Jul 11 – 21, 2016
Gran Sasso Science Institute
Europe/Rome timezone

Scientific program

    Scientific Program Hours of
Lectures
Lecturer
  Pre-School
11-12/07

A
Physics
(addressed
to
geologists)
1-A short phenomenological description of the elementary particles; outline of quantum mechanics; outline of the restricted relativity.
2-Particle detection techniques; natural sources and accelerators.
3-Cosmic rays.
5




3

2
G. Fiorentini (Ferrara Univ. and Legnaro Lab.)


 
G. Ranucci (INFN Milano)
 
A. Chiavassa (Torino Univ.)
Pre-School
11-12/07

B
Geology
(addressed
to
physicists)
1-Origin and evolution of the Earth. Composition. Methods to study the Earth: geology, mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, geodynamics.
2-Geodynamics picture of the Earth. Basic of heat flow.
3-Basics of seismology and Earth structure.
5


 

3

3
 
B. McDonough  (Maryland Univ.)
 
 
 
O. Sramek (Charles Univ.- Prague)
F. Cammarano (Rome 3 Univ.)
Second Part
Addressed to
the entire
audience

C
Physics 1-Neutrino physics and detection methods.
2-Muon and their detection.

3-Radioactive nuclides and decay.

4-Error estimation and propagation.
4

1

1

1
M. Chen (Queen's Univ.-Kingston) 
C. Carloganu (LPC/IN2P3/CNRS)
O. Cremonesi (INFN-Milano Bicocca)
F. Mantovani (Ferrara Univ)
Second Part

D
Geology 1-Earth mineralogy and its phase transition. Geochemical model of the Earth.
2-Thermal evolution of the Earth; the Earth’s heat budget.
3-Mineralogy and petrology; crust and mantle geodynamics and mantle convection.
4-Distribution of  radioactive nuclides in the Earth.
5-Volcano structure and eruption.
 
2


2

2


1

1
 
B.McDonough (Maryland Univ.)

O.Sramek (Charles Univ.- Prague)
T. Tsuchiya (Ehime Univ.)


B.McDonough (Mariland Univ.)
G. Macedonio (INGV-Vesuvio Obs.)
Geoscience
by Particle
Physics

E
  1-Geoneutrinos: origin, detection, background (from reactors and other sources), current geoneutrino measurements, future on geoneutrinos.
2-Evaluation of local contribution.
3-Directionality in neutrino detection
4a-Neutrino tomography (generalities).
4b-Neutrino tomography (generalities).
5-Muography techniques, study of volcanoes perspective.
6-How to measure 40K.

 
3




1
1
1

1

2

1

 
L. Ludhova (RWTH Aachen Univ. and FZ Jülich IKP-2)



F.Mantovani (Ferrara Univ)
H. Watanabe (Tohoku Univ.)
W. Winter (DESY)

V. VanElewyck (APC-Paris 7)
C. Carloganu (LPC/IN2P3/CNRS)
M. Chen (Queen's Univ.-Kingston)
 
Seminars

S
  1-Muon tomography applied to volcanology and other fields.
2-Time-Resolved Two Million Year Old Supernova Activity Discovered in the Earth’s Microfossil Record.
  J. Marteau (IPlN-IN2P3- Lyon)
S. Bishop (TUM)

 

Please note: every day a proper time will be left for discussions among students and lecturers.


Afternoon activities
 
With exception of the first two days devoted to a pre-school, the other afternoons will be partly devoted to activities of the students with tutors.
  1. AA1-Calculation of  antineutrino rate from the reactors : the students will be divided in groups of 5 followed by a tutor for each of them.- Tutors: M. Baldoncini (Ferrara Univ.), L. Ludhova (RWTH Aachen Univ.and FZ Jülich  IKP-2), F. Mantovani (Ferrara Univ.), B.Ricci (Ferrara Univ.), S. Zavatarelli (Genova Univ.).
  2. AA2-Geological survey of local area – field trip. This activity will be organized by: I. Callegari (Ferrara Univ.), F. Mantovani (Ferrara Univ.), V. Strati (Ferrara Univ.).
  3. AA3-Calculating the Earth heath and the neutrino luminosity. The students will be all together in a lecture room. B.McDonough (Maryland Univ.).
  4. AA4-Extraction of the geoneutrino flux from the experimental event distributions. The students will be divided in groups of 5 followed by a tutor for each of them . M. Agostini (GSSI), S. Davini (GSSI), L. Ludhova (RWTH Aachen Univ.and FZ Jülich  IKP-2), S. Marcocci (GSSI), N. Rossi (LNGS).
  5. AA5-Evaluation of the Earth’s K-Th-U and He-Ne-Ar budgets. For students all together . O. Sramek (Charles Univ.- Prague).
  6. AA6-Visit to the Gran Sasso underground Laboratory.