meeting4:postedtalks [Assay and Acquisition of Radiopure Materials]

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=== Friday Aloft Hotel, Conference facilities ===

8:30  Welcome {{:meeting4:welcome2.pdf|pdf slides}} (Prisca Cushman)
== Updates from the Main Simulation Packages ==
  * 8:45 {{:meeting4:geant4_9.5_updates.pdf|Current Status and Plans for GEANT4}} (PDF) (Michael Kelsey, SLAC)
  * 9:15 {{:meeting4:fluka2.aarm.pdf|Current Status and Plans for FLUKA}} (PDF) (Tony Empl) 

== Status Reports from the AARM Working Groups ==
  * 9:45 {{:meeting4:anv_aarm_nov11_geantfluka.pdf|Comparing Geant4 and FLUKA}} (PDF) (Anthony Villano) 
  * 10:15 {{:meeting4:cooley_database.pdf|Universal Materials Database}} (PDF) (Jodi Cooley)

Break  (10:35) 

  * 10:50 {{:meeting4:cosmoCompare.pdf |Tools for comparing Cosmogenic Simulations}} (PDF) (Angie Reisetter) 
   * {{:meeting4:new_old_geant.pdf|newvold}} comparisons for Vitaly
  * 11:15 {{:meeting4:ModularBG_GeoForHomestakeSims.pdf |Modular backgrounds and geometry for Homestake Sims}} (PDF) (Chao Zhang)

== Talks from Participants ==
  * 11:40 {{:meeting4:aarm_workshop_nov2011_kazkaz.pdf|LUXSim: A Component-Centric Approach to Low Background Sims}} (PDF) (Kareem Kazkaz)
  * 12:05 {{:meeting4:szydagis_aarm_nest.pdf|NEST: A Comprehensive Model for Scintillation and Ionization Yields in Noble Elements}} (PDF) (Matthew Szydagis) {{:meeting4:szydagis_aarm_nest_v2.pdf|V2}}

LUNCH   (12:30 – 1:40) walk to neighborhood restaurants 

  * 1:45 {{:meeting4:DepthShielding_AHime_AARM_Nov2011.pdf|Shielding Rare Event Detectors}} (PDF) (Andrew Hime) 
  * 2:10 {{:meeting4:aarm-vk-nov2011-final.pdf|Muon-induced neutron measurements at Modane}} (PDF) (Vitaly Kudryavtsev)
  * 2:35 {{:meeting4:Barker_AARM_11Nov2011.pdf|Detector Response to Low Energy n-recoils}} (PDF) (D’Ann Barker)
  * 3:00 {{:meeting4:AguayoPNNLAARMNov2011.pdf|Simulations for Tracking Cosmogenic Activation in Germanium and Copper}} (PDF) (Estanislao Aguayo)
  * 3:25 {{:meeting4:tripathi_naa_minnesota.pdf|NAA for radioassay}} (PDF) (Mani Tripathi)

Break (3:50  - 4:10)

== Working Group Meetings (breakout sessions  4:30 - 6:30) == 
  * Cosmogenics (group leader: Vitaly Kudryavtsev) Muon-induced processes, underground benchmarking, etc
  * Radiogenics  (group leader: Jodi Cooley) Material screening, simulating radioactive decay, alpha-n, SF
  * Framework (group leader: Mike Kelsey) Modular Sim structures, Validating, Collaboration models  Q: Can we have ONE for everyone?  Can the GEANT collaboration help?

DINNER  (7:30)  Spoon River 

=== Saturday  Room 435, Tate Lab (Physics Bldg)  Free Shuttle from ALOFT === 

  * 9:00-10:00  Reports from the Working Groups – Action Items
    * [[http://www.slac.stanford.edu/~kelsey/talks/AARM_Nov11/aarm_frameworks.pdf|Frameworks]] (PDF) (Michael Kelsey)
    * {{:meeting4:aarm-cosmogenics-nov2011-1.pdf|Report from the working group: Cosmogenics}} (PDF) (Vitaly Kudryavtsev)
    * {{:meeting4:cooley-radiogenics_sum2.pdf| Radiogenics}} (PDF) (Jodi Cooley)

== Experimental Neutron Background Benchmarking ==
  * 10:00 {{:meeting4:aarmtalk_sweany_v3.pdf |Simulation Results from the Neutron Multiplicity Meter}} (PDF) (Melinda Sweany) 
  * 10:25 {{:meeting4:ls_neudetperformance_chao.pdf |Large Liquid Scintillator Detector for neutrons}} (PDF) (Chao Zhang)

Break (10:45 – 11:00)

  * 11:00  {{:meeting4:aarm2011_mei.pdf |Update on SURF screening plans}} (PDF) (DongMing Mei)
  * 11:20  {{:meeting4:faarm_collaboration_meeting_11-11-11_rev03.pdf |A Common Gen-3 Low Background Facility: FAARM}} (Lee Petersen)
  * 11:40  Discussion: Plans for upgrading US screening capability 

LUNCH – walk to neighborhood restaurants


== Optional Afternoon Meetings ==

  * 1:30-2:30 in two breakout rooms
    * Depth Working Group Meeting ([[https://zzz.physics.umn.edu/lowrad/dm_task_force|DM Task Force]] Wiki)
    * Materials Database improvements and collaboration building

  * 2:30-4:00 Plans for Improving near term screening in the US, incl following topics:
    * GeMPI devices in the US (Kara Keeter, Prisca Cushman)
    * Electroforming at Soudan (Eric Hoppe)
    * Coordination with FAARM
    * New Proposals for Material Assay
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