54th Winter Nuclear Particle Physics Conference (WNPPC2017)
from
Thursday, February 16, 2017 (7:00 p.m.)
to
Sunday, February 19, 2017 (12:00 p.m.)
Monday, February 13, 2017
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Thursday, February 16, 2017
7:00 p.m.
Opening remarks
-
Michel Lefebvre
(
University of Victora
)
Opening remarks
Michel Lefebvre
(
University of Victora
)
7:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
Room: KC203
7:15 p.m.
Inner Tracker Detector Advances
-
Nigel P. Hessey
Inner Tracker Detector Advances
Nigel P. Hessey
7:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Room: KC203
7:45 p.m.
Proposed CMOS-based Sensors for the ATLAS Detector: CHESS-2
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Robin Newhouse
Proposed CMOS-based Sensors for the ATLAS Detector: CHESS-2
Robin Newhouse
7:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Room: KC203
8:00 p.m.
Investigations of Calorimeter Clustering in ATLAS Using Machine Learning
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Graeme Niedermayer
Investigations of Calorimeter Clustering in ATLAS Using Machine Learning
Graeme Niedermayer
8:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Room: KC203
8:15 p.m.
Neutral Hadron Particle Identification using CsI(Tl) Scintillation Pulse Shape Analysis
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Savino Longo
Neutral Hadron Particle Identification using CsI(Tl) Scintillation Pulse Shape Analysis
Savino Longo
8:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Room: KC203
8:30 p.m.
BEAST-II: Measurement of Machine-Induced Backgrounds during Commissioning of SuperKEKB
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Alexandre Beaulieu
BEAST-II: Measurement of Machine-Induced Backgrounds during Commissioning of SuperKEKB
Alexandre Beaulieu
8:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Room: KC203
Friday, February 17, 2017
8:30 a.m.
Accelerator Physics Developments for Rare Isotope Facilities
-
Oliver Kester
(
TRIUMF
)
Accelerator Physics Developments for Rare Isotope Facilities
Oliver Kester
(
TRIUMF
)
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:00 a.m.
Design and Simulation of Beam-Background Monitors in the Vicinity of the Electromagnetic Calorimeter for the Belle II Experiment
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Andrea Fodor
Design and Simulation of Beam-Background Monitors in the Vicinity of the Electromagnetic Calorimeter for the Belle II Experiment
Andrea Fodor
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:15 a.m.
Calculation of Isotope Rates for Radioactive Beam Production
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Fatima H. Garcia
Calculation of Isotope Rates for Radioactive Beam Production
Fatima H. Garcia
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:30 a.m.
Simulation of Optical Pumping in TRIUMF’s Collinear Laser Spectroscopy Experiment
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Julien Refour Tannenbaum
Simulation of Optical Pumping in TRIUMF’s Collinear Laser Spectroscopy Experiment
Julien Refour Tannenbaum
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:45 a.m.
Simulating the DESCANT Neutron Detection Array with the Geant4 Toolkit
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Joseph Turko
Simulating the DESCANT Neutron Detection Array with the Geant4 Toolkit
Joseph Turko
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Room: KC203
10:15 a.m.
Ion Trapping at Rare-Isotope-Beam Facilities
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Anna Kwiatkowski
Ion Trapping at Rare-Isotope-Beam Facilities
Anna Kwiatkowski
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Room: KC203
10:45 a.m.
Towards N = 82 r-Process Waiting Point: Precision Atomic Mass Measurements of 125−127Cd
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Erich Leistenschneider
Towards N = 82 r-Process Waiting Point: Precision Atomic Mass Measurements of 125−127Cd
Erich Leistenschneider
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Room: KC203
11:00 a.m.
Study of 22 Ne and 28 Mg Excited States using Fusion- Evaporation and Doppler Shift Measurements
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Jonathan Williams
Study of 22 Ne and 28 Mg Excited States using Fusion- Evaporation and Doppler Shift Measurements
Jonathan Williams
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Room: KC203
11:15 a.m.
Single Particle Structure of Exotic Strontium Isotopes
-
Steffen Cruz
Single Particle Structure of Exotic Strontium Isotopes
Steffen Cruz
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Room: KC203
11:30 a.m.
Neutron Activation Analysis via Nuclear Decay Kinetics using Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy at SFU
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Thomas Domingo
Neutron Activation Analysis via Nuclear Decay Kinetics using Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy at SFU
Thomas Domingo
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Room: KC203
7:00 p.m.
Dark Matter Searches at SNOLAB: looking for WIMPs, either heavy or light
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Pierre Gorel
Dark Matter Searches at SNOLAB: looking for WIMPs, either heavy or light
Pierre Gorel
7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Room: KC203
7:30 p.m.
Dark Matter Direct Detection with NEWS-G: Analysis and Results
-
Francisco Vazquez de Sola Fernandez
Dark Matter Direct Detection with NEWS-G: Analysis and Results
Francisco Vazquez de Sola Fernandez
7:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Room: KC203
7:45 p.m.
Search for Dark Matter with leptonically-decaying Z Bosons and Missing Transverse Energy in the ATLAS Detector at the LHC
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Alison Elliot
Search for Dark Matter with leptonically-decaying Z Bosons and Missing Transverse Energy in the ATLAS Detector at the LHC
Alison Elliot
7:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Room: KC203
8:00 p.m.
A likelihood Ratio Algorithm to remove localized Alpha Particle Backgrounds in the DEAP-3600 Detector
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Courtney Mielnichuk
A likelihood Ratio Algorithm to remove localized Alpha Particle Backgrounds in the DEAP-3600 Detector
Courtney Mielnichuk
8:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Room: KC203
8:15 p.m.
Photo-Electron Pulse Finding and Pile-up Detection for the DEAP Experiment
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Thomas McElroy
Photo-Electron Pulse Finding and Pile-up Detection for the DEAP Experiment
Thomas McElroy
8:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Room: KC203
8:45 p.m.
Barium-Ion Tagging for 136Xe Double-Beta Decay Studies with nEXO
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Thomas Brunner
Barium-Ion Tagging for 136Xe Double-Beta Decay Studies with nEXO
Thomas Brunner
8:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
Room: KC203
9:15 p.m.
The 16N Source for the Calibration of the SNO+ Experiment
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Jie Hu
The 16N Source for the Calibration of the SNO+ Experiment
Jie Hu
9:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Room: KC203
9:30 p.m.
Detection of Antineutrinos Using the SNO+ Detector
-
Pawel Mekarski
Detection of Antineutrinos Using the SNO+ Detector
Pawel Mekarski
9:30 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
Room: KC203
9:45 p.m.
Geochemical Measurement of the Half-Life of the Double- Beta Decay of 96Zr
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Adam J. Mayer
Geochemical Measurement of the Half-Life of the Double- Beta Decay of 96Zr
Adam J. Mayer
9:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Room: KC203
Saturday, February 18, 2017
8:30 a.m.
Introduction to the Ultracold Neutron Facility at TRIUMF
-
Beatrice Franke
Introduction to the Ultracold Neutron Facility at TRIUMF
Beatrice Franke
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:00 a.m.
EDM Monte Carlo Simulations for the UCN Experiment at TRIUMF
-
Sanmeet Chahal
EDM Monte Carlo Simulations for the UCN Experiment at TRIUMF
Sanmeet Chahal
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:15 a.m.
Compensation of Magnetic Fields in the TRIUMF nEDM Experiment
-
Shomi Ahmed
Compensation of Magnetic Fields in the TRIUMF nEDM Experiment
Shomi Ahmed
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:30 a.m.
Observation of Atomic Transition in Antihydrogen
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Andrew Evans
Observation of Atomic Transition in Antihydrogen
Andrew Evans
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:45 a.m.
Identification of the 2+ms mixed-symmetry State in 52Ti using Alpha Transfer Reaction
-
Fuad A. Ali
Identification of the 2+ms mixed-symmetry State in 52Ti using Alpha Transfer Reaction
Fuad A. Ali
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Room: KC203
10:15 a.m.
Connecting Nuclear Astrophysics to Cosmological Structure Formation
-
Benoit Côté
Connecting Nuclear Astrophysics to Cosmological Structure Formation
Benoit Côté
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Room: KC203
10:45 a.m.
The 22Ne(p,γ)23Na Reaction and the Origin of 23Na
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Annika Lennarz
The 22Ne(p,γ)23Na Reaction and the Origin of 23Na
Annika Lennarz
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Room: KC203
11:00 a.m.
Experimental Results of β-delayed Neutron Branching Ratios for heavy Species
-
Roger Caballero-Folch
Experimental Results of β-delayed Neutron Branching Ratios for heavy Species
Roger Caballero-Folch
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Room: KC203
11:15 a.m.
A Study on Low Spin States in 154Gd using (p, p′) Reaction
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Harris Bidaman
A Study on Low Spin States in 154Gd using (p, p′) Reaction
Harris Bidaman
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Room: KC203
11:30 a.m.
Investigation of excited 0+ States populated via the Er-162 two-Neutron Transfer Reaction
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Christina Burbadge
Investigation of excited 0+ States populated via the Er-162 two-Neutron Transfer Reaction
Christina Burbadge
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Room: KC203
11:45 a.m.
The Nuclear Delta Force and The Two-Particle-Rotor Model
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Anish Verma
The Nuclear Delta Force and The Two-Particle-Rotor Model
Anish Verma
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Room: KC203
7:00 p.m.
Exploring the Higgs Boson with ATLAS Data
-
Dag Gillberg
Exploring the Higgs Boson with ATLAS Data
Dag Gillberg
7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Room: KC203
7:30 p.m.
Quartic Gauge Boson Coupling Results from the LHC
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Christopher Anelli
Quartic Gauge Boson Coupling Results from the LHC
Christopher Anelli
7:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Room: KC203
7:45 p.m.
Measurement of Z Bosons produced in association with Jets via Vector Boson Fusion at 13 TeV with the ATLAS Detector
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Stephen Weber
Measurement of Z Bosons produced in association with Jets via Vector Boson Fusion at 13 TeV with the ATLAS Detector
Stephen Weber
7:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Room: KC203
8:00 p.m.
Hunting for “Bumps” in the Dilepton Invariant Mass Spectrum using BUMPHUNTER at the ATLAS Detector
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Elham E. Khoda
Hunting for “Bumps” in the Dilepton Invariant Mass Spectrum using BUMPHUNTER at the ATLAS Detector
Elham E. Khoda
8:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.
Room: KC203
8:15 p.m.
The Hunt for the Z′ Boson in ATLAS: a Statistical Perspective
-
Etienne Dreyer
The Hunt for the Z′ Boson in ATLAS: a Statistical Perspective
Etienne Dreyer
8:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Room: KC203
8:45 p.m.
Spectrometer and Detector Simulations for the MOLLER Experiment
-
Sakib Rahman
Spectrometer and Detector Simulations for the MOLLER Experiment
Sakib Rahman
8:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Room: KC203
9:00 p.m.
Electron Detection for the Jefferson Lab Hall A Compton Polarimeter
-
Ryan Spies
Electron Detection for the Jefferson Lab Hall A Compton Polarimeter
Ryan Spies
9:00 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
Room: KC203
9:15 p.m.
Analysis of the η(548) → π+ π− π0 and η′(958) → π+ π− η Channels using a 8-9 GeV tagged Photon Beam for the GlueX Experiment
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Tegan Beattie
Analysis of the η(548) → π+ π− π0 and η′(958) → π+ π− η Channels using a 8-9 GeV tagged Photon Beam for the GlueX Experiment
Tegan Beattie
9:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Room: KC203
9:30 p.m.
Preliminary Survey of the Photoproduction of π+ + π− + 4γ Final State in GlueX Experiment
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Ahmed M. Foda
Preliminary Survey of the Photoproduction of π+ + π− + 4γ Final State in GlueX Experiment
Ahmed M. Foda
9:30 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
Room: KC203
9:45 p.m.
Spin Polarizability of a Proton via Measurement of Nuclear Structure Observable with Polarized Target and Polarized Beam at MAMI
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Dilli R. Paudyal
Spin Polarizability of a Proton via Measurement of Nuclear Structure Observable with Polarized Target and Polarized Beam at MAMI
Dilli R. Paudyal
9:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Room: KC203
Sunday, February 19, 2017
8:30 a.m.
Detailed Spectroscopy of 132Sn with GRIFFIN
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Kenneth Whitmore
Detailed Spectroscopy of 132Sn with GRIFFIN
Kenneth Whitmore
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Room: KC203
8:45 a.m.
Angular Correlation Measurements With GRIFFIN
-
Andrew D. MacLean
Angular Correlation Measurements With GRIFFIN
Andrew D. MacLean
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:00 a.m.
Progress towards measuring Parity Non Conservation in Francium
-
Mukut R. Kalita
Progress towards measuring Parity Non Conservation in Francium
Mukut R. Kalita
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:15 a.m.
A Silicon Tracker for ISAC-II and the Future ARIEL Facility
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Dennis Muecher
A Silicon Tracker for ISAC-II and the Future ARIEL Facility
Dennis Muecher
9:15 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:30 a.m.
Ground State Spin of 101Sn and the Role of the Tensor Force in exotic Nuclei
-
Joochun Park
Ground State Spin of 101Sn and the Role of the Tensor Force in exotic Nuclei
Joochun Park
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Room: KC203
9:45 a.m.
Coulomb Artifacts and Bottomonium Hyperfine Splitting in Lattice NRQCD
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Ahmed Rayyan
Coulomb Artifacts and Bottomonium Hyperfine Splitting in Lattice NRQCD
Ahmed Rayyan
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Room: KC203
10:30 a.m.
Reaction Spectroscopy unveils new Features of Rare Isotopes
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Rituparna Kanungo
Reaction Spectroscopy unveils new Features of Rare Isotopes
Rituparna Kanungo
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Room: KC203
11:00 a.m.
A new Determination of Vus
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Kim Maltman
A new Determination of Vus
Kim Maltman
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Room: KC203
11:30 a.m.
Closing remarks
-
Michel Lefebvre
(
University of Victora
)
Closing remarks
Michel Lefebvre
(
University of Victora
)
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Room: KC203