Science Capabilities Review

3 Nov 2011, 08:00 → 5 Nov 2011, 18:00 US/Central

CDF Big Room in Bldg 327 (Fermilab)

Millind Diwan, Robert Svoboda

The Scientific Capabilities Review Committee is asked to evaluate and compare each of the two approaches to building LBNE with respect to its capabilities to achieve the science goals of the experiment. The Committee's review should consider, but not necessarily be limited to, the following questions:

1. What are the crucial assumptions made by proponents in deriving the sensitivity for fulfillment of the science goals?
2. How well are these assumptions justified by the proponents based on extrapolation from existing experiments, test beam measurements, and/or validated simulations?
3. How well have the proponents considered consequences of detector performance being degraded from the assumptions by "reasonable" variations, where "reasonable" is determined from experience with similar detectors?
4. Are there major scientific risks and opportunities that are not covered sufficiently in the Case Studies?

Review Committee:

• David Wark (Imperial College/RAL) Chair
• Paul Grannis (Stony Brook)
• Dan Green (FNAL)
• Ko Nishikawa (KEK)
• Hamish Robertson (Washinton)
• Bernard Sadoulet (Berkeley)

Charge to Committee Charge_to_Far_Detector_Science_Capability_Review_Committee-V2.2.pdf

LAr Case Study LAr Case Study

Science Goals and Requirements Science Goals and Requirements

WCD Case Study WCD Case Study

Thursday, 3 November

08:15 → 11:25 Introduction

08:15 Closed Executive Session

09:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speaker: David Wark

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4747

09:15 Review Goals and Organization

Speaker: Robert Svoboda

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4726

09:30 Overview of LBNE Experiment

Speaker: Dr Milind Diwan (BNL)

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4727

10:20 Break

10:40 Liquid Argon Detector (LAD) Overview

Speakers: Bruce Baller (Fermilab), Jon Urheim (Indiana University)

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4728

11:25 → 14:15 LAD Physics Associated with a Neutrino Beam

11:25 Signal Efficiencies, Backgrounds, Resolutions : Analysis Tools

Speaker: Dr Brian Rebel (Fermilab)

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4729

11:55 Signal Efficiencies, Backgrounds, Resolutions : Performance Inputs from Operating Detectors

Speaker: Flavio Cavanna

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4730

12:30 Closed Committee working lunch

13:30 Sensitivity Analysis for MH and CPV : Sensitivity Studies

Speaker: Dr Sam Zeller (FNAL)

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4731

13:55 Sensitivity Analysis for MH and CPV : Validating & Updating Sensitivity Input Assumptions

Speaker: Jennifer Raaf (Fermilab)

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4732

14:15 → 16:30 LAD Proton Decay and Astrophysics

14:15 Proton Decay Detector Performance

Speaker: Jon Urheim (Indiana University)

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4733

14:40 Proton Decay Backgrounds

Speaker: Eric Church

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4734

15:05 Supernova Detector Performance

Speakers: Kate Scholberg (Duke University), Stuart Mufson

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4735

15:30 Break

15:50 Other Physics Measurements and Summary

Speaker: Bonnie Fleming

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4736

16:30 → 18:30 Closed Executive Session

Friday, 4 November

08:15 → 09:15 Introduction

08:15 Closed Executive Session

08:45 Water Cherenkov Detector (WCD) Overview

Speaker: Joshua Klein

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4737

09:15 → 11:40 WCD Physics Associated with a Neutrino Beam

09:15 Signal Efficiencies, Backgrounds, Resolutions : Validation of the WC Detector Simulation

Speakers: Chris Walter, Ed Kearns, Kate Scholberg

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4738

09:45 Signal Efficiencies, Backgrounds, Resolutions : Extraction of Signal Backgrounds and Efficiencies From SK

Speaker: Ed Kearns

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4739

10:15 Signal Efficiencies, Backgrounds, Resolutions : Scanning Results

Speaker: Sanjib Mishra

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4740

10:35 Break

10:55 Near Detector

Speaker: Prof. Sanjib Mishra (University of South Carolina)

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4844

11:10 Sensitivity for MH and CPV

Speaker: Mary Bishai (Brookhaven National Laboratory)

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4741

11:40 → 15:40 WCD Proton Decay and Astrophysics

11:40 Proton Decay Detector Performance

Speaker: Ed Kearns

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4742

12:10 Closed Committee Working Lunch

12:40 Near Detector Complex

Speaker: Christopher Mauger

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4879

13:10 Supernova Detector Performance

Speaker: Kate Scholberg

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4743

13:40 Other Physics Measurements

Speaker: Joshua Klein

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4744

14:05 Possible Upgrades

Speaker: Richard Kadel

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4745

14:35 Break

15:00 Physics Working Group Summary and Plans

Speaker: Robert Wilson

Slides http://lbne2-docdb.fnal.gov:8080/cgi-bin/ShowDocument?docid=4746

15:40 → 17:40 Closed Executive Session

Saturday, 5 November

08:30 → 14:30 Closed Executive Session

Lunch will be at a local restaurant.