7th AGATA Week - Program with Presentations

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• Johan Nyberg (Uppsala University): Welcome (10 min) [download]
• Andres Gadea (CSIC-IFIC, INFN-LNL): The AGATA Demonstrator at LNL: Status of the installation and scientific program (30 min) [download]
• Cécile Aufranc (IPN Lyon): AGATA construction database (30 min) [download]
• Christophe Theisen (CEA Saclay): AGATA DQM + GUI manpower requirement (10 min) [download]

15:15 - 16:40 Session 2 Siegbahn Hall (80 min)

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Planning and simulations of commissioning experiments

• Francesco Recchia(INFN-LNL): In-beam performance of AGATA Demonstrator (30 min), presented by A. Gadea(CSIC-IFIC, INFN-LNL) [download]
• Pär-Anders Söderström (Uppsala University): Monte Carlo simulations of commissioning experiments for the AGATA Demonstrator (30 min) [download]
• Nadine Redon (IPN Lyon): Proposal for a commissioning experiment with the AGATA Demonstrator (15 min) [download]

• Discussion (10 min)

16:40 - 18:00 Session 3 Siegbahn Hall (80 min)

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Gamma-ray tracking

• François Didierjean (IPHC Strasbourg): Gamma tracking clustering: deterministic annealing filter (DAF) last results (30 min) [download]

• Ayse Atac (Ankara University): Neutron-gamma discrimination in AGATA (30 min) [download]

• Discussion (5 min)

Data analysis

• Olivier Stézowski (IPN Lyon): Data analysis team status (15 min) [download]

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Key experiments and simulations

Convener: Marcin Palacz (University of Warsaw)

• Enrico Farnea (INFN Padova): Status of key experiments and simulations (5 min), presented by Johan Nyberg (Uppsala University)
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• Elif Ince (Istanbul University): A realistic simulation of the AGATA Demonstrator + PRISMA spectrometer (20 min) [download]
• Daniele Mengoni (INFN Padova): Simulation tool for lifetime measurements (20 min) [download]
• Grzegorz Jaworski (University of Warsaw): Simulations of lifetime measurements with RFD, AGATA and GASP (20 min) [download]

Infrastructure: HV for AGATA

• Pete Jones (JYFL): High Voltage for AGATA: Current Status (30 min) [download]
• Tobias Engert (GSI): HV filter for AGATA (30 min) [download]

Ancillary detectors for the key experiments

Convener: Nadine Redon (IPN Lyon)

• Jose-Javier Valiente-Dobon (INFN-LNL): Ancillary/Complementary detectors for the AGATA Demonstrator at LNL (15 min) [download]
• Discussion: Ancillary detectors for the demonstration experiments (15 min)

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Detector Module

• Peter Reiter (IKP Cologne): Detectors and preamplifiers [download]
• Andreas Wiens (IKP Cologne): CAT of AGATA detectors and the AGATA triple cluster detector [download]
• Bart Bruyneel (IKP Cologne): Differential crosstalk in segmented detectors [download]
• Andreas Görgen (CEA Saclay): AGATA detector work performed at Saclay in 2008 – lessons learned [download]
• David Quirion (Canberra): AGATA capsule production at Lingolsheim [download]
• George Pascovici (IKP Cologne): AGATA core – updated front-end electronics [download]

Ancillary detectors

• Electronics and interfacing to DAQ:

  • Adam Czermak (IFJ PAN Kraków): Status of the design & development of the AGAVA interface module (15 min) [download]
  • Barbara Dulny (IFJ PAN Kraków): AGAVA interface (15 min) [download]
  • Sergio Brambilla (INFN-LNL): Recent DAQ integration test at LNL (15 min) [download]
  • Enrico Calore (INFN-LNL): Implementation of the on-line analysis library in NARVAL: the PRISMA case (20 min) [download]

• Mechanics for the demonstrator:

  • Jose-Javier Valiente-Dobon (INFN-LNL): Mechanical integration for the AD at LNL (20 min) [download]

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Front end processing

• Dino Bazzacco (INFN Padova): Front end processing working group (10 min) [download]
• Patrice Medina (IPHC Strasbourg) and Patrick Coleman-Smith (STFC Daresbury): Digitizer (30 min), presented by P. Medina [download]
• Ian Lazarus (STFC Daresbury): AGATA Pre-processing team report (30 min) [download]
• Dino Bazzacco (INFN Padova): Integration of AGATA electronics: first results (30 min) [download]

16:00 - 17:45 Team meeting 2 Siegbahn Hall (105 min)

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Characterization and PSA

• Roman Gernhäuser (TUM Munich): Introduction [download]
• Andy Boston and Matt Dimmock (University of Liverpool): Introduction and Liverpool status [download]
• Bart Bruyneel (IKP Cologne): Differential crosstalk in segmented detectors [download]
• Fabio Crespi (INFN Milano): Implementation of T0 calculation with RS algorithm [download]
• Michael Schlarb (TUM Munich): Determination of T0 with Neural Nets [download]
• Bart Bruyneel (IKP Cologne): Analysis of S003 scan data [download]
• Roberto Venturelli (INFN Padova): Does xTalk influence PSA? Some experimental observations [download]

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  Roman Gernhäuser (TUM Munich): Simple test experiments for PSA calibration [download]

17:45 – 18:45 Session 8 Siegbahn Hall (60 min)

17:45 – 18:45 Team meeting 3 Room 4003 (60 min)

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Design & Infrastructure

• Detector Support System

  • Pete Jones (JYFL): DSS tests in Legnaro (20 min) [download]
  • Tobias Engert (GSI): DSS-GUI (20 min) [download]

Preamplifier and digitizer team meeting

• Hardware and firmware issues related to dual-core preamplifier, pulser control, local trigger, and ToT

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09:00 – 10:30 Session 9 Siegbahn Hall (90 min)

09:00 – 10:30 Session 10 Room 2001 (90 min)

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Data Acquisition

• Christophe Theisen (CEA Saclay): Outline of session (5 min) [download]
• AGATA DAQ box presentations (40 min)
  • Xavier Grave (IPN Orsay): AGATA DAQ status [download]
  • Pietro Molini (INFN-LNL): Run Control status; PRISMA integration; Log Book; Data movement [download]
  • Jerzy Grebosz (IFJ PAN Kraków): GUI for DAQ NARVAL [download]
  • Daniele Mengoni (INFN Padova): ¹³⁷Cs – ⁶⁰Co OFFLINE data analysis using present AGATA-DAQ system at Legnaro [download]

• AGATA DAQ BOX demos (45 min)

  • Xavier Grave (IPN Orsay): Wiki + Zabbix
  • Pietro Molini (INFN-LNL) and Jerzy Grebosz (IFJ PAN Kraków): Run Control
  • Daniele Mengoni (INFN Padova): OFFLINE data analysis

Design & Infrastructure

• Mechanical design

  • Jonathan Strachan (STFC Daresbury): Mechanical update [download]

• Host Labs

  • Andres Gadea: (CSIC-IFIC, INFN-LNL): The AGATA Demonstrator at LNL: Status of the infrastructures [download]
  • Michel Tripon (GANIL): AGATA Demonstrator at GANIL [download]

11:00 – 12:30 Session 11 Siegbahn Hall (90 min)

11:00 – 12:30 Neutron Array meeting Room 4001 (90 min)

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Data Acquisition

• Slow Control (20 min)

  • Frederic Saillant (GANIL): AGATA DAQ Slow Control [download]
  • Vic Pucknell (STFC Daresbury): AGATA Slow/Run Control [download]

• Olivier Stézowski (IPN Lyon): Algorithm integration and ADF (10 min) [download]
• Christophe Theisen (CEA Saclay): AGATA DAQ rules, organization, manpower, ... (20 min) [download]

• Discussion (40 min)

SPIRAL2 Neutron Array meeting

14:00 - 15:30 Session 12 Siegbahn Hall (90 min)

14:00 - 15:30 Team meeting 4 Room 4003 (90 min)

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Characterization and PSA codes

• Characterization:

  • Andy Boston (University of Liverpool): Outline of the session (5 min) [download]
  • Carl Unsworth (University of Liverpool): Singles and coincidence scanning of C001 in Liverpool (15 min) [download]
  • Thi Mai Hoa HA (CSNSM Orsay): Status of the AGATA scanning table using TIGRESS Cards at Orsay (15 min) [download]
  • Fabio Crespi (INFN Milano): A novel technique for the characterization of a HPGe detector position response based on pulse shape comparison (15 min) [download]
  • François Didierjean (IPHC Strasbourg): Concept of the scanning table in Strasbourg (15 min) [download]

• PSA codes:

  • Michael Schlarb (TUM Munich): JASS: Improved signal basis (15 min) [download]
  • Joa Ljungvall (CEA Saclay): NARVAL implementation of a PSA framework and a NARVAL emulation for code development (15 min) [download]

DAQ team meeting

16:00 – 17:30 Team meeting 5 Siegbahn Hall (90 min)

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Detector parameter database meeting

• Cécile Aufranc (IPN Lyon): AGATA construction database [download]
• Gilbert Duchêne (IPHC Strasbourg): Detector parameter database [download]

17:30 - 18:00 Session 13 Siegbahn Hall (30 min)

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Summary of sessions and team meetings on Wednesday

• Team meeting, Wed 09:00-10:35: Infrastructure and
  Design
  • Pete Jones (JYFL): HV for AGATA (10 min) [download]
• Session 5, Wed 10:00-12:30: Detector Module
  • Peter Reiter (IKP Cologne): Detector Module and Preamplifiers (10 min) [download]

• Session 6, Wed 10:00-12:30: Ancillary detectors

  • Piotr Bednarczyk (IFJ PAN Kraków): Electronics and interfacing to AD DAQ; Mechanics for the Demonstrator (10 min) [download]

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09:30 - 10:20 Session 14 Siegbahn Hall (50 min)

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Design & Infrastructure continued (30 min)

• R&D on other detectors:

  • Andy Boston (University of Liverpool): Development of a Segmented Planar Germanium Imaging Detector (30 min) [download]

Summary of sessions and team meetings on Thursday (20 min)

• Session 9 (Thu 09:00-10:30) and session 11 (Thu 11:00-12:30): Data Acquisition
  • Christophe Theisen (CEA Saclay): (10 min) [download]

• Session 10 (Thu 09:00-10:30): Design and Infrastructure

  • Gilbert Duchêne (IPHC Strasbourg): Mechanical design and host labs (10 min) [download]

10:50 - 12:00 Session 15 Siegbahn Hall (70 min)

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• Eiji Ideguchi (CNS, University of Tokyo): Gamma-ray spectroscopy instruments in Japan – present status and future perspectives (30 min) [download]
• Wolfram Korten (CEA Saclay): AGATA within EURONS and planning beyond 2008 (15 min) [download]
• John Simpson (NPG-STFC Daresbury): Project status (25 min) [download]