9th RD51 Collaboration Meeting

20 Feb 2012, 09:00 → 22 Feb 2012, 19:00 Europe/Zurich

6/2-024 - BE Auditorium Meyrin (CERN)

Leszek Ropelewski (CERN), Maxim Titov (CEA Saclay)

Dear RD51 Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to the next RD51 Collaboration Meeting which will take place at CERN:

              from February 20th (09:00) to February 22nd (19:00), 2012.

The opening plenary session will take place on Monday, February 20th in the morning in BE Auditorium (Bld. 6-2-024) http://building.web.cern.ch/map/building?bno=6 .


If you are interested to give a presentation please contact the corresponding WG convener.

We are looking forward to see you in Geneva !

Best regards, Leszek and Maxim.

Monday 20 February

09:00 → 13:00 Opening Session

Conveners: Leszek Ropelewski (CERN), Dr Maxim TITOV (CEA Saclay)

09:00 Collaboration News

Speakers: Leszek Ropelewski (CERN), maxim titov

Slides 201202_9thRD51_CollabNews_20022012_FINAL.pdf 201202_9thRD51_CollabNews_20022012_FINAL.pptx

09:30 MPGD Industrial Event at LAPP on April 26/27

Speaker: Catherine Juliette Adloff (Institut National de Physique Nucleaire et des Particules (IN2P3))

Slides rd51_collmtg_mpgd_event_lapp_20022012.pdf rd51_collmtg_mpgd_event_lapp_20022012.pptx

09:45 Summary of the RD51 Industrialization Efforts

Speaker: Fabio Formenti (CERN)

Slides Fabio_RD51_collaboration_meeting_Feb_20th_2012.pdf Fabio_RD51_collaboration_meeting_Feb_20th_2012.pptx

10:15 Coffee Break

10:45 Presentation of the 2011 RD51 Common Projects

10:50 Development of innovative resistive GEM alpha detectors for earthquakes

Speaker: Vladimir Peskov (Universidad Nacional Autonoma (MX))

Slides Rn_presentaion_at_RD51.pdf Rn_presentaion_at_RD51.pptx

11:05 A low mass microbulk with real XY strips

Speaker: Theodoros Geralis (Nat. Cent. for Sci. Res. Demokritos (GR))

Slides RD51_20120220_Geralis_new.pdf RD51_20120220_Geralis_new.pptx

11:20 Thin and high-pitch laser-etched mesh manufacturing and bulking

Speaker: Paul Colas (CEA/Irfu)

Slides

• CPNewMeshes.pdf
• CPNewMeshes.pptx
• Holes_Cu_5micron_Optical_+_SEM.pdf
• Holes_Cu_5micron_Optical_+_SEM.pptx

11:35 MPGDs technology laboratory for training, development, fabrication, applications and innovations in Colombia

Speaker: Rafael Gutierrez (Universidad Antonio Nariño)

Slides RD51_Common_Project_UAN_200212.pdf

11:50 RD51 Collaboration Meeting in Stony Brook on Oct. 1-4

Speaker: Klaus Dehmelt (Dept.of Physics and Space Sciences)

Slides RD51CollabMtgSBU_Update.pdf

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 19:00 WG5 - Electronics

Conveners: Hans Muller (CERN), Jochen Kaminski (Universität Bonn)

14:00 Welcome and Announcements

Speaker: Hans Muller (CERN)

14:05 Status report on JLab GEM detector electronics (via EVO)

Speaker: Paolo Musico (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN))

Slides 1_Musico.pdf

14:30 Progress with the T2DM2 project

Speaker: Mr Pierre Salin (College de France (FR))

Slides CERN_RD51-WG5_20-22-2012.pdf CERN_RD51-WG5_20-22-2012.ppt

14:55 Clock and Trigger Generator and Fan-out for SRS

Speaker: Givi Sekhniaidze (Universita e INFN (IT))

Slides 3_CTGF.pdf 3_CTGF.pptx

15:05 SRS Labview status

Speaker: Givi Sekhniaidze (Universita e INFN (IT))

Slides 4_SRS_LabVIEW_Status.pdf 4_SRS_LabVIEW_Status.pptx

15:20 Status of SRS production by PRISMA Electronics (via EVO)

Speaker: Petros Soukoulias (Prisma Electronics SA)

Slides 6_Prisma_SRSproductiontUpdate.pdf

15:50 SRS overview: Users & Developers, Order status, CERN store

Speaker: Hans Muller (CERN)

Slides SRS__in_2012.pdf SRS__in_2012.pptx

16:05 Break

16:15 SRS News: Zero supression, SRU Rev2, VFAT and Beetle hybrids, DTC links

Speaker: Sorin Martoiu (CERN)

Slides 20feb1.pdf 20feb1.ppt

16:40 Update on ATLAS Micromegas experience with the SRS

Speaker: Marcin Z Drozdowa Byszewski (CERN)

Slides byszewski_mmdaq.pdf

17:00 SRTCS , a Labview based test system for SRS electronics

Speaker: Volkan Gezer (Eskisehir Osmangazi University (TR))

Slides 9_Gezer_srtcs.pdf 9_Gezer_srtcs.pptx

17:20 RCDAQ , a lightweight and powerful DAQ system for small test systems

Speaker: Dr Martin Purschke (BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY)

Slides rd51_srs.ppt

17:50 Scalable Readout System in an AdvancedTCA

Abstract: The presentation describes different possibilities of a design of SRS system using ATCA and uTCA standards. It presents basic hardware building block and various system configurations.

Speaker: Wojciech Jalmuzna (EICSYS GmbH)

Slides EICSYS_SRS_Feb.2012.pdf

18:10 Scalability from MTCA to ATCA

Speaker: Friedrich Fix (Elma elctronics GmbH)

Slides 12_ATCA_MTCAscale.pdf 12_ATCA_MTCAscale.ppt

18:30 Status SRS Timepix readout

Speaker: Jochen Kaminski (University of Bonn)

Slides 5_Status_report_Readout_of_Timepix_Bonn.pdf

18:40 ALICE EMCaL readout via SRU

Speaker: Terry Awes (Oak Ridge National Laboratory - (US))

Slides RD51_EMCal_02_20_12.pdf RD51_EMCal_02_20_12.pptx

19:00 → 20:00 RD51 Collaboration Board

Convener: Silvia Dalla Torre (Universita e INFN (IT))

Tuesday 21 February

09:00 → 13:00 WG1 - Technologies and New Structures

Conveners: Paul Colas (CEA/Irfu), Serge Duarte Pinto (CERN)

09:00 GEMs for ALICE TPC upgrade

Speaker: Chilo Garabatos Cuadrado (GSI - Helmholtzzentrum fur Schwerionenforschung GmbH (DE))

Slides RD51_TPCUpgrade_21_02_12.pdf RD51_TPCUpgrade_21_02_12.pptx

09:20 GEM muon chambers for CMS upgrade

Speaker: Archana Sharma (CERN)

Slides RD51mini_week_FEB2012.pdf

09:40 Status of GEMs made in Korea

Speaker: Laura Franconi (Universita e INFN (IT))

Slides laura.pdf

09:50 Status of no-stretch no-spacer GEM assembly

Speakers: Andrey Marinov (Ghent University (BE)), Laura Franconi (Universita e INFN (IT))

Slides The_NS2_Technology.pdf The_NS2_Technology.pptx

10:00 The design and preliminary tests of microstrip-microgap RPC

Speaker: Vladimir Peskov (Universidad Nacional Autonoma (MX))

Slides Microstrip-microgap_RPC.pdf Microstrip-microgap_RPC.pptx

10:20 Coffee break

10:40 Transparent neutron detectors for the nTOF experiment

Speaker: Francesca Belloni

Slides RD51_Belloni.pdf

11:00 Piggy Back

Speaker: Ioanis Giomataris (CEA - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay (FR))

Slides PiggyBackRD51.pdf PiggyBackRD51.ppt

11:20 Development and tests of Micro pixel chamber with resistive cathode and capacitive readout

Speaker: Dr Atsuhiko Ochi (Kobe University (JP))

Slides RD51_9th_ochi_v3.pdf RD51_9th_ochi_v3.pptx

11:40 Muon tomography using Micromegas

Speaker: Mr Pierre Salin (College de France (FR))

Slides Coll_Meeting_RD51_W1_T2DM2-21_02_12.pdf Coll_Meeting_RD51_W1_T2DM2-21_02_12.pptx

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 17:00 WG2 - Caracterisation and Physics issues

Conveners: Harry Van Der Graaf (NIKHEF (NL)), Maximilien Chefdeville (LAPP, Annecy)

14:00 Performance of a Micromegas telescope

Speaker: Jonathan Frederik Bortfeldt (Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ. Muenchen (DE))

Slides RD51CM_Feb12.pdf

14:20 TCPD, a ThickGEM+WireChamber Combination for Cherenkov Photon Detection

Speaker: Gergoe Hamar (Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HU))

Slides 201202_RD51CM_Tcpd_HamarG.pdf

14:40 High Resolution Scan of ThickGEM for Single Photo-electron Detection

Speaker: Gergoe Hamar (Hungarian Academy of Sciences (HU))

Slides 201202_RD51CM_Leopard_HamarG.pdf

15:00 In-beam results of a potential THGEM element for DHCAL using a general analog readout

Speaker: Carlos Azevedo (University of Aveiro)

Slides CDRAzevedo_presentation.pdf

15:20 GridPix detector in Dual Phase noble gas TPCs

Speaker: Matteo Alfonsi (CERN)

Slides M_Alfonsi_RD51.pdf M_Alfonsi_RD51.pptx

15:40 Coffee break

16:00 A novel liquid-xenon detector concept for combined Fast-Neutron and Gamma Imaging and Spectroscopy

Speaker: amos breskin (weizmann institute)

Slides Breskin_RD51_2__2012.pdf

16:20 Micromegas Operation at high pressure in Xe-Trimetilamine mixture

Speaker: Diana Carolina Herrera (University of Zaragoza)

Slides DCHerreraM_RD51CM.pdf DCHerreraM_RD51CM.pptx

16:40 Summary of collaboration board meeting

Speaker: Silvia Dalla Torre (Universita e INFN (IT))

Slides CB_200212_Silvia_report_to_Collaboration.pdf CB_200212_Silvia_report_to_Collaboration.pptx

19:30 → 23:30 Collaboration Dinner

The Collaboration Dinner will be held on Tuesday evening, 21st February, at Auberge à la ferme de Bajole - Bageoles - 74350 COPPONEX (FR)
Tel. : + 33 4 50 44 13 97
GPS : Est 6.0586° Nord 46.0346°
http://www.aubergealafermedebajole.eresto.net/

A bus has been reserved and will leave in front of CERN reception, building 33 at 19h30 and be back around 23h30.

This dinner is optional and a 80 CHF/60 euros fee per person will be charged. Payment for the dinner should be done in cash upon arrival at the Collaboration meeting reception desk, located in the same building as the meeting (opening hours 9:30 -14:00). Dinner payment receipts will be provided.

Convener: Leszek Ropelewski (CERN)

Wednesday 22 February

09:00 → 10:00 WG7 - Test Beam

Convener: Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

09:00 WG7 status - prospects

Speaker: Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

Slides RD51_WG7_FEB2012.pdf RD51_WG7_FEB2012.ppt

09:20 Track finding with the RD51 beam telescopes

Speaker: Konstantinos Karakostas (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

Slides HLT_tracker_kkarakostas.pdf

10:00 → 13:00 Special InGrid/Gridpix Meeting

Conveners: Leszek Ropelewski (CERN), Dr Maxim TITOV (CEA Saclay)

10:00 Introduction to and experience with GridPix detectors

Speaker: Frederik Hartjes (NIKHEF (NL))

Slides Gridpix_aspects-1.pdf Gridpix_aspects-1.ppt

10:20 news on production at IZM/Twente

Speaker: Yevgen Bilevych (University of Bonn)

Slides presentation_Bilevych.pdf presentation_Bilevych.ppt

10:40 First test results on new structures from Bonn

Speaker: Dr Jochen Kaminski (Universitaet Bonn (DE))

Slides Recent_progress_at_Bonn.pdf

11:00 Measuring gas gain fluctuations with InGrid/TimePix

Speaker: Paul Colas (CEA/Irfu)

Slides GridPix-atSaclay.pdf GridPix-atSaclay.pptx

11:20 First Results from Ceramic on Medipix2

Speaker: Dr David ATTIE (CEA/DSM/DAPNIA/SPP)

Slides 120221_D.Attié_CeramicMedipix.pptx

11:40 Application of GridPix in LC-TPC

Speaker: Jan Timmermans

Slides

• JanT_RD51_22feb2012_v2.pdf
• JanT_RD51_22feb2012_v2.pptx
• RD51GridPixShopFeb2012.pdf

12:00 Discussion: "InGrid" Technology and RD51

Speakers: Harry van der Graaf, Maxim Titov

Slides

• 201202_9thRD51_InGrid_22022012_FINAL.pdf
• 201202_9thRD51_InGrid_22022012_FINAL.pptx
• RD51GridPixShopFeb2012.pdf
• RD51GridPixShopFeb2012.ppt

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch break

14:00 → 19:00 WG4 - Simulations and Software Tools

Conveners: Carlos Alberto Bastos De Oliveira (University of Aveiro (PT)), Rob Veenhof (University of Wisconsin (US))

14:00 Gain studies in pure CF4 and CF4 mixtures

Speaker: Tania Moulik

Slides Tania_rd51-feb22.pdf

14:30 GEM gain and conductivity

Speaker: Mythra Nemallapudi

Slides Mythra_RD51.pdf

15:00 Basics of Polyimide

Speaker: Yalçın Kalkan (Uludag university, Bursa, Turkey)

Slides polyimide.pdf

15:30 Coffee break

16:00 Gas gain in a single GEM: Charging-up effect for electrons and ions

Speaker: Correia, Pedro

Slides Pedro_rd519th-collaboration-meeting_electron_and_ion_deposition_ar_co2.pdf

16:30 Photon feed-back in gas mixtures

Speaker: Özkan Şahin (Uludag university, Bursa, Turkey)

Slides Ozkan_RD51_CERN_2012_I.pdf Ozkan_RD51_CERN_2012_I.ppt