Name: X SuperB General Meeting - SLAC
Start: 2009-10-06T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2009-10-09T18:30:00+02:00
Location: SLAC

X SuperB General Meeting - SLAC

from Tuesday 6 October 2009 (08:00) to Friday 9 October 2009 (18:30)

Monday 5 October 2009
Tuesday 6 October 2009

08:00 Registration & Coffee
Registration & Coffee
08:00 - 09:00
09:00
09:00 - 10:30
Contributions

09:00 Welcome - David MacFarlane (SLAC)

09:20 Project Status - David Hitlin (Caltech)

09:55 Accelerator Status - John Seeman (SLAC)
10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
11:00 - 12:30
Contributions

11:00 Physics Status - Achille Stocchi (LAL - Univeriste Paris Sud and IN2p3/CNRS)

11:30 Detector status - Blair Ratcliff (SLAC) Francesco Forti (PI)

12:00 Computing Status - Fabrizio Bianchi (TO)
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
14:00 - 15:50
Contributions

14:00 Report on SuperB-INFN meeting at LNF - P. Raimondi (LNF-INFN)

14:15 Project/White Paper Status - John Seeman (SLAC)

14:40 White Paper Preparation - Maria Enrica Biagini (LNF)

14:50 Group Discussion-Workshop Goals
14:00 - 15:30
Contributions

14:00 Workshop goals - Blair Ratcliff (SLAC) Francesco Forti (PI)

14:20 DGWG status and goals. - Achille Stocchi (LAL - Univeriste Paris Sud and IN2p3/CNRS) Matteo Rama (LNF)

14:40 Detector Assembly and Integration. - William Wisniewski (SLAC)
14:00 - 15:30

15:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
16:00 - 17:30
Contributions

16:00 Introduction - Giuliana Rizzo (PI)

16:10 Update on MAPS activities & FE4D32x128 chip analog cell - Gianluca Traversi (PV)

16:30 Hybrid pixel readout chip: FE4D32x128 - Alessandro Gabrielli (BO)
16:00 - 17:40
Contributions

16:00 FBLOCK initial optical design - Jerry Vavra (SLAC)

16:20 Geant4 simulation of the FDIRC - Douglas Roberts (University of Maryland)

16:40 FDIRC in CRT: update on the waveform electronics performance - Jerry Vavra (SLAC)

17:00 100ps-TDC-based proposal for barrel electronics - Christophe Beigbeder (LAL)
16:00 - 17:30
16:00 - 17:30
Contributions

16:00 General Overview - Gianluigi Cibinetto (FE)

16:20 Status of mechanics for the prototype - Massimo Benettoni (PD)

16:35 Status of mechanics for the IFR detector - Massimo Benettoni (PD)

16:50 Discussion about prototype construction and test
16:00 - 17:30
Contributions

16:00 Crystals - Report on Saint-Gobain - Claudia Cecchi (PG)

16:10 LYSO Crystal Progress - Ren-yuan Zhu (Caltech)

16:30 Bacward endcap simulation studies - Alexander Rakitin (Caltech)
16:00 - 18:00
Contributions

16:00 Site Status - Sandro Tomassini (LNF)

16:25 Lattice Status - Yuri Nosochkov (SLAC)

16:50 Spin Rotators in LER - Walter Wittmer (SLAC)
18:00

18:00 - 19:00
Wednesday 7 October 2009

08:00 Registration & Coffee
Registration & Coffee
08:00 - 09:00
08:30
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 Front-end electronics status report - Giulietto Felici (LNF)

08:45 Study of beamstrahlung background r-tuples in the DCH - Giuseppe Finocchiaro (INFN - LNF)

09:00 Update on DCH Background evaluation - Riccardo Cenci (PI)

09:20 A possible forward endplate design - Christopher Hearty (University of British Columbia/IPP)

09:35 Discussion on geometry/technology choices + cost estimates for the "white paper" - Giuseppe Finocchiaro (INFN - LNF)
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 First results on analog MAPS from July CERN Testbeam - Stefano Bettarini (PI)

08:50 Update on pixel bus & pixel module interfaces - Mauro Citterio (MI)

09:10 Update on Pixel Sensor design - Gianfranco Dalla Betta (TN)

09:30 Strip layer design: first considerations - Lorenzo Vitale (TS)
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 Status of SiPM studies in Padova - Flavio Dal Corso (PD)

08:50 Forward TOF: update on photocathode choice and the waveform electronics performance - Jerry Vavra (SLAC)

09:10 Progress on the characterization of analog memories for TOF picosecond measurement - Dominique Breton (LAL ORSAY)

09:30 Possible mechanical design for the TOF detector - Nicolas Arnaud (LAL)
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 Outline of the IFR prototype electronics - Angelo Cotta Ramusino (FE)

08:45 Outline of the IFR DAQ electronics - Angelo Cotta Ramusino (FE)

09:00 IFR R&D status in Padova - Flavio Dal Corso (PD)

09:20 Fast simulation status - CANCELLED - Marcello Rotondo (PD)

09:40 Full simulation status - Mauro Munerato (FE)
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 EMC Electronics - Valerio Bocci (RM1)

09:00 Mechanical - Michel lebeau

09:30 Test Beam status, plans - Claudia Cecchi (PG)
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 Present IR Design - Mike Sullivan (SLAC)

08:55 Cyrogenic System - John Weisend (SLAC)

09:20 QD0 Design Status - Eugenio Paoloni (PI)
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 Full Simulation packaging process - Andrea Di Simone (RM2)

08:50 Distributed computing status - Eleonora Luppi (Ferrara)

09:10 Bookkeeping database validation - Luca Tomassetti (Ferrara)
10:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
10:30 - 12:00
Contributions

10:30 IFR R&D status in Ferrara - Wander Baldini (FE)

10:55 Detector optimization - Gianluigi Cibinetto (FE)

11:15 Discussion about detector optimization
10:30 - 12:00
Contributions

10:30 Distributed computing model for TDR - Armando Fella (CNAF)

10:50 Discussion

11:20 FastSim production status - David Brown ((Lawrence Berkeley National Lab))
10:30 - 12:00
Contributions

10:30 Report on setup at LNF - Riccardo De Sangro (LNF)

10:45 Report on setup at UVic - Julia Franta (University of Victoria)

11:00 Garfield studies - status report - Gocha Tatishvili (Research Associate, Carleton University)
10:30 - 12:10
Contributions

10:30 RF Parameters - A. Novokhatski (SLAC)

10:55 Longitudinal phase Compensation - K. Bertsche (SLAC)

11:10 Feedback systems and Low Level RF - Alessandro Drago (LNF)
10:30 - 12:00
Contributions

10:30 UK Activities & Plans - Fergus Wilson (RAL)

10:50 Layer0 support & SVT Mechanics - Filippo Bosi (PI)

11:10 Update on SVT Background evaluation - Riccardo Cenci (PI)
10:30 - 12:00
10:30 - 12:00
Contributions

10:30 GEANT4 EMC simulation - Stefano Germani (PG)

10:45 EMC fastsim - Chih-hsiang Cheng (Caltech)

11:00 Backward endcap status - Gerald Eigen (University of Bergen)

11:20 TDR, December document discussion
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30
13:30
13:30 - 15:30
Contributions

13:30 plans for RICH optimization - Evgeniy Kravchenko (Budker INP)

13:50 B->K(*)nu nubar with SL and HAD tag - Alejandro Perez (LPNHEP)

14:10 BReco tag - Elisa Manoni (PG)

14:30 PID selectors - leonid Burmistrov (LaL)
13:30 - 15:50
Contributions

13:30 Opening remarks - Eugenio Paoloni (PI)

13:35 SVT: radiation damage, occupancies, new tools. - Riccardo Cenci (PI)

13:55 DCH: simulation validation, occupancies from the main luminosity term, new tools. - Riccardo Cenci (PI)

14:15 DCH: simulation validation, occupancies from the main luminosity term, new tools. - Giuseppe Finocchiaro (INFN - LNF) Riccardo De Sangro (LNF)

14:35 EMC: studies on the 6.1 microsecond beamstrahlung sample. - Stefano Germani (PG)

14:50 Neutron background: tools for fast simulation. - Andrea Di Simone (RM2)

15:05 Background frames assembly procedure. - Gabriele Simi (UMD)

15:20 Discussion: organizational issues.
13:30 - 15:30
Contributions

13:30 ETD status - Dominique Breton (LAL ORSAY)

13:40 COTS for on-detector timing distribution. Status report and preliminary tests. - Alberto Aloisio, Raffaele Giordano (INFN Napoli)

14:00 Proposal for the FCTS crate implementation. - Daniel Charlet (LAL)

14:20 Introduction to DAQ/online in SuperB. - Steffen Luitz (SLAC)
13:30 - 15:30
Contributions

13:30 IR HOM - S. Weathersby (SLAC)

13:50 Machine alignement and vibrations update - Marco Esposito (INFN-LNF)

14:15 Discussion on BPM requirements

14:40 Other measurements
15:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00

16:00

16:00 - 17:30
16:00 - 17:30
Contributions

16:00 Interface Issues - Mike Sullivan (SLAC)

16:25 Solenoid Compensation - Kirk Bertsche (SLAC)
16:00 - 17:30
Contributions

16:00 dE/dx SVT (phone) - John Walsh (PI)

16:15 update on DIRC - Rolf Andreassen (University of Cincinnati)

16:30 FastSim Background modeling - David Brown (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)

16:35 background mixing - Gabriele Simi (UMD)

16:50 Random tracking hit background simulation - Douglas Roberts (University of Maryland)

17:05 test production - David Brown (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)
18:30 Dinner
Dinner
18:30 - 20:30
Thursday 8 October 2009

08:00 Coffee service
Coffee service
08:00 - 09:00
08:30
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 Front-end electronics for EMC - Valerio Bocci

08:45 Front-end electronics for DCH - Giulietto Felici

09:00 Front-end electronics for SVT - Giuliana Rizzo (PI) Mauro Citterio (MI)

09:15 Front-end electronics for PID - Christophe Beigbeder

09:30 Front-end electronics for IFR - Angelo Cotta Ramusino
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 New e+ source proposal (on the phone) - Alessandro Variola (LAL)

08:55 Injector updates - R. Boni (LNF), J. Seeman (SLAC)

09:20 Polarized Gun - Alex Brachmann (SLAC)
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 Search for Y->invisible states at SuperB - Stephen Sekula (Southern Methodist University (SMU))

08:50 tau->3mu study using Fast Sim - Cedric Weiland

09:10 Beam polarisation effects related to LFV measurements - Alberto Cervelli (infn Pisa)

09:30 Polarisation / tau meeting summary - Michael Roney (University of Victoria)
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 Status of core developments - Andrea Di Simone (RM2)

08:50 Background tools and recent studies for SVT and DCH - Riccardo Cenci (PI)

09:10 IFR simulation status - Mauro Munerato (PhD student)

09:25 Planning of future developments - Andrea Di Simone (RM2) Fabrizio Bianchi (TO)
10:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
10:30 - 12:00
Contributions

10:30 Progress with charm mixing measurements at the 4S - Rolf Andreassen (University of Cincinnati)

10:50 Summary of the Dark Forces Workshop - Mat Graham (SLAC)

11:10 Discussion on the white paper
10:30 - 12:00
Contributions

10:30 Full simulation development and production planning - Fabrizio Bianchi (TO)

10:35 Feedback from detector representatives and discussion

10:55 Fast Sim January production planning - David Brown (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) Mauro Morandin (INFN)

11:00 Reports from the analysis groups and discussion

11:40 Contribution of the detector groups to the development of SuperB software - David Brown (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)
10:30 - 11:30
Contributions

10:30 Polarization Status - U. Wienands (SLAC), S. Nikitin (BINP)

10:55 IP polarization measurement - M. Woods, K. Moffeit (SLAC)
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:30

13:30

13:30 - 15:30
13:30 - 15:30
Contributions

13:30 Impact of Layer0 efficiency on time dependent measurements. - Nicola Neri (Universita' di Pisa & INFN)

13:50 update on B->tau nu - Alexander Rakitin (Caltech)

14:10 G4 studies of forward EMC - Stefano Germani (PG)

14:30 IFR - Gianluigi Cibinetto (FE)
13:30 - 15:30
Contributions

13:30 Budget

14:00 White paper and TDR preparation
15:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00

16:00

16:00 - 17:30

16:00 - 17:30
16:00 - 17:30
Contributions

16:00 White paper outline and contributions - Mauro Morandin (INFN)

16:10 Discussion

16:30 Planning group future activities - Mauro Morandin (INFN)

16:50 Upgrading the BaBar code base for SuperB - David Brown (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)

17:05 Online/Offline connection in SuperB: some preliminary ideas - Steffen Luitz (SLAC)
16:00 - 17:30
Friday 9 October 2009

08:00 Coffee service
Coffee service
08:00 - 09:00
08:30
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 SVT - Giuliana Rizzo (PI)

08:45 DCH - Giuseppe Finocchiaro (INFN - LNF) Michael Roney (University of Victoria)

09:00 PID - Jerry Va'vra (SLAC)

09:15 EMC - Claudia Cecchi (PG) Frank Porter (Caltech)

09:30 IFR - Roberto Calabrese (FE)

09:45 Assembly & Integration - William Wisniewski (SLAC)
08:30 - 10:00
Contributions

08:30 Dynamic Aperture - Piminov/Levichev (BINP)

08:55 Beam-beam simulations - D. Shatilov (BINP)

09:20 IBS and e- cloud - T. Demma (INFN-LNF)
10:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
10:30 - 12:00
Contributions

10:30 ETD/DAQ Offline - Dominique Breton (LAL ORSAY) Steffen Luitz (SLAC) Umberto Marconi (INFN)

10:45 Detector Geometry Wk Group - Achille Stocchi (LAL - Univeriste Paris Sud and IN2p3/CNRS) Matteo Rama (LNF)

11:00 Computing - Mauro Morandin (INFN)

11:20 MDI - Eugenio Paoloni (PI)

11:40 Accelerator Overall Summary - Uli Wienands (SLAC)
12:00 Lunch
Lunch
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
13:00 - 14:10
Contributions

13:00 Accelerator IR - Mike Sullivan

13:30 Physics summary - David Brown (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)

13:50 Project Outlook - Marcello Giorgi (PI)
14:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
14:10 - 14:40

14:40

14:40 - 17:40

14:40 - 17:40

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