WNPPC2020 - 57th Winter Nuclear Particle Physics Conference

Feb 13, 2020, 8:00 a.m. → Feb 16, 2020, 6:00 p.m. America/Edmonton

KC303 (Banff Centre)

Jens Dilling (TRIUMF)

The Winter Nuclear and Particle Physics Conference is a national meeting for the Canadian subatomic physics community, with a special focus on providing a forum for junior researchers (students and postdocs) and interaction with groups across Canada. The 2020 meeting is being organised by University of Manitoba, Chairperson Blair Jamieson, and as usual will feature sessions focusing on the research areas of interest to the Canadian community (both experimental and theoretical). There will be a number of invited talks by experts in: Electroweak and Higgs physics Neutrino properties QCD and hadrons Physics beyond the Standard Model Nuclear structure Nuclear and particle astrophysics.

Thu, February 13

Feb. 13 Evening Session

Convener: Dr Beatrice Franke (TRIUMF)

1 Conference Opening

Speaker: blair jamieson (University of Winnipeg)

Slides Jamieson_WNPPC_Intro-compressed.pdf

2 Higgs boson physics and upgrade work with ATLAS at the Large Hadron Collider

Speaker: Dr Claire David (DESY)

Slides DavidC_WNPPC_20200213_Higgs_Physics_Upgrade_ATLAS_LHC.pdf

3 Analysis of Higgs boson decays to two W bosons with the ATLAS experiment

Speaker: Mr Benjamin Jaeger (Simon Fraser University)

Slides HWW_v3.pdf

4 Search for mono-Z signature dark matter with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

Speaker: Samantha Taylor (University of Victoria)

Slides Search_for_mono-Z.pptx STaylor_-_Search_for_mono-Z.pdf

5 Event Reconstruction using the Global Particle Flow Algorithm for the ATLAS Experiment

Speaker: Laura Miller (Carleton University)

Slides GPF_Miller_WNPPC2020.pdf

Fri, February 14

Feb. 14 Morning Session

Convener: Prof. Alain Bellerive (Carleton University)

6 From Quarks to Neutrinos

Speaker: Ms Nikolina Ilic (Institute of Particle Physics)

Slides Ilic_WNPPC2020.pdf

7 The SNO+ Scintillator Fill

Speaker: Mr Benjamin Tam (Queen's University)

Slides BenjaminTam_WNPPC20.pdf

8 MoEDAL-MAPP Detector Physics Performance Benchmarks

Speaker: Mr Michael Staelens (University of Alberta)

Slides Staelens-WNPPC2020-MAPP-Benchmarks-v1.pdf

9 The NEWS-G light Dark Matter search experiment: Current status and preparation for SNOLAB

Speaker: Mr Daniel Durnford (University of Alberta)

Slides ddurnford_wnppc.pdf

10 A novel technique for ultracold neutron transmission measurements

Speaker: Mr Sean Vanbergen (TRIUMF)

Slides WNPPC2020_SV.pdf

10:00 a.m. Coffee break

11 Environmental Magnetic Fields for the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment Experiment at TRIUMF

Speaker: Mrs Maedeh Lavvaf (Presenter)

Slides Maedeh_MSR.pptx

12 Decreasing the measurement time of the neutron electric dipole moment experiment at TRIUMF

Speaker: Mr Steve Sidhu (SFU/TRIUMF)

Slides 2020WNPPC_talk.pdf

13 Simulation and Data Comparison of Ultracold Neutron Experiments for TUCAN Collaboration

Speaker: Ms Beryl Bell (TRIUMF, McGill University)

Slides WNPCC2020brb.pptx

14 Radon mitigation for the NEWS-G Dark Matter Detector

Speaker: Mr Patrick O'Brien (University of Alberta)

Slides PBOBrienWNPPCPresentation.pdf

15 Propagation of Muons at SNOLAB

Speaker: Mr William Woodley (University of Alberta)

Slides WWoodley_WNPPC.pdf

16 Search for dark matter and neutrinos with the Scintillating Bubble Chamber (SBC)

Speaker: Dr SUMANTA PAL (University of Alberta)

Slides WNPPC-2020-SBC-SPAL.pdf

17 Ba Daughter Tagging as a Method for Background Rejection Techniqe for nEXO

Speaker: Dr Christopher Chambers (McGill University)

Slides LLWI-2020-ChrisChambers-mk4.pdf

Feb. 14 Evening Session

Convener: Prof. Gwen Grinyer (University of Regina)

18 Multi-messenger astrophysics

Speaker: Prof. Daniel Siegel (Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and the University of Guelph)

19 Development of multi-detector systems for gamma-ray coincidence measurements

Speaker: Melanie Gascoine (SFU)

Slides WNPPC2020.pdf

20 Ion transport simulations for the TITAN experiment

Speaker: Mr Abhilash Javaji (TRIUMF)

Slides WNPPC_2020_Javaji_Final.pdf

21 Investigation of resonance states in 11Li

Speaker: Mr Mukhwinder singh (student)

Slides Wnppc2020_mukhwinder.pdf

8:15 p.m. Coffee break

22 Correcting Signal Saturation in DEAP-3600

Speaker: Mr Joe McLaughlin (Royal Holloway University of London/TRIUMF)

Slides JMcLaughlin_WNPPC2020_v3.pdf

23 Testing exotic fosmology models with LISA

Speaker: Mrs Maxence Corman (PI/UW)

Slides WNPPC_2020.pdf

24 Dark Matter Detection with SuperCDMS

Speaker: Mr Lucas Bezerra (UBC)

Slides https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lLDFLJwPqEZ_75BRNv-xhFQxPE9qg7WGyjlnCwqedSc/edit?usp=sharing

25 The search for CLFV at BELLE II

Speaker: Mr Trevor Shillington (McGill University)

Slides WNPPC2020_Shillington.pdf

Sat, February 15

Feb. 15 Morning Session

Convener: Dr Russell Mammei (The university of Winnipeg)

26 Dark Matter: Direct Detection Searches

Speaker: Prof. Miriam Diamond (University of Toronto)

Slides direct_detection_slides_Banff.pdf

27 Simulating a new complementary detector for DESCANT

Speaker: Harris Bidaman (University of Guelph)

Slides hbidaman_WNPPC2020.pdf

28 Status of DEAP-3600 at SNOLAB

Speaker: Dr SUMANTA PAL (University of Alberta)

Slides WNPPC-2020-DEAP-SPAL.pdf

29 Explosion Energies, Ages and Densities of Galactic Supernovae

Speaker: Prof. Denis Leahy (University of Calgary)

Slides Leahy_WNPPC.pdf

30 Nonperturbative Extraction of the Effective Mass in Neutron Matter

Speaker: Mr Nawar Ismail (University of Guelph)

Slides WNPPC_(1).pptx

10:00 a.m. Coffee break

31 Charged pi-Meson Studies at Jefferson Lab

Speaker: Mr Ali Usman (University of Regina)

Slides WNPPC.pptx

32 Kaon Electromagenetic Form Factor

Speaker: Mr Vijay Vijay kumar (University of Regina)

Slides Vijay_wnppc20.pdf

33 Deep Exclusive π− Production with SoLID

Speaker: Dr Stephen Kay (University of Regina)

Slides Kay_Stephen_Banff_WNPPC2020.pdf

34 PICO Bubble Chambers: Past, Present, and Future

Speaker: Mr Colin Moore (Queen's University)

Slides PICO_WNPPC_2020.pdf

35 Precision Measurements on Antihydrogen us- ing the ALPHA-g Apparatus

Speaker: Ms Pooja Woosaree (University of Calgary)

Slides WNPPC2020_PoojaWoosaree.pdf

36 A Cosmic Ray Veto System for the ALPHA- g Experiment

Speaker: Mr Gareth Smith (UBC/TRIUMF)

Slides GarethSmith__WNPPC2020.pdf

37 Magnetometry for Gravitational Measure- ments of Antihydrogen with ALPHA-g

Speaker: Mr Nathan Evetts (UBC)

Slides WNPPC2020-NEvetts-ALPHA.pdf WNPPC2020-NEvetts-ALPHA.pptx

Feb. 15 Evening Session

Convener: Prof. Thomas Brunner (McGill/TRIUMF)

38 Recent Studies of Astrophysical Reactions at ISAC

Speaker: Mr Matthew Williams (TRIUMF)

Slides WNPPC2020_Presentation.pptx

39 Primary electron drift time simulation in spherical proportional counter

Speaker: Ms Yuqi DENG (University of Alberta)

40 Decay of a bound muon to a bound electron

Speaker: Prof. Muhammad Jamil Aslam (University of Alberta)

Slides 20215-WNPPC-MDIO.pdf

41 Applied Quantum Annealing for Track Re- construction in HEP

Speaker: Mr Parker Reid (Simon Fraser University)

Slides Applied_Quantum_Annealing_for_Track_Reconstruction_in_HEP_Parker_Reid_WNPPC_February_2019.pdf

8:15 p.m. Coffee break

42 From odd-even staggering to the pairing gap in neutron matter

Speaker: Mr Georgios Palkanoglou (University of Guelph)

Slides From_the_odd-even_staggering_to_the_pairing_gap_in_neutron_matter.pdf

43 Nuclear Recoil Calibration at TUNL

Speaker: Mr Francois De Brienne (Université De Montréal)

44 Analysis of electron drift properties and fluc- tuations for NEWS-G

Speaker: Mr Jean-Marie Coquillat (Queen's University)

Slides WNPPC_Jean-Marie_NEWS-G_Presentation.pptx

45 Investigation of wavelength shifting materi- als in an active helium target

Speaker: Mr Michael Perry (Mount Allison University)

Slides WNPPC_MichaelPerry.pdf

Sun, February 16

Feb. 16 Morning Session

Convener: Prof. Jens Dilling (TRIUMF)

46 The Intermediate Water Cherenkov Detector for Hyper-Kamiokande

Speaker: Mr Matej Pavin (TRIUMF)

Slides wnppc_IWCD_mpavin.pdf

47 High-Precision Half-life Measurement of 14O

Speaker: Ms Shivani Sharma (University of Regina)

Slides Shivani_WNPPC.pdf

48 High-Precision Branching Ratio Measurement and Spin Assignment Implications for 62Ga Superallowed Beta Decay

Speaker: Mr Andrew MacLean (University of Guelph)

Slides WNPPC_MacLean_2020.pdf

49 Dipositronium annihilation into a single photon

Speaker: Mr Muhammad Mubasher (University of Alberta)

50 Single photon decay of the positronium ion

Speaker: Mr Md Samiur Rahman Mir (University of Alberta)

Slides Ps-_decay_Banff.pptx

10:00 a.m. Coffee break

51 Student prizes / conference close

Speaker: blair jamieson (University of Winnipeg)