CALET TIM

24 Jun 2015, 09:00 → 26 Jun 2015, 19:30 Europe/Rome

Pisa

Wednesday, 24 June

09:00 → 10:00 Registration

10:00 → 10:10 Welcome in Pisa

Speaker: Pier S. Marrocchesi (University of Siena and INFN Pisa)

10:10 → 10:20 Opening and present status of CALET

Speaker: Shoji Torii (Waseda University)

Slides CALETSatus-final.pdf

10:20 → 11:30 Data handling and analysis

Convener: Yoichi Asaoka (Waseda University)

10:20 Summary of calibration on ground and the application to flight data

Speaker: Shoji Torii (Waseda University)

Slides CalibforFM(Torii).pdf

10:50 WCOC Status

Speaker: Yoichi Asaoka (Waseda University)

Slides 150624CALET_TIM-WCOC-asaoka.pdf

11:10 Ground Muon Data Analysis

Speaker: Yosui Akaike (University of Tokyo)

150922akaikeA_FMmu.pdf

11:30 → 11:50 coffee break

11:50 → 12:50 Data handling and analysis

Convener: Shoji Torii (Waseda University)

11:50 CALET Level1 Format and Distribution of Ground Muon Data

Speaker: Yoichi Asaoka (Waseda University)

Slides 150624CALET_TIM-Level1-asaoka.pdf

12:10 UV Laser Calibration Data Summary

Speaker: Yoichi Asaoka (Waseda University)

Slides 150624CALET_TIM-UVLaser-asaoka.pdf

12:30 On-Orbit Calibration with Penetrating Proton and Helium

Speaker: Yosui Akaike (University of Tokyo)

Slides 150624akaike-OnOrbitCalibration.pdf

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 → 15:50 Data handling and analysis

Convener: John Mitchell (NASA - GSFC)

14:30 Update on the current status of the US CDC

Speaker: Doug Granger (Louisiana State University)

Slides CALETUSCDC_v06152015v4.pptx

14:50 U.S. CDC Data Handling Pipeline Presentation

Speaker: michael stewart (Louisiana State University)

Slides Data Handling Pipeline

15:10 DHA report on IT activity

Speaker: Paolo Maestro (Univ. of Siena and INFN Pisa)

Slides DHA_IC_status_report.pdf DHA IC summary

15:30 Update on Italian DH&A software development

Speaker: Nicola Mori (INFN)

Slides Mori_ItalianDHA.odp Mori_ItalianDHA.pdf

15:50 → 16:10 coffee break

16:10 → 17:05 Data handling and analysis

Convener: John Mitchell (NASA - GSFC)

16:10 Brief discussion regarding Level 1 data sets: Binary and HDF5 formats

Speaker: michael stewart (Louisiana State University)

Slides Level_1_HDF5_v150621.pptx

16:45 Level1 to Level2: Analysis Plan

Speaker: Yoichi Asaoka (Waseda University)

Slides 150624CALET_TIM-Level2-asaoka.pdf

17:05 → 17:30 Discussion

includes:
- discussion on telecon meetings (via VIDYO, phone, etc...)

Thursday, 25 June

09:30 → 11:00 Calibration and Testing

Convener: Shoji Torii (Waseda University)

09:30 Review of action items for the Testing & Calibration Team in the last TIM

Speaker: Tadahisa Tamura (Kanagawa University (JP))

Slides CALET-TIM20150625-T&C-AI-tamura.pdf

09:40 Outline of the beam test with Ar beams at CERN-SPS in 2015

Speaker: Tadahisa Tamura (Kanagawa University (JP))

Slides CALET-TIM20150625-T&C-CERN2015-tamura.pdf

10:00 Report on the analysis of the ion test with STM and BBM in 2015

Speaker: Yosui Akaike (University of Tokyo (JP))

Slides 150625akaike_cern15.pdf

10:20 Report on the analysis of the ion test of CHD paddles to study effects of quenching and delta rays

Speaker: Tadahisa Tamura (Kanagawa University (JP))

Slides CALET-TIM20150625-T&C-CERN2015-CHDpad-tamura.pdf

10:40 Reconfirmation of present status of analyses for beam tests in 2011, 2012, and 2013

Speaker: Tadahisa Tamura (Kanagawa University (JP))

Slides CALET-TIM20150625-T&C-analyses-tamura.pdf

10:50 Perspectives for future CALET beam tests

Speaker: John Mitchell (NASA - GSFC)

Slides Perspectives_for_future_CALET_beam_tests.pdf

11:00 → 11:20 coffee break

11:20 → 12:40 Calibration and Testing

Convener: Pier Simone Marrocchesi (University of Siena and INFN Pisa)

11:20 TBEAM 2012: Update of 2012 beam test analysis

Speaker: Dr Gabriele Bigongiari (Universita degli studi di Siena (IT))

Slides TASC_analysis_Pisa2015.odp TASC_analysis_Pisa2015.pdf

11:40 TBEAM 2015: Charge tagging with the beam tracker

Speaker: Simone Bonechi (Univ. of Siena and INFN Pisa)

Slides Bonechi_Stolzi_TB2015_Charge_Tag.pdf

12:00 TBEAM2015: Preliminary TASC analysis with ion beam data

Speaker: Dr Gabriele Bigongiari (Universita degli studi di Siena (IT))

Slides Preliminary_TASC_analysis_2015_bt.odp Preliminary_TASC_analysis_2015_bt.pdf

12:20 TBEAM 2015:Preliminary analysis of IMC with ion beam data

Speaker: Paolo Maestro (Univ. of Siena and INFN Pisa)

Slides IMC_analysis_tb2015.pdf

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch

14:30 → 16:20 Instrument Modeling and Simulation

Convener: Nicola Mori (Universita e INFN, Firenze (IT))

14:30 Summary of JC M&S Group Activities

Speaker: Kenji Yoshida (Shibaura Institute of Technology (JP))

Slides Activity_Jpn_MS_2015-06-25.pdf

14:50 Summary of US M&S Activities

Speaker: John Francis Krizmanic (NASA-Natl. Aeronaut. & Space Admin. (US))

Slides US-M&S-GroupReport-JFK.pdf

15:10 Summary of IC M&S Activities

Speaker: Paolo Maestro (Univ. of Siena and INFN Pisa)

Slides M&S_summary_of_italian_activities.pdf

15:20 Particle Tracking using a Kalman Filter Technique

Speaker: Prof. Kenji Yoshida (Shibaura Institute of Technology)

Slides yoshida_KF2015-06-25.pdf

15:40 Charge identification with IMC with Fluka simulated data

Speaker: Paolo Brogi (Univ. of Siena and INFN Pisa)

16:00 Implementation and validation of CALET flight model in GEANT4 simulation.

Speaker: Lorenzo Pacini (Universita e INFN, Firenze (IT))

Slides GEANT4_benchmark_2015_06_22.odp GEANT4_benchmark_2015_06_22.pdf

16:20 → 16:40 coffee break

16:40 → 18:40 Instrument Modeling and Simulation

Convener: Nicola Mori (Universita e INFN, Firenze (IT))

16:40 Benchmark for simplified geometry in CALET

Speaker: Caterina Checchia (Univ. of Padova and INFN)

Slides Checchia_benchmark_for_simplified_geometry_in_calet_2.pdf

17:00 Epics-based e/p separation study results

Speaker: John Francis Krizmanic (NASA-Natl. Aeronaut. & Space Admin. (US))

Slides ep-SeparationStudyStatus-JFK.pdf

17:20 e/p discrimination with EPICS simulated data

Speaker: Francesco Palma (Universita e INFN Roma Tor Vergata (IT))

Slides ep_discrimination_with_Epics.pdf

17:40 Application of an MT Method to CALET e/p separation

Speaker: Kenji Yoshida (Shibaura Institute of Technology)

Slides yoshida_MT2015-06-25.pdf

18:00 Discussion

20:00 → 00:00 Social dinner

Friday, 26 June

10:00 → 11:00 Instrument Performance Studies

Convener: Pier Simone Marrocchesi (University of Siena and INFN Pisa)

10:00 Gamma-ray and electron signals from Kaluza-Klein dark matter annihilation

Speaker: Masaki Mori (Ritsumeikan University)

Slides Gamma-Electrons_from_KKDM.pdf Gamma-Electrons_from_KKDM.pptx

10:20 CALET Sensitivity to Dark Matter and Astrophysical Sources

Speaker: Holger Martin Motz (Waseda University)

Slides CALET-sens-motz-ICRC2015.pdf

10:40 Gamma-ray/electron separation and expected gamma-ray signal from 1 year of CALET orbit

Speaker: Nicholas Cannady (Louisiana State University)

Slides Cannady_2015_Pisa_TIM_Gamma_presentation_v4.0NC.pdf Cannady_2015_Pisa_TIM_Gamma_presentation_v4.0NC.pptx

11:00 → 11:30 coffee break

11:30 → 12:10 Instrument Performance Studies

Convener: Sergio Bruno Ricciarini (Universita e INFN, Firenze (IT))

11:30 Predicted CALET Measurements of Heavy and Ultray-Heavy Cosmic Ray Nuclei

Speaker: Brian Flint Rauch (NASA-Natl. Aeronaut. & Space Admin. (US))

Slides B_Rauch_2015_Pisa_TIM.pdf B_Rauch_2015_Pisa_TIM.pptx

11:50 Status of CGBM

Speaker: A. Yoshida (Aoyama Gakuin Univ.)

Slides CGBMstatus_SW_TIM2015_ayoshida.pdf TIM_2015_CGBM_presentation_ykawakubo.pdf

12:10 → 12:30 Instrument Performance Studies: Brief summary of ICRC presentation material

Convener: Sergio Bruno Ricciarini (Universita e INFN, Firenze (IT))

12:10 Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) for the International Space Station

Speaker: Shoji Torii (Waseda University (JP))

12:20 Heavy ion beam test at CERN-SPS with the CALET Structure Thermal Model

Speaker: Tadahisa Tamura (Kanagawa University (JP))

13:00 → 14:30 Lunch break

14:30 → 16:10 Instrument Performance Studies: Brief summary of ICRC presentation material

Convener: Shoji Torii (Waseda University (JP))

14:30 CALET energy calibration using CERN-SPS beam tests

Speaker: Yosui Akaike (University of Tokyo (JP))

14:40 CALET's Sensitivity to Dark Matter and Astrophysical Sources

Speaker: Holger Martin Motz (Waseda University)

14:50 Development of the Waseda CALET Operations Center (WOC) for Scientific Operations

Speaker: Yoichi Asaoka (Waseda University (JP))

15:00 CALET measurements with cosmic nuclei: expected performance of tracking and charge identification

Speaker: Paolo Brogi (Univ. of Siena and INFN Pisa)

15:10 CALET perspectives for calorimetric measurements of high energy electrons based on beam test results

Speaker: Dr Gabriele Bigongiari (Universita degli studi di Siena (IT))

Slides Presentation.pdf

15:20 Simulation studies of the expected proton rejection capabilities of CALET

Speaker: Francesco Palma (Universita e INFN Roma Tor Vergata (IT))

Slides Palma_ICRC2015_Proceeding.pdf

15:30 Predicted CALET Measurements of Heavy and Ultra-Heavy Cosmic Ray Nuclei

Speaker: Brian Flint Rauch (NASA-Natl. Aeronaut. & Space Admin. (US))

15:40 Use of the ‘Kriging method’ for refinement of particle trajectory reconstruction in CALET

Speaker: Amir Javaid (Louisiana State University)

15:50 Gamma-Ray Observations with CALET: Exposure Map, Response Functions, and Simulated Results

Speaker: Nicholas Cannady (Louisiana State University)

Paper Cannady_ICRC_2015_paper.pdf

16:00 Status of ICRC papers review

Speaker: Michael Cherry (Louisiana State University)

Slides ICRC_talks_TIM_June2015.pdf ICRC_talks_TIM_June2015.ppt

16:10 → 16:30 Discussion

16:30 → 16:50 coffee break

16:50 → 17:00 Adjourn

17:00 → 18:00 Publication committee meeting