Name: LHC Working Group on Forward Physics and Diffraction
Start: 2015-04-21T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2015-04-25T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Other Institutes

LHC Working Group on Forward Physics and Diffraction

from Tuesday, April 21, 2015 (9:00 AM) to Saturday, April 25, 2015 (6:00 PM)

Monday, April 20, 2015
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

11:00 AM Registration and coffee break
Registration and coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Madrid
11:30 AM Welcome - Agustin Sabio Vera (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (ES))
Welcome
- Agustin Sabio Vera (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (ES))
11:30 AM - 11:35 AM
Room: Madrid
11:35 AM Introduction to the workshop - Christophe Royon (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ))
Introduction to the workshop
- Christophe Royon (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ))
11:35 AM - 11:50 AM
Room: Madrid
11:50 AM Diffraction at HERA - Alice Valkarova (Charles University (CZ))
Diffraction at HERA
- Alice Valkarova (Charles University (CZ))
11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Madrid
12:30 PM RENORM Diffractive Predictions Extended to Higher LHC and Future Accelerator Energies - Konstantin Goulianos (Rockefeller University (US))
RENORM Diffractive Predictions Extended to Higher LHC and Future Accelerator Energies
- Konstantin Goulianos (Rockefeller University (US))
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Madrid
1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Madrid
3:00 PM Diffractive production of open charm and bottom mesons at the LHC: theoretical predictions and experimental capabilities - Marta Luszczak (University of Rzeszow)
Diffractive production of open charm and bottom mesons at the LHC: theoretical predictions and experimental capabilities
- Marta Luszczak (University of Rzeszow)
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Madrid
3:30 PM Forward central correlations in quarkonia production - Roman Pasechnik
Forward central correlations in quarkonia production
- Roman Pasechnik
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Madrid
4:00 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Madrid
4:30 PM Summary of the hard diffraction chapter - Ksenia Shchelina (M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (RU))
Summary of the hard diffraction chapter
- Ksenia Shchelina (M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (RU))
4:30 PM - 5:10 PM
Room: Madrid
5:10 PM Discussion on pomeron structure, medium lumi program - Christophe Royon (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ)) Leszek Motyka Konstantin Goulianos (Rockefeller University (US)) Alice Valkarova (Charles University (CZ))
Discussion on pomeron structure, medium lumi program
- Christophe Royon (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ))
- Leszek Motyka
- Konstantin Goulianos (Rockefeller University (US))
- Alice Valkarova (Charles University (CZ))
5:10 PM - 5:40 PM
Room: Madrid
6:00 PM Reception
Reception
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: Madrid
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
10:00 AM Summary of the Soft Diffraction and Total cross section chapter - Tim Martin (University of Warwick (GB))
Summary of the Soft Diffraction and Total cross section chapter
- Tim Martin (University of Warwick (GB))
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: Madrid
10:40 AM Impact picture for near-forward elastic scattering up to LHC energies - Jacques Francis Soffer (Temple University (US))
Impact picture for near-forward elastic scattering up to LHC energies
- Jacques Francis Soffer (Temple University (US))
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: Madrid
11:10 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Room: Madrid
11:40 AM Total cross section measurements - Per Grafstrom (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))
Total cross section measurements
- Per Grafstrom (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Room: Madrid
12:20 PM Diffraction As A Saturation Signature - URI MAOR (Tel Aviv University)
Diffraction As A Saturation Signature
- URI MAOR (Tel Aviv University)
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Madrid
1:00 PM Superchic 2: a new Monte Carlo for central exclusive production - Lucian Harland-Lang (University College London)
Superchic 2: a new Monte Carlo for central exclusive production
- Lucian Harland-Lang (University College London)
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Madrid
1:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:30 PM - 3:20 PM
Room: Madrid
3:20 PM Testing Pomeron flavour symmetry with diffractive W charge asymmetry - Annabelle Julia Chuinard (McGill University (CA))
Testing Pomeron flavour symmetry with diffractive W charge asymmetry
- Annabelle Julia Chuinard (McGill University (CA))
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Room: Madrid
3:50 PM Summary of the detector chapter - Joachim Baechler (CERN)
Summary of the detector chapter
- Joachim Baechler (CERN)
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Madrid
4:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Madrid
5:00 PM Herschel, the forward shower counters at LHCb - Akiba Kazuyoshi
Herschel, the forward shower counters at LHCb
- Akiba Kazuyoshi
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Madrid
5:30 PM Background and running plans - Valentina Avati (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL))
Background and running plans
- Valentina Avati (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL))
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Madrid
6:00 PM Discussion on low lumi program, total cross section…and on detectors - Valentina Avati (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL)) Tim Martin (University of Warwick (GB)) Per Grafstrom (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT)) Joachim Baechler (CERN)
Discussion on low lumi program, total cross section…and on detectors
- Valentina Avati (AGH University of Science and Technology (PL))
- Tim Martin (University of Warwick (GB))
- Per Grafstrom (Universita e INFN, Bologna (IT))
- Joachim Baechler (CERN)
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Room: Madrid
8:40 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:40 PM - 10:40 PM
Room: Madrid
Thursday, April 23, 2015
10:00 AM Resumming Double Logarithms in the Balitsky-Kovchegov Equation - José Daniel Madrigal (urn:Google)
Resumming Double Logarithms in the Balitsky-Kovchegov Equation
- José Daniel Madrigal (urn:Google)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Madrid
10:30 AM Forward jets at LHC: matching BFKL with NLO - Dimitri Colferai
Forward jets at LHC: matching BFKL with NLO
- Dimitri Colferai
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Madrid
11:00 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Madrid
11:30 AM High-energy resummation effects in Mueller-Navelet jets production at the LHC - Bertrand Ducloue
High-energy resummation effects in Mueller-Navelet jets production at the LHC
- Bertrand Ducloue
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Madrid
12:00 PM Hard scale dependent gluon density, saturation and forward-forward dijet production at the LHC - Krzysztof Kutak (Instytut Fizyki Jadrowej Polskiej Akademii Nauk)
Hard scale dependent gluon density, saturation and forward-forward dijet production at the LHC
- Krzysztof Kutak (Instytut Fizyki Jadrowej Polskiej Akademii Nauk)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: Madrid
12:30 PM Exclusive BFKL observables with a MC approach - Grigorios Chachamis (Universidad de Valencia (ES))
Exclusive BFKL observables with a MC approach
- Grigorios Chachamis (Universidad de Valencia (ES))
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Room: Madrid
1:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Madrid
3:00 PM Summary of the exclusive diffraction chapter - Lucian Harland-Lang (University College London)
Summary of the exclusive diffraction chapter
- Lucian Harland-Lang (University College London)
3:00 PM - 3:40 PM
Room: Madrid
3:40 PM Anomalous coupling studies - Christophe Royon (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ))
Anomalous coupling studies
- Christophe Royon (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ))
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
Room: Madrid
4:10 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
Room: Madrid
4:40 PM WW cross section contributions - Marta Luszczak (University of Rzeszow)
WW cross section contributions
- Marta Luszczak (University of Rzeszow)
4:40 PM - 5:10 PM
Room: Madrid
5:10 PM Discussion on exclusive processes, high lumi program - Lucian Harland-Lang (University College London) Valentin Khoze (High Energy Physics Division (HEPD)) Christophe Royon (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ))
Discussion on exclusive processes, high lumi program
- Lucian Harland-Lang (University College London)
- Valentin Khoze (High Energy Physics Division (HEPD))
- Christophe Royon (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ))
5:10 PM - 5:40 PM
Room: Madrid
8:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Room: Madrid
Friday, April 24, 2015
10:00 AM Summary of the BFKL and saturation chapter - Jochen Bartels
Summary of the BFKL and saturation chapter
- Jochen Bartels
10:00 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: Madrid
10:40 AM LHCf: Results and plan for Run II - Takashi Sako (Nagoya University (JP))
LHCf: Results and plan for Run II
- Takashi Sako (Nagoya University (JP))
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: Madrid
11:10 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Room: Madrid
11:40 AM Summary of the cosmic ray, multiplicity and particle specter chapter - Tanguy Pierog (KIT)
Summary of the cosmic ray, multiplicity and particle specter chapter
- Tanguy Pierog (KIT)
11:40 AM - 12:20 PM
Room: Madrid
12:20 PM Twist analysis of the forward Drell-Yan process - Leszek Motyka
Twist analysis of the forward Drell-Yan process
- Leszek Motyka
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
Room: Madrid
12:50 PM Exclusive production at LHCb: recent results and prospects for Run-II - Daniel Johnson (CERN)
Exclusive production at LHCb: recent results and prospects for Run-II
- Daniel Johnson (CERN)
12:50 PM - 1:20 PM
Room: Madrid
1:20 PM Lunch
Lunch
1:20 PM - 3:10 PM
Room: Madrid
3:10 PM BFKL vs DGLAP in Mueller-Navelet jets at LHC - Beatrice Murdaca
BFKL vs DGLAP in Mueller-Navelet jets at LHC
- Beatrice Murdaca
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM
Room: Madrid
3:40 PM Discussion on BFKL, saturation, cosmic rays, multiplicities - Agustin Sabio Vera (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (ES)) jochen bartels Tanguy Pierog (KIT)
Discussion on BFKL, saturation, cosmic rays, multiplicities
- Agustin Sabio Vera (Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (ES))
- jochen bartels
- Tanguy Pierog (KIT)
3:40 PM - 4:10 PM
Room: Madrid
4:10 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
Room: Madrid
4:40 PM Discussion: yellow report, follow up of LHC Forward Physics WG - Christophe Royon (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ)) all
Discussion: yellow report, follow up of LHC Forward Physics WG
- Christophe Royon (Acad. of Sciences of the Czech Rep. (CZ))
- all
4:40 PM - 5:20 PM
Room: Madrid
8:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Room: Madrid
Saturday, April 25, 2015