54th Winter Nuclear Particle Physics Conference (WNPPC2017)
from
Thursday, 16 February 2017 (19:00)
to
Sunday, 19 February 2017 (12:00)
Monday, 13 February 2017
Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Thursday, 16 February 2017
19:00
Opening remarks
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Michel Lefebvre
(
University of Victora
)
Opening remarks
Michel Lefebvre
(
University of Victora
)
19:00 - 19:15
Room: KC203
19:15
Inner Tracker Detector Advances
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Nigel P. Hessey
Inner Tracker Detector Advances
Nigel P. Hessey
19:15 - 19:45
Room: KC203
19:45
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
19:45 - 20:00
Room: KC203
20:00
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
20:00 - 20:15
Room: KC203
20:15
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
20:15 - 20:30
Room: KC203
20:30
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
20:30 - 20:45
Room: KC203
Friday, 17 February 2017
08:30
Accelerator Physics Developments for Rare Isotope Facilities
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Oliver Kester
(
TRIUMF
)
Accelerator Physics Developments for Rare Isotope Facilities
Oliver Kester
(
TRIUMF
)
08:30 - 09:00
Room: KC203
09:00
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
09:00 - 09:15
Room: KC203
09:15
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
09:15 - 09:30
Room: KC203
09:30
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
09:30 - 09:45
Room: KC203
09:45
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
09:45 - 10:00
Room: KC203
10:15
Ion Trapping at Rare-Isotope-Beam Facilities
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Anna Kwiatkowski
Ion Trapping at Rare-Isotope-Beam Facilities
Anna Kwiatkowski
10:15 - 10:45
Room: KC203
10:45
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 - 11:00
Room: KC203
11:00
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 - 11:15
Room: KC203
11:15
Single Particle Structure of Exotic Strontium Isotopes
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Steffen Cruz
Single Particle Structure of Exotic Strontium Isotopes
Steffen Cruz
11:15 - 11:30
Room: KC203
11:30
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 - 11:45
Room: KC203
19:00
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
19:00 - 19:30
Room: KC203
19:30
Dark Matter Direct Detection with NEWS-G: Analysis and Results
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Francisco Vazquez de Sola Fernandez
Dark Matter Direct Detection with NEWS-G: Analysis and Results
Francisco Vazquez de Sola Fernandez
19:30 - 19:45
Room: KC203
19:45
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
19:45 - 20:00
Room: KC203
20:00
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
20:00 - 20:15
Room: KC203
20:15
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
20:15 - 20:30
Room: KC203
20:45
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
20:45 - 21:15
Room: KC203
21:15
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
21:15 - 21:30
Room: KC203
21:30
Detection of Antineutrinos Using the SNO+ Detector
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Pawel Mekarski
Detection of Antineutrinos Using the SNO+ Detector
Pawel Mekarski
21:30 - 21:45
Room: KC203
21:45
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
21:45 - 22:00
Room: KC203
Saturday, 18 February 2017
08:30
Introduction to the Ultracold Neutron Facility at TRIUMF
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Beatrice Franke
Introduction to the Ultracold Neutron Facility at TRIUMF
Beatrice Franke
08:30 - 09:00
Room: KC203
09:00
EDM Monte Carlo Simulations for the UCN Experiment at TRIUMF
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Sanmeet Chahal
EDM Monte Carlo Simulations for the UCN Experiment at TRIUMF
Sanmeet Chahal
09:00 - 09:15
Room: KC203
09:15
Compensation of Magnetic Fields in the TRIUMF nEDM Experiment
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Shomi Ahmed
Compensation of Magnetic Fields in the TRIUMF nEDM Experiment
Shomi Ahmed
09:15 - 09:30
Room: KC203
09:30
Observation of Atomic Transition in Antihydrogen
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Andrew Evans
Observation of Atomic Transition in Antihydrogen
Andrew Evans
09:30 - 09:45
Room: KC203
09:45
Identification of the 2+ms mixed-symmetry State in 52Ti using Alpha Transfer Reaction
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Fuad A. Ali
Identification of the 2+ms mixed-symmetry State in 52Ti using Alpha Transfer Reaction
Fuad A. Ali
09:45 - 10:00
Room: KC203
10:15
Connecting Nuclear Astrophysics to Cosmological Structure Formation
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Benoit Côté
Connecting Nuclear Astrophysics to Cosmological Structure Formation
Benoit Côté
10:15 - 10:45
Room: KC203
10:45
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 - 11:00
Room: KC203
11:00
Experimental Results of β-delayed Neutron Branching Ratios for heavy Species
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Roger Caballero-Folch
Experimental Results of β-delayed Neutron Branching Ratios for heavy Species
Roger Caballero-Folch
11:00 - 11:15
Room: KC203
11:15
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 - 11:30
Room: KC203
11:30
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 - 11:45
Room: KC203
11:45
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 - 12:00
Room: KC203
19:00
Exploring the Higgs Boson with ATLAS Data
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Dag Gillberg
Exploring the Higgs Boson with ATLAS Data
Dag Gillberg
19:00 - 19:30
Room: KC203
19:30
Quartic Gauge Boson Coupling Results from the LHC
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Christopher Anelli
Quartic Gauge Boson Coupling Results from the LHC
Christopher Anelli
19:30 - 19:45
Room: KC203
19:45
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
19:45 - 20:00
Room: KC203
20:00
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
20:00 - 20:15
Room: KC203
20:15
The Hunt for the Z′ Boson in ATLAS: a Statistical Perspective
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Etienne Dreyer
The Hunt for the Z′ Boson in ATLAS: a Statistical Perspective
Etienne Dreyer
20:15 - 20:30
Room: KC203
20:45
Spectrometer and Detector Simulations for the MOLLER Experiment
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Sakib Rahman
Spectrometer and Detector Simulations for the MOLLER Experiment
Sakib Rahman
20:45 - 21:00
Room: KC203
21:00
Electron Detection for the Jefferson Lab Hall A Compton Polarimeter
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Ryan Spies
Electron Detection for the Jefferson Lab Hall A Compton Polarimeter
Ryan Spies
21:00 - 21:15
Room: KC203
21:15
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
21:15 - 21:30
Room: KC203
21:30
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
21:30 - 21:45
Room: KC203
21:45
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
21:45 - 22:00
Room: KC203
Sunday, 19 February 2017
08:30
Detailed Spectroscopy of 132Sn with GRIFFIN
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Kenneth Whitmore
Detailed Spectroscopy of 132Sn with GRIFFIN
Kenneth Whitmore
08:30 - 08:45
Room: KC203
08:45
Angular Correlation Measurements With GRIFFIN
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Andrew D. MacLean
Angular Correlation Measurements With GRIFFIN
Andrew D. MacLean
08:45 - 09:00
Room: KC203
09:00
Progress towards measuring Parity Non Conservation in Francium
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Mukut R. Kalita
Progress towards measuring Parity Non Conservation in Francium
Mukut R. Kalita
09:00 - 09:15
Room: KC203
09:15
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
09:15 - 09:30
Room: KC203
09:30
Ground State Spin of 101Sn and the Role of the Tensor Force in exotic Nuclei
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Joochun Park
Ground State Spin of 101Sn and the Role of the Tensor Force in exotic Nuclei
Joochun Park
09:30 - 09:45
Room: KC203
09:45
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
09:45 - 10:00
Room: KC203
10:30
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 - 11:00
Room: KC203
11:00
A new Determination of Vus
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Kim Maltman
A new Determination of Vus
Kim Maltman
11:00 - 11:15
Room: KC203
11:30
Closing remarks
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Michel Lefebvre
(
University of Victora
)
Closing remarks
Michel Lefebvre
(
University of Victora
)
11:30 - 11:45
Room: KC203