Simons center MATHUSLA workshop

from Monday, 27 August 2018 (09:00) to Friday, 31 August 2018 (20:00)
Simons Center for Geometry and Physics (Simons center, Stony Brook)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
27 Aug 2018
28 Aug 2018
29 Aug 2018
30 Aug 2018
31 Aug 2018
AM
09:00 welcome - opening - Luis Alvarez-Gaume (Simons Center)   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
09:10 Theory introductory talk (30+10) - Michelangelo Mangano (CERN)   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
09:50 MATHUSLA overview in context of other experiments (30+10) - David Curtin (University of Toronto)   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
10:30 --- coffee break ---
10:50 Cosmic Ray Physics at MATHUSLA (30+10) - Juan Carlos Arteaga (Universidad Michoacana)   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
11:30 MATHUSLA Test Stand Experimental Update - Cristiano Alpigiani (University of Washington, Seattle)   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
11:50 Update on Background Studies (30+10) - Gordon Watts (University of Washington (US))   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
09:00 Theory talk (30+10) - Raman Sundrum (University of Maryland)   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
09:40 Alternative detectors - plastic and liquid scintillators - Erez Etzion (Tel Aviv University (IL))   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
10:00 Discussion with Reviewers (coffee will be available): Detector technology. Henry, Charlie   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
09:00 Discussion with Reviewers: DAQ. Charlie, Erez.   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
11:00 --- coffee break ---
11:30 Discussion with Reviewers: Simulation. David, Martin.   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
09:00 MATHUSLA Test Stand Simulation Update (20+10) - John Paul Chou (Rutgers State Univ. of New Jersey (US))   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
09:30 Updates [Superlayers by Audrey, CR Physics Case Articulation by David]   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
11:00 --- coffee break ---
11:30 Update document to incorporate reviewer feedback and new results   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
09:08 Summary of workshop developments - Erez Etzion (Tel Aviv University (IL)) Charlie Young (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)) Henry Lubatti (University of Washington (US)) David Curtin (University of Toronto)   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
09:38 Update document to incorporate reviewer feedback and new results   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
11:08 --- coffee break ---
11:38 Update document to incorporate reviewer feedback and new results   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
PM
12:30 --- LUNCH ---
13:40 MATHUSLA Design Overview (30+10) - Charlie Young (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)) Erez Etzion (Tel Aviv University (IL))   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
14:20 RPC Detectors for MATHUSLA (30+20) - Rinaldo Santonico (INFN e Universita Roma Tor Vergata (IT)) Rinaldo Santonico (Universita e INFN Roma Tor Vergata (IT))   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
15:10 RPC or other options for MATHUSLA (30+20) - Yuekun Heng Erez Etzion (Tel Aviv University (IL))   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
16:00 --- coffee break ---
16:30 Discussion session with Reviewers: Detector layout (technology independent, physics driven). Erez, Cristiano   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
12:00 --- LUNCH ---
13:00 Simons Center Weekly Colloquium on MATHUSLA - David Curtin (University of Toronto)   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
14:00 --- coffee break ---
14:30 Discussion with Reviewers: Detector technology. Henry, Charlie   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
18:00 --- Workshop dinner ---
12:30 --- LUNCH ---
14:00 Reviewers report writing   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
15:30 --- coffee break ---
16:00 Reviewers report writing   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
18:00 --- Dinner ---
12:30 --- LUNCH ---
14:00 Update document to incorporate reviewer feedback and new results   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
16:00 --- coffee break ---
16:30 Update document to incorporate reviewer feedback and new results   (Simons center, Stony Brook)
18:00 --- Dinner ---
13:08 --- LUNCH ---