Name: Background Mitigation Strategies Workshop
Start: 2020-07-20T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2020-07-31T17:00:00-05:00
Location: No location set

Monday, 20 July
- 09:00 → 09:30
  
  Review Committee Executive Session 30m
  
  Review of outstanding issues from last review. Discussion of questions and concerns prior to hearing presentations.
  
  Speaker: Robert Svoboda (UC Davis)
- 09:30 → 09:40
  Physics Motivations: Supernova Sensitivity 10m
  
  Speakers: Thiago Bezerra, Thiago Sogo Bezerra (University of Sussex)
  
  20200720_BG_TF_meeting_SNeff_thiago.pdf
  - Introduction 5m
    
    Speaker: Robert Svoboda (UC Davis)
  - Supernova sensitivity 10m
    
    Speaker: Thiago Sogo Bezerra (University of Sussex)
  - Solar sensitivity 10m
    
    Speaker: Daniel Pershey
  - Solar neutrino anomaly and NSI 10m
    
    Speaker: Gleb Sinev (Duke University)
  - Overview of new proposed background model 15m
    
    Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  - Discussion 10m
- 09:40 → 09:50
  
  Physics Motivations: Supernovae Late-time Detection 10m
  
  Speaker: Shirley Li (SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
  
  Li_SN_latetime.pdf
- 09:50 → 10:00
  
  Physics Motivations: Solar Sensitivity 10m
  
  Speaker: Daniel Pershey
  
  pershey_20200720.pdf
- 10:00 → 10:10
  
  Physics Motivations: Solar Neutrino Anomaly and NSI 10m
  
  Speaker: Gleb Sinev (Duke University)
  
  solar-neutrino-anomaly-and-nsi_20200720_v3.pdf
- 10:10 → 10:30
  
  Physics Motivations: Overview of New Background Model 20m
  
  Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  
  DUNE_BackgroundsWorkshop_newBGmodel_20July2020_JR.pdf
- 10:30 → 10:50
  Radon-induced backgrounds: Introduction with Sources and Assay Overview 20m
  
  Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  
  DUNE_BackgroundsWorkshop_radonOverview_20July2020_JR.pdf
  - Introduction, sources and assay results overview 20m
    
    Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  - Simulation updates 10m
    
    Speaker: Pierre Lasorak
  - Cold emanation 10m
    
    Speaker: Jose Busto
    
    Radon exhalation in Cu getter at low temperature.pdf
  - Discussion 10m
    
    Speaker: Vitaly Kudryavtsev (University of Sheffield)
- 10:50 → 11:05
  
  Radon-Induced Backgrounds: Simulation Updates 15m
  
  Speaker: Pierre Lasorak
  
  200720_BackgroundSimu_Lasorak.pdf
- 11:05 → 11:20
  
  Radon-Induced Backgrounds: Cold Emanation 15m
  
  Speaker: Jose Busto
- 11:20 → 11:40
  
  Break 20m
- 11:40 → 11:55
  Radon-Induced Backgrounds: Alpha-n Backgrounds 15m
  
  Speaker: Vitaly Kudryavtsev (University of Sheffield)
  
  neutrons-argon-bgtf-review-jul2020.pdf
  - Alpha-n backgrounds 10m
    
    Speaker: Vitaly Kudryavtsev (University of Sheffield)
  - Alpha-gamma background 10m
    
    Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  - Drift of ions in LAr and plate out 10m
    
    Speaker: Anyssa Navrer-Agasson (University of Manchester)
  - Alpha scintillation light 10m
    
    Speaker: Michael Mooney (Colorado State University)
  - Discussion 25m
- 11:55 → 12:10
  
  Radon-Induced Backgrounds: Alpha-gamma Background 15m
  
  Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  
  DUNE_BackgroundsWorkshop_radonAlphaGamma_20July2020_JR.pdf
- 12:10 → 12:25
  
  Radon-Induced Backgrounds: Drift of Ions in LAr and Plate-out 15m
  
  Speakers: Anyssa Navrer-Agasson, Anyssa Navrer-Agasson (University of Manchester)
  
  dune_bkg_workshop_ion_drift_July20.pdf
- 12:25 → 12:45
  
  Radon-Induced Backgrounds: Alpha Scintillation Light 20m
  
  Speakers: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology), Michael Mooney (Colorado State University)
  
  DUNE_BackgroundsWorkshop_alphaScint_20July2020_JR.pdf
- 12:45 → 13:00
  
  Executive Discussion 15m
Wednesday, 22 July
- 09:00 → 09:15
  Detector and Conventional Facilities Materials Assay Results: Introduction, Steel & Foam Results, and Outlook 15m
  
  Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  
  DUNE_BackgroundsWorkshop_assayIntroSteelFoam_22July2020_JR.pdf
  - Introduction, steel and foam results and outlook 14m
    
    Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  - Rock, shotcrete and concrete results 13m
    
    Speaker: Serenity Engel
  - Filter, APA and other assay results 13m
    
    Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  - Discussion 10m
- 09:15 → 09:30
  
  Detector and Conventional Facilities Materials Assay Results: Rock, Shotcrete, and Concrete Results 15m
  
  Speakers: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology), Serenity X
  
  DUNE_BackgroundsWorkshop_assayRockShotcrete_22July2020_JR.pdf
- 09:30 → 09:50
  
  Detector and Conventional Facilities Materials Assay Results: Filter, APA, and Other Results 20m
  
  Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  
  DUNE_BackgroundsWorkshop_assayFilterAPAothers_22July2020_JR.pdf
- 09:50 → 10:10
  Future Plans for Detector Materials Assay Program: Database and Simulation Plans 20m
  
  Speakers: Christopher Jackson (PNNL), Eric Church (PNNL)
  
  DUNE_AssayDatabasePlans.pdf
  - Database and simulation plans 20m
    
    Speaker: Eric Church (PNNL)
  - Overview on assay facilities, capabilities and capacities available; Interaction with consortia and TC 20m
    
    Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  - Discussion 10m
- 10:10 → 10:25
  
  Future Plans for Detector Materials Assay Program: Overview on Assay Facilities, Capabilities, and Capacities 15m
  
  Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
- 10:25 → 10:40
  
  Future Plans for Detector Materials Assay Program: Interaction with Consortia and TC 15m
  
  Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  
  DUNE_BackgroundsWorkshop_BGsConsortiaInteraction_22July2020_JR.pdf
- 10:40 → 11:00
  
  Break 20m
- 11:00 → 11:10
  External Neutrons: Introduction 10m
  
  Speaker: Simon Peeters (University of Sussex)
  
  20200720_ext_n_intro_sjmp.pdf
  - Introduction 5m
    
    Speaker: Simon Peeters (University of Sussex)
  - From 2x6x1 to full detector simulation 10m
    
    Speaker: Aran Borkum (University of Sussex)
  - Material properties 10m
    
    Speaker: James Haiston (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Graduate Student)
  - Validation 10m
    
    Speaker: Eric Church (PNNL)
  - Neutron flux measurements 10m
    
    Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  - Neutron flux models 10m
    
    Speaker: Vitaly Kudryavtsev (University of Sheffield)
  - Simulation results with full 10 kton geometry 25m
    
    Speaker: Aran Borkum (University of Sussex)
  - Discussion 25m
- 11:10 → 11:25
  
  External Neutrons: From 2x6x1 to Full Detector Simulation 15m
  
  Speaker: Aran Borkum (University of Sussex)
  
  BKG-Review_1x2x6_to_Full_Geo_220720.pdf
- 11:25 → 11:40
  
  External Neutrons: Material Properties 15m
  
  Speaker: James Haiston (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Graduate Student)
  
  DUNE_BackgroundsWorkshop_extNeutronsMaterials_22July2020_JR.pdf
- 11:40 → 11:55
  
  External Neutrons: Validation 15m
  
  Speaker: Eric Church (PNNL)
  
  neutron-corroboration.pptx
- 11:55 → 12:10
  
  External Neutrons: Neutron Flux Measurements 15m
  
  Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  
  DUNE_BackgroundsWorkshop_extNeutronFluxMeasurements_22July2020_JR.pdf
- 12:10 → 12:25
  
  External Neutrons: Neutron Flux Models 15m
  
  Speaker: Vitaly Kudryavtsev (University of Sheffield)
  
  neutrons-dune-rock-bgtf-review-july2020.pdf
- 12:25 → 12:45
  
  External Neutrons: Simulation Results with Full 10 k-ton Geometry 20m
  
  Speaker: Aran Borkum (University of Sussex)
  
  BGK-Review_Sim_results_with_Full_Geo_220720.pdf
- 12:45 → 13:00
  
  Executive Session 15m
Thursday, 23 July
- 09:00 → 09:30
  Detector Cleanliness: Cleanliness Requirements 30m
  
  Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  
  DUNE_BackgroundsWorkshop_BGsCleanlinessRequirements_23July2020_JR.pdf
  - Cleanliness requirements 20m
    
    Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  - Possible mitigation strategies to meet and/or improve cleanliness 30m
    
    Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
  - Discussion 10m
- 09:30 → 10:00
  
  Detector Cleanliness: Mitigation Strategies to Improve Cleanliness 30m
  
  Speaker: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology)
- 10:00 → 10:30
  
  Low Background Detector Potential: Expected Requirements 30m
  
  Speaker: Christopher Jackson (PNNL)
  
  DUNE_lowBackgroundModule.pdf
- 10:30 → 11:00
  Low Background Detector Module Discussion: Physics Potential 30m
  
  Speaker: Eric Church (PNNL)
  - Physics potential 15m
    
    Speaker: Eric Church (PNNL)
  - Requirements expected 25m
    
    Speaker: Christopher Jackson (PNNL)
  - Discussion 20m
- 11:00 → 11:20
  
  Break 20m
- 11:20 → 13:00
  
  Review Committee Discussion 1h 40m
Wednesday, 29 July
- 11:30 → 13:00
  
  Working Group Responses to Review Committee Questions 1h 30m
  
  Speakers: Juergen Reichenbacher (South Dakota School of Mines and Technology), Simon Peeters (University of Sussex)