KM3NeT general Meeting

20 Feb 2012, 09:00 → 23 Feb 2012, 19:00 Europe/Rome

Main Meeting Room (Laboratori Nazionali del Sud (LNS))

Emilio Migneco (LNS)

General meeting of the Km3NeT collaboration

agenda Agenda_WPD.doc Schedule_WPFL_parallel-v2.pdf

Monday 20 February

Meeting of the SPB and SC (closed)

WPC

Governance; Legal; Financial engineering

WPE

Marine and environmental agencies and networks

WPF/L

Production preparation of telescope components; Resource plan for production of telescope components

agenda Schedule_WPFL_parallel-v2.pdf

1 Intro

Speaker: Els de Wolf (Nikhef)

Slides 1-Intro-WPFL.pptx

2 PMT measurements at ECAP

Speaker: Oleg Kalekin (ECAP Erlangen)

Slides Kalekin_PMT_tests_20.02.2012.ppt

3 PMT measurements at Nikhef

Speaker: Maria Tselengidou (Nikhef)

Slides KM3NeT_GM_NikhefResults.pdf

4 PMT specs for tendering and alternative for glass PMT lens

Speaker: Paul Kooijman (Nikhef)

Slides 4-PMT-lens.pptx

5 CoCo chip on PMT base

Speaker: Eric Heine (Nikhef)

Slides coco-catania.pptx

6 PPM-PMT unit: status and planning mini-DOM in Antares

Speaker: Vlad Popa (ISS)

Slides miniDOM.ppt

16:30 Coffee Break

7 PPM-DOM: planning DOM in Antares

Speaker: Eric Heine (Nikhef)

Slides ADOM-catania.pptx

8 PPM-DOM: acoustics

Speaker: Giorgio Riccobene (INFN LNS)

Slides Riccobene_km3net_WPFL_acoustics_final.pptx

9 PPM: Optical time calibration

Speaker: Umberto Emanuele (IFIC - CSIC)

Slides Catania_KM3NeT_Emanuele.ppt

10 PPM: Optical network

Speaker: Jan Willem Schmelling (Nikhef)

Slides KM3NeT_gen_meeting_Catania_optical_network_JW_schmelling.pptx

11 Timing of the optical network

Speaker: Hank Peek (Nikhef)

Slides WhiteRabbit.ppt

Tuesday 21 February

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WPD

Strategic issues and international networking

agenda Agenda_WPD.doc

12 Discussion of the agenda, possible re-arrangement?

Speaker: Petros Rapidis (NCSR Demokritos)

13 Progress report on simulation and reconstruction developments

Speaker: Apostolos Tsirigotis (HOU)

Slides Tsirigotis.pdf

14 Progress report on the detector optimization

Speaker: Antonis Leisos (HOU)

Slides KM3NeT_Catania_Leisos.pptx

15 Multi-PMT DOM directionality and the KM3NeT events

Speaker: Rezo Shanidze (ECAP Erlangen)

Slides Rezo.ppt

16 Status of the km3 Monte Carlo package

Speaker: James Clancy

Slides Clancy.ppt

17 Status Sirene

Speaker: Maarten de Jong (Nikhef)

Slides Sirene.pptx

11:05 Coffee Break

18 Results from the (gedanken) pseudo-experiments

Speaker: Maarten de Jong (Nikhef)

Slides Gedanken.pptx

19 Report on track reconstruction with Gaussian Sum Filter method

Speaker: Gianfranca De Rosa (INFN Napoli)

Slides KM3MeetingFeb2012-DeRosa.pdf

20 Progress report on observation strategies and estimation techniques

Speaker: Spyros Tsamarias (HOU)

21 Update on discovery potential for point-like sources

Speaker: Agata Trovato (INFN LNS)

Slides AgataTrovato1.pptx

22 Cosmogenic neutrino events in KM3NeT

Speakers: Dominik Stransky (ECAP Erlangen), Rezo Shanidze (ECAP Erlangen)

Slides CosmFluxCatania-2-stransky.pdf

WPH/M

Production preparation of deep-sea components; Resource plan for production of deep-sea components

23 Status and plan for MEUST Sea-floor network layout

Speaker: Jean-Jacques Destelle (IN2P3 - CPPM)

Slides MEUST_INFRA.pdf

24 KM3NeT: photonics for a star-like sea-floor network layout

Speaker: Dr Antonio D'Amico (LNS)

Slides KM3NeT-_photonics_for_a_star-like_sea-floor_network_layout.pdf

25 KM3NeT: power distribution and control for a star-like sea-floor network layout

Speaker: Rosanna Cocimano (INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud)

Slides R.Cocimano_km3netGenmeet2012.pdf

26 The Earth-Sea Science Sea floor infrastructure.

Speaker: Monty Priede (University of Aberdeen School of Biological Sciences)

Slides Monty_Priede_E-S_Science_Infrastructure.ppt

13:00 Lunch

WPF/L

Production preparation of telescope components; Resource plan for production of telescope components

agenda Schedule_WPFL_parallel-v2.pdf

27 Intro

Speaker: Els de Wolf

28 PPM: Status off-shore readout DOM

Speaker: Frederic Louis (CEA IRFU)

Slides Electronic_Km3Net_Catania.pptx

29 PPM: status on-shore DAQ

Speaker: Tasos Belias (NOA Nestor)

Slides PPM_Shore_Station_Report_Tasos.pptx

30 PPM and beyond: readout/DAQ planning

Speaker: Frederic Louis (CEA IRFU)

Slides After_KM3Net_catania.pptx

31 PPM-DU: mechanical structure

Speaker: Mario Musumeci (INFN LNS)

Slides mechanical_design_of_the_PPM-DU_of_KM3Net_21feb2012.pptx

16:15 Coffee Break

32 PPM-DU: rope and cable management; DOM support

Speaker: Edward Berbee (Nikhef)

Slides 21022012dmpeg2.pptx

33 PPM-Backbone: Status VEOC/BEOC development

Speaker: Gerjan Mul (Nikhef)

Slides VEOC_status_19-02-2012.pptx

34 PPM-DU: Sea qualification tests

Speaker: Sylvain Henry (CPPM)

Slides PPM_DU_Sea_Qualif_Tests.pptx

35 Assembly and integration

Speaker: Edward Berbee (Nikhef)

Slides 21022012tendering&assy.pptx

WPG

Auxiliary surface vessels

WPI/N

Data and control; User support and impact assessment

Transfer to the Test Site station at the port of Catania and visit of the Shore Station

Wednesday 22 February

Plenary Session

Introductory session

36 Welcome addresses

37 Introduction

Speaker: Emilio Migneco (INFN)

Slides Introduction_2012-02-22_final_Migneco.pptx

11:00 Coffe Break

Plenary Session

Introductory session

38 Neutrino astronomy

Speaker: Francesco Vissani (INFN)

Slides LNS2012_vissani.pdf

39 EMSO

Speaker: Laura Beranzoli (INGV)

Slides EMSO_X_KM3Net_beranzoli.ppt

13:00 Lunch

Plenary Session

Report from WP coordinators on WP activities

40 WPF/L report

Speakers: Els de Wolf, Eric Heine (Nikhef), Patrick Lamare (CPPM), Thierry Stolarczyk (CEA)

Slides WPFL-report.pptx

41 DOM development plan

Speaker: Eric Heine (Nikhef)

Slides DOM-developments.pptx

42 Discussion

16:15 Coffe Break

Plenary Session

Reports of WP Coordinators

43 WPH/M report

Speakers: Antonio Capone, Mario Musumeci (INFN)

Slides 2012_02_22_WPH_Capone.pptx

44 Discussion

20:00 Social Dinner

Thursday 23 February

Plenary Session

Report from WP coordinators on WP activities

45 WPB report

Speakers: Claude Vallee (CPPM), Leo Resvanis, Mauro Taiuti (INFN)

46 WPC report

Speakers: Ion Siotis (NCSR Demokritos), Paschal Coyle (CPPM)

Slides WPC-status.pptx

47 WPD report

Speakers: Petros Rapidis (NCSR Demokritos), Thierry Stolarczyk (CEA)

Slides wpd.ppt

11:00 Coffee Break

Plenary Session

Report from WP coordinators on WP activities

48 WPE report

Speaker: Monty Priede

Slides Monty_Priede_WPE_Report.ppt

49 WPG report

Speaker: Leo Resvanis (NOA Nestor)

50 WPI/N report

Speaker: Uli Katz (ECAP Erlangen)

Slides PP-WPI+N-Report-Catania_1202.ppt

13:00 Lunch

Closing Session

51 Future programs

Speaker: Emilio Migneco (INFN)

Slides Conclusion_2012-02-23_v1.pptx

52 Discussion on future programs

Meeting of the PCG (closed)