RD51 mini week

13 Jun 2012, 09:00 → 15 Jun 2012, 20:00 Europe/Zurich

216/R-401 - Salle polyvalente PUMP HALL (CERN)

Leszek Ropelewski (CERN), maxim titov

EVO link Friday http://evo.caltech.edu/evoNext/koala.jnlp?meeting=M9MIMi2928DuD89D9BDD99

EVO link Thursday http://evo.caltech.edu/evoNext/koala.jnlp?meeting=MDMaM82D2iDlDi999uD99D

EVO link Wednesday http://evo.caltech.edu/evoNext/koala.jnlp?meeting=vsvivIeseaIMIaataMItas

Wednesday 13 June

10:30 → 11:00 Opening session

Conveners: Leszek Ropelewski (CERN), Dr Maksym Titov (CEA - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay (FR)), Dr Maxim TITOV (CEA Saclay), maxim titov

11:00 → 12:30 WG5 - Electronics

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

11:00 Status SRS production by PRISMA Electronics (EVO)

Speaker: Petros Soukoulias (Prisma Electronics SA)

Slides 1_Prisma_ProductionUpdate.docx 1_Prisma_ProductionUpdate.pdf

11:15 SRS purchase via CERN store

Speaker: Manuel Sanchez Suarez (CERN)

11:30 New SRS service cards

Speaker: Hans Muller (CERN)

Slides

• CERNstore.png
• New_Service_cards.pdf
• srs_cern_store.xlsx
• urgent_SRS_orders.xlsx

11:45 SRS-ATCA industrial formfactor for SRS

Speaker: Hans Muller (CERN)

Slides ATCA_framework_for_SRS.pdf

12:00 SRS / DAQ of the MM ATLAS collaboration

Speaker: Marcin Z Drozdowa Byszewski (CERN)

Slides mamma_daq.pdf

12:15 THGEM R&D with the SRS using LabView based DAQ software

Speaker: Shikma Bressler (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))

Slides 2012_06_12_WG5_SRSexperience.pdf

12:30 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 15:30 WG5 - Electronics

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

14:00 SRS Labview status from the developer

Speaker: Riccardo De Asmundis (Universita e INFN (IT))

Slides LV_srs_Data_Acq_CERN_13-06-2012_-_via_EVO.pdf LV_srs_Data_Acq_CERN_13-06-2012_-_via_EVO.pptx

14:15 Status of muon-tomography with SRS at FIT

Speaker: Michael Staib (Florida Institute of Technology (US))

Slides MStaibRD51Miniweek.pptx

14:30 MicroROC chip for MPGDs

Speaker: Renaud Gaglione (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))

Slides gaglione_13062012.pdf

14:45 VMM-1 chip for ATLAS and other applications

Speaker: Venetios Polychronakos (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))

Slides VMM1_June13.pdf VMM1_June13.pptx

15:00 VFAT hybrid and Adapter for SRS

Speaker: Sorin Martoiu (Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Enginee)

Slides Presentation1.pdf

15:15 Electronics for CMS GEM collaboration

Speaker: Paul Aspell (CERN)

Slides Aspell_RD51_miniweek_2012.pdf

15:45 → 16:05 RD51 presentation for LHCC

Exact time to be confirmed.

Conveners: Leszek Ropelewski (CERN), Dr Maksym Titov (CEA - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay (FR)), Dr Maxim TITOV (CEA Saclay), maxim titov

Link to live webcast http://webcast.cern.ch/live.py?channel=Channel+1

16:30 → 18:00 WG5 - Electronics

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

16:30 Features of the new Scalable Readout Unit (SRU)

Speaker: Sorin Martoiu (Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Enginee)

Slides Presentation2.pdf

16:45 SRS-DTC links: 1GB Data, Trigger, Controls

Speaker: Alfonso Tarazona Martinez (Valencia Polytechnic University (ES))

Slides DTClink_WG5_RD51_13June12.pdf DTClink_WG5_RD51_13June12.pptx

17:00 Integration of SRU in ATLAS readout (EVO)

Speaker: Andre Zibell (Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ. Muenchen (DE))

Slides RD51_miniweek_Andre_Zibell.pdf

17:15 Status Timepix Readout with SRS

Speaker: Jochen Kaminski (Universitaet Bonn (DE))

Slides 16_Timepix_SRS.pdf

Thursday 14 June

09:00 → 13:00 WG1 - Technologies & large area detectors

Conveners: Paul Colas (CEA/Irfu), Paul Colas (CEA - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay (FR)), Serge Duarte Pinto (CERN)

09:00 Ion backflow in aligned, misaligned and FLOWER THGEMs

Speakers: Dr Fulvio Tessarotto (INFN Trieste), Fulvio Tessarotto (Universita e INFN (IT))

Slides tessarotto_RD51_WG1_14_06_2012_IBF.pdf tessarotto_RD51_WG1_14_06_2012_IBF.pptx

09:20 Status of CMS GEM high eta project

Speaker: Archana Sharma (CERN)

Slides GEMProject_rd5_june2012.pdf GEMProject_rd5_june2012.pptx

09:40 Status of the MAMMA project

Speakers: Joerg Wotschack (CERN), Venetios Polychronakos (Brookhaven National Laboratory (US))

Slides ATLAS_MM_status_20120614.pdf ATLAS_MM_status_20120614.pptx

10:00 Status of R&D for ALICE TPC with GEMs

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

Slides TPC_RD51_14_06_2012.pdf

10:20 Coffee break

10:50 Further developments of detectors with resistive electrodes

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

Slides Peskov_talk.pdf Peskov_talk.pptx

11:10 Update on the HARPO TPC

Speaker: Denis Bernard

Slides DenisBernard.pdf

11:30 Metal micro-detector TimePix imaging synchrotron radiation beams

Speaker: Andrii CHAUS (CEA/Irfu Saclay)

Slides RD51_mini_week_chaus.pdf RD51_mini_week_chaus.ppt

11:50 GEM detector development for CBM at VECC, Kolkata

Speaker: Anand Kumar Dubey (Department of Atomic Energy (IN))

Slides akd_rd51_miniweek2012.pdf akd_rd51_miniweek2012.pptx

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 18:00 WG2 - Physics issues

Conveners: Harry Van Der Graaf (NIKHEF (NL)), Maximilien Chefdeville (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))

14:00 Update on Micromegas for DHCal

Speaker: Maximilien Chefdeville (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR))

Slides calor2012_micromegas.pdf

14:20 Update on the production of GridPix detectors

Speaker: Frederik Hartjes (NIKHEF (NL))

Slides Update_Gridpix_production.pdf Update_Gridpix_production.ppt

14:40 Progress of using Gridpix at Darwin

Speaker: Frederik Hartjes (NIKHEF (NL))

Slides Darwin_progress.pdf Darwin_progress.ppt

15:00 THGEM studies

Speaker: Shikma Bressler (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))

Slides 2012_06_12_WG2_Physics.pdf

15:20 Coffee break

15:40 Spark probability measurement for GEM for CBM

Speaker: Saikat Biswas (GSI)

Slides saikat_RD51_14Jun12.pdf saikat_RD51_14Jun12.ppt

16:00 Ageing studies in micromegas detectors based on resistive technology

Speaker: Javier Galan Lacarra (CEA - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay (FR))

Slides RD51_miniweek_Jun2012_galan.pdf RD51_miniweek_Jun2012_galan.pptx

16:20 Resistive Micromegas under Magnetic Field

Speaker: George Iakovidis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

Slides 2012_06_14_RD51_MMegas_JuneTB.pdf

18:00 → 20:00 Collaboration Board meeting

Conveners: Andrew White (University of Texas at Arlington), Andrew White (University of Texas at Arlington (US)), Silvia Dalla Torre (Universita e INFN (IT))

Friday 15 June

09:00 → 10:00 WG7 - Test beam

Conveners: Eraldo Oliveri (Sezione di Pisa (IT)), Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

09:00 RD51 test beam facility in 2012

Speakers: Eraldo Oliveri (Sezione di Pisa (IT)), Yorgos Tsipolitis (National Technical Univ. of Athens (GR))

Slides RD51_WG7_jun2012.pdf

09:20 Test Beam status of the CMS-GEM detectors

Speaker: Stefano Colafranceschi (Istituto Nazionale Fisica Nucleare (IT))

Slides testbeam_rd51_june2012.pdf

10:00 → 13:00 WG6 - Production

Conveners: Fabio Formenti (CERN), Ioanis Giomataris (CEA - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay (FR)), Rui De Oliveira (CERN)

10:00 News from industrialization and recent MPGD-related activities

Speaker: Fabio Formenti (CERN)

Slides News_WG6_15_06_12_Fabio.pdf News_WG6_15_06_12_Fabio.ppt

10:15 30x30 cm² GEM prototyping at NewFlex and test bench installation at KODEL

Speakers: Sung-Keun Park (Physics Department), Sung.Keun Park (Korea University (KR)), sung park (Korea University)

Slides SungPark.pdf

10:30 Spark studies in gas detectors

Speakers: Cosimo Cantini (Sezione di Pisa (IT)), Rui De Oliveira (CERN)

Slides RD51__updated1.pdf RD51__updated1.pptx

11:00 Test results of THGEMs produced by Print Electronics

Speaker: Shikma Bressler (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))

Slides 2012_06_12_WG6_PEproduction.pdf

11:20 Production issues of THGEMs at Eltos

Speakers: Dr Fulvio Tessarotto (INFN Trieste), Fulvio Tessarotto (Universita e INFN (IT))

Slides tessarotto_RD51_WG6_15_06_2012_THGEM_production.pdf tessarotto_RD51_WG6_15_06_2012_THGEM_production.pptx

11:35 Resistive bulk prototyping at Eltos

Speaker: Pascal Lequerre (Eltos)

Slides Presentation_Eltos_MPGD_Activities.pdf Presentation_Eltos_MPGD_Activities.ppt

11:50 Resistive bulk prototyping at Cirea

Speaker: Michel Billant (Cirea)

Slides Elvia_-_CERN_-_Geneve_15062012.pdf Elvia_-_CERN_-_Geneve_15062012.pptx

12:05 Status of license agreement for Micromegas

Speaker: Hartmut Hillemanns (CERN)

Slides rd51_wg5_micromega_license_status_20120615.pdf rd51_wg5_micromega_license_status_20120615.pptx

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 17:10 WG4 - Software & simulation

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

14:00 Gas gain in single GEM: Charging-up effect at different voltages

Speaker: Pedro Correia

Slides

• EFIELD_400V.wmv
• rd51miniweek_june2012_charging_up_pedrocorreia.pdf
• rd51miniweek_june2012_charging_up_pedrocorreia.pptx

14:30 Simulation of VUV electroluminescence in GEM and MHSP

Speaker: Carlos Alberto Bastos De Oliveira (University of Aveiro (PT))

Slides COliveira_VUV_EL_GEM_MHSP.pdf

15:00 Simulation study of ion back flow for GEM-TPC upgrage for ALICE

Speaker: Taku Gunji

Slides gunji_ibf_sim_15_6_2012.pdf

15:30 Coffee

16:00 Detector Simulation in Garfield++ with Open-Source Finite Element Electrostatics

Speaker: Joshua Renner

Slides 120615_Renner_RD51_WG4.pdf

16:30 Krakow gain measurements

Speaker: Rob Veenhof (University of Wisconsin (US))

Slides june2012.pdf

16:50 Gain measurement program

Speaker: Ozkan Sahin (Uludag University)

Slides Ozkan_RD51_CERN_2012_miniweek_june.pdf