First International RPC Detector School

14 Feb 2018, 08:00 → 17 Feb 2018, 14:00 America/Mexico_City

Other Institutes

Alexis FAGOT (U), Alexis Fagot (Ghent University (BE)), Cecilia Uribe Estrada (Autonomous University of Puebla (MX)), Cristina Oropeza Barrera (Universidad Iberoamericana (MX)), Salvador Carrillo Moreno (Universidad Iberoamericana (MX))

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Note: Last day of the school is a Social Event and is not mandatory: it will be a visit to the "Pyramids of Teotihuacan".  It is consider a full day excursion and the cost is 30 € (Euros)

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The First International RPC Detector School, is hosted by Universidad Iberoamericana.  With the collaboration of  UNAM, BUAP & Cinvestav. 

                      It was held at: Mexico city,  MEXICO

 More information is available on the official conference website at 

                         http://fismat.ibero.mx/rpcdetectorschool 

 

RPC Cosmic Simulation

Wednesday 14 February

08:00 Students Breakfast at their Hotel

1 RPC Detectors

Auditorio Fernando Bustos Edificio S

Speakers: Rinaldo Santonico (Universita e INFN Roma Tor Vergata (IT)), Rinaldo Santonico (INFN e Universita Roma Tor Vergata (IT))

13:30 Lunch

2 Simulation Session (Part I)

Speaker: Salvador Carrillo Moreno (Universidad Iberoamericana (MX))

3 Data Analysis (Part I)

Thursday 15 February

4 Group A Parallel Session: Lab/DAQ "Hands on" RPC

Students of Group A will be transported to UNAM.
Guy Paic, Antonio Ortiz, Enrique Patiño

Speaker: Antonio Ortiz Velasquez (Universidad Nacional Autonoma (MX))

5 Group B Parallel Session: Data Analysis & Simulation (Part II)

Speaker: Alexis FAGOT (U)

Cosmics Simulation

13:00 Lunch Group B

13:00 TRANSPORTATION Group A

13:30 Lunch Group A

14:00 Transportation Group B

6 Group B Parallel Session: Lab/DAQ "Hands on" RPC

Speaker: Antonio Ortiz Velasquez (Universidad Nacional Autonoma (MX))

7 Group A Parallel Session: Data Analysis & Simulation (Part II)

Move back to IBERO

Speaker: Alexis FAGOT (U)

Cosmics Simulation

19:00 Transportation Group B

Friday 16 February

8 Wrap up session

Room Building R-143

This is a closing session for all analysis, data taken and experiment measurements. The idea is to clarify the analysis strategy, students should share results and converge to a common understanding of the RPC detector acquired knowledge

Speakers: Alexis FAGOT (U), Rinaldo Santonico (INFN e Universita Roma Tor Vergata (IT)), Salvador Carrillo Moreno (Universidad Iberoamericana (MX))

9 Student Presentation

Building R-143

Students will make groups and present all activities, analysis, etc.

11:30 Transportation to a National Park

3000 meters above see level

12:00 Lunch at Desierto de los Leones National Park

It is a very high and cold place (Bring a good sweater)

13:30 Social Event: Visit National Park "Desierto de los Leones"

Ex Convento Desierto de los Leones

15:00 Transportation back to University

10 Cosmic Rays Experiment: Argo

Speakers: Rinaldo Santonico (Universita e INFN Roma Tor Vergata (IT)), Rinaldo Santonico (INFN e Universita Roma Tor Vergata (IT))

11 Current RPC Detectors/Experiments

Building R-143

Speaker: Gabriella Pugliese (Universita e INFN, Bari (IT))

RPC_MexicoCity_school_January 2018.pdf

RPC_MexicoCity_school_January 2018.pptx

17:00 Earthquake

12 Future of RPC Detectors & Applications

Lab Physics

Speaker: Giulio Aielli (INFN e Universita Roma Tor Vergata (IT))

RPC_Upgrade_MXCT2018.pdf

RPC_Upgrade_MXCT2018.pptx

18:00 Closing of the school with a "Cheese and wine" session

Saturday 17 February

07:00 Social Event Visit Piramides de Teotihuacan