5th DRD1 Collaboration Meeting and Topical Workshop Towards Sustainable Gas Mixtures for Future Detectors

from Monday 16 June 2025 (09:00) to Friday 20 June 2025 (14:00)
CERN (513/1-024)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
16 Jun 2025
17 Jun 2025
18 Jun 2025
19 Jun 2025
20 Jun 2025
AM
09:00
Working Group 4: Detector physics, simulations, and software tools - Marcello Abbrescia (Bari Physics Department and INFN) Ozkan Sahin (Uludag University (TR)) Paulo Fonte Rob Veenhof (CERN) Djunes Janssens (CERN) Piet Verwilligen (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) Maryna Borysova (Weizmann Institute of Science) Supratik Mukheopadhyay (SAHA) (until 12:00) (160/1-009)
09:00 News from WG4  
09:15 Multi-purpose Time Projection Chamber (MTPC) Signal Simulation Method and Experimental Verification - Haizheng Chen (China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS))  
09:35 Initial steps towards a computationally efficient neBEM solver - Shubhabrata Dutta (SINP, Kolkata)  
09:55 Exploring DHCAL design and performance with Graph Neural Networks - Maryna Borysova (Weizmann Institute of Science)  
10:15 --- Coffee Break ---
10:45 Impact of Mesh Geometry on the PICOSEC Detector: Simulations with COMSOL and Garfield++ - Luisa Velazquez Fernandez  
11:05 The Monte Carlo Simulation Tool of Electron Transport in Noble Gases and Liquids - Lei Cao (Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences)  
09:00
Towards Sustainable Gas Mixtures for Future Detectors (WG3) - Stefan Roth (Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)) Beatrice Mandelli (CERN) Alessandra Pastore (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) Gianfranco Morello (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT)) Francesco Renga (INFN Roma) (until 11:10) (40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson)
09:00 Welcome - Stefan Roth (Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)) Gianfranco Morello (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT)) Francesco Renga (INFN Roma) Beatrice Mandelli (CERN) Alessandra Pastore (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))  
09:10 Insight into the European F-gas regulation - Kristina Warncke (öko-recherche)  
09:50 CERN F-Gas Policy: Principles, implementation & targets - Benoit Bouvet (CERN)  
10:10 From Sustainability To Circularity. The Mighty Power of Photosynthesis - Massimo Trotta (CNR IPCF)  
10:30 Action required for change management in F-gas supply chain - Alexander Wendt (TEGA)  
10:50 F-gas regulation: industrial perspectives II - Benjamin Schaller (Linde)  
11:10 --- Coffee Break ---
11:30
Towards Sustainable Gas Mixtures for Future Detectors (WG3) - Gianfranco Morello (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT)) Alessandra Pastore (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) Stefan Roth (Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)) Francesco Renga (INFN Roma) Beatrice Mandelli (CERN) (until 12:50) (40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson)
11:30 Optimization of GHG usage for particle detectors - Maria Cristina Arena (CERN)  
12:00 Experience with gas recirculation and recovery in the CYGNO experiment at LNGS - Francesco Renga (INFN Roma)  
12:15 Sealed RPC detectors - Alberto Blanco Castro (LIP)  
09:00
Working Group 6: Detector production - Giuseppe Iaselli (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) Rui De Oliveira (CERN) Gabriel Charles (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)) Fabien Jeanneau (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)) Alain Delbart (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)) (until 12:05) (160/1-009)
09:00 Preliminary results of Picosec-uRGroove detector - qixuan huang (University of Science and Technology of China)  
09:25 Production and Qualification of RPC Gas Volumes at Max Planck Institute and Industrial Partners: Progress and Validation Studies - Dr Francesco Fallavollita (Max Planck Society (DE))  
09:55 New production ideas for thin RPC - Kyong Sei Lee (Yonsei University (KR))  
10:25 --- Coffee break ---
10:55 Short presentation on the Project of MPT-Workshop at LNF - Dr Giovanni Bencivenni (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))  
11:15 MOLLER triple GEM detector production at SBU - Brynna Moran  
11:35 Overview of various uRwell and uRgrooves prototypes currently tested - Kondo Gnanvo (Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc. (US))  
09:00
Working Group 1: Technological Aspects and Developments of New Detector Structures, Common Characterization and Physics Issues - Ingo Martin Deppner (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE)) Paul Colas (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)) Luca Moleri (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL)) Peter Wintz (Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH (DE)) Michael Tytgat (Vrije Universiteit Brussel (BE)) Emilio Radicioni (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) (until 12:00) (513/1-024)
09:00 Resistive anodes at USTC : DLC and Germanium - Xu Wang (University of Science and Technology of China (CN))  
09:25 The TPC of the CEPC reference detector - Mr Xin She (Institute of High Energy Physics,Chinese Academy Of Sciences)  
09:50 Preliminary results of 50cmX50cm μRGroove with fast ground lines - Siqi He (University of Science and Technology of China (CN))  
10:15 --- Coffee break ---
10:45 Optimization of THGEM operation for timing - Arpan Maity (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))  
11:10 PICOSEC revisited - Amos Breskin (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))  
11:35 Progress on the FCC-ee straw tracker - Jianming Qian (University of Michigan (US))  
PM
14:00
Plenary Session (Introduction) - Piotr Gasik (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE)) Leszek Ropelewski (CERN) Maxim TITOV (CEA Saclay) Anna Colaleo (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) Eraldo Oliveri (CERN) Beatrice Mandelli (CERN) (until 14:30) (513/1-024)
14:00 Welcome and News - Beatrice Mandelli (CERN) Piotr Gasik (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE)) Anna Colaleo (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) Leszek Ropelewski (CERN) Maxim TITOV (CEA Saclay) Eraldo Oliveri (CERN)  
14:15 2025 DRD1 Collaboration Meeting in Warsaw - André Cortez (Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences)  
14:20 MPGD 2026 - The 9th International Conference on Micro Pattern Gaseous Detectors - Hugo Natal Da Luz (Czech Technical University in Prague)  
14:25 RPC 2026 - The XVIII international Conference on Resistive Plate Chambers and Related Detectors - Gilvan Augusto Alves (CBPF - Brazilian Center for Physics Research (BR)) Alberto Santoro (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)) Sandro Fonseca (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)) Rinaldo Santonico (INFN e Universita Roma Tor Vergata (IT)) Giuseppe Iaselli (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))  
14:30
Work Packages - Mauro Iodice (INFN - Sezione di Roma Tre) Riccardo Farinelli (INFN Bologna (IT)) Giulio Aielli (INFN e Universita Roma Tor Vergata (IT)) Gabriella Pugliese (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) (until 15:00) (513/1-024)
14:30 Work Packages: WP1 - Riccardo Farinelli (INFN Bologna (IT))  
15:00
Work Packages - Nicola De Filippis (Politecnico/INFN Bari (IT)) (until 15:30) (513/1-024)
15:00 WP2 - Nicola De Filippis (Politecnico/INFN Bari (IT))  
15:30
Working Group 2: Applications -Dr Francisco Garcia (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI)) Gabriella Pugliese (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) Riccardo Farinelli (INFN Bologna (IT)) Diego Gonzalez Diaz (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)) Giulio Aielli (INFN e Universita Roma Tor Vergata (IT)) (until 16:00) (513/1-024)
15:30 A new long target vertex detector for NA61/SHINE - Richard Laszlo Nagy (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU))  
12:00
Work Packages - Jochen Kaminski (University of Bonn (DE)) Dr Francisco Garcia (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI)) (until 12:30)
12:00 WP4 - Dr Francisco Garcia (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI)) Jochen Kaminski (University of Bonn (DE))  
13:00
Management Board - Eraldo Oliveri (CERN) Maxim TITOV (CEA Saclay) Gabriella Pugliese (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) (until 14:00)
14:30
Work Packages - Imad Laktineh (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)) (until 15:00)
14:30 WP5 - Imad Laktineh (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))  
15:00
Working Group 5: Electronics for gaseous detectors - Michael Lupberger (University of Bonn (DE)) Maxime Gouzevitch (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)) Hans Muller (University of Bonn (DE)) Sorin Martoiu (Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (RO)) Lucian Scharenberg (CERN, University of Bonn (DE)) (until 18:00) (160/1-009)
15:00 Experiences of reading out RPCs with VMM3a/SRS - Dayron Ramos Lopez (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))  
15:25 Event-counter implementation for VMM3a/SRS - Michael Vogt (University of Bonn (DE))  
15:50 Update on the SALSA front-end ASIC - Damien Neyret (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)) Damien Neyret  
16:20 --- Break ---
16:45 Update on ASICs (VMM successor and APV25) - Sorin Martoiu (Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (RO)) Hans Muller (University of Bonn (DE))  
17:10 SRS Production and Project Status - Dorothea Pfeiffer (CERN) Alexandru Rusu (OAK RIDGE National Laboratory (US))  
17:35 General purpose low-noise bias box (0 to 80 V) - Hans Muller (University of Bonn (DE))  
14:00
Towards Sustainable Gas Mixtures for Future Detectors (WG3) - Stefan Roth (Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)) Francesco Renga (INFN Roma) Gianfranco Morello (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT)) Beatrice Mandelli (CERN) Alessandra Pastore (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) (until 17:40) (40/S2-A01 - Salle Anderson)
14:00 Status and perspectives of GHGs emissions at LHC experiments - Gabriella Pugliese (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))  
14:30 Status and perspectives of HFO-CO2 based gas mixtures studies for RPCs in the EcoGas@GIF++ Collaboration - Davide Piccolo (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))  
14:50 Progress in the numerical optimization of environmentally friendly gas mixtures containing CO2 and HFO - Dario Stocco  
15:10 Assessing the effect of CF4 on strip chambers longevity - Katerina Kuznetsova (University of Florida (US))  
15:30 --- Coffee Break ---
15:50 VUV emission in noble-gas TPCs and the role of molecular additives - Diego Gonzalez Diaz (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES))  
16:10 Finding eco-friendly alternatives for highly potent greenhouse gases in drift chambers - Nick Thamm  
16:30 Studies and perspectives on radiator gases for dRICH detectors - Fulvio Tessarotto (Universita e INFN Trieste (IT))  
16:50 Simulation for alternative gases: a review - Djunes Janssens (CERN) Marcello Abbrescia (Bari Physics Department and INFN)  
17:10 Final open discussion / round table - Francesco Renga (INFN Roma) Stefan Roth (Rheinisch Westfaelische Tech. Hoch. (DE)) Gianfranco Morello (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT)) Beatrice Mandelli (CERN) Alessandra Pastore (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))  
12:05
Work Packages - Imad Laktineh (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)) Diego Gonzalez Diaz (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)) Ingo Martin Deppner (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE)) Florian Maximilian Brunbauer (CERN) (until 12:35)
12:05 WP7 - Ingo Martin Deppner (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE)) Imad Laktineh (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)) Florian Maximilian Brunbauer (CERN)  
13:30
Collaboration Board - Anna Colaleo (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) (until 15:00) (160/1-009)
15:00
Work Packages - Diego Gonzalez Diaz (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES)) Esther Ferrer Ribas (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)) (until 15:30)
15:00 Project D - Radiopure and/or low-energy TPCs for precise track imaging and/or calorimetry with avalanche-based readouts - Giorgio Dho (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))  
15:30
Work Packages - Dezso Varga (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU)) Gabriele Croci (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT)) Jona Bortfeldt (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE)) (until 16:00)
15:30 WP9 - Jona Bortfeldt (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE)) Gabriele Croci (Universita & INFN, Milano-Bicocca (IT)) Dezso Varga (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU))  
16:00
Working Group 7: Common test facilities - Katerina Kuznetsova (University of Florida (US)) Roberto Guida (CERN) Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR)) Karl Jonathan Floethner (University of Bonn (DE)) (until 18:55) (160/1-009)
16:00 n_TOF - Alberto Mengoni (CERN & INFN, Bologna)  
16:20 Test beam DCS - Evgenia Leonida (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))  
16:35 July Beam: Status & Preparations - Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR)) Karl Jonathan Floethner (University of Bonn (DE))  
16:45 July Beam: USTC uRGroove - Yi Zhou Yi Zhou (University of Science and Technology of China (CN))  
16:55 July Beam: LMU Munich - Ralf Hertenberger (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE)) Fabian Vogel (Ludwig Maximilians Universitat (DE)) Fabian Vogel  
17:05 July Beam: DRD1 telescope - Lucian Scharenberg (CERN, University of Bonn (DE)) Karl Jonathan Floethner (University of Bonn (DE))  
17:15 July Beam: PICOSEC - Marta Lisowska (CERN) Florian Maximilian Brunbauer (CERN)  
17:25 --- The Break ---
17:45 July Beam: GEM-TPCs - Dr Francisco Garcia (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI))  
17:55 July Beam: MWPC-Tracker-VMM - Gergoe Hamar (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU)) Dezso Varga (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU))  
18:05 July Beam: INFN Bari RPC group - Giuseppe Iaselli (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) Dayron Ramos Lopez (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))  
18:15 July Beam: DUNE Bologna group - INFN Section of Bologna - Francesco Chiapponi (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))  
18:25 July Beam: HYDRA tracker  (TU Darmstadt) - Alexandre Obertelli Meytal Duer (Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (DE)) Piotr Gasik (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))  
18:35 July Beam Parasitic: Straws - Temur Enik (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)) Katerina Kuznetsova (University of Florida (US))  
18:45 July Beam Parasitic: Minicactus - Prof. Philippe Schwemling (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)) Philippe Schwemling (CEA/IRFU,Centre d'etude de Saclay Gif-sur-Yvette (FR))  
12:00
Work Packages - Peter Wintz (Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH (DE)) (until 12:30) (513/1-024)
12:00 WP3 - Peter Wintz (Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH (DE)) Peter Wintz  
12:30
Plenary Session (End) - Maxim TITOV (CEA Saclay) Eraldo Oliveri (CERN) Piotr Gasik (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE)) Alessandra Pastore (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) Anna Colaleo (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)) Leszek Ropelewski (CERN) Beatrice Mandelli (CERN) (until 13:00) (513/1-024)