Kickoff Fall Workshop of the RTG 3186

Name: Kickoff Fall Workshop of the RTG 3186
Start: 2026-09-29T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-01T18:01:00+02:00
Location: Staufen

29 Sept 2026, 09:00 → 1 Oct 2026, 18:01 Europe/Zurich

BDB-Kulturhotel (Staufen)

BDB-Kulturhotel

Staufen

Gewerbestrasse 5, 79219 Staufen

Description

Our Kickoff Fall workshop takes place at the BDB-Kulturhotel Staufen from Sept 29 - Oct 1, 2026

Contact

christina.skorek@physik.uni-freiburg.de

Tuesday 29 September
- 1
  
  Arrival
  
  Speakers: Heidi Rzehak, Ulrich Parzefall (University of Freiburg (DE))
- 2
  
  Greetings & Purpose of the RTG
  
  Speakers: Heidi Rzehak, Ulrich Parzefall (University of Freiburg (DE))
  
  Retreat_RTG_26.pdf
- Lectures on Physics beyond colliders: 1st lecture by Maksym Ovchynnikov
  
  Conveners: Maksym Ovchynnikov (CERN), Ulrich Parzefall (University of Freiburg (DE))
  
  BeyondCollider2.pdf
  
  Lecture-1-GeV-particles-and-cosmology.pdf
- 12:20
  
  Lunch
- The Cosmic Microwave Background II: From primordial fluctuations to angular spectra and real data.: 1st lecture by Daan Meerburg
  
  These two introductory lectures develop the physics of the cosmic microwave background from the expansion and thermal history of the Universe to the anisotropies observed today. We discuss recombination, the formation of the last-scattering surface, and acoustic oscillations in the photon–baryon plasma, before deriving how primordial fluctuations are projected into the CMB angular power spectrum. We then examine how cosmological parameters shape the spectrum, how it is measured in practice, and what present and future CMB observations can teach us about fundamental physics. Simple numerical exercises using real Planck data connect the theoretical discussion directly to observations.
  
  Conveners: Daan Meerburg, Ulrich Parzefall (University of Freiburg (DE))
  
  Lecture_1_slides.pdf
  
  Lecture_2_slides.pdf
  
  Link to Github CMB Lectures
- 16:00
  
  Coffee break
- 3
  
  Commissioning of a Large Scanning TCT Setup, and Top-TCT Measurements on Ultra-Fast 3D Silicon Detectors
  
  Speaker: Yannik Sibold (University of Freiburg (DE))
  
  2026_RTG_Fall_Workshop_Sibold.pdf
- 4
  
  Background Simulations for DELight
  
  Speaker: Jens Reininghaus (Uni Freiburg)
  
  GRK_Jens_Reininghaus.pdf
- 5
  
  Outreach preparations
- 18:30
  
  Dinner
- 6
  
  Meeting of doctoral researchers / Meeting of PIs
Wednesday 30 September
- The Cosmic Microwave Background II: From primordial fluctuations to angular spectra and real data.: 2nd lecture by Dan Meerburg
  
  These two introductory lectures develop the physics of the cosmic microwave background from the expansion and thermal history of the Universe to the anisotropies observed today. We discuss recombination, the formation of the last-scattering surface, and acoustic oscillations in the photon–baryon plasma, before deriving how primordial fluctuations are projected into the CMB angular power spectrum. We then examine how cosmological parameters shape the spectrum, how it is measured in practice, and what present and future CMB observations can teach us about fundamental physics. Simple numerical exercises using real Planck data connect the theoretical discussion directly to observations.
  
  Convener: Daan Meerburg
  
  Lecture_1_slides.pdf
  
  Lecture_2_slides.pdf
  
  Link to Github CMB Lectures
- 10:30
  
  Coffee break
- Lectures on Precision calculations for LHC processes with multi-purpose Monte Carlo event generators: 1st lecture by Frank Krauss
  
  Convener: FRANK KRAUSS
- 13:00
  
  Lunch
- Hike: details to be announced
- Postersession: Presentation
  - 7
    
    Timing Performance of Irradiated, Fast 3D Sensors
    
    Speaker: Fabian Simon Lex (University of Freiburg (DE))
    
    GRK_poster_2026.pdf
  - 8
    
    Towards a Dark and Electroweak Parton Shower
    
    Speaker: Jo Reimer (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg)
  - 9
    
    Precision predictions of partial decay widths in the general Two-Higgs-Doublet Model
    
    Speaker: Jose Angel Hernandez Cuevas
  - 10
    
    Prospects for testing CP invariance in the decay H → τ⁺τ⁻ using optimal observables
    
    Speaker: Yann Robert Stoll (University of Freiburg (DE))
  - 11
    
    Readout electronics for SHiP-SBT
    
    Speaker: Tim Aaron Molzberger (University of Freiburg (DE))
  - 12
    
    XeMFEMx: 3D electrostatics simulations for XENONnT
    
    Speaker: Felix Semler
  - 13
    
    Theoretical predictions for tau-pair production in ultraperipheral heavy-ion collisions
    
    Speaker: José Luis Hernando Ariza (Uni Freiburg)
  - 14
    
    Operating a large diameter unshielded TPC
    
    Speaker: Gnanesh Chandra Madduri (Uni Freiburg)
  - 15
    
    Searching for non-resonant Higgs Boson Pair Production in the $b\bar{b}\tau^+\tau^-$ Decay Channel with the ATLAS Experiment
    
    Speaker: Katharina Haussler (University of Freiburg (DE))
  - 16
    
    A Digital SiPM in Liquid Xenon
    
    Speaker: Tiffany Luce (Uni Freiburg)
- 19:30
  
  Workshop Dinner
Thursday 1 October
- Lectures on Physics beyond colliders: 2nd lecture by Maksym Ovchynnikov
  
  Convener: Maksym Ovchynnikov (CERN)
  
  BeyondCollider2.pdf
  
  Lecture-1-GeV-particles-and-cosmology.pdf
- 10:30
  
  Coffee break
- 17
  
  Good scientific practice
  
  good_scientific_practice_updated.pdf
- 18
  
  Measurement of CP asymmetry in neutral B meson mixing at LHCb
  
  Speaker: Beatrice Locatelli (University of Freiburg (DE))
  
  Locatelli_RTGWorkshop2026.pdf
- 12:00
  
  Lunch
- Lectures on Precision calculations for LHC processes with multi-purpose Monte Carlo event generators: 2nd lecture by Frank Krauss
  
  Convener: FRANK KRAUSS
- 16:00
  
  Coffee break
- 19
  
  Electroweak four-particle decays of the W boson
  
  Speaker: Lara Steimle (Albert Ludwigs Universitaet Freiburg (DE))
  
  SlidesSteimle01_10_26.pdf
- 20
  
  Discussion about 'RTG activities'
- 18:00
  
  Farewell