Program
SNOLAB2009 Agenda available here.
August 27th 2009 |
08:00 – 08:30 |
Registration |
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Session I: SNOLAB Facility Status |
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08:30 – 08:35 |
Introduction/Welcome |
Nigel Smith |
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08:35 – 09:05 |
Status of SNOLAB Facility |
Fraser Duncan |
ppt
pdf |
09:05 - 09:20 |
Status of SNOLAB Science Preparations |
Nigel Smith |
pdf |
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Session II: Status of Experimental Programme: Dark Matter and Neutrino |
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09:20 – 10:00 |
The Picasso experiment |
Carsten Krauss |
pdf |
10:00 – 10:20 |
Recent results from DEAP-1 |
Chris Jillings |
ppt |
10:20 – 10:40 |
Coffee |
10:40 – 11:30 |
Status update on the DEAP-3600 dark matter experiment |
Mark Boulay |
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11:30 – 12:30 |
The miniCLEAN dark matter experiment |
Dan McKinsey |
pdf |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
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13:30 – 14:10 |
The COUPP experiment at SNOLAB |
Erik Ramberg |
ppt
pdf |
14:10 – 14:50 |
Status update on CDMS |
Wolfgang Rau |
ppt |
14:50 – 15:30 |
Progress on a gaseous Xe detector for double beta detection (EXO) |
David Sinclair |
ppt |
15:30 – 15:50 |
An update on the HALO Supernova detector |
Clarence Virtue |
ppt |
15:50 – 16:10 |
The physics of HALO |
Stan Yen |
ppt |
16:10 – 16:30 |
Coffee |
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Session III: Update on Underground Laboratories |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Status of the Fréjus and European Laboratories |
Fabrice Piquemal |
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17:00 – 17:30 |
An update on the EXO project |
Giorgio Gratta |
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17:30 – 17:45 |
An update on PANAGIC activities |
David Sinclair |
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16:30 – 17:45 |
EAC in Camera |
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18:30 - 19:00 |
Dinner at Science North Restaurant |
All ! |
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August 28th 2009 |
Session IV: Status of Experimental Programme: Neutrino and Dark Matter |
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08:30 – 09:30 |
Status update on the SNO+ detector |
Mark Chen |
ppt |
09:30 – 09:50 |
Depleted argon from underground wells |
Frank Calaprice |
pptx |
09:50 – 10:30 |
A two-phase depleted argon detector for direct dark matter searches |
Cristiano Galbiati |
pdf |
10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee |
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10:50 – 12:30 |
EAC in Camera |
11:00 – 12:30 |
Time available for working groups |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch |
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Session V: News From Around the Labs |
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13:30 – 14:00 |
The Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) |
Carlos Martinez |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Acrylic attenuation measurements at Queen's and Mini-bucket
cryogenic tests |
Victor Golovko |
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Session V: Feedback and close-out |
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14:30 – 14:55 |
Feedback from EAC |
Stewart Smith |
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14:55 – 15:00 |
Closing Remarks |
Tony Noble |
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Tours
We will have an underground tour available On Wednesday August 26, 2009
Please remember:
Contact lenses are strictly prohibited underground.
Wear good socks.
We suggest men wear socks and underwear under the mine gear.
Women should wear a tshirt and shorts. (There is a 4" slit in the coveralls that some women might find immodest if wearing small briefs.)
If you have long hair, please tie it in a ponytail.
Lockers are available on surface.
Showers are available on surface after the tour.
We supply mine gear and clean-room clothing.
If you have your own green-tag CSA safety boots, please bring them.
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