Name: 54th Winter Nuclear Particle Physics Conference (WNPPC2017)
Start: 2017-02-16T19:00:00-08:00
End: 2017-02-19T12:00:00-08:00
Location: Kinnear Centre

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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

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