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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08:30
Welcome Coffee
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SARAF TPC
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1
WelcomeSpeakers: Elad Caspi (SNRC), Shikma Bressler (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))
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2
Overview of the SARAF facilitySpeaker: Israel Mardor (Tel Aviv University)
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3
Soreq Reactor facilitySpeaker: Elad Caspi (SNRC)
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4
Motivation for a TPC at SARAFSpeaker: Leo Weissman (SARAF)
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10:15
Coffee Break
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SARAF TPC
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5
Results from a prototype Optical TPC at WIS: a milestone towards a detector at SARAF-IISpeaker: Dr Ryan Felkai (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))
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6
Simulation Studies and Commissioning of an Optical TPC at the Soreq Reactor.Speaker: Maryna Borysova (Weizmann Institute of Science)
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Status of the new O-TPC detectorSpeaker: Jacques Pienaar (The University of Chicago)
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5
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11:50
Lunch Break
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Other TPC projects
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8
Review of the electronic and optical Warsaw TPC projects. (Zoom)Speaker: Mikolaj Cwiok (Warsaw Univ)
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9
NEXT: high pressure Xe TPC for neutrinoless double beta decay.Speaker: Dr Lior Arazi (Weizmann Institute of Science (IL))
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10
Future Liquid Argon TPCs of DUNE neutrino experiment.Speaker: Adi Askenazi (TAU)
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8
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14:45
Coffee Break
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Other TPC projects
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11
Liquid Xenon TPCs of XENON and future XLZD dark matter experimentSpeaker: Ran Budnik
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Discussion
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11
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08:30