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, 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 - Michel Lefebvre (University of Victora)
Opening remarks
- Michel Lefebvre (University of Victora)
19:00 - 19:15
Room: KC203
19:15 Inner Tracker Detector Advances - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Kenneth Whitmore
Detailed Spectroscopy of 132Sn with GRIFFIN
- Kenneth Whitmore
08:30 - 08:45
Room: KC203
08:45 Angular Correlation Measurements With GRIFFIN - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Kim Maltman
A new Determination of Vus
- Kim Maltman
11:00 - 11:15
Room: KC203
11:30 Closing remarks - Michel Lefebvre (University of Victora)
Closing remarks
- Michel Lefebvre (University of Victora)
11:30 - 11:45
Room: KC203