RICH2007

from Monday 15 October 2007 (18:00) to Saturday 20 October 2007 (13:25)
Stazione Marittima - Trieste, Italy

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
15 Oct 2007
16 Oct 2007
17 Oct 2007
18 Oct 2007
19 Oct 2007
20 Oct 2007
AM
09:00
Introductory session - chair: S. Dalla Torre (until 10:15)
09:00 Welcome addresses  
Slides
09:30 Advantages and limitations of the RICH technique for particle ID - Blair N. RATCLIFF  
10:15
Cherenkov light imaging in particle and nuclear physics experiments - chair: S. Dalla Torre (until 11:00)
10:15 Review of relevant Cherenkov imaging devices in particle/nuclear experiments currently running, under construction, and planned - David WEBSDALE  
11:00 --- Coffee break ---
11:25
Cherenkov light imaging in particle and nuclear physics experiments - chair: R. Forty (until 13:05)
11:25 Long-term operational experience with the HERMES RICH detector - Raffaele DE LEO  
11:50 Fast photon detection for COMPASS RICH-1 - Fulvio TESSAROTTO  
12:15 The ALICE HMPID detector ready for collisions at the CERN/LHC - Levente MOLNAR  
12:40 An overview of the LHCb RICH detector status - Neville HARNEW  
09:00
Cherenkov detectors in astroparticle physics - chair: E. Lorenz (until 09:50)
09:00 The quest for the ideal photodetector for large-scale astroparticle Cherenkov experiments - Bayarto LUBSANDORZHIEV  
09:25 The Cherenkov sub-detector in the cosmic-rays experiment, CREAM - Yoann SALLAZ-DAMAZ  
09:50
Photon detection for Cherenkov counters - chair: C. Joram (until 11:20)
09:50 Status and perspectives of gaseous photon detectors for single photon detection - Rachel CHECHIK Amos Breskin  
Slides
10:35 Study of GEM-Like Detectors with Resistive Electrodes for RICH Applications - Vladimir PESKOV  
11:00 Performance Analysis of Poly- and Nano-Crystalline Diamond based Photocathodes - Maria Angela NITTI  
11:20 --- Coffee break ---
11:45
Photon detection for Cherenkov counters - chair: C. Matteuzzi (until 13:15)
11:45 Status and perspectives of vacuum-based photon detectors for single photon detection - Thierry GYS  
12:30 Production and Tests of Hybrid Photon Detectors for the LHCb RICH Detectors - Stephan EISENHARDT  
12:55 The operation of the LHCb RICH photon detection system in a charged particle test beam - Sean BRISBANE  
09:00
Photon detection for Cherenkov counters - chair: B. Gobbo (until 10:55)
09:00 Development of 144ch HAPD for Aerogel RICH for Belle Upgrade - Shohei NISHIDA  
09:20 Status and perspectives of solid state photon detectors for single photon detection - Junji HABA  
10:05 Silicon photomultiplier as a position sensitive detector of Cherenkov photons - Samo KORPAR  
10:30 First Detection of Air Shower Cherenkov Light by Geiger-Avalanche Photodiodes - Eckart LORENZ  
10:55 --- Coffee break ---
11:20
Photon detection for Cherenkov counters - chair: A. Bressan (until 12:00)
11:20 Timing and cross-talk properties of Burle multi-channel MCP PMTs - Peter KRIŽAN  
11:40 Performance Studies of Microchannel Plate PMTs in High Magnetic Fields - Albert LEHMANN  
09:00
Pattern recognition and data analysis - chair: C. Jones (until 11:00)
09:00 Review of the analysis techniques currently in use, including a comparison of the measured/expected particle ID performance in different experiments - Guy WILKINSON  
09:45 Pattern Recognition and PID for COMPASS RICH-1 - Federica SOZZI  
10:10 Track based maximum likelihood ring search algorithm - Marko STARIČ  
Paper
Slides
10:35 Pattern recognition tecniques of charged hadron identification with HMPID at LHC - Domenico DI BARI  
11:00 --- Coffee break ---
11:25
Pattern recognition and data analysis - chair: B. Ratcliff (until 12:40)
11:25 LHCb RICH Pattern Recognition and Particle Identification Performance - Claus Peter BUSZELLO  
Paper
Slides
11:50 Precision Measurement of the Charged Kaon Mass Using the MIPP RICH - Nicholas GRAF  
Slides
12:15 The calibration and alignment of the LHCb RICH system - Antonis PAPANESTIS  
09:00
Exotic applications of Cherenkov radiation - chair: M. Calvi (until 11:10)
09:00 Calorimetry and Cherenkov Effect - Aldo PENZO  
09:25 Zero Degree Cherenkov calorimeters for the ALICE experiment - Alessandro DE FALCO  
09:45 LUCID: a Cherenkov tubes based detector for monitoring the ATLAS experiment luminosity - Antonio ZOCCOLI  
Slides
10:05 A high resolution TOF counter - a way to compete with a RICH detector ? - Jerry VA'VRA  
10:30 RF Cherenkov picosecond timing technique for high energy physics applications - Amur MARGARYAN  
10:50 Cherenkov detector based on the aerogel radiator for detection of ^90Sr - Rok PESTOTNIK  
11:10 --- Coffee break ---
11:35
Conclusive session - chair: E. Nappi (until 13:05)
11:35 Highlights of the poster session - Christian JORAM  
Slides
12:20 Workshop highlights - Silvia DALLA TORRE  
Slides
13:00 Acknowledgements  
Slides
PM
18:00 --- registration at the Workshop site ---
20:00 --- welcome cocktail at the Workshop and registration site ---
13:05 --- Lunch ---
14:30
Cherenkov light imaging in particle and nuclear physics experiments - chair: J. Engelfried (until 16:10)
14:30 Commissioning of the LHCb RICH Detectors - Carmelo D'AMBROSIO  
14:55 Gas Cherenkov detectors for high momentum charged particle identification in the ALICE experiment at LHC - Giacomo VOLPE  
Paper
Slides
15:20 Upgrade of the Proximity Focusing RICh at JLab - Evaristo CISBANI  
15:45 A Ring Imaging Cherenkov Detector for the P326 very rare kaon decay experiment at CERN - Francesca BUCCI  
16:10 --- Coffee break ---
16:35
Cherenkov detectors in astroparticle physics - chair: M. Mariotti (until 18:10)
16:35 Review of relevant Cherenkov imaging devices in astroparticle experiments currently running, under construction, and planned - Eckart LORENZ  
Slides
17:20 Constructional details, current status and operation of the ANTARES underwater neutrino telescope - Greg HALLEWELL  
17:45 KM3NeT - toward a cubic kilometre volume neutrino telescope in the Mediterranean Sea - Christos MARKOU  
18:15 --- Lecture: Trieste Karst ---
19:15 --- cheese & wine ---
13:15 --- lunch ---
14:30 --- Visit of Aquileia and Grado followed by the Workshop banquet ---
12:00
Novel Cherenkov Imaging Techniques - chair: J. Va'vra (until 12:50)
12:00 A new aerogel Cherenkov detector design based on wavelength shifter - Sosuke HORIKAWA  
12:25 The DIRC projects of the PANDA experiment at FAIR - Klaus FÖHL  
12:50 --- lunch ---
14:00 --- Visit of the Karst "Grotta Gigante" or of the Miramare Castle (alternative) ---
16:30
Novel Cherenkov Imaging Techniques - chair: P. Križan (until 18:10)
16:30 Studies of a Proximity Focusing RICH with Aerogel Radiator for Future Belle Upgrade - Toru IIJIMA  
16:55 Development of TOP counter for Super B factory - Kenji INAMI  
Paper
Slides
17:20 Focusing Aerogel RICH Optimization - Evgeniy KRAVCHENKO  
17:45 Status of the Focusing DIRC - Jochen SCHWIENING  
18:10 --- Coffee break ---
18:35
Technological aspects of Cherenkov detectors - chair: O. Ullaland (until 19:40)
18:35 Study of a Silica Aerogel for a Cherenkov Radiator - Ichiro ADACHI  
Paper
Slides
zip file
18:55 Refractive Index of Silica Aerogel: Uniformity and Dispersion Law - Tito BELLUNATO  
19:20 Development of a RICH detector for electron identification in CBM - Claudia HÖHNE  
12:40 --- Lunch ---
14:00
Technological aspects of Cherenkov detectors - chair: F. Tessarotto (until 15:30)
14:00 Radiation Hardness Study on Fused Silica - Matthias HOEK  
14:20 On-line mirror alignment monitoring method for COMPASS RICH-1 - Miroslav SULC  
14:45 Development of light-weight spherical mirrors for RICH detectors - Fabio METLICA  
15:10 The Reflective Surface of the MAGIC Telescope - Michele DORO  
Paper
Slides
15:30 --- Coffee break ---
15:55
Technological aspects of Cherenkov detectors - chair: M. Boezio (until 17:15)
15:55 The fast read-out system for the MAPMTS of COMPASS RICH-1 - Christian SCHILL  
16:15 LHCb Rich Detectors Control and High Voltage Systems - Mario SANNINO  
16:35 DIRAC C4F10 Cherenkov detector - Sosuke HORIKAWA  
16:55 The Usage of N-Perflourcarbons as RICH Radiators - Dirk WIEDNER  
17:15
Exotic applications of Cherenkov radiation - chair: G. Hallowell (until 18:00)
17:15 Detection of Cherenkov radiation of very long wavelength (radio region) - Amy Lynn CONNOLLY  
19:30 --- buffet dinner in a traditional coffee shop ---
21:30 --- concert in the S. Giusto cathedral ---