PITT PACC SBN Physics Workshop

Jan 26, 2016, 8:30 AM → Jan 27, 2016, 8:30 PM US/Eastern

University Club: Conference Room A (3rd Floor) (University of Pittsburgh)

Workshop on Short Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Physics. The broad focus of the workshop will be on issues relevant to the short-baseline neutrino oscillation program at Fermilab. Discussion topics will include Multi-detector analysis strategies, Detector cross-calibration, Minimizing systematic uncertainties (flux, detector, modeling, reconstruction...), Experimental outcome scenarios and impact on LBL measurements. 

PROGRAM ORGANIZERS: Zelimir Djurcic (ANL), Angela Fava (FNAL), Zarko Pavlovic (FNAL), David W. Schmitz (University of Chicago), Ornella Palamara (FNAL)

LOCAL ORGANIZERS: Brian Batell, Donna Naples and Vittorio Paolone, University of Pittsburgh

ADMINISTRATOR: Cindy Cercone

Tue, January 26

8:30 AM → 9:00 AM Conference Breakfast

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Session I: Plenary

Convener: Brian Thomas Batell

9:00 AM Welcome

Speaker: Tao Han (University of Pittsburgh)

9:10 AM Status of Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Fits

Speaker: Carlo Giunti (INFN - National Institute for Nuclear Physics)

giunti-160126-pitt.pdf

9:50 AM Cosmological Constraints

Speaker: Massimiliano Lattanzi (University of Ferrara)

lattanzi_160126_Pittsburgh_V2.pdf

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:30 PM Session II

Description and discussion of analysis strategies

Convener: Brian Thomas Batell

11:00 AM Impact on LBL Oscillation Measurements

Speaker: Boris Kayser

SBN-Wksp1601.pdf

11:45 AM Impact of sterile neutrinos on cLFV processes

Speaker: Valentina De Romeri (UAM)

PITT_PACC_SBN_26jan15.pdf

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch

2:00 PM → 3:30 PM Session III

Convener: Zarko Pavlovic

2:00 PM Reactor results: Overview and Future

Speakers: Bryce Littlejohn (University of Wisconsin - Madison), Dr T. Langford

160126_PITT_PACC_Reactor_BRL.pdf

2:30 PM Searches for sterile neutrinos at MINOS/MINOS+

Speaker: Adam Aurisano

aurisano_MinosSteriles.pdf

3:00 PM Overview of Radioactive Sources

Speaker: Thierry Lasserre

Lasserre-Pittsburgh-2016.pdf

3:30 PM → 4:00 PM Coffee Break

4:00 PM → 5:30 PM Session IV

Convener: Zarko Pavlovic

4:00 PM Flux: MiniBooNE

Speaker: Randy Johnson (University of Cincinnati)

4:30 PM Updates to Flux Prediction: MiniBooNE

Speaker: Don Athula Wickremasinghe (University of Pittsburgh (US))

SBN_workshop_UniOfPittsburgh.pdf

5:00 PM BNB Upgrade

Speaker: Zarko Pavlovic

BNB_upgrade_PITT.pdf

7:00 PM → 10:00 PM Workshop Dinner - Wyndham: Carnegie Room

Wed, January 27

8:30 AM → 9:00 AM Conference Breakfast

9:00 AM → 10:30 AM Session I: Plenary

Convener: Zelimir Djurcic (A)

9:00 AM SBN Overview and Roadmap

Speaker: Catherine Chase James (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (US))

SBN_Overview_Pitt_PACC_Jan2015.pdf

9:45 AM MicroBooNE

Speaker: Bryce Littlejohn (University of Wisconsin - Madison)

012116_Littlejohn_PITT_PACC_v3.pdf

10:30 AM → 11:00 AM Coffee Break

11:00 AM → 12:20 PM Session II

Description and discussion of analysis strategies

Convener: Zelimir Djurcic (A)

11:00 AM ICARUS Detector

Speaker: Andrea Zani (CERN)

Pitt_zani.pdf

11:20 AM SBN Proposal Analysis, Backgrounds Estimates and Mitigation Strategies

Speaker: Joseph Zennamo (University of Chicago)

SBN_Bkgds_Pitt_Zennamo_Jan27_2016.pdf

11:40 AM SBN Systematic Uncertainties

Speaker: Corey Adams

CoreyAdams_SBN_PITT_Systemaics.pdf

12:00 PM Analysis Strategies: ICARUS

Speaker: daniele gibin (Universita' di Padova)

PittGibin.pdf

12:20 PM → 1:50 PM Lunch

1:50 PM → 3:20 PM Session III

Convener: David Schmitz (Fermilab)

1:50 PM Analysis Strategies:T2K

Speaker: Kendall Mahn (MSU)

Fits to external cross section data and new cross section models for antineutrino analyses (submitted to PRD)

pittpac_neartofar_27jan2015.pdf

SciBooNE-MiniBooNE antineutrino disappearance analysis

SciBooNE-MiniBooNE neutrino disappearance analysis

T2K antineutrino first results (submitted to PRL)

T2K combined nue/numu analysis long paper

T2K neutrino flux prediction

2:35 PM Analysis Strategies: NOvA

Speaker: Dr R. Dhamaplan

ranjan_NOvA_PACC_UPitt.pdf

3:20 PM → 3:50 PM Coffee Break

3:50 PM → 5:20 PM Session IV

Convener: David Schmitz (Fermilab)

3:50 PM PAC Recommendations for SBN

4:05 PM Global Discussion

5:05 PM Summary and Concluding Remarks

Speaker: Vittorio Paolone (University of Pittsburgh)