Master's Student visit to CERN

14 Nov 2024, 19:00 → 16 Nov 2024, 10:30 Europe/Zurich

Gundega Selga Horste (Riga Technical University (LV))

Master's Student visit to CERN will take place from 14-16 November 2024. Lectures and on-site visits will introduce modern particle physics done at CERN to Physics Master's students from the University of Latvia. 
 

Thursday 14 November

19:00 → 20:00 Arrival at Geneva and travel to hotel

Travel from Riga to Geneva. Connecting flight LO 415 arrival at GVA at 19:00.

Speaker: Elina Pajuste (University of Latvia (LV))

Friday 15 November

08:50 → 09:00 Arrival at CERN

Meeting at Entrance Gate B and collecting visitor badges.

09:00 → 09:30 Visit to Synchrocyclotron (SC)

Speaker: Prof. Christoph Schaefer (CERN)

09:30 → 10:00 Introduction to CERN

Speaker: Prof. Christoph Schaefer (CERN)

10:15 → 11:15 Visit to the Antimatter Factory

Speaker: Valts Krumins (University of Latvia (LV))

11:15 → 12:15 Visit to the Tracker Integration Facility

Speaker: Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))

12:15 → 13:30 Lunch break @R1

13:30 → 15:00 Visit to the Science Gateway & the souvenir store

Speakers: Dace Osite (Riga Technical University (LV)), Ojars Martins Eberlins (Riga Technical University (LV))

15:00 → 17:00 Visit: CMS

15:00 Travel to LHC P5

Speakers: Andris Ratkus (Riga Technical University (LV)), Guntis Pikurs (Riga Technical University (LV)), Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))

15:30 Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)

Speaker: Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))

16:30 Return to Meyrin site

Speakers: Andris Ratkus (Riga Technical University (LV)), Guntis Pikurs (Riga Technical University (LV)), Karlis Dreimanis (Riga Technical University (LV))

17:00 → 17:45 Visit to MEDICIS laboratory

Speakers: Edgars Mamis, Patricija Kalnina (University of Latvia (LV))

19:00 → 21:00 Informal dinner

Saturday 16 November

07:30 → 08:30 Departure

Connecting flight to Warsaw (LO 418) departs at 10:20 from GVA