First Biennial African School on Fundamental Physics and its Applications

from Sunday, August 1, 2010 (8:00 AM) to Saturday, August 21, 2010 (7:00 PM)
NITheP at Stellenbosch, South Africa (Auditorium)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
Aug 1, 2010
Aug 2, 2010
Aug 3, 2010
Aug 4, 2010
Aug 5, 2010
Aug 6, 2010
Aug 8, 2010
Aug 9, 2010
Aug 10, 2010
Aug 11, 2010
Aug 12, 2010
Aug 13, 2010
Aug 14, 2010
Aug 15, 2010
Aug 16, 2010
Aug 17, 2010
Aug 18, 2010
Aug 19, 2010
Aug 20, 2010
Aug 21, 2010
AM
8:00 AM Shuttles Airport-Bonne Esperance & Travellers' Lodge   (Auditorium)
8:00 AM
School Startup (until 9:20 AM) (Auditorium)
8:00 AM Registration   (Hall)
9:00 AM Welcome Address - Prof. Frederik Scholtz (NITheP at Stellenbosch, SA)   (Auditorium)
9:10 AM Opening Address - Jonathan R. Ellis (CERN)   (Auditorium)
Slides
9:30 AM
Theory Week (until 7:30 PM) (Auditorium)
9:30 AM THR I - Theory Recaps - Prof. Jan Govaerts (Louvain U., BE)   (Auditorium)
Abstract
Slides
11:35 AM THR II - Theory Recaps - Jan Govaerts   (Auditorium)
Slides
2:00 PM THR III - Jan Govaerts   (Auditorium)
3:00 PM THR - Theory Recaps Discussion Session - Jan Govaerts Jean Cleymans (Department of Physics-University of Cape Town) John Ellis Peter Skands   (4 Rooms)
Syllabus
4:15 PM TH1 I - Foundations of Nuclear and Particle Physics - Jean Cleymans (Department of Physics)   (Auditorium)
Slides
5:15 PM Visit of Stellenbosch University - Organizers   (Auditorium)
URL
8:45 AM
Theory Week (until 6:00 PM) ()
8:45 AM TH1 II - Foundations of Nuclear and Particle Physics - Jean Cleymans (Department of Physics)   (Auditorium)
Slides
11:00 AM TH1 - Foundations of Nuclear and Particle Physics: Discussion Session - Jean Cleymans (Department of Physics) Jan Govaerts (U. of Louvain) John Ellis (CERN) Peter Skands (CERN)   (Auditorium)
1:45 PM TH2 I - The Standard Model - Alan Cornell (Wits U.)   (Auditorium)
Slides
4:00 PM Physics at Fermilab - Prof. Young-Kee Kim (FNAL & U. of Chicago)   (Auditorium)
Slides
5:00 PM TH6 I - Computer Physics - Peter Skands   (Auditorium)
Abstract
Slides
8:45 AM
Theory Week (until 8:00 PM) ()
8:45 AM TH6 II - Computer Physics - Peter Skands   (Auditorium)
Slides
11:00 AM TH6 - Computer Physics: Discussion Session - Peter Skands Jean Cleymans (Department of Physics-University of Cape Town) Jan Govaerts Steve Guy Muanza (Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM)-Universite)   (Auditorium)
1:45 PM TH2 II - The Standard Model - Alan Cornell (Wits U.)   (Auditorium)
Slides
4:00 PM TH4 I - Astrophysics & Cosmology - Bruce Bassett (South African Astron. Observ., SA)   (Auditorium)
8:45 AM
Theory Week (until 6:00 PM) ()
8:45 AM TH4 II - Astrophysics & Cosmology - Bruce Bassett (South African Astron. Observ., SA)   (Auditorium)
11:00 AM TH2 The Standard Model: Discussion Session - Alan Cornell (Wits U.) Jan Govaerts Peter Skands (CERN)   (Auditorium)
Slides
1:45 PM TH5 I - Theory of Heavy-Ion Collisions - Elena Gonzalez Ferreiro (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela)   (Auditorium)
Abstract
Slides
4:00 PM THX - Theory Star Lecture - John Ellis (CERN)   (Auditorium)
Slides
8:45 AM
Theory Week (until 7:00 PM) ()
9:00 AM TH6 Computer Physics: Lab Session - Peter Skands Henri Bachacou (CEA-Saclay) Marumi Kado (Laboratoire de l''Accelerateur Lineaire (LAL) (IN2P3) (LAL)) Steve Guy Muanza (Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM)-Universite)   (Computer Room)
12:15 PM Presenting the ICTP - Dr Bobby Acharya (ICTP)   ()
Slides
12:30 PM --- Lunch ---
1:45 PM TH4 - Astrophysics & Cosmology: Discussion Session - Bruce Bassett (South African Astron. Observ., SA) John Ellis (CERN)   ()
2:45 PM TH5 - Theory of Heavy-Ion Collisions: Discussion Session - Elena Gonzalez Ferreiro (Universidad de Santiago de Compostela) Jean Cleymans (Department of Physics) 2 Other TH   (4 Rooms)
4:00 PM EP6 I - High Energy Physics Computing: Part 1. ROOT - Andrea Dotti (CERN)   (Auditorium)
Exercises
Paper
Slides
9:00 AM Excursion #1: Peninsula Tour - Anne Dabrowski (CERN)   ()
Slides
8:30 AM
Experiment Week (until 10:00 PM) ()
8:45 AM EPR I - Experimental Recaps: Part 1. Interactions Particle-Matter - Daniel Froidevaux (CERN)   (Auditorium)
11:00 AM EP1 I - Particle Detectors - Daniel Froidevaux (CERN)   (Auditorium)
1:45 PM EP2 I - Particle ID & Data Analysis - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Department of Physics)   (Auditorium)
Slides
Video
2:45 PM EP1 II - Particle Detectors - Daniel Froidevaux (CERN)   (Auditorium)
4:00 PM EP1 III - Particle Detectors - Daniel Froidevaux (CERN)   (Auditorium)
5:00 PM EP1 - Statistics & Detectors - Discussion Session - Daniel Froidevaux (CERN) Marumi Kado (Laboratoire de l''Accelerateur Lineaire (LAL) (IN2P3) (LAL)) Simon Connell (Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL)-Unknown-Unknown) Prof. Joey Huston (Michigan State University)   (4 Rooms)
8:45 AM
Experiment Week (until 10:15 PM) ()
8:45 AM TH3 I - Beyond the Standard Model - Jim Gates (Maryland U.)   (Auditorium)
11:00 AM TH3 II - Beyond the Standard Model - Jim Gates (Marylnd U., USA)   (Auditorium)
12:00 PM TH3 Beyond The Standard Model: Discussion Session - Jim Gates (Maryland U., USA) Albert De Roeck Steve Guy Muanza (Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM)-Universite) Marumi Kado (Laboratoire de l''Accelerateur Lineaire (LAL) (IN2P3) (LAL))   (Auditorium)
Video
1:45 PM EP2 II - Particle ID & Data Analysis - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Department of Physics)   (Auditorium)
Slides
Video
4:00 PM EP7: Astroparticle Physics Experiments I - Mathieu De Naurois (LPNHE Paris)   (Auditorium)
8:45 AM
Experiment Week (until 8:00 PM) ()
8:45 AM EP2 - Particle ID & Data Analysis: Discussion Session - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Department of Physics) Henri Bachacou (cea - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay-Unknown-Unknown) Simon Connell (U. of Johannesburg) Albert De Roeck (CERN)   (4 Rooms)
10:00 AM EPR II - Experimental Recaps: Part 2. Basics of Statistics - Marumi Kado (Laboratoire de l''Accelerateur Lineaire (LAL) (IN2P3) (LAL))   (Auditorium)
12:10 PM Experience of a Graduate Student - Heather Gray (Columbia University)   ()
Slides
1:45 PM EP3 I - Experimental Particle Physics - Steve Guy Muanza (Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM)-Universite)   (Auditorium)
Abstract
Slides
Video
4:00 PM EP3 II - Experimental Particle Physics - Steve Guy Muanza (Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM)-Universite)   (Auditorium)
5:00 PM EP3 - Experimental Particle Physics: Discussion Session - Steve Guy Muanza (Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM)-Universite) Prof. Joey Huston (Michigan State University) Henri Bachacou (cea - Centre d'Etudes de Saclay-Unknown-Unknown) Heather Gray (Columbia University)   (4 Rooms)
Video
8:45 AM
Experiment Week (until 7:00 PM) ()
8:45 AM EP6 II: Part 2. Introduction to GRID Computing - Bruce Becker (Meraka Institute, South Africa)   (Auditorium)
Slides
11:00 AM EP6: HEP Computing - Discussion Session - Bruce Becker (DAPNIA) Andrea Dotti (CERN) Roghaiyeh Dastranj Tabrizi (Simon Fraser University-Unknown-Unknown)   (4 Rooms)
12:00 PM EPX - Experimental Star Lecture - Albert De Roeck (CERN)   (Auditorium)
Slides
Video
1:45 PM EP4 - Programmes in Experimental Nuclear Physics and applications in South Africa - Zeblon Vilakazi (iThemba Labs)   (Auditorium)
4:00 PM EP6 - Physics Computing: Introduction to Geant4 - Andrea Dotti (CERN)   ()
Exercises
Paper
Slides
8:45 AM
Experiment Week (until 7:00 PM) ()
8:45 AM EP5 - Heavy-Ion Collisions Experiments I - Valerie Ramillien Barret (Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculai re Clermont-Ferrand (LPC)-In)   (Auditorium)
Abstract
Slides
11:00 AM EP5 - Heavy-Ion Collisions Experiments II - Valerie Ramillien Barret (Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculai re Clermont-Ferrand (LPC)-In)   (Auditorium)
1:45 PM EP5 - Heavy-Ion Collisions Experiments: Discussion Session - Valerie Ramillien Barret (Laboratoire de Physique Corpusculai re Clermont-Ferrand (LPC)-In) 1 Other local member of ALICE Jean Cleymans (UCT) Zeblon Vilakazi (iThemba Labs)   (4 Rooms)
2:45 PM EP7 DS - Mathieu DE NAUROIS (LPNHE Paris)   ()
4:00 PM EP6 Lab II - Bruce Becker (DAPNIA)   (Auditorium)
8:00 AM Free Time   ()
8:45 AM
Accelerator & Applications Week (until 7:00 PM) ()
8:45 AM AT1 I - History & Applications - Bernhard Holzer (CERN)   (Auditorium)
Slides
9:45 AM AT1 II - Beam Dynamics & Stability - Bernhard Holzer (CERN)   (Auditorium)
Slides
11:00 AM AT1 II - Beam Dynamics & Stability   ()
11:30 AM AT1 III - Beam Dynamics - Transversal / RF - Bernhard Holzer (CERN)   ()
Slides
1:45 PM AT1 DS I - Accelerator Optics Design - John WEISEND (SLAC) Christine Darve (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (Fermilab)) Bernhard Holzer (CERN) Uli Raich (CERN) Anne Dabrowski (CERN)   (Auditorium)
4:00 PM AT1 DS II - IT, GRID & Application - Bruce Becker (bruce.becker@ca.infn.it)   ()
8:45 AM
Accelerator & Applications Week (until 10:00 PM) ()
8:45 AM AT2 I - Fundamental Physics, Cryogenics - Philippe Lebrun (CERN)   ()
Paper
Slides
9:45 AM AT2 II - Accelerator Operation - Bernhard Holzer (CERN)   (Auditorium)
Slides
11:00 AM AT2 III - Warm Magnets - John Weisend II (SLAC)   ()
11:45 AM AT2 IV - Cold Magnets - John Weisend II (SLAC)   (Auditorium)
1:45 PM ATX - Accelerator and Application Star Lecture - LHC - Philippe Lebrun (CERN)   ()
Paper
Slides
3:00 PM AT2 DS I - Accelerator System Design (Part I) - Christine Darve (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (Fermilab)) Anne Dabrowski (Northwestern University) John Weisend II (SLAC) Bernhard Holzer (CERN) Uli Raich (CERN)   ()
4:00 PM AT2 DS II - Accelerator System Design (Part II) - CCC Video Conference - Christine Darve (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (Fermilab)) Anne Dabrowski (CERN) John Weisend II (SLAC) Uli Raich (CERN) Bernhard Holzer (CERN)   ()
Video in CDS
5:30 PM AT2 DS III - Accelerator System Design (Part III) - Christine Darve (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (Fermilab)) Anne Dabrowski (Northwestern University) John Weisend II (SLAC) Uli Raich (CERN) Philippe Lebrun (CERN)   ()
8:45 AM
Accelerator & Applications Week (until 6:00 PM) ()
8:45 AM AT3 I - Beam Diagnosis - Uli Raich (CERN)   (Auditorium)
11:00 AM AT3 II - Use of Instrumentation in a Radiological Environment - Christine Darve (Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (Fermilab)) John Weisend II (SLAC)   (Auditorium)
Slides
11:45 AM AT3 IV: Introduction to Medical Accelerators - Marco Silari (CERN)   ()
Paper
Slides
2:00 PM AT Lab - GEANT4: Computer Room, Andrea Dotti   ()
2:00 PM AT Lab - IThemba Lab Visit and Lectures by Marco Silari, Manjit Dosanjh and Thierry Muanza   ()
Slides
2:00 PM AT Lab - Laser Instrumentation:   ()
2:00 PM AT Lab @ IThemba Lab - Detector Instrumentation (7 persons) - Siegfried Valentin Foertsch (iThemba Laboratory for Accelerator Based Science) Prof. Erich Rohwer (Stellebosch U.) Andrea Dotti (CERN) Prof. Heinrich Schwoerer (Stellenbosch U.)   ()
Slides
8:45 AM
Accelerator & Applications Week (until 7:00 PM) ()
8:45 AM AT4 I - Synchrotron Radiation - Prof. Leonid Rivkin (Paul Scherrer Institute & EPFL)   (Auditorium)
Slides
9:45 AM AT4 II - Applications of Synchrotron Radiation - Giorgio Margaritondo (EPFL)   (Auditorium)
Paper
Slides
Video
11:00 AM AT4 II - Applications of Synchrotron Radiation   ()
11:45 AM AT4 III - Radionuclide production - Marco Silari (CERN)   (Auditorium)
Paper
Slides
Video
1:45 PM AT4 IV - Medical Applications - Manjit Dosanjh (CERN)   (Auditorium)
Slides
Video
2:45 PM AT4 V - Treating Cancer with Particle Beams - Dr Thierry Muanza (Mc Gill U. & Montreal Jewish Hospital)   (Auditorium)
Movie
Slides
Video
4:00 PM AT4 DS 1 - Radio-isotope; Cancer Theraphy; eGRID - Marco Silari (CERN) Manjit Dosanjh (CERN) Giorgio Margaritondo (EPFL) Leonid Rivkin (PSI)   (Auditorium)
Video
8:45 AM
Accelerator & Applications Week (until 3:45 PM) ()
8:45 AM AT5 I - Magnetic Confinement Fusion - Norbert Holtkamp (ITER)   (Auditorium)
11:00 AM LHC: Dream - Reality - Vision - Mr Peter Jenni (CERN)   (4 Rooms)
Slides
Video
12:15 PM FNAL - Fellowship Contest   ()
1:45 PM AT5 III - Light Sources - Leonid Rivkin (PSI)   (Auditorium)
Slides
Video
2:45 PM AT5 DS I - Magnetic Confinement Fusion - Norbert Holtkamp (ITER)   (1 Rooms)
Video
2:45 PM AT5 DS II - Light Sources - Leonid Rivkin (PSI)   (Auditorium)
9:00 AM
ASP Closure & Outreach, Forum Day: A Gateway to Innovation (until 5:30 PM) ()
9:00 AM Introduction to the ASP Closure & Outreach, Forum Day: A Gateway to Innovation - christine darve (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab))   ()
Slides
9:05 AM DST Address - Dr. Daniel Adams (Chief Director:Emerging Research Areas and Infrastructure) - DST Rep   ()
Slides
9:15 AM Road Map for Discoveries at Hadron Colliders - Peter Jenni (CERN)   ()
Slides
10:15 AM Roadmap to High Energy Physics: SA-CERN and ALICE - Jean Cleymans   ()
Slides
11:00 AM Particle accelerators: ships of discovery, engines of development - Philippe Lebrun (CERN)   ()
Slides
Video
11:45 AM CERN – A Gateway to Collaboration & Innovation - Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN)   ()
Slides
1:45 PM Energetics and Nuclear Fusion - Norbert Holtkamp (ITER)   ()
Movie
Slides
2:45 PM Progress in particle therapy in Europe - Manjit Dosanjh (CERN)   ()
Slides
4:00 PM DST Meeting   ()
Slides
PM
7:00 PM
Public Lectures 1 (until 9:00 PM) ()
7:00 PM Public Lectures #1   ()
Slides
7:00 PM
Public Lectures 2: Dr Ketevi Assamagan and Dr Anne Dabrowski (until 9:00 PM) ()
slides
7:00 PM Public Lectures #2 - Ketevi Adikle Assamagan (Department of Physics) Anne Dabrowski (CERN)   ()
4:00 PM Public Lecture #2   ()
3:00 PM Excursion #2 Wine and Chocolate Tasting at Lanzerac hotel followed by Banquet at Stellenbosch Lodge - Anne Dabrowski (CERN)   ()
Slides
4:00 PM
School Close-Up (until 6:00 PM) (Auditorium)
4:00 PM ASP2010 Students Opportunities - Steve Guy Muanza (Centre de Physique des Particules de Marseille (CPPM)-Universite)   (Auditorium)
4:15 PM Personal Experience of a CERN Fellow - Anne Dabrowski (CERN)   (Auditorium)
Slides