Electron Ion Collider UK Gathering
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Europe/London
University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Paul Newman
(University of Birmingham (GB)),
Stephen Maple
Description
A UK gathering to review and plan our activities in the EIC accelerator, instrumentation and exploitation-preparations in the ePIC experiment, as well as theory and Monte Carlo development. All are welcome, including colleagues not previously involved.
Remote connections are enabled. Please see the Videoconference link in the menu for details. The passcode is 123456789
The locations for the meeting are indicated in the map below ...
Registration
Register for EIC-UK meeting in Birmingham
Participants
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Sandwich lunch 1h Education G39 (University of Birmingham)
Education G39
University of Birmingham
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Session 1: Introduction, Infrastructure Project Detector Programme Education G39 (University of Birmingham)
Education G39
University of Birmingham
Convener: Dr Stephen Kay (University of Regina)- 13:00
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14:15
ePIC Silicon Vertex Tracker - Overview, layout, production and integration 20mSpeaker: Georg Viehhauser (University of Oxford (GB))
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14:35
ePIC Silicon Vertex Tracker - Sensors, powering, readout and associated topics 20mSpeaker: James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (GB))
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14:55
ePIC Silicon Vertex Tracker - Mechanics and Cooling 20mSpeaker: Adam Huddart
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15:15
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Tea and Coffee 30m Education G39 (University of Birmingham)
Education G39
University of Birmingham
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18:00
Session 2: SVT Working Meeting Education 312
Education 312
Convener: Georg Viehhauser (University of Oxford (GB))-
15:45
SVT geometry and integration issues 15mSpeaker: Georg Viehhauser (University of Oxford (GB))
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16:00
Stave end region ideas 15mSpeakers: Adam Huddart, Georg Viehhauser (University of Oxford (GB))
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16:15
RDO geometry and off-stave FPC routing 15mSpeaker: James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (GB))
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16:30
Next steps for stave prototyping 30mSpeaker: Adam Huddart
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17:00
Brainstorming: what would a 4-LAS wide stave look like? 30mSpeaker: Adam Huddart
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17:30
Simulation updates and next steps 30m
incl. material scans
Speakers: Sam Henry (University of Oxford), Sam Henry (University of Oxford), Samuel Austin Henry (University of Oxford (GB))
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15:45
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Session 2: ePIC Physics Studies Education G39 (University of Birmingham)
Education G39
University of Birmingham
Convener: Claire Gwenlan (University of Oxford (GB))-
15:45
ePIC Inclusive Physics and Kinematic Reconstruction 30mSpeaker: Stephen Maple
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16:15
ePIC Exclusive Physics Overview 30mSpeaker: Daria Sokhan (CEA Saclay / Glasgow U.)
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16:45
Meson Structure Studies 30mSpeaker: Dr Stephen Kay (University of Regina)
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17:15
Exclusive J/psi decaying to muons in ep 30mSpeaker: Stuart Fegan (University of York)
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15:45
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19:00
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22:00
Dinner and drinks somewhere in Birmingham 3h
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12:00
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13:00
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09:00
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Session 3: SVT Working Meerting Education 312
Education 312
Convener: Georg Viehhauser (University of Oxford (GB))-
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Update on sensor and AncASIC 30m
Including AncASIC submission and its features
Speaker: Iain Sedgwick (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB)) -
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FPC prototype measurements 30mSpeakers: Marcello Borri (STFC Daresbury Laboratory (GB)), Prof. Todd Brian Huffman (University of Oxford (GB))
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Sensor and AncASIC bond patterns 15mSpeakers: Iain Sedgwick (Science and Technology Facilities Council STFC (GB)), James Julian Glover (University of Birmingham (GB))
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10:15
FPC mechanical geometry and bond areas 15mSpeaker: Georg Viehhauser (University of Oxford (GB))
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10:30
Bonding prototypes 30mSpeaker: Discussion - all
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Session 3: Theory, Phenomenology Gisbert Kapp NG16 (University of Birmingham)
Gisbert Kapp NG16
University of Birmingham
Convener: Rachel Montgomery-
09:00
Monte Carlo Event Generation for Photoproduction and Diffraction in ep 30mSpeaker: Peter Meinzinger (Zürich University)
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09:30
Underlying Event in Resolved Photon Interactions in PYTHIA 30mSpeaker: Bradley Pattengale (UCL)
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10:00
Proton Structure Functions and PDFs from EIC Data 30mSpeaker: Paul Newman (University of Birmingham (GB))
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Tea and Coffee 30m Gisbert Kapp NG16 (University of Birmingham)
Gisbert Kapp NG16
University of Birmingham
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Session 4: UK Activities and Discussion Gisbert Kapp NG16 (University of Birmingham)
Gisbert Kapp NG16
University of Birmingham
Convener: Paul Newman (University of Birmingham (GB))-
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Accelerator Work Package Plans 20mSpeaker: Niklas Templeton
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Photon Sensor Studies for ePIC Cherenkov Detectors 20mSpeaker: Rachel Montgomery
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12:10
Infrastructure Project Proposal Update 30mSpeaker: Peter Jones (University of Birmingham)
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Discussion Session - UK Physics topics, Future UK meetings, Mailing lists, Plans to host 2026 ePIC Collab Meeting / User Group AGM 50m
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