 - Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens)   (354/1-001)
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9:10 AM Report onthe 2010 test beam of the Micromegas m2 prototype - espar Espargiliere (LAPP-Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules ()   (354/1-001)
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9:30 AM Totem Plans - Eraldo Oliveri (Universita' Degli Studi di Siena-INFN, Sezione di Pisa-Unknown)   (354/1-001)
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9:45 AM Test Beam plans with THGEM+KPiX9 - João Veloso   (354/1-001)
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10:00 AM Test Beam plans of JLab GEM Tracker - Evaristo Cisbani (INFN Rome Gruppo Sanità)   (354/1-001)
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10:15 AM Test Beam Plans CMS GEM upgrade - Stefano Colafranceschi (Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (LNF) - Istituto Nazionale Fisi)   (354/1-001)
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10:30 AM Test Beam plans "Demokritos-Saclay" TPC - Georgios Fanourakis (National Center for Scientific Research "Demokritos" (NRCPS))   (354/1-001)
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10:45 AM Trieste test beam plans   (354/1-001)
11:00 AM
WG5 - Electronics - Hans Muller (CERN) Dr Jochen Kaminski (Universität Bonn) (until 12:00 PM) (354/1-001)
11:00 AM Test of readout plane production of the Inner Tracker in KLOE - antonio.ranieri@ba.infn.it   (354/1-001)
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11:10 AM Status of the Nikhef miniHV Unit - Frederik Hartjes (NIKHEF)   (354/1-001)
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11:25 AM Signal processing requirements for the Muon Phase 1 Upgrade - Venetios Polychronakos (Department of Physics)   (354/1-001)
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9:00 AM
Plenary session & summary talks -Dr Maxim TITOV (CEA Saclay) maxim titov Leszek Ropelewski (CERN) Dr Maksym Titov (IRFU-cea - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay) (until 1:20 PM) (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
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9:00 AM Collaboration Board news - Silvia Dalla Torre (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN))   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
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9:20 AM MPGD2011 conference in Japan - Dr Atsuhiko Ochi (Kobe University)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
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9:40 AM Summary of the WG1 sessions - Serge Duarte Pinto (CERN) Paul Colas (IRFU-cea - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay) Paul Colas (CEA/Irfu)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
10:10 AM Summary of the WG2 session - Maximilien Chefdeville Harry Van Der Graaf (NIKHEF)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
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10:30 AM --- Coffee break ---
11:00 AM Summary of the WG4 session - Rob et al. Veenhof (University of Wisconsin)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
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11:30 AM Summary of the WG5 session - Dr Jochen Kaminski (Universität Bonn) Hans Muller (CERN)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
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12:00 PM Summary of the WG6 session - Hans Taureg (CERN, Geneva) Rui De Oliveira (CERN)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
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12:30 PM Summary of the WG7 session - Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens)   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
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1:00 PM Concluding remarks   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
PM
12:00 PM --- Lunch ---
1:30 PM
WG1-satellite-session: Resistive Coatings - Paul Colas (CEA/Irfu) Serge Duarte Pinto (CERN) Paul Colas (IRFU-cea - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay) (until 3:10 PM) (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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1:30 PM Experience with resistive coatings in Lyon - Imad Laktineh (IPN Lyon)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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1:50 PM Experience with resistive coatings at Saclay - Paul COLAS (CEA)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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2:10 PM Experience with resistive coatings at CERN - Rui De Oliveira (CERN)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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2:30 PM Experience with resistive coatings in Argonne - Jose Repond (Argonne National Laboratory)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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1:30 PM
WG4 - Simulation & software - Rob (IST/CFIF) Alain Bellerive (Carleton University) Rob Veenhof (University of Wisconsin) (until 5:00 PM) (354/1-001)
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2:00 PM First simulation approach for Ar electroluminescence in the NIR region - João Veloso   (354/1-001)
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2:30 PM Xe cross section update - Ozkan Sahin   (354/1-001)
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2:40 PM Penning transfer and Associative ionisation in Xe mixtires - Ozkan Sahin   (354/1-001)
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3:00 PM Garfield++ Status Update - Heinrich Schindler   (354/1-001)
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3:30 PM --- coffee break ---
4:00 PM Elastic cross section of noble gases, LXcat - Rob Veenhof   (354/1-001)
4:15 PM Micromegas transparency - neBEM and dipole effect - Purba Bhattacharya   (354/1-001)
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4:30 PM Cargo scanning - Compton detection of gammas - Rob Veenhof   (354/1-001)
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3:10 PM --- Coffee break ---
3:30 PM
WG6 - Production - Hans Taureg (CERN, Geneva) Ioanis Giomataris (Centre d'Etudes de Saclay (CEA-Saclay)) Rui De Oliveira (CERN) (until 5:00 PM) (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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3:30 PM Status of the CERN TE workshop - Rui de Oliveira   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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4:00 PM Discussion on strategy for MPGD industrialization - Hans Taureg (CERN, Geneva)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
5:00 PM
Plenary - Sergio Bertolucci: The Future LHC program and detector R&D at CERN (until 6:00 PM) (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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5:00 PM The Future LHC Program and Detector R&D at CERN - Sergio Bertolucci (CERN)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
12:00 PM --- Lunch ---
1:30 PM
WG1 - Technology & new structures - Serge Duarte Pinto (CERN) Paul Colas (IRFU-cea - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay) Paul Colas (CEA/Irfu) (until 6:00 PM) (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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1:30 PM Update on the CMS GEM project - Archana Sharma (CERN) Andrey Marinov (Gent University, Belgium) Stefano Colafranceschi (Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (LNF) - Istituto Nazionale Fisi)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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1:50 PM MAMMA update - Joerg Wotschack (CERN) Mr Marco Villa (CERN) Venetios Polychronakos (Department of Physics)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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2:10 PM Progress in developing a spark-protective MSGC with resistive electrodes - Vladimir Peskov   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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2:30 PM R&D toward THGEM-based photon detectors, an update - Dalla Torre, S. (INFN Trieste)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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2:50 PM Laser drilling of a copper mesh - Vincenzo Berardi (Bari)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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3:10 PM --- Coffee break ---
3:30 PM The Technology Transfer Network for Particle Physics: Status on the MPGD Pilot Offer - Hartmut Hillemanns (CERN)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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3:50 PM GEM-based TPC for the Super-FRS @ FAIR - Francisco Garcia Garcia Fuentes (Helsinki Institute of Physics HIP)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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4:10 PM Development of GEM detectors for CBM @ FAIR - Uli Frankenfeld (Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung mbH (GSI))   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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4:30 PM GEM DHCAL 33cmx100cm Qualification and Plans - Nam Tran (University of Texas at Arlington)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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4:50 PM GEM beam monitors - Gabriele Croci (CERN and University of Siena, Siena, Italy)   (6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin)
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1:30 PM
WG5 - Electronics - Hans Muller (CERN) Dr Jochen Kaminski (Universität Bonn) (until 6:00 PM) (354/1-001)
1:30 PM Status of APV based electronics for JLab tracker - Paolo Musico (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN))   (354/1-001)
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1:45 PM Some results with SRS readout and DAQ tests with THGEM - Hugo Natal da Luz (University of Coimbra)   (354/1-001)
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2:05 PM First experience with small system SRS characterization - Francisco Garcia Garcia Fuentes (Helsinki Institute of Physics HIP)   (354/1-001)
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2:25 PM Status and plans of SRS readout electronics for NEXT TPC - Jose F. Toledo Alarcon (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia)   (354/1-001)
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2:45 PM Status of SRS readout electronics for resistive strip Micromegas - Marcin Z Drozdowa Byszewski (Conseil Europeen Recherche Nucl. (CERN))   (354/1-001)
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3:05 PM Status of the medium-sized SRS readout electronics with DATE and AMORE for Muon Tomography using GEMs - Kondo GNANVO (Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fl, USA)   (354/1-001)
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3:25 PM --- Coffee break ---
3:40 PM Data reduction and feature extraction firmware for SRS - Alberto Aloisio (Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche)   (354/1-001)
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4:00 PM Status of the Timepix readout - Michael Lupberger (University of Bonn)   (354/1-001)
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4:15 PM Status of the Labview readout of APV hybrid via SRS - Riccardo De Asmundis (Univ. + INFN)   (354/1-001)
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4:30 PM Status of the Scalable Detector Control (SDC) - George Iakovidis (Physics Department-National Technical Univ. of Athens-Unknown)   (354/1-001)
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4:45 PM CMS Upgrade and synergy with RD51 - Paul Aspell (CERN)   (354/1-001)
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5:00 PM Status of SRS/SDC hardware and firmware, SRS demo - Sorin Martoiu (CERN)   (354/1-001)
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5:25 PM SRS systems: where will/should we go from here - Hans Muller (CERN)   (354/1-001)
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5:45 PM AOB & Discussions   (354/1-001)
8:00 PM --- Collaboration Dinner ---