DAMIC-M Kick-off Meeting
UChicago Center, Paris | June 11 - 13, 2018
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The University of Chicago Center in Paris
DAMIC-M collaborators gathered at The University of Chicago Center in Paris for a kick-off meeting of the experiment.

 
June 11, 2018 - Monday
1:30 PM - 1:40 PMWelcome
D. Rodowick (Director of the UoC Center in Paris)
 INTRODUCTIONSession Chair: A. Letessier Selvon (LPNHE)
1:40 PM - 2:10 PMC. Kouvaris (SDU)
Theoretical Aspects of light Dark Matter [PDF, 3.07 MB]
2:10 PM - 2:40 PMA. Chavarria (UW)
Status of DAMIC at SNOLAB [PDF, 18.07 MB]
2:40 PM - 3:15 PMP. Privitera (UoC)
The DAMIC-M experiment [PDF, 14.78 MB]
3:15 PM - 3:50 PMall groups
Brief Introduction of groups [PDF, 29.12 MB]
3:50 PM - 4:20 PMCoffee break
 CRYOSTAT AND CCD PACKAGINGSession Chair: B. Kilminster (UZ)
4:20 PM - 4:50 PMT. Hossbach (PNNL)
Conceptual design and cryostat [PDF, 5.4 MB]
4:50 PM - 5:10 PMP. Mitra (UW)
CCD packaginf efforts at UW
5:10 PM - 5:30 PMA. Chavarria (UW)
First DAMIC-M CCD development [PDF, 0.34 MB]
5:30 PM - 6:15 PMM. Bogdan (UoC)
Flex cables design [PDF, 1.3 MB]
5:45 PM - 6:15 PMDiscussion
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6:30 PMReception
the University of Chicago Center in Paris

 
June 12, 2018 - Tuesday
 BACKGROUNDSSession Chair: F. Piquemal (CENBG)
9:00 AM - 9:20 AMA. Chavarria (UW)
Cosmogenic tritium measurements [PDF, 4.91 MB]
9:20 AM - 9:40 AMG. Rich (UoC)
Si-32 measurement with DAMIC100 [PDF, 0.92 MB]
9:40 AM - 10:00 AMP. Loaiza (LAL)
Low Background Techniques [PDF, 11.67 MB]
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMC. Cerna (CENBG)
Rn emanation measurements
10:20 AM - 10:35 AMT. Hossback (PNNL)
Low background facilities at PNNL [PDF, 2.41 MB]
10:35 AM - 11:00 AMCoffee break
11:00 AM - 11:15 AMR. Vilar (IFCA)
Low background facilities at Canfranc [PDF, 2.9 MB]
11:15 AM - 11:30 AMG. Warot (LSM)
Low background facilities at LSM [PDF, 1.28 MB]
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMDiscussion
12:00 PM - 12:30 PMF. Piquemal (CENBG) and Discussion
LSM Infrastructure [PDF, 6.63 MB]
12:30 PM - 1:30 PMLunch at the UoC Center
 ELECTRONICSSession Chair: M. Dam (NBI)
1:30 PM - 1:55 PMH. Lebbolo (LPNHE)
Overview [PDF, 0.77 MB]
1:55 PM - 2:15 PMO. Deligny (LAL)
DAQ [PDF, 0.27 MB]
1:55 PM - 2:15 PMP. Vallerand (LAL)
CROC [PDF, 0.79 MB]
2:30 PM - 2:45 PMR. Gaior (LPNHE)
Testing Activities [PDF, 1.76 MB]
2:45 PM - 3:00 PMM. Bogdan (UoC)
20-bit ADC [PDF, 1.87 MB]
3:00 PM - 3:15 PML. Khalil (LPNHE)
18-bit ADC [PDF, 13.43 MB]
3:15 PM - 3:45 PMCoffee break
3:45 PM - 4:00 PMP. Mitra (UW)
Skipper sequencer
4:00 PM - 4:20 PMDiscussion
 DATA ANALYSIS AND SIMULATIONSSession Chair: J. de Melo Neto (UFRJ)
4:20 PM - 4:45 PMJ. Da Rocha (LPNHE)
GEANT4 simulations [PDF, 1.21 MB]
4:45 PM - 5:00 PMG. Rich (UoC)
MCNP tools [PDF, 1.31 MB]
5:00 PM - 5:30 PMM. Settimo (Subatech)
Data Analysis and simulations, from DAMIC to DAMIC-M [PDF, 4.73 MB]
5:30 PM - 6:00 PMDiscussion

 
June 13, 2018 - Wednesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMWorkshop Summary and Organization
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMCollaboration Board meeting
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMCoffee break
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMCollaboration Board meeting
12:30 PMEnd of kick-off meeting

 
Presentations
  1. M. Bogdan (UoC), 20-bit ADC [PDF, 1.87 MB]
  2. M. Bogdan (UoC), Flex cables design [PDF, 1.3 MB]
  3. C. Cerna (CENBG), Rn emanation measurements
  4. A. Chavarria (UW), First DAMIC-M CCD development [PDF, 0.34 MB]
  5. A. Chavarria (UW), Cosmogenic tritium measurements [PDF, 4.91 MB]
  6. A. Chavarria (UW), Status of DAMIC at SNOLAB [PDF, 18.07 MB]
  7. J. Da Rocha (LPNHE), GEANT4 simulations [PDF, 1.21 MB]
  8. O. Deligny (LAL), DAQ [PDF, 0.27 MB]
  9. R. Gaior (LPNHE), Testing Activities [PDF, 1.76 MB]
  10. all groups, Brief Introduction of groups [PDF, 29.12 MB]
  11. T. Hossbach (PNNL), Conceptual design and cryostat [PDF, 5.4 MB]
  12. T. Hossback (PNNL), Low background facilities at PNNL [PDF, 2.41 MB]
  13. L. Khalil (LPNHE), 18-bit ADC [PDF, 13.43 MB]
  14. C. Kouvaris (SDU), Theoretical Aspects of light Dark Matter [PDF, 3.07 MB]
  15. H. Lebbolo (LPNHE), Overview [PDF, 0.77 MB]
  16. P. Loaiza (LAL), Low Background Techniques [PDF, 11.67 MB]
  17. P. Mitra (UW), Skipper sequencer
  18. P. Mitra (UW), CCD packaginf efforts at UW
  19. F. Piquemal (CENBG) and Discussion, LSM Infrastructure [PDF, 6.63 MB]
  20. P. Privitera (UoC), The DAMIC-M experiment [PDF, 14.78 MB]
  21. G. Rich (UoC), MCNP tools [PDF, 1.31 MB]
  22. G. Rich (UoC), Si-32 measurement with DAMIC100 [PDF, 0.92 MB]
  23. M. Settimo (Subatech), Data Analysis and simulations, from DAMIC to DAMIC-M [PDF, 4.73 MB]
  24. P. Vallerand (LAL), CROC [PDF, 0.79 MB]
  25. R. Vilar (IFCA), Low background facilities at Canfranc [PDF, 2.9 MB]
  26. G. Warot (LSM), Low background facilities at LSM [PDF, 1.28 MB]