2nd DRD1 2026 test beam period (July 15 - August 03)

15 Jul 2026, 07:42 → 3 Aug 2026, 23:59 Europe/Zurich

EHN1 - PPE134 (CERN)

Eraldo Oliveri (CERN), Karl Jonathan Floethner (University of Bonn (DE)), Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

DRD1_H4_PPE134_2026_SumJulyUserMeeting.pdf

DRD1_H4_PPE134_2026_SumJulyUserMeeting.pptx

Wednesday 15 July

08:00 → 08:20 Beam monitoring with optically read out MPGDs

Main Contact & Gas responsible: Florian Brunbauer

Institutes: CERN

Description:
- Optical beam monitor on movable table (upstream of PICOSEC)
- Optical TPC on standard table (downstream PICOSEC)

Gas lines:
- Ar/CF4 (premixed)

Measurements: beam profile and position for different beam configurations

Speakers: Bernd Schoenfelder (Technische Universitaet Wien (AT)), Florian Maximilian Brunbauer (CERN)

OpticalDetectors-SetupSketch.png

Optical Readout with mpgd drd1 testbeam.pdf

Optical Readout with mpgd drd1 testbeam.pptx

Optical Readout with mpgd.pdf

08:11 → 08:31 Picosec

Main Contact & Gas responsible: Florian Brunbauer

Institutes: CERN, JLAB, RBI

Description:
- CERN telescope on DESY table
- JLAB telescope on DESY table
- min 2 standard tables for oscilloscopes

Gas lines:
- Flammable gas line 1: Ne CF4 Ethane, premixed, flammable
- Flammable gas line 2: He/Iso with flammable gas mixer
- Ar/CO2 (70/30)
- N2 (high quality, metallic line)
- 2 Flammable gas sensors

Planned measurements: Precise timing studies of single channel prototypes. Tillable module characterisation for larger area coverage

Speakers: Antonija Utrobicic (Rudjer Boskovic Institute (HR)), Florian Maximilian Brunbauer (CERN), Kondo Gnanvo (Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc. (US)), Marta Lisowska (CERN)

PICOSECMM_testbeam_May2026-2.pdf

setupSketch.png

Test_Beam_Picosec.pdf

08:16 → 08:36 CERN - McWellPix

Main contact:
David Marques, david.jose.gaspar.marques@cern.ch, +41754112723
Institutes/Groups:
CERN / DRD1 Telescope B
Description:
The McWellPix is a small gas detector composed by a µRWell mechanically coupled to a Timepix4 ASIC. The studies will concentrate in tracking resolution, detection efficiency, and overall stability and characterization of the system.
Ar:CO2 70:30 at 5l/h will be used.
The system will possibly be integrated in the DRD1 Telescope B, synchronized with the SRS system.
A similar version of this detector, but with a Timepix4 ASIC embedded in Kapton can potentially be also tested.

Speakers: David Jose Gaspar Marques, Eliska Jelinkova (Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ))

Mechanical coupling

Mechanical coupling

Test beam DRD1 July.pdf

TestBeamJuly (1).pdf

08:42 → 09:02 CERN/Universite Paris-Saclay

Studies on the effect of CF4 in µRWELL detectors
Measurements: Efficiency, time and spatial resolution, hit profile, using the VMM read-out chip for different CF4 concentrations

Speakers: David Jose Gaspar Marques, Eliska Jelinkova (Czech Technical University in Prague (CZ)), Karl Jonathan Floethner (University of Bonn (DE)), Stefania Juks (Université Paris-Saclay (FR))

DRD1TestBeamJuly2026Planning.pdf

DRD1TestBeamJuly2026Presentation.pdf

DRD1TestBeamMay2026Planning.pdf

08:42 → 09:02 INFN Bari RPC group, VMM3a/DRD1 Telescope

Speakers: Anna Milieva (Helsinki Institute of Physics (FI)), David Jose Gaspar Marques, Dayron Ramos Lopez (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)), Dorothea Pfeiffer (CERN), Elena Sidoretti (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT)), Eraldo Oliveri (CERN), Hans Muller (University of Bonn (DE)), Karl Jonathan Floethner (University of Bonn (DE)), Maryna Borysova (Weizmann Institute of Science)

DRD1A_Telescope.jpeg

08:42 → 09:02 INFN Pisa

Test and characterisation of a telescope made of 4 Micromegas (10x10 cm^2 x 2 cm thick) detectors readout with SRS/VMM  +  test of a large drift volume (12 cm thick) Micromegas (10x10 cm^2) with field cage

Speakers: Andrea Foresi (Universita Siena & INFN Pisa (IT)), Andrea Foresi (INFN Pisa), Federico Pilo (Uni Pisa), Federico Pilo (Universita & INFN Pisa (IT)), Dr Gabriele Bigongiari (Universita degli studi di Siena (IT)), Prof. Paolo Maestro (Universita degli studi di Siena (IT))

MMtracker_DRD1beamtest_202607.pdf

MMtrackerPisaSiena_DRD1beamtest_202607.pdf

MMtrackerPisaSiena_DRD1beamtest_202607.pptx

08:42 → 09:02 INFN and Universities of Roma Tre and Napoli - CONFIRM DETAILS

RHUM - large area Micromegas and Capacitive Sharing configurations - in May only one week

Speakers: Givi Sekhniaidze (University Federico II and INFN, Naples (IT)), Kacper Chmiel (Universita e INFN Roma Tre (IT)), Mauro Iodice (INFN - Sezione di Roma Tre), Michela Biglietti, Roberto Di Nardo (Università e INFN Roma Tre (IT)), Romano Orlandini (Universita e INFN Roma Tre (IT)), Simone Perna (Universita Federico II e INFN Sezione di Napoli (IT))

RHUM_TB_November_2025.pdf

Setup_TB_July_2026.pdf

08:42 → 09:02 USTC, LICP

Team Name:USTC

Contact person: Yi Zhou (zhouyi@cern.ch)

Beam requirements：muon and pion(for high rate test);

Special beam/magnet plans: pion ~1MHz/cm2, NO magnet needed

Required gas：Ar:CF4:CO2/45:40:15, Ar:CF4:iC4H10/88:10:2, Ar:iC4H10/98:2, Ar:iC4H10/90:10

Infrastructure needs:the trigger (scintillators and NIM modules), HV power supply, SRS+APV25 electronics, the DAQ computer,DRD1 VMM telescope;

Approximate dimensions and weight of the setup: 165cm(L)X170cm(W)X186cm(H), about 70kg， considering the operating space, we need about 2.5m space along the beam，

Planned measurements:
1. Efficiency and time resolution measurement of uRGroove prototypes for LHCb muon upgrade
2. Efficiency and position resolution measurement of 100cmX50cm uRGroove prototypes;
3. research of Micro-TPC reconstruction method via 10cmX10cm uRGroove prototypes.

Speakers: Jiajun Tang, Lunlin Shang (Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science), Qixuan Huang (University of Science and Technology of China (CN)), Siqi He (University of Science and Technology of China (CN)), Yi Zhou (University of Science and Technology of China (CN)), Yi Zhou

DRD1TestBeam072026.pdf

DRD1TestBeam072026.pptx

Setup of USTC.pdf

Thursday 16 July

08:42 → 09:02 HUN-REN Wigner RCP - CONFIRM DETAILS

TandemGemTpc in magnetic field

Speakers: Andras Laszlo (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU)), Gergoe Hamar (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU)), Richard Laszlo Nagy (HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics (HU))

08:42 → 09:02 Jefferson Lab on behalf of Jefferson Lab, INFN Roma and CEA Saclay

Test & characterization of EIC ePIC Gaseous Trackers test articles (CyMBaL, MPGD-BOT & MPGD-ECT)

Speakers: Alexandra Kallitsopoulou (CEA / IRFU / Université Paris-Saclay (FR)), Kondo Gnanvo (Southeastern Universities Research Association, Inc. (US)), Matthieu Gailliard (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)), Matthieu Gailliard (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)), Sourav Tarafdar (Jefferson Lab)

20260618_CyMBaL_setup.png

20260618_ePIC_MPGD_ECT_setup.png

20260618_ePIC_MPGD_july_testbeam_Plans.pdf

20260618_TGMPGD_setup.png

CERN 2026 Test Beam.pdf

EIC_Saclay_P2_Parasitic

EIC_Saclay_P2_Parasitic

P2_TB_July_26_SPS.pdf

08:42 → 09:02 WITHDRAWN: University of Santiago de Compostela

High-pressure (Ar/CF4) Optical TPC characterization in muon beam, with simultaneous tracking and
time-stamping, aiming at neutrino physics towards DUNE-ND. Ideally, magnetic field in the range 0.5-2T is desirable.
Maximum rate adjusted to minimize space-charge. We count on trackers before and after the TPC provided by DRD1.and time-stamping. Ideally, set up a magnetic field.

Speaker: Diego Gonzalez Diaz (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (ES))

09:02 → 09:22 HYDRA TPC

Main contact:
Andrea Lagni (alagni@ikp.tu-darmstadt.de), Alexandre Obertelli (Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (DE)), Meytal Duer, Piotr Gasik (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))
Institutes/Groups:
Technische Universitaet Darmstadt, GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE)
Description:

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Speaker: Andrea Lagni (Technische Universitaet Darmstadt (DE))

DRD1 CERN Jul 2026.pdf

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Hydra_at_CERN_top_annotated.png

HYDRA-TPC_TEST.pdf

Friday 17 July

15:42 → 16:02 WITHDRAWN due to missing manpower: PARASITIC: CEA-Irfu, Minicactus

Continuation of time resolution measurements done in 2025, with different pixels and HV conditions. If possible, beam characterization of sensors with intrinsic gain-Further measurements of MiniCactus V2 timing performance
-Characterization of sensors with intrinsic amplification : amplitude response to MIPs vs HV, time resolution vs HV.

Speakers: Archie William Hanlon (University of Liverpool), Jean-Pierre Meyer (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)), Prof. Philippe Schwemling (Université Paris-Saclay (FR)), Yavuz Degerli (CEA - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay (FR))

16:02 → 16:22 DUNE & PARASITIC Straws

VMM3a-based and ASD-based readouts for DUNE and SHiP trackers, small size straw prototypes of 5,10 and 20 mm and medium size DUNE prototype.

Speakers: Alexandr Lapkin, Katerina Kuznetsova (University of Florida (US)), Sergey Romakhov (Institute of Nuclear Physics (KZ)), Temur Enik (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (RU)), Timur Zholdybayev (Institute of Nuclear Physics (KZ))

16:02 → 16:22 MM in magnetic field

Main contact:
Dmitri Dedovich
Institutes/Groups:
GTU, JINR
Description:
R&D related to the Micromegas-based central tracker for the SPD experiment at the NICA facility (JINR).

Speakers: Alexi Gongadze (University of Georgia (GE)), Dmitri Dedovich (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR)), Igor Liashko (JINR)

2026 July TB_Micromegas.pdf

2026 July TB_Micromegas.pptx

TB_Micromegas_July2026.pdf

TB_Micromegas_July2026.pdf

TB_Micromegas_July2026.pptx

16:02 → 16:22 Test of PADME MM chamber with VMM readout

Main contact:
mario.antonelli@lnf.infn.it
Institutes/Groups:
INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati
Description:
Would like to move to VMM readout: decrease drift velocity Ar: CO2: iC𝟒H𝟏𝟎= 93:5:2 and increase drift gap (improve single point and track resolution and track reconstruction)

Speaker: Mario Antonelli (INFN e Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati (IT))

PADME MM with VMM.pdf

PADME_ruslan.pdf

Tuesday 28 July

11:42 → 12:02 PARALLEL: GIF++

Speakers: Giuseppe Pezzullo (CERN), Katerina Kuznetsova (University of Florida (US)), Paolo Martinengo (CERN)

Wednesday 29 July

15:42 → 21:42 Wine&Cheeeeeese/Pictures