engineering:nov28_12 [Assay and Acquisition of Radiopure Materials]

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===== Agenda for Nov 28, 2012 =====
==== Other Business ====
  * Chao - questions about the LAr comparison... Is the task understood? Progress?  (no depth meeting this week)
  * LRT2013 conference call next week.  Who will join?
  * We need a plan for funding travel to LRT2013. 
==== March 4 meeting at SLAC ====
  * 2nd announcement needs to go soon with agenda. 
  * Please enter info right here before NEXT WEEK if your name is next to it.
=== 8:30-9:00 Introduction to our plans and working groups ===
=== 9-12: Simulation  ===
  - Advances and Future Plan in Geant4 (Dennis Wright) 
  - Update on FLUKA in context of cosmogenic backgrounds (SLAC, Mario Santana) ---//Tony confirm with name of talk and person//
  - Fluka v Geant comparisons
    - Tony, Anthony, Allison update on muon production of neutrons ---(Anthony name suggestion: Detailed cosmogenic comparison of Fluka and Geant4 physics
    - <del>Melinda update on FLUKA v Geant in NMM context</del> ---//Melinda cannot commit to any talks & there's not likely to be anything to report on this topic//
    - Cosmogenic Backgrounds at Sanford Comparison: FLUKA vs Geant4
  - Invited Geant and FLUKA physics Talks rolled into one Summary Talk ---//(Matthew has agreed)// 
      * Posted longer talks if they already exist
  - Status of the Depth Task Force Simulations (LAr, LXe, Ge) ---//Who wants to give this? Prisca?//
 - Forum on Muon generation
    - Muons generated through GEANT4 (Chao) //name please - this should be SHORT 10 min//
    - Ideas on how to incorporate MUSUN into GEANT4 (Anthony) //Underground Muon Generation in Geant4 - again short.//
    - Discussion
  - Any other forums here?
=== 1-3: Radiogenic Challenge ===
  - Universal Materials Database:  Status and plans for LRT2013 (Jodi, 20 min)
  - Status of evaluation of (alpha,n) reaction - (alpha,n) cross sections on different materials, neutron energy spectrum, neutron yield, U and Th content in the rock and different materials
  - Status of Comparison of Cross Sections from EMPIRE and TALYS of Common Materials (Scorza, Palladino, Qiu - 15 min)
  - Discussion and Planning for additional data 
    - Notre Dame, TUNL, Invitation emails are being sent
    - Planning for how to combine (or not) Materials database, Geant4, alpha-n etc.
    - talking about radiogenic measurements/stockpiling of materials
    - Comparison with other predictions

=== 3:30-5:30 Experimental Handles on Neutron Bkgd ===
  - The Neutron Multiplicity Meter at Soudan ---//Yu Chen// (Syracuse grad student)
  - SD neutron detector ---// Chao name of talk//
  - Muon system and time stamps  ---//Anthony Coincident Events in Soudan Large Cavern//
  - The WATCHMAN Project ---//Marc Bergevin// (UC Davis postdoc) 
    * New Bernstein gd-loaded water detector ---//Anthony to meet with Bernstein at Boulby//
  - Other sites and other experiments? HALO [[http://www.snolab.ca/halo/faq.html|site]] ---//who will contact them?//
=== 6-7 AARM Planning meeting ===
  - Recruiting people for the working groups
  - Plans for LRT2013
  - How to organize around the Cosmic Frontier workshop 
    * Liason jobs and info gathering?
    * Capabilities tie-in?
    * Screening Facility?
=== Group Dinner ===

==== Updates from Working Groups ====
  * Universal database = Jodi
  * Cosmogenic Group = Angie and Chao
  * Fluka v Geant = Anthony and Toni 
  * Radiogenic data = DongMing
  * Neutron benchmarking = Ray and Anthony
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