SAS@LHC

1 Oct 2015, 08:00 → 2 Oct 2015, 18:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Christoph Rembser (CERN), Michael Albrow (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

First meeting on Small Angle Spectrometer at LHC

Thursday 1 October

Plenary

Convener: Michael Albrow (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

1 Welcome and Introduction

Speaker: Michael Albrow (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

SASLHC Intro selected.pdf

SASLHC Intro selected.pptx

2 Physics of forward particle production; event generators

3 Cosmic ray showers and need for SAS

Speaker: Paolo Lipari

cern-sas.pdf

10:20 Coffee

4 Zero-degree neutral (n, K0, π0,…) measurements at LHC

Speaker: Alessia Tricomi (Universita e INFN, Catania (IT))

SAS2015.pdf

5 Studies towards the design of a Small Angle Spectrometer at the LHC

Speaker: OTTAVIO FORNIERI

SAS studies.pdf

6 Particle optics and large pipe

Speaker: Jerry Lamsa (Iowa State University (US))

7 LHC Vacuum pipe and window issues

Speaker: Benoit Salvant (CERN)

SAS calorimeter & Tracking

Convener: Michael Albrow (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

8 High Granularity calorimeter (HGCAL) for CMS upgrade

Speaker: Slawomir Marek Tkaczyk (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

HGC_Overview_SAS_v1.pdf

9 Test beam experiments with the CALICE scintillator tungsten HCAL

Speaker: Eva Sicking (CERN)

Slides w-ahcal_eva_sicking.pdf

10 CT-PPS Tracking for SAS@LHC TBC

Speaker: Nicolo Cartiglia (Universita e INFN Torino (IT))

sas tracking.pdf

sas tracking.pptx

11 Muon track detection

Speaker: Michael Albrow (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

sas muons.pdf

sas muons.pptx

12 Discussion

Speaker: All

TRD workshop

Conveners: Anatoli Romaniouk (National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (RU)), Christoph Rembser (CERN)

13 Introduction

Speaker: Christoph Rembser (CERN)

14 Summary of Graphene radiator studies

Speaker: Anatoli Romaniouk (National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (RU))

Graph_TB_summary.pdf

15 GasPixel TRD tests in magnetic field

Speaker: Jochen Kaminski (Universitaet Bonn (DE))

GridPix_TRT-TB.pdf

16 Transition radiation from graphene in X-ray domain

Speaker: Alexey Tischenko

Tishchenko, CERN, TRD Workshop, October 1-2, 2015.pdf

17 Discussion&future plans

Speaker: ALL

15:45 Coffee

18 Requirements and general considerations for SAS TRD

Speaker: Anatoli Romaniouk (National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (RU))

SAS_TRDs_Gen.pdf

19 Possible configurations for TRD modules for pi/K/p separation in the TeV region

Speakers: Mario Nicola Mazziotta (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT)), Paolo Spinelli

TRD - SAS.pptx

20 Straw based and solid state based TRDs for SAS

Speaker: Mario Nicola Mazziotta (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))

NicolaM_1Oct2015.pdf

21 Preliminary TRD simulations for Forward Scattering Experiment

Speaker: Michael Cherry (Louisiana State University)

SAS_CERN_Oct_2015.pdf

SAS_CERN_Oct_2015.pptx

22 Gas pixel TRD - what they can do?

Speaker: Anatoli Romaniouk (National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (RU))

GasPixel_TRDs.pdf

GasPixel_TRDs.ppt

23 Discussion of the TRD concepts for SAS

Speaker: ALL

Friday 2 October

Plenary

Convener: Michael Albrow (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

24 Channeling for high-xF

Speaker: Gianluca Cavoto (Universita e INFN, Roma I (IT))

UA9_SAS.pdf

25 Transition radiation summary report & plans

Speaker: Michael Cherry (Louisiana State University)

SAS_CERN_Oct_2015_TRD_review.pdf

SAS_CERN_Oct_2015_TRD_review.pptx

26 Calorimeter summary report

Speaker: Michael Albrow (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

calo-trk summary.pdf

calo-trk summary.pptx

10:40 Coffee Break

27 LHCb very forward detectors

Speaker: Paula Collins (CERN)

FSC_LHCb.pdf

28 SAS at ALICE

ALICEZDC-workshop.pdf

29 Acceptance, rates, running conditions

Speaker: ALL

30 Discussion, Next steps, Wrap up

Speakers: ALL, Michael Albrow (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))