Workshop on Precision Time Structure in On-Axis Neutrino Beams

2 Nov 2019, 08:00 → 3 Nov 2019, 12:15 US/Central

Curia II (Fermilab)

Andrey Elagin (University of Chicago), Henry Frisch (Enrico Fermi Institute and Argonne National Lab), Jonathan Eisch, Laura Fields (Fermilab), Matt Wetstein (Iowa State University), Sergei Nagaitsev (FNAL)

Seminar Precision Time-Structure in On-Axis Neutrino Beams, Matthew Wetstein (slides)

Preliminary list of workshop topics:

1. Physics with Precision Time Structure

2. Detector and Timing

3. Main Injector Beam Dynamics and Targets

4. SCRF Technology

Agenda (external link)

arXiv paper: "Energy and Flavor Discrimination Using Precision Time Structure in On-Axis Neutrino Beams"

If you are able, please join us for a Pre-Workshop Wine and Cheese on Friday, November 1st at 3:30pm.
4:00-5:00pm Precision Time-Structure in On-Axis Neutrino Beams, Matthew Wetstein

https://theory.fnal.gov/jetp/

6:00pm Conviviality

This workshop is sponsored by UChicago and Fermilab

Additional materials https://arxiv.org/abs/1904.01611

Seminar slides 2019-09_Wine_and_Cheese.pdf

Saturday, 2 November

08:00 → 08:30 Coffee

08:30 → 08:40 Welcome and Logistics

08:40 → 12:05 Session 1: Physics with Precision Time Structure

Conveners: Prof. Henry Frisch (Enrico Fermi Institute and Argonne National Lab), Laura Fields (Fermilab)

08:40 Expected World Precision on PMNS Physics Parameters 2019-2039

Speaker: Prof. Andre de Gouvea (Northwestern University)

09:10 Systematic Uncertainties in DUNE

Speaker: Dr Chris Marshall (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)

Slides ChrisMarshall_DUNEsysts_20191102.pdf

09:40 Addressing Systematic Uncertainties with DUNE-PRISM

Speaker: Prof. Michael Wilking (Stony Brook University)

Slides DUNE-PRISM_TimingWorkshop.pdf

10:10 Coffee Break

10:25 First Look at DUNE Systematics With Time-Selected Spectra

Speaker: Elizabeth Worcester (BNL)

Slides etw_timeslice.pdf

11:00 Impact of Stroboscopic Muon Flux TOF Measurements on DUNE

Speaker: Dr Zarko Pavlovic (Fermilab)

Slides muon_timing.pdf

11:35 New Physics Opportunities

Speaker: Pedro Machado (Fermilab)

Slides Machado-Timing.pdf

12:10 → 13:15 Lunch

13:15 → 15:20 Session 2: Main Injector Beam Dynamics

Conveners: Alexander Valishev (Fermilab), Dr Valeri Lebedev (Fermilab)

13:15 Main Injector Rebunching Scenarios

Speaker: Paul Derwent (Fermilab)

Slides MI_Scenarios_v3.pptx

13:50 Considerations on a 530-MHz SRF Cavity

Speaker: Dr Sergey Belomestnykh (Fermilab)

Slides 530_MHz_SRF_cavity_system.pptx

14:20 Beam Dynamics During Rebunching

Speaker: Mr Alexey Burov (AD/APC)

Slides Debunching_Rebunching_2.pptx

14:50 Target and Horn Optimization

Speaker: Dr Bob Zwaska (Fermilab)

Slides zwaska_nutime_v3.pptx

15:20 → 15:45 Coffee

15:45 → 17:40 Session 3: Implementing Fast Timing in Neutrino Detectors

Conveners: Evan Angelico (University of Chicago), Dr Petra Merkel (Fermilab)

15:45 Timing in Liquid Argon with Cherenkov Light

Speaker: Robert Svoboda (UC Davis)

Svoboda_PTW.pdf

16:15 Mirrors in LAr Detectors

Speaker: Prof. Matt Wetstein (Iowa State University)

Slides 2019-09_Argon_Cherenkov.pdf

16:45 Timing in the DUNE Near Detector

Speaker: Dr Thomas Junk (Fermilab)

Slides trj_fasttiming_nov2019.pdf

17:15 Timing in Large Liquid Cherenkov/Scintillator Detectors

Speaker: Andrey Elagin (University of Chicago)

Slides AElagin_for_Stroboscopic_Workshop.pdf

18:30 → 20:00 Off-Site Dinner

Sunday, 3 November

08:30 → 09:00 Coffee

09:00 → 12:15 Session 4: Summary and Planning

Conveners: Dr Joseph Lykken (Fermilab), Prof. Maria Spiropulu (Caltech)

09:00 Post-Workshop Overview of Oscillation Systematics and Challenges

Speaker: Prof. Mayly Sanchez (Iowa State University)

Slides timing-workshop.pdf

09:35 Thoughts on Accelerator Modifications

Speaker: Daniel Broemmelsiek (FNAL/AD/AST/FAST Facility Department)

Slides AccelModsPrecTiming.pptx

10:10 Coffee Break

10:30 Discussion of Near and Far Detector Timing System Issues

11:05 What If Anything Should be Done and By Whom; Next Meeting?