33rd KATRIN Collaboration Meeting

Oct 9, 2017, 8:00 AM → Oct 13, 2017, 1:00 PM Europe/Berlin

R 410 (B 401)

October 9 to 12, 2017
33rd KATRIN Collaboration Meeting

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Mon, October 9

9:00 AM → 10:45 AM Plenary 1: Beamline

Convener: Volker Hannen (U Münster)

9:00 AM Welcome

Speakers: Christian Weinheimer (U Münster), Guido Drexlin (KIT)

9:05 AM Organizational issues

Speaker: Markus Steidl (KIT)

9:10 AM Status of Rear Section

Speaker: Klaus Schlösser (KIT)

9:25 AM Update on rear section e-gun development

Speaker: Philipp Ranitzsch (U Münster)

9:40 AM Status of the WGTS

Speaker: Jansen Alexander (KIT)

10:00 AM Status of the DPS & CPS

Speaker: Markus Steidl (KIT)

10:25 AM Status of the Loops

Speaker: Michael Sturm (KIT)

10:45 AM → 11:15 AM Coffee Break

11:15 AM → 1:00 PM Plenary 2: Beamline

Convener: Stephanie Hickford (U Wuppertal)

11:15 AM Current status of LARA activities

Speaker: Magnus Schlösser (KIT)

11:30 AM Status of SDS

Speaker: Thomas Thümmler (KIT)

11:55 AM Status of DAQ systems

Speakers: Andreas Kopmann (KIT), John Wilkerson (UNC)

12:15 PM Safety at KATRIN

Speaker: Martin Mark (KIT)

12:30 PM Schedule of KATRIN 2018

Speaker: Guido Drexlin (KIT)

1:00 PM → 2:30 PM Lunch break

2:30 PM → 4:10 PM Plenary 3: Krypton data

Convener: Martin Slezak (TUM/MPP)

2:30 PM Run Time Coordination: Review of Krypton campaign

Speaker: Alexander Jansen (KIT)

2:50 PM July 2017 measurement with 83mKr generator

Speaker: Drahos Venos (NPI Rez)

3:10 PM Comissioning and characterization of the condensed Krypton source

Speaker: Stephan Dyba (U Münster)

3:30 PM FBM data from krypton measurements

Speaker: Stephanie Hickford (U Wuppertal)

3:50 PM Kr conversion electron sources and HV: calibration, post regulation and fast scanning

Speaker: Oliver Rest (U Münster)

4:10 PM → 4:40 PM Coffee Break

4:40 PM → 6:00 PM Plenary 4: More Krypton data

Convener: Magnus Schlösser (KIT)

4:40 PM Gaseous Krypton Source analysis summary

Speaker: Martin Slezak (TUM/MPP)

5:00 PM Analysis and first simulations of the CKrS

Speaker: Alexander Fulst (U Münster)

5:20 PM Krypton dipole structure

Speaker: Wonqook Choi (KIT)

5:40 PM Field calculations and comparisons

Speaker: Jan Behrens (KIT)

Tue, October 10

9:00 AM → 10:45 AM Plenary 5: Analysis

Convener: Diana Parno (CMU)

9:00 AM Analysis task overview

Speaker: Diana Parno (CMU)

9:15 AM Analysis working groups progress

Speaker: (5x) WG leaders (diff. inst.)

9:50 AM Project LightHammer

10:05 AM Update on investigations of the Inter-Spectrometer Penning trap

Speaker: Mariia Fedkevych (U Münster)

10:25 AM Penning trap background studies and ion simulations

Speaker: Luke Kippenbrock (UW)

10:45 AM → 11:15 AM Coffee Break

11:15 AM → 1:00 PM Plenary 6: KATRIN and a Guest contribution

Convener: Philipp Ranitzsch (U Münster)

11:15 AM Ions - detection and removal: a status review

Speaker: Manuel Klein (KIT)

11:45 AM Sterile neutrinos overview

Speaker: Susanne Mertens (TUM)

12:10 PM Guest contribution: Project 8 and atomic sources

Speaker: Alec Lindman (U Mainz)

1:00 PM → 2:15 PM Lunch break

2:05 PM → 3:45 PM Parallel T2: Data processing, simulation & analysis

Convener: Marco Deffert (KIT)

2:15 PM Approaching WGTS MC simulations with GPUs

Speaker: Norman Haussmann (U Wuppertal)

2:30 PM Integration of upcoming FSD results into SSC

Speaker: Valérian Sibille (MIT)

2:45 PM Data blinding in the KATRIN analysis

Speakers: Florian Heizmann (KIT), joachim Wolf (KIT)

3:00 PM Pattern recognition of secondary electron emission with TensorFlow

Speaker: Simon Jörger (KIT)

3:15 PM Finalizing the IT infrastructure of the LARA System

Speaker: Andreas Off (KIT)

2:15 PM → 3:50 PM Parallel T1: Measurements

Convener: Anton Huber (KIT)

2:15 PM FBM magnetic field measurements

Speaker: Simon Schubotz (U Wuppertal)

2:30 PM Detector-related analysis of krypton measurements

Speaker: Sanshiro Enomoto (UW)

2:45 PM Enhancements of the transmission function in Kr-mode

Speaker: Lutz Schimpf (KIT)

3:00 PM Magnetic field and pressure stability during krypton measurements

Speaker: Ana Paula Vizcaya (CMU)

3:15 PM Investigation of structure near 41 keV in Kr data

Speaker: Larisa Thorne (CMU)

3:45 PM → 4:00 PM Coffee Break

4:00 PM → 6:30 PM Collaboration Board

Convener: Marc Weber (KIT)

4:00 PM → 6:30 PM Parallel tbd

7:00 PM → 9:00 PM Conference Dinner

Wed, October 11

8:45 AM → 10:45 AM Parallel W1: Backgrounds & Systematics

Convener: Lutz Schimpf (KIT)

8:45 AM Background measurements for sterile neutrinos

Speaker: Anton Huber (KIT)

9:00 AM Simulation of ions in the KATRIN spectrometers

Speaker: Baek Woo-Jeong (KIT)

9:15 AM Azimuthal investigation of spectrometer background

Speaker: Fabian Block (KIT)

9:30 AM Preliminary results from Rydberg dipole measurement

Speaker: Anna Pollithy (TUM)

9:45 AM WGTS Plasma Simulations: Negative Ions

Speaker: Jonas Kellerer (KIT)

10:00 AM Ray Optics simulation of alternative rear wall illumination

Speaker: Benedikt Bieringer (U Münster)

10:15 AM Gas retention measurements at CPS

Speaker: Carsten Röttele (KIT)

10:30 AM Status of RW characterization

Speaker: Fabian Friedel (KIT)

8:45 AM → 10:50 AM Parallel W2: Precision and a look into the future

Convener: Florian Heizmann (KIT)

8:45 AM K65 precision divider repair

Speaker: Oliver Rest (U Münster)

9:00 AM HV Monitoring: Calibration and Data Quality

Speaker: Caroline Rodenbeck (KIT)

9:15 AM FBM alignment

Speaker: Enrico Ellinger (U Wuppertal)

9:30 AM Magnetic field determination by RS-egun electrons

Speaker: Ferenc Glück (KIT)

9:45 AM Experimental determination of the Q-value of tritium beta-decay

Speaker: Rudolph Sack (U Münster)

10:00 AM LARA calibration and uncertainty budget

Speaker: Genrich Zeller (KIT)

10:15 AM TRISTAN detector developments

Speakers: Marc Korzeczek (KIT), Tobias Bode (MPP)

10:30 AM Radon decontamination strategies

Speaker: Janine Hempfling (KIT)

10:45 AM → 11:15 AM Coffee Break

11:15 AM → 1:10 PM Plenary 7: KATRIN and end of meeting

Convener: Thomas Thümmler (KIT)

11:15 AM KATRIN global alignment

Speaker: Marco Deffert (KIT)

11:35 AM Status of TRIMS

Speakers: Diana Parno (CMU), Hamish Robertson (UW)

11:55 AM TRISTAN detector prototype characterization with a tritium source at the Troitsk nu-mass experiment

Speakers: Anton Huber (KIT), Konrad Altenmüller (TUM), Tim Brunst (MPP)

12:25 PM Report from the Board Meeting

Speaker: Marc Weber (KIT)

12:35 PM Report from Conference Committee

Speaker: Guido Drexlin (KIT)

12:45 PM Report from the Publication Committee

Speaker: Alan Poon (LBL)

12:55 PM Conference Photo in front of building

1:00 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch break

2:00 PM → 6:15 PM Analysis Workshop: Part 1

Convener: Kathrin Valerius (KIT)

2:00 PM Status Update: ToDo list from Pittsburgh

2:30 PM Overview: Data structure for KATRIN analysis (Jan)

2:45 PM Howto: First steps towards data analysis

3:00 PM Howto: Documentation and archiving (Luke)

3:15 PM Coffee break

3:45 PM Results of Krypton WBS (WGs 1&4) (Florian, Philipp, Stephanie et al.)

4:15 PM Systematics table: updates, tasks (WG 2) (Hendrik, Jan)

4:55 PM STS IIIa measurement plan (Kathrin)

5:15 PM Blinding schemes (Florian, Joachim)

5:45 PM FPD rate estimation (Fabian, Sanshiro)

Thu, October 12

9:00 AM → 12:00 PM Analysis Workshop: Part 2

Convener: Kathrin Valerius (KIT)

9:00 AM Dipole discussion (Wonqook et al.)

9:30 AM Krypton analysis (Thierry)

10:00 AM Krypton analysis: goals & roadmap towards paper

10:30 AM Coffee break

11:00 AM Codeathon

11:00 AM Discussion: Systematics in final fit

12:00 PM → 2:00 PM Lunch Break

2:00 PM → 6:15 PM Analysis Workshop: Small group discussions

2:05 PM KaFit/SSC tutorial (Moritz & Wonqook)

3:20 PM Coffee break

3:50 PM MC Generator discussion

2:00 PM → 6:15 PM Final State Distribution: Discussion and how to use FSD code

Convener: Kathrin Valerius

2:00 PM FSD Discussion - part 1

3:15 PM Coffee break

3:45 PM FSD Discussion - part 2

Fri, October 13

9:00 AM → 1:00 PM TRISTAN Workshop

Convener: Susanne Mertens (TUM/MPP)