Joint SARAF & WIS TPC mini-workshop
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Description
A joint SARAF–WIS mini-workshop is bringing together experts to discuss the Time Projection Chamber (TPC) detectors at SARAF and beyond. The program covers the SARAF facility and physics motivation for a TPC at SARAF-II, advances in optical TPC development at WIS, simulation and commissioning results, and status updates of current detectors.
A second session broadens the scope with talks on major international TPC projects, including DUNE (liquid argon), XENON/XLZD (liquid xenon), NEXT (high-pressure xenon), and ongoing TPC activities at FRIB and the University of Warsaw. The day concludes with an open discussion fostering collaboration and future directions.
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Welcome Coffee 25m
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SARAF TPC
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Welcome 5mSpeakers: Elad Caspi (SNRC), Shikma Bressler (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))
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09:00
Overview of the SARAF facility 30mSpeaker: Israel Mardor (Tel Aviv University)
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09:30
Soreq Reactor facility 15mSpeaker: Elad Caspi (SNRC)
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09:45
Motivation for a TPC at SARAF 30mSpeaker: Leo Weissman (SARAF)
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08:55
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10:15
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Coffee Break 30m
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10:45
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SARAF TPC
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10:45
Results from a prototype Optical TPC at WIS: a milestone towards a detector at SARAF-II 30mSpeaker: Dr Ryan Felkai (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))
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11:15
Simulation Studies and Commissioning of an Optical TPC at the Soreq Reactor. 20mSpeaker: Maryna Borysova (Weizmann Institute of Science)
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11:35
Status of the new O-TPC detector 15mSpeaker: Jacques Pienaar (The University of Chicago)
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10:45
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11:50
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Lunch Break 1h 10m
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13:00
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Other TPC projects
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13:00
Review of the electronic and optical Warsaw TPC projects. (Zoom) 45mSpeaker: Mikolaj Cwiok (Warsaw Univ)
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13:45
NEXT: high pressure Xe TPC for neutrinoless double beta decay. 30mSpeaker: Dr Lior Arazi (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))
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14:15
Future Liquid Argon TPCs of DUNE neutrino experiment. 30mSpeaker: Adi Askenazi (TAU)
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13:00
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14:45
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15:15
Coffee Break 30m
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15:15
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Other TPC projects
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15:15
Liquid Xenon TPCs of XENON and future XLZD dark matter experiment 30mSpeaker: Ran Budnik
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Discussion 30m
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