MilliQan Experiment Kickoff Workshop

Oct 8, 2015, 2:30 AM → Oct 9, 2015, 3:30 PM US/Eastern

NYU

Andrew Haas (New York University), Chris Hill (Ohio State University (US))

This is a kickoff meeting to discuss the proposed MilliQan experiment, searching for milli-charged particles produced in LHC pp collisions. We will focus on plans to divide and perform work and prepare a timeline for a formal proposal at CERN.

Thu, October 8

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Goals for Workshop

Convener: Andrew Haas (New York University)

11:00 AM Welcome

Speaker: Andrew Haas (New York University)

11:10 AM Intro

Speaker: Chris Hill (Ohio State University (US))

MilliQan_Intro_Hill_100815.pdf

11:30 AM Site

Speakers: Harry Lewis Shakeshaft (University of Bath (GB)), Martin Gastal (CERN)

MilliQan_kickoff_169_c.pdf

MilliQan_kickoff_169_c.pptx

12:30 PM → 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM → 3:00 PM Site Discussion

Convener: Chris Hill (Ohio State University (US))

1:00 PM current measurements in CMS counting room

Speaker: Andrew Haas (New York University)

MilliQan_Workshop_CERNtests_10-8-2015.pdf

2:00 PM Theory

Speakers: Eder Izaguirre, itay Yavin (McMaster University/Perimeter Institute)

MilliQanKickoffMeetingIzaguirre.pdf

3:00 PM → 3:30 PM Coffee

3:30 PM → 5:30 PM Scintillator, Tubes, Readout

Convener: David Stuart (Univ. of California Santa Barbara (US))

3:30 PM NYU setup

Speakers: Andrew Haas (New York University), Silas Grossberndt

NYU Setup.pdf

NYU Setup.pptx

3:50 PM SoLiD readout

Speaker: Jim Brooke (University of Bristol (GB))

BristolReadout.pdf

4:10 PM Readout/triggering based on CAEN V1743

Speakers: Andrew Haas (New York University), Benjamin Eric Kaplan (New York University (US))

MilliQuan_Kaplan_Oct8.pdf

4:30 PM Other scintillators/tubes

Speaker: Chris Hill (Ohio State University (US))

5:30 PM → 6:30 PM Happy hour

6:30 PM → 8:00 PM Dinner

Fri, October 9

9:00 AM → 10:10 AM Simulations

Convener: itay Yavin (McMaster University/Perimeter Institute)

9:00 AM Simulations

Speakers: Frank Golf (Univ. of California Santa Barbara (US)), Gabriel Magill (McGill University)

NYMilliQMagill.pdf

simulation_kickoff.pdf

10:10 AM → 10:30 AM Coffee

10:30 AM → 12:00 PM Mechanics, Shielding, Cooling

Convener: Claudio Campagnari (Univ. of California Santa Barbara (US))

12:00 PM → 1:00 PM Wrap-up

Convener: Andrew Haas (New York University)

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch