Name: Workshop on Cosmic Particles
Start: 2005-02-18T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2005-02-20T14:00:00+01:00
Location: The Cosener's House

Workshop on Cosmic Particles

from Friday, 18 February 2005 (10:00) to Sunday, 20 February 2005 (14:00)

Monday, 14 February 2005
Tuesday, 15 February 2005
Wednesday, 16 February 2005
Thursday, 17 February 2005
Friday, 18 February 2005

10:00 Coffee
Coffee
10:00 - 10:05

10:05 Overview talks
Overview talks
10:05 - 10:10

10:10 Chair: Prof Norman McCubbin (RAL)
Chair: Prof Norman McCubbin (RAL)
10:10 - 10:15
10:15 Overview Talk on Cosmic Rays - J Knapp (University of Leeds)
Overview Talk on Cosmic Rays
- J Knapp (University of Leeds)
10:15 - 11:15
Parts 1, 2 and 3
11:15 What's new in High Energy Gamma Rays - P Chadwick (University of Durham)
What's new in High Energy Gamma Rays
- P Chadwick (University of Durham)
11:15 - 11:55
11:55 What will we learn (soon) about gamma Ray Bursts - M Ward (University of Durham)
What will we learn (soon) about gamma Ray Bursts
- M Ward (University of Durham)
11:55 - 12:15
12:15 Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 13:30

13:30 Chair: Prof Nigel Smith (RAL)
Chair: Prof Nigel Smith (RAL)
13:30 - 13:45
13:45 Overview talk on Dark Matter - Timothy Sumner (Imperial College London)
Overview talk on Dark Matter
- Timothy Sumner (Imperial College London)
13:45 - 14:45
14:45 Neutrino astronomy today - D Waters (University College London)
Neutrino astronomy today
- D Waters (University College London)
14:45 - 15:30
16:00 Tea
Tea
16:00 - 16:20
16:20 FLASH: A Laboratory calibration for high-energy cosmic-ray experiments - P Sokolsky (University of Utah)
FLASH: A Laboratory calibration for high-energy cosmic-ray experiments
- P Sokolsky (University of Utah)
16:20 - 17:05
17:05 End of Session
End of Session
17:05 - 17:20
Saturday, 19 February 2005

09:00 Hadronic Physics Session
Hadronic Physics Session
09:00 - 09:05

09:05 Chair: Prof Norman McCubbin (RAL)
Chair: Prof Norman McCubbin (RAL)
09:05 - 09:10
09:15 Neutrino production in the atmosphere and accelerator hadron-yield measurements - G Barr (University of Oxford)
Neutrino production in the atmosphere and accelerator hadron-yield measurements
- G Barr (University of Oxford)
09:15 - 10:00
10:00 Hadronic diffraction and cosmic-ray showers - M.G. Albrow (FNAL)
Hadronic diffraction and cosmic-ray showers
- M.G. Albrow (FNAL)
10:00 - 10:45
10:45 Coffee
Coffee
10:45 - 11:05
11:05 Modelling of hadronic showers - R Engel (Karlsruhe)
Modelling of hadronic showers
- R Engel (Karlsruhe)
11:05 - 11:50
11:50 Lunch
Lunch
11:50 - 13:30

13:30 Chair: Prof R Bingham (RAL)
Chair: Prof R Bingham (RAL)
13:30 - 13:45
13:45 Mechanisms of Cosmic Ray Acceleration - T Bell (Imperial College)
Mechanisms of Cosmic Ray Acceleration
- T Bell (Imperial College)
13:45 - 14:30
14:30 What can we learn about CR acceleration from observation? - L Drury (University of Dublin)
What can we learn about CR acceleration from observation?
- L Drury (University of Dublin)
14:30 - 15:15
15:15 Tea
Tea
15:15 - 15:35
15:35 Attempting to explain the cosmic-ray spectrum - A.M. Hillas (University of Leeds)
Attempting to explain the cosmic-ray spectrum
- A.M. Hillas (University of Leeds)
15:35 - 16:20
16:20 Dark Matter and Ultra-High energy Cosmic Rays - S Sarkar (University of Oxford)
Dark Matter and Ultra-High energy Cosmic Rays
- S Sarkar (University of Oxford)
16:20 - 16:55
16:55 End of session
End of session
16:55 - 17:10
Sunday, 20 February 2005

08:45 Future Projects and Possible UK Involvement
Future Projects and Possible UK Involvement
08:45 - 08:55

08:55 Chair: Alan Watson (Leeds)
Chair: Alan Watson (Leeds)
08:55 - 09:00
09:00 Scene-setting - PPARC Science Committee - M Ward (University of Durham)
Scene-setting - PPARC Science Committee
- M Ward (University of Durham)
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 Prospect for Auger - J Bluemer (Karlsruhe)
Prospect for Auger
- J Bluemer (Karlsruhe)
09:10 - 09:55
09:55 Proepects for neutrino astronomy - L Thompson (University of Sheffield)
Proepects for neutrino astronomy
- L Thompson (University of Sheffield)
09:55 - 10:40
10:40 Coffee
Coffee
10:40 - 11:00
11:00 Future of gamma ray astronomy and perspectives for the UK - J Rose (University of Leeds)
Future of gamma ray astronomy and perspectives for the UK
- J Rose (University of Leeds)
11:00 - 11:45
11:45 Furture prospects for large-scale and directional Dark Matter detectors - N Spooner (University of Sheffield)
Furture prospects for large-scale and directional Dark Matter detectors
- N Spooner (University of Sheffield)
11:45 - 12:30
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:45

13:45 End of session
End of session
13:45 - 14:00

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