meeting3:talks [Assay and Acquisition of Radiopure Materials]

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==== Friday February 25 ====


== 8:30 Coffee available in Room 435, Tate Lab ==

8:45 Welcome - Prisca Cushman

9:00 Geant4 Physics Lists, Status, and Proposed Upgrades {{:meeting3:minnesotadhw.pdf|pdf}} - Dennis Wright

9:30 Neutron Benchmarking needs - DongMing Mei  {{:meeting3:MuonNeutronSimulation1.pdf|pdf}} - Dongming Mei

10:00 Cosmogenic models and European MC status {{:meeting3:vk-aarm2011.pdf|pdf}} - Vitaly Kudryavtsev


== BREAK  (10:30 -10:50) ==


10:50 Cosmogenic Backgrounds for SuperCDMS and GEODM  -  {{cdmssimsummary.pdf|pdf}}Angela Reisetter 

11:15 Cosmogenic Backgrounds for 76Ge 0νββ (Majorana,GERDA, 1TGe) {{20110225aarmdetwiler.pdf|pdf}}  - Jason Detwiler

11:45 FLUKA-based cosmogenic background predictions for Darkside {{:meeting3:antonemplfeb26.pdf|pdf}}– Anton Empl

12:15 Demonstration of a Fast-neutron Detector {{:meeting3:aarm_bunker.ppt|ppt}} - Ray Bunker


== LUNCH  (delivered to room 435)   (12:30 – 1:30)==

1:25 Advertisement for Cosmogenic Activities and Backgrounds Workshop, Berkeley, April 13-15 2011 {{:meeting3:cabworkshopslide.pdf|pdf}} - Jason Detwiler

1:30 Background Modeling and Materials Screening for LUX  and LZ Detectors {{:meeting3:malling_aarm_lux_lz_backgrounds_v2_reduced.pdf|pdf}} - Dave Malling

2:00 Radiogenic simulations & Shielding issues for DIANA  {{:meeting3:albertolemut-2011-02-25-faarm-v0.1.pdf|pdf}} - Alberto Lemut

2:30 DEAP/CLEAN Neutron-Argon Interactions <20MeV: Verification of Neutron HP in Geant4 for the MiniCLEAN collaboration {{:meeting3:kjp_aarm_rat_nar_geant4.pdf|pdf}} -  Kimberly Palladino

3:00 A New Expansion and Realism Addition to the Scintillation Physics in GEANT {{:meeting3:szydagis_aarm_geant_scint_v1.pdf|pdf}} - Matthew Szydagis


== BREAK  (3:30  - 3:50)==



3:50 LUXSim: A Component-Centric Approach to Low-Background Simulations {{:meeting3:AARM_Workshop_Feb2011_Kazkaz.pdf|pdf}} - Kareem Kazkaz

4:15 A framework for SuperCDMS Geant4 Monte Carlos {{:meeting3:scdms_geomframework.pdf|pdf}}– Mike Kelsey

4:40 Beginning the Work on a Standardized Homestake Geant4 Simulation 
  * Framework {{:meeting3:CZ_AARM_Simulation_Framework.pdf|pdf}} - Chao Zhang
  * Geometry and backgrounds {{:meeting3:faarmcollab_feb11_talk.pdf|pdf}} – Anthony Villano
  * Break into small groups: Cosmogenics, Radiogenics, Frameworks

6:20 Presentations from the small groups
  * Framework {{:meeting3:aarm_frameworks.pdf|pdf}} - Summarized by Mike Kelsey
  * Short summary of goals of the 'cosmogenics' meeting {{:meeting3:cosmogenics.pdf|pdf}} - Summarized by Vitaly Kudryavtsev

== BREAK FOR DINNER  (6:45) ==



==== Saturday February 26 ====

== 8:45 Coffee ==

9:00 Engineering Update  - Lee Petersen
  * Discussion: Priorities on engineering, simulation input, dedicated cavern

9:40 Homestake Background Characterization Database – DongMing Mei {{:meeting3:database.pdf|pdf}}

9:55 ILIAS screened materials database {{:meeting3:database-aarm2011.pdf|pdf}}- Vitaly Kudryavtsev

10:10 Material Assay Database for the Low-Background Physics Community {{:meeting3:minneapolis.pdf|pdf}} - Jason Detwiler, for James Loach

== BREAK (10:30 – 11:00)==

11:00 Directed discussion on Integration (LRT) and Databases – Anthony Villano	

== 12:30 LUNCH – walk to neighborhood restaurants ==



1:00-3:00 Optional Neutron Benchmarking Meeting: Plans for deploying neutron detectors underground, possible new collaborations, simulation requirements
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