tipp2014 March 2014

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[Tipp2014] [Indico] New abstract submission: GRAF, Norman Anthony
by noreply-indico-team＠cern.ch 02 Mar '14

02 Mar '14

The following email has been sent to GRAF, Norman Anthony: === Dear Norman Anthony Graf, The submission of your abstract has been successfully processed. Abstract submitted: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call-for- abstracts/my-abstracts>. Status of your abstract: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call- for-abstracts/412/>. See below a detailed summary of your submitted abstract: Conference: Tipp 2014 - Third International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics Submitted by: GRAF, Norman Anthony Submitted on: 02 March 2014 22:54 Title: org.lcsim: A Java-based tracking toolkit Abstract content We describe a software toolkit for full event simulation and reconstruction in silicon tracking detectors. It features modular packages providing sophisticated simulations of the response of silicon detectors to the passage of charged particles. Sensor classes allow very detailed descriptions of charge carrier movement in silicon detectors: one can list the collecting, absorbing and reflecting regions, properties of silicon (doping, mobility, diffusion length, etc.), and electric and magnetic fields (including TCAD maps). After the charge carriers are generated and collected, the electronics simulation processes this into digital signals. We have defined an interface to specify how any such simulation should communicate with other parts of the package. Since details of signal processing are very sensor specific, it is anticipated that any sensor option will have its own class handling such processing, but we have implemented a number of readout technologies of interest to HEP detectors, such as CCDs and active pixel devices. Common to all the specific electronics simulation are the addition of electronics noise, propagation of the signal to readout, thresholding, and digitization of the signal. The final output is then a list of electronics channels with their corresponding ADC counts, and optionally the time for the signal, replicating the readout from a real detector. We also provide code for cluster finding, pattern recognition, track-finding and fitting, and analysis. The detector is defined by the same xml input files used for the Geant4 detector response simulation, ensuring that simulation and reconstruction geometries are always commensurate by construction. Summary We describe an easy-to-use software toolkit used to fully simulate all aspects of silicon trackers, from signal development in pixels and microstrips, through pattern recognition and track fitting to analysis. We discuss the architecture as well as the performance. Primary Authors: GRAF, Norman Anthony (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)) <norman.graf(a)slac.stanford.edu> Co-authors: Abstract presenters: GRAF, Norman Anthony Track classification: Sensors: 1a) Calorimetry Sensors: 1b) Semiconductor Detectors Experiments: 2a) Experiments & Upgrades Presentation type: Oral Comments: In the past, software has been an accepted track which has been considered as very useful for instrumentation development, in particular simulation software. The software which we have developed is very flexible, easy to install and use, and useful in both large experiments as well as in individual detector simulations. I appreciate your consideration of the attached abstracts.

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[Tipp2014] [Indico] New abstract submission: GRAF, Norman Anthony
by noreply-indico-team＠cern.ch 02 Mar '14

02 Mar '14

The following email has been sent to GRAF, Norman Anthony: === Dear Norman Anthony Graf, The submission of your abstract has been successfully processed. Abstract submitted: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call-for- abstracts/my-abstracts>. Status of your abstract: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call- for-abstracts/411/>. See below a detailed summary of your submitted abstract: Conference: Tipp 2014 - Third International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics Submitted by: GRAF, Norman Anthony Submitted on: 02 March 2014 22:51 Title: slic: A full-featured Geant4 simulation program Abstract content As the complexity and resolution of particle detectors increases, the need for detailed simulation of the experimental setup also increases. We have developed efficient and flexible tools for detailed physics and detector response simulations which build on the power of the Geant4 toolkit but free the end user from any C++ coding. Geant4 is the de facto high-energy physics standard for simulating the interaction of particles with fields and materials. However, the end user is required to write their own C++ program, and the learning curve for setting up the detector geometry and defining sensitive elements and readout can be quite daunting, especially for those without previous experience or not associated with large collaborations. We have developed the Geant4-based detector simulation program, slic, which employs generic IO formats as well as a textual detector description. Extending the pure geometric capabilities of GDML, LCDD enables fields, regions, sensitive detector readout elements, etc. to be fully described at runtime using an xml file. We also describe how more complex geometries, such as those from CAD programs, can be seamlessly incorporated into the xml files. We have defined generic “hits” which can be used to model sophisticated tracking and calorimetry readouts, but the native Geant4 scoring functionality can also be used for simpler applications. Although developed within the context of HEP collider detectors, the program is completely flexible and can be used to simulate detectors in many different fields. Summary We present a software toolkit and computing infrastructure which allows physicists to quickly and easily contribute to detector design by modeling detector elements without requiring either C++ coding expertise or experience with Geant4. This makes it perfect for small groups in new and emerging technologies, or those not associated with large collaborations or universities with in-house expertise. Primary Authors: GRAF, Norman Anthony (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (US)) <norman.graf(a)slac.stanford.edu> Co-authors: Abstract presenters: GRAF, Norman Anthony Track classification: Sensors: 1a) Calorimetry Sensors: 1b) Semiconductor Detectors Experiments: 2a) Experiments & Upgrades Technology transfer: 5a) Industry Liaisons Presentation type: Oral Comments: In the past, software has been an accepted track which has been considered as very useful for instrumentation development, in particular simulation software. The software which we have developed is very flexible, easy to install and use, and useful in both large experiments as well as in individual detector simulations. I appreciate your consideration of the attached abstracts.

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[Tipp2014] [Indico] New abstract submission: Dr. SCHAART, Dennis
by noreply-indico-team＠cern.ch 02 Mar '14

02 Mar '14

The following email has been sent to Dr. SCHAART, Dennis: === Dear Dennis Schaart, The submission of your abstract has been successfully processed. Abstract submitted: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call-for- abstracts/my-abstracts>. Status of your abstract: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call- for-abstracts/410/>. See below a detailed summary of your submitted abstract: Conference: Tipp 2014 - Third International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics Submitted by: Dr. SCHAART, Dennis Submitted on: 02 March 2014 22:27 Title: Tech transfer or give-and-take? On the history and future of silicon photomultipliers in medical imaging and other domains. Abstract content The silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) is a photosensor that can be fabricated in cost-effective CMOS technology while offering high internal gain, fast response, and insensitivity to magnetic fields. The first prototype devices were developed in the late 1990s. Commercial products, including arrays of SiPMs with a total sensitive area of several square cm, became available in the mid-2000’s. The potential of the SiPM as an alternative for the vacuum photomultiplier tube (PMT) in scintillation detectors for nuclear physics, particle physics, medical imaging, and other domains, was quickly recognized by a number of academic and industrial groups worldwide. The high utilization potential of SiPMs, combined with a healthy degree of competition between SiPM developers, has resulted in rapid improvement of their performance, robustness, and availability. Further innovations, such as fully digital implementations of the silicon photomultiplier (dSiPM), have been introduced in the meantime. Today, large-scale application is imminent in the domain of medical imaging, where two of the largest manufacturers of positron emission tomography (PET) devices have just released SiPM-based PET/CT and PET/MRI scanners for clinical use. With a coincidence resolving time (CRT) of ~350 ps FWHM, these systems redefine the state-of-the-art in clinical time-of-flight (TOF) PET imaging. This talk discusses the introduction of SiPMs in PET detector technology as a process of give-and-take with particle physics and other domains, highlights research activities that are expected to further improve PET image quality, and indicates how some of the ongoing developments in TOF-PET(/MRI) instrumentation may be of use to other domains as well. Summary Primary Authors: Dr. SCHAART, Dennis (Delft University of Technology) <d.r.schaart(a)tudelft.nl> Co-authors: Abstract presenters: Dr. SCHAART, Dennis Track classification: Technology transfer: 5b) Health and healthcare Presentation type: Oral Comments:

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[Tipp2014] [Indico] New abstract submission: FIORILLO, Giuliana
by noreply-indico-team＠cern.ch 02 Mar '14

02 Mar '14

The following email has been sent to FIORILLO, Giuliana: === Dear Giuliana Fiorillo, The submission of your abstract has been successfully processed. Abstract submitted: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call-for- abstracts/my-abstracts>. Status of your abstract: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call- for-abstracts/409/>. See below a detailed summary of your submitted abstract: Conference: Tipp 2014 - Third International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics Submitted by: FIORILLO, Giuliana Submitted on: 02 March 2014 17:43 Title: Developments in light readout for noble liquid experiments Abstract content SiGHT stays for Silicon Geiger Hybrid Tube for light detection. Our goal is to construct a modern, high performance, low radioactivity photo detector working at liquid argon and xenon temperature. The idea is to replace the classical dynodic chain of a PMT with a SiPM acting as an electron multiplying detector embedded in a low-radioactive fused silica envelope. This invention would represent a major breakthrough for the experiments of direct dark matter search with noble liquids. The status of the art of the project as well as preliminary results will be illustrated in this talk. Summary Primary Authors: FIORILLO, Giuliana (Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II" e INFN (IT)) <giuliana.fiorillo(a)cern.ch> Co-authors: Abstract presenters: FIORILLO, Giuliana Track classification: Experiments: 2d) Dark Matter Detectors Presentation type: Oral Comments:

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[Tipp2014] [Indico] New abstract submission: WETSTEIN, Matthew
by noreply-indico-team＠cern.ch 02 Mar '14

02 Mar '14

The following email has been sent to WETSTEIN, Matthew: === Dear Matthew Wetstein, The submission of your abstract has been successfully processed. Abstract submitted: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call-for- abstracts/my-abstracts>. Status of your abstract: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call- for-abstracts/408/>. See below a detailed summary of your submitted abstract: Conference: Tipp 2014 - Third International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics Submitted by: WETSTEIN, Matthew Submitted on: 02 March 2014 04:04 Title: The Atmospheric Neutrino Neutron Experiment (ANNIE) Abstract content Neutron tagging in Gadolinium-doped water may play a significant role in reducing backgrounds from atmospheric neutrinos in next generation proton-decay searches using megaton-scale Water Cherenkov detectors. Similar techniques might also be useful in the detection of supernova neutrinos. Accurate determination of neutron tagging efficiencies will require a detailed understanding of the number of neutrons produced by neutrino interactions in water as a function of momentum transferred. We are developing a proposal for an experiment to be built on the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam, the Atmospheric Neutrino Neutron Interaction Experiment (ANNIE), which is designed to measure the neutron yield of atmospheric neutrino interactions in gadolinium-doped water. An innovative aspect of the ANNIE design is the use of precision timing to localize interaction vertices in the small fiducial volume of the detector. We propose to achieve this by using early production of LAPPDs (Large Area Picosecond Photodetectors). This experiment will be a first application of these devices demonstrating their feasibility for Water Cherenkov neutrino detectors. In this talk we will discuss the technological aspects of the ANNIE detector, with particular emphasis on work involved in adapting LAPPDs for the measurement. Summary http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.6411 Primary Authors: WETSTEIN, Matthew (University of Chicago) <mwetstein(a)uchicago.edu> Co-authors: Abstract presenters: WETSTEIN, Matthew Track classification: Experiments: 2c) Detectors for neutrino physics Presentation type: Oral Comments: On behalf of the ANNIE collaboration: I. Anghel 1,4, J. F. Beacom 6, M. Bergevin 7, G. Davies 4, F. Di Lodovico 12, A. Elagin 10, H. Frisch 10, R. Hill 10, G. Jocher 5, T. Katori 12, J. Learned11, R. Northrop 10, C. Pilcher 10, E. Ramberg 3, M.C. Sanchez 1,4, M. Smy 8, H. Sobel 8, R. Svoboda 7, S. Usman 5, M. Vagins 7, G. Varner 11, R. Wagner 1, M. Wetstein 10, L. Winslow 9, and M. Yeh 2 1 Argonne National Laboratory; Lemont, IL 60439, USA 2 Brookhaven National Laboratory; Upton, NY 11973, USA 3 Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory; Batavia, IL 60510, USA 4 Iowa State University; Ames IA 50011, USA 5 National Geospatial- Intelligence Agency; Springfield VA 22150, USA 6 Ohio State University; Columbus OH 43210, USA 7 University of California at Davis; Davis CA 95817, USA 8 University of California at Irvine; Irvine CA 92697, USA 9 University of California at Los Angeles; Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA 10 University of Chicago, Enrico Fermi Institute; Chicago IL 60637, USA 11 University of Hawaii; Honolulu, HI 96822, USA 12 Queen Mary University of London; London E14NS, UK

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[Tipp2014] [Indico] New abstract submission: CARINI, Gabriella
by noreply-indico-team＠cern.ch 02 Mar '14

02 Mar '14

The following email has been sent to CARINI, Gabriella: === Dear Gabriella Carini, The submission of your abstract has been successfully processed. Abstract submitted: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call-for- abstracts/my-abstracts>. Status of your abstract: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call- for-abstracts/407/>. See below a detailed summary of your submitted abstract: Conference: Tipp 2014 - Third International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics Submitted by: CARINI, Gabriella Submitted on: 02 March 2014 00:14 Title: Stability and homogeneity: key detector characteristics for good quality high-yield experimental data. Abstract content The high coherence, high peak power and short pulses duration of modern light sources (e.g. X-ray Free-Electron Lasers - XFELs) are particularly well suited for time-resolved pump-probe and coherent diffraction studies. In many pump-probe experiments small differences in signal produced by ground and excited states have to be detected and resolved. Poisson statistics dictates that ~ 1 million of photons are needed to resolve an effect with 1/1000 precision. This requires detector systems with tremendous dynamic resolution and sources capable to provide either pulses with high intensity and moderate repetition rate or very high repetition rate with moderate intensity. The typical approach is to average many frames. However source, pump-laser and sample instability make blind averages not really useful. It is therefore critical to preserve the information of each single pulse: comprising beamline and accelerator diagnostics, laser to FEL timing, and detector. Data can then be sorted out, binned and correlated, before the averaging procedure. Further even when the detector is capable of better-than-Poisson performance for a single image, it's not guaranteed that the detector error will be smaller than the summed Poisson statistics when many frames will be averaged. Non-gaussian non-ergodic processes can dominate the error limiting the achievable resolution. Detector stability and homogeneity are equally important for X-ray Photon Correlation Spectroscopy (XPCS), where in addition small pixel and single photon resolution are needed. Deep understanding of the detection system and careful calibration are necessary for good quality high yield data. While these techniques have been used since long time in the High-Energy and Particle Physics communities, they are relatively new in the field of Photon Science. Examples of applications and optimization will be presented. Summary Primary Authors: CARINI, Gabriella (SLAC) <carini(a)slac.stanford.edu> Co-authors: HERRMANN, Sven (SLAC) <herrmann(a)slac.stanford.edu> LEMKE, Henrik (LCLS/SLAC) <lemke(a)slac.stanford.edu> ROBERT, Aymeric (LCLS/SLAC) <aymeric(a)slac.stanford.edu> SIKORSKI, Marcin (LCLS/SLAC) <sikorski(a)slac.stanford.edu> SANGHOON, Song (LCLS/SLAC) <sanghoon(a)slac.stanford.edu> ZHU, Diling (LCLS/SLAC) <dlzhu(a)slac.stanford.edu> Abstract presenters: CARINI, Gabriella Track classification: Experiments: 2a) Experiments & Upgrades Technology transfer: 5c) Biology&Material Science Presentation type: --not specified-- Comments:

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[Tipp2014] [Indico] New abstract submission:
by noreply-indico-team＠cern.ch 01 Mar '14

01 Mar '14

The following email has been sent to : === Dear , The submission of your abstract has been successfully processed. Abstract submitted: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call-for- abstracts/my-abstracts>. Status of your abstract: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call- for-abstracts/406/>. See below a detailed summary of your submitted abstract: Conference: Tipp 2014 - Third International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics Submitted by: Submitted on: 01 March 2014 19:33 Title: 128 channel waveform sampling digitizer/readout in the TOP counter for the Belle II upgrade Abstract content Extremely fast timing from Micro-Channel Plate PhotoMultiplier Tubes (MCP-PMTs) and multi-gigasample per second (GSa/s) waveform sampling ASICs will allow precision timing to play a pivotal role in the next-generation of Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) detectors. We have developed a second prototype of the electronics to instrument the Time of Propagation (TOP) counter for the Belle II detector at KEK in Tsukuba, Japan. The front-end electronics modules consist of an array of waveform sampling / digitizing ASICs controlled by FPGAs with embedded microprocessor cores. The ASICs digitize amplified signals from an array of multi-anode MCP-PMTs coupled to a quartz radiator bar. Unwanted artifacts in the data are corrected with digital signal processing and feature-extraction on the front-end. Readout and control are done via multi-gigabit per second fiber optic links to a custom back-end. A previous generation of these modules has been running in a prototype Focusing Detection of Internally Reflected Cherenkov (fDIRC) counter mounted in a Cosmic-Ray Stand (CRT) at SLAC continuously for over 12 months. The most recent version was taken to a beam test at SPring-8/LEPS in Japan in mid-2013. These experiences have influenced the design of the next set of ASICs and PCBs for the front-end, and we will present details on the latest generation. Summary We will present details on the latest generation of the front-end electronics (amplifiers, ASIC, FPGA/SoC, PCBs) in the TOP counter for the Belle II upgrade at KEK in Tsukuba, Japan. Primary Authors: Mr. ANDREW, Matthew (University of Hawaii) <mza(a)phys.hawaii.edu> Co-authors: Dr. NISHIMURA, Kurtis (SLAC) <kurtisn(a)slac.stanford.edu> Dr. KIRBY, Brian (University of Hawaii at Manoa) <kirbybri(a)phys.hawaii.edu> Dr. VARNER, Gary (University of Hawaii) <varner(a)phys.hawaii.edu> Mr. BYNES, James (University of Hawaii) <bynes(a)hawaii.edu> Abstract presenters: Mr. ANDREW, Matthew Track classification: Data-processing: 3a) Front-end Electronics Data-processing: 3c) Embedded software Presentation type: Oral Comments:

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[Tipp2014] [Indico] New abstract submission: ABRAMOVITCH, Joshua
by noreply-indico-team＠cern.ch 01 Mar '14

01 Mar '14

The following email has been sent to ABRAMOVITCH, Joshua: === Dear Joshua Abramovitch, The submission of your abstract has been successfully processed. Abstract submitted: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call-for- abstracts/my-abstracts>. Status of your abstract: <https://indico.cern.ch/event/192695/call- for-abstracts/405/>. See below a detailed summary of your submitted abstract: Conference: Tipp 2014 - Third International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics Submitted by: ABRAMOVITCH, Joshua Submitted on: 01 March 2014 15:23 Title: Development of a Silicon PIN Diode X-Ray Detector Abstract content X-ray detectors currently on the market are expensive, costing thousands of dollars each and still limited in data acquisition options. The goal of this project is to create a device that can be used to accurately measure gamma and x-ray flux, calculate radiation dose rates, and be simple and inexpensive to produce. Developing an accurate and reliable system of measuring gamma and x-ray flux will allow for laboratories to conduct irradiation tests with confident calibration. Many methods used to calculate x-ray flux are incapable of accounting for the high x-ray flux generated by modern x-ray machines. Advances in the technology of silicon PIN diodes in the datacom and telecom industries allows for the development of an inexpensive and compact solid-state ionizing sensor to calculate x-ray flux. X-ray flux can be determined from the photocurrent produced by silicon PIN diodes when they capture a photon. The photocurrent is estimated for a given energy from the charge deposited, and x-ray flux in turn can be calculated from the current, charge, energy deposited, and properties of silicon. Two working detector circuits, an AC-coupled version that outputs pulses and a DC-coupled version that outputs a DC voltage level, have already been completed. Cosmic muon, beta particle, and gamma photon events have been observed and characterized. Also, the charge and energy deposited onto the PIN photodiodes have been estimated. Remaining work for this project will be to combine the AC and DC circuits into one system with readout electronics. Summary This project is to design, build, and utilize such a detector with silicon PIN diodes to accurately determine gamma and X-ray levels. Primary Authors: ABRAMOVITCH, Joshua (Southern Methodist University) <jkabramov(a)gmail.com> Co-authors: LIU, Tiankuan (Southern Methodist University) <liu(a)physics.smu.edu> YE, Jingbo (Southern Methodist University, Department of Physics) <yejb(a)mail.physics.smu.edu> Abstract presenters: ABRAMOVITCH, Joshua Track classification: Sensors: 1b) Semiconductor Detectors Data-processing: 3b) Trigger and Data Acquisition Systems Presentation type: --not specified-- Comments:

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[Tipp2014] SPONSORSHIP BY U. SHEFFIELD
by Dr Richard Holmes 01 Mar '14

01 Mar '14

Dr Richard J Holmes B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D., MRSC, C.Chem., C.Sci., AHEA. Business Development Manager & STFC IPS Fellow Sheffield Science Gateway - Dept of Physics and Astronomy University of Sheffield Hicks Building Hounsfield Road Sheffield S3 7RH United Kingdom --- Tel: +44 (0)1142 223 558 Mobile: +44(0)7734 256 131 ---- E-mail : richard.holmes(a)sheffield.ac.uk --- URL: http://ssg.sheffield.ac.uk/home.aspx --- URL: http://www.richardholmes.org.uk --- Linked In ID: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/holmesrj Researcher ID : http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-4586-2010 Academia ID: http://independent.academia.edu/RichardHolmes Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=rS7fHKIAAAAJ

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[Tipp2014] Abstract Submission
by Abramovitch, Joshua Kendall Dubel 01 Mar '14

01 Mar '14

To Whom It May Concern, I just tried to submit an abstract for TIPP 2014, at 9:50 pm US Central time, but the website rejected my submission even though the local date (in Dallas, Texas, US) is 2/28/14 as of the submission to this e-mail. The abstract, with a title and summary, is attached. Please let me know if there is anything else I need to do. Thank you very much for your assistance. Regards, Joshua Abramovitch Southern Methodist University

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