Name: TWOCRYST and ALADDIN Workshop
Start: 2026-01-21T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-01-23T17:00:00+01:00
Location: University of Malta Valletta Campus

TWOCRYST and ALADDIN Workshop

from Wednesday, January 21, 2026 (9:00 AM) to Friday, January 23, 2026 (5:00 PM)

Monday, January 19, 2026
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
9:00 AM Technical Proposal discussion
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM Welcome - Gianluca Valentino Gianluca Valentino (University of Malta (MT))

9:20 AM ALADDIN overview: status and plans - Nicola Neri (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))

9:40 AM Physics program - Fernando Martinez Vidal (IFIC - University of Valencia and CSIC (ES))

10:00 AM Detector layout and geometry - Paolo Gandini (INFN Milano (IT))

10:20 AM Discussion
10:30 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Technical Proposal discussion
11:00 AM - 12:10 PM
Contributions

11:00 AM Simulation framework - Tianyu Xing (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano)

11:20 AM Detector layout and simulations - Jascha Peter Grabowski (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))

11:40 AM Channeling simulations - Sergio Jaimes (Universidad Nacional de Colombia (CO))

12:00 PM Discussion
12:10 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:10 PM - 1:40 PM
1:40 PM Technical Proposal discussion
1:40 PM - 2:50 PM
Contributions

1:40 PM Pixel tracker - Nicola Turini (INFN Sezione di Pisa, Universita' di Siena) Sara Cesare (CERN)

2:00 PM RICH detector - Antonino Sergi (INFN e Universita Genova (IT)) Francesca Bucci (Universita e INFN, Firenze (IT))

2:20 PM Roman Pot and modified beampipe - Nicola Turini (INFN Sezione di Pisa, Universita' di Siena)

2:40 PM Discussion
2:50 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM Technical Proposal discussion
3:20 PM - 4:20 PM
Contributions

3:20 PM Electronics, power supplies and cabling - Jose Mazorra De Cos (Univ. of Valencia and CSIC (ES))

3:40 PM Proposal for a muon detector - Jinlin Fu (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN))
4:30 PM ALADDIN Collaboration Board
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Contributions

4:30 PM Introduction and news - Roberta Cardinale (INFN e Universita Genova (IT))

4:35 PM Malta admission to ALADDIN - Gianluca Valentino Gianluca Valentino (University of Malta (MT))

4:55 PM Technical Coordinator (for ratification) - Nicola Neri (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))

5:10 PM Paper publication procedure - Simulation paper - Paolo Gandini (INFN Milano (IT))

5:20 PM AOB
Thursday, January 22, 2026
9:00 AM TWOCRYST - Project Overview - Pascal Hermes (CERN)
TWOCRYST - Project Overview
- Pascal Hermes (CERN)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM Crystal Performance in Measurement and Simulations - Chiara Maccani (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
Crystal Performance in Measurement and Simulations
- Chiara Maccani (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Measured and Simulated Proton Transmission Rates - Chiara Maccani (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
Measured and Simulated Proton Transmission Rates
- Chiara Maccani (Universita e INFN, Padova (IT))
11:00 AM - 11:35 AM
11:35 AM Pixel Detector Operational Experience and Upgrade Plans - Sara Cesare (CERN)
Pixel Detector Operational Experience and Upgrade Plans
- Sara Cesare (CERN)
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
1:40 PM Reinforcement learning approach for double-channeling optimization - Leander Grech (University of Malta (MT))
Reinforcement learning approach for double-channeling optimization
- Leander Grech (University of Malta (MT))
1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM MD26 Proposals: Detector - Federico Zangari (CERN, Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))
MD26 Proposals: Detector
- Federico Zangari (CERN, Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM Discussion
Discussion
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM

2:50 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM Performance of a crystal-based fixed-target experiment at IP2 operated with a crystal collimation scheme - Marcin Patecki (Warsaw University of Technology (PL))
Performance of a crystal-based fixed-target experiment at IP2 operated with a crystal collimation scheme
- Marcin Patecki (Warsaw University of Technology (PL))
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM FLUKA Simulations for TWOCRYST - Philippe Schoofs (CERN)
FLUKA Simulations for TWOCRYST
- Philippe Schoofs (CERN)
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
7:30 PM Conference Dinner
Conference Dinner
7:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Friday, January 23, 2026
9:00 AM Technical Proposal discussion
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM Status of the ALADDIN Collaboration - Roberta Cardinale (INFN e Universita Genova (IT))

9:20 AM Technical proposal introduction and overview: from TWOCRYST to ALADDIN - Elisabetta Spadaro Norella (INFN e Universita Genova (IT))

9:35 AM Trigger and DAQ - Federico Alessio (CERN) Marco Stanislao Sozzi (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT))

10:00 AM Real time analysis - Volodymyr Svintozelskyi (Univ. of Valencia and CSIC (ES))

10:15 AM Discussion
10:30 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM Technical Proposal discussion
11:00 AM - 1:25 PM
Contributions

11:00 AM Physics program update - Fernando Martinez Vidal (IFIC - University of Valencia and CSIC (ES))

11:15 AM Detector overview: timeline, installation, schedule, costs, money matrix - Nicola Neri (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))

11:25 AM Machine Overview: Crystals, Goniometers, Beam dynamics, Collimators, Integration with LHC, Machine-detector interface, Costs - Pascal Hermes (CERN) Stefano Redaelli (CERN)

11:40 AM Pixel tracker - Nicola Turini (INFN Sezione di Pisa, Universita' di Siena) Sara Cesare (CERN)

11:55 AM RICH - Andrea Bizzeti (Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia e INFN, Firenze (IT)) Antonino Sergi (INFN e Universita Genova (IT)) Francesca Bucci (Universita e INFN, Firenze (IT))

12:10 PM Discussion

12:30 PM Closeout - Nicola Neri (Università degli Studi e INFN Milano (IT))

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