NBI2006 - 6th International workshop on Neutrino Beams and Instrumentation

from Monday 4 September 2006 (17:00) to Saturday 9 September 2006 (20:00)
CERN (40-S2-B01)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
4 Sept 2006
5 Sept 2006
6 Sept 2006
7 Sept 2006
8 Sept 2006
9 Sept 2006
AM
08:00
OVERVIEW OF PROJECTS (until 12:10)
08:00 Registration and Coffee  
09:20 Welcome  
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09:30 MiniBooNE Overview - Eric Zimmerman (Colorado Univ.)  
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10:10 NuMI Overview - Sacha Kopp (Texas Univ.)  
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10:40 COFFEE BREAK  
11:10 CNGS Overview - Konrad Elsener (CERN)  
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11:30 OPERA start-up results - Dario AUTIERO (IN2P3 Lyon)  
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11:40 T2K Overview - Taku Ishida (KEK)  
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08:30
TARGETS and upgrades (until 12:25)
08:30 NuMI Target Experience - Jim Hylen (Fermilab)  
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09:00 Expectation vs. Experience with the CNGS target - Luca Bruno (CERN)  
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09:30 R&D of the T2K target - Takeshi Nakadaira (KEK)  
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09:50 Shock studies and design optimisation of T2K beam window - Matt ROONEY (Rutherford Lab)  
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10:00 COFFEE BREAK  
10:30 Design and helium cooling of T2K target - Mike Fitton (Rutherford Lab)  
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10:40 T2K target station volume and decay volume - Yoshikazu Yamada (KEK)  
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11:00 The T2K target installation and support system - Chris densham  
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11:10 Accelerator Ugrades to provide 1 MW for NuMI - Bob Zwaska (Fermilab)  
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11:30 NuMI system upgrades for 1MW - Mike Martens (Fermilab)  
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11:50 Experimental Assessment of Radiation Damage in Targets Considered in Neutrino Superbeam and Neutrino Factory Initiatives - Nick Simos (Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL))  
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07:00
DAY off - EXCURSION to CHAMONIX/Mont Blanc Mountain Range (until 23:00) (Main Building CERN)
09:00
SECONDARY BEAM and NEUTRINO MONITORING (until 12:20)
09:00 CNGS secondary beam monitors: design and performance - Edda Gschwendtner (CERN)  
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09:40 NuMI Secondary Beam Monitor Performance - Sacha Kopp (Texas Univ.)  
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10:20 COFFEE BREAK  
10:50 T2K controls / DAQ - Ken Sakashita (KEK)  
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11:00 T2K muon monitors - Kodai Matsuoka (Kyoto Univ.)  
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11:15 T2K near detectors - Masashi Yokoyama (Kyoto Univ.)  
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11:30 MiniBooNE Little Muon Counter Detector results - Martin Tzanov (Colorado Univ.)  
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11:45 MiniBooNE Antineutrino Running: flux and backgrounds - M.O. Wascko (Imperial College)  
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08:30
HOT HANDLING and RADIATION PROTECTION (until 12:30)
08:30 Rad-hard normal magnets and their quick handling - Kazuhiro Tanaka (KEK) Erina Hirose (KEK)  
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09:00 NuMI Repairs for Hot Components - Jim Hylen (Fermilab)  
09:30 NuMI Radiation and Environment Protection - Mike Martens  
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09:50 Radiation protection aspects of the commissioning of the CNGS facility - Heinz Vincke (CERN)  
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10:20 COFFEE BREAK  
11:00 CNGS target handling - Luca Bruno (CERN)  
11:30 CNGS horn handling - Ans Pardons (CERN)  
12:00 Radiation protection in J-PARC neutrino beam line - Yuichi Oyama (KEK)  
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PM
17:00
Arrival and Registration (until 20:00) (cafeteria bldg 501, "glassbox")
12:10 --- LUNCH ---
13:30
PROTON BEAM & INSTRUMENTATION (until 16:30)
13:30 Operation of CNGS proton beam and instrumentation - Malika Meddahi (CERN)  
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13:50 Extraction studies with CNGS beam - Verena Kain (CERN)  
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14:05 Operational Experience with the CNGS beam position monitoring system - Rhodri Jones (CERN) Thierry Bogey (CERN)  
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14:20 Experience with the BTV at CNGS - profiles and positions - Enrico Bravin (AB/BDI)  
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14:30 T2K proton beam handling and failure analysis - Toshinori Abe (Tokyo Univ.)  
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14:45 T2K beam profile monitor - Hidekazu Kakuno (Tokyo Univ.)  
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15:00 T2K beam position monitor - Nick Hastings (Tokyo Univ.)  
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15:15 T2K OTR monitor - David Morris  
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15:30 NuMI proton beam performance - Bob ZWASKA  
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16:00 COFFEE BREAK  
16:30
Seminar on Minos (until 17:30) (Auditorium)
18:00
Fondue DINNER (until 23:00) (Main Building CERN)
12:25 --- Lunch ---
13:30
HORNS and beam dumps (until 18:00)
13:30 Design and operation of the CNGS horns - Stephane Rangod (CERN)  
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14:00 Laser Vibration measurements at CERN - Roman Wilfinger (Unknown)  
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14:20 NuMI Horns Experience - Jim Hylen  
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14:50 COFFEE BREAK  
15:30 T2K horns - Atsuko Ichikawa (KEK)  
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15:45 Technical aspects of the T2K horn design - Larry Bartoszek (Bartoszek Engineering)  
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16:00 T2K horn test operation - Tetsuro Sekiguchi (KEK)  
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16:15 Status of T2K hadron absorber development - Taku Ishida (KEK)  
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16:30 FEM analyses related to T2K hadron absorber design - Chris Densham (Rutherford Lab)  
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12:20 --- LUNCH ---
13:30
Visit CNGS (until 17:30)
19:15
WORKSHOP DINNER (until 23:59) (Main Building CERN)
12:30 --- Lunch ---
13:30
HADRON PRODUCTION and BEAM SIMULATIONS (until 16:30)
13:30 MiniBooNE beam simulation (including hadron production) - Kendall Mahn (Columbia Univ.)  
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14:10 FLUKA for CNGS - Alfredo Ferrari (CERN)  
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14:40 NuMI Beam Monte Carlo and Hadron Production Uncertainties - Zarko Pavlovic (Texas Univ.)  
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15:00 Constraining kaon-decay neutrinos from the high energy tail - Kendall Mahn (Columbia Univ.)  
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15:30 COFFEE BREAK  
16:30
CLOSING - Next NBI workshop (until 17:30)
16:30 Next NBI workshop - Takashi Kobayashi (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK))  
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