10th BGC Collaboration Meeting at CERN

12 Dec 2023, 09:00 → 13 Dec 2023, 12:00 Europe/Zurich

774/1-079 (CERN)

The aims of the meeting are to:

• Agree on strategy, manpower and publications for 2024
• Sum up the scientific advancements of 2023 on the BGC installed in the LHC, EBTS and simulations
• Define the machine and location of the BGC V4
• Discuss the operation and tests of the BGC in 2024 and beyond

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Previous collaboration meetings:

• May 2023 CERN https://indico.cern.ch/event/1281084/
• March 2022, CERN
• December 2020, Online
• March 2020, Online
• June 2019, Cockroft Institute
• November 2018, CERN
• March 2018, GSI
• June 2017, Cockcroft Institute
• October 2016, CERN

 

Tuesday 12 December

09:00 → 09:05 Welcome to CERN (10min)

Speaker: Thibaut Lefevre (CERN)

Intro_BGC_dec2023.pdf

Intro_BGC_dec2023.pptx

09:05 → 09:20 Summary and actions from last meeting and objectives of the workshop (15min)

a) Review actions from CERN collaboration meeting May 2023
b) Milestones for the project at CERN
c) Summary of future goals for the collaboration

Speaker: Raymond Veness (CERN)

BGC Collaboration meeting review and goals.pdf

BGC Collaboration meeting review and goals.pptx

09:20 → 09:40 Cockcroft collaboration (15min)

a) Status of the collaboration
b) LivUni/CI Manpower situation and plans, financial situation, main milestones
c) Foreseen scientific publications for 2024

Speaker: Carsten Peter Welsch (Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool)

Gas Jet 2023_12.pdf

09:40 → 10:40 Summary of know-how gained in 2023 at Cockcroft, GSI and CERN (part 1) (45min + 15min)

Speakers: Dr - Sameed (CERN), Dr Hao Zhang (University of Liverpool/Cockcroft Institute), Oliver Stringer (University of Liverpool (GB)), Ondrej Sedlacek (University of Liverpool (UK))

10:40 → 11:05 ☕ Coffee Break ☕

11:05 → 12:25 Summary of know-how gained in 2023 at Cockcroft, GSI and CERN (part 2) (80 min)

Speakers: Alex Webber-Date (University of Liverpool/Cockcroft Institute), Cristina Castro Sequeiro (CERN), Daniel Prelipcean (Technische Universitat Munchen (DE)), Dr Hao Zhang (University of Liverpool/Cockcroft Institute), Leonie Bauer (GSI), Marton Ady (CERN), Oliver Stringer (University of Liverpool (GB)), Ondrej Sedlacek (University of Liverpool (UK))

12:30 → 14:00 🍽️ Lunch - Restaurant 2 🍽️ - La Brasserie

14:00 → 15:40 V4 Instruments

Speakers: Raymond Veness (CERN), Cristina Castro Sequeiro (CERN), Daniel Prelipcean (Technische Universitat Munchen (DE)), Gerhard Schneider (CERN), Krystian Sidorowski (Ministere des affaires etrangeres et europeennes (FR)), Lampros Zygaropoulos, Marton Ady (CERN), Oliver Stringer (University of Liverpool (GB)), Adriana Rossi (CERN), Denys Klekots (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (UA))

15:50 → 16:15 ☕ Coffee Break ☕

16:15 → 17:35 Instrument operation and tests in 2024 and beyond

Speaker: Gerhard Schneider (CERN)

20:00 → 22:00 🍽️ Dinner - Restaurant 🍽️ - Le Coq Rouge,Saint Genis Pouilly

Restaurant, Le Coq Rouge, Saint Genis Pouilly

Wednesday 13 December

08:30 → 10:30 Tunnel Visit

Speakers: Gerhard Schneider (CERN), Raymond Veness (CERN)

10:30 → 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 → 11:30 Further topics

11:30 → 12:00 Wrap-up and closure

i) Identify show-stoppers
ii) Agree priorities
iii) Review summary

Speaker: Raymond Veness (CERN)

Wrap-up 1223.pdf

Wrap-up 1223.pptx