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

Plenary 1: Beamline

Convener: Volker Hannen (U Münster)

1 Welcome

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

2 Organizational issues

Speaker: Markus Steidl (KIT)

3 Status of Rear Section

Speaker: Klaus Schlösser (KIT)

4 Update on rear section e-gun development

Speaker: Philipp Ranitzsch (U Münster)

5 Status of the WGTS

Speaker: Jansen Alexander (KIT)

6 Status of the DPS & CPS

Speaker: Markus Steidl (KIT)

7 Status of the Loops

Speaker: Michael Sturm (KIT)

Coffee Break

Plenary 2: Beamline

Convener: Stephanie Hickford (U Wuppertal)

8 Current status of LARA activities

Speaker: Magnus Schlösser (KIT)

9 Status of SDS

Speaker: Thomas Thümmler (KIT)

10 Status of DAQ systems

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

11 Safety at KATRIN

Speaker: Martin Mark (KIT)

12 Schedule of KATRIN 2018

Speaker: Guido Drexlin (KIT)

Lunch break

Plenary 3: Krypton data

Convener: Martin Slezak (TUM/MPP)

13 Run Time Coordination: Review of Krypton campaign

Speaker: Alexander Jansen (KIT)

14 July 2017 measurement with 83mKr generator

Speaker: Drahos Venos (NPI Rez)

15 Comissioning and characterization of the condensed Krypton source

Speaker: Stephan Dyba (U Münster)

16 FBM data from krypton measurements

Speaker: Stephanie Hickford (U Wuppertal)

17 Kr conversion electron sources and HV: calibration, post regulation and fast scanning

Speaker: Oliver Rest (U Münster)

Coffee Break

Plenary 4: More Krypton data

Convener: Magnus Schlösser (KIT)

18 Gaseous Krypton Source analysis summary

Speaker: Martin Slezak (TUM/MPP)

19 Analysis and first simulations of the CKrS

Speaker: Alexander Fulst (U Münster)

20 Krypton dipole structure

Speaker: Wonqook Choi (KIT)

21 Field calculations and comparisons

Speaker: Jan Behrens (KIT)

Tue, October 10

Plenary 5: Analysis

Convener: Diana Parno (CMU)

22 Analysis task overview

Speaker: Diana Parno (CMU)

23 Analysis working groups progress

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

24 Project LightHammer

25 Update on investigations of the Inter-Spectrometer Penning trap

Speaker: Mariia Fedkevych (U Münster)

26 Penning trap background studies and ion simulations

Speaker: Luke Kippenbrock (UW)

Coffee Break

Plenary 6: KATRIN and a Guest contribution

Convener: Philipp Ranitzsch (U Münster)

27 Ions - detection and removal: a status review

Speaker: Manuel Klein (KIT)

28 Sterile neutrinos overview

Speaker: Susanne Mertens (TUM)

29 Guest contribution: Project 8 and atomic sources

Speaker: Alec Lindman (U Mainz)

Lunch break

Parallel T2: Data processing, simulation & analysis

Convener: Marco Deffert (KIT)

30 Approaching WGTS MC simulations with GPUs

Speaker: Norman Haussmann (U Wuppertal)

31 Integration of upcoming FSD results into SSC

Speaker: Valérian Sibille (MIT)

32 Data blinding in the KATRIN analysis

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

33 Pattern recognition of secondary electron emission with TensorFlow

Speaker: Simon Jörger (KIT)

34 Finalizing the IT infrastructure of the LARA System

Speaker: Andreas Off (KIT)

Parallel T1: Measurements

Convener: Anton Huber (KIT)

35 FBM magnetic field measurements

Speaker: Simon Schubotz (U Wuppertal)

36 Detector-related analysis of krypton measurements

Speaker: Sanshiro Enomoto (UW)

37 Enhancements of the transmission function in Kr-mode

Speaker: Lutz Schimpf (KIT)

38 Magnetic field and pressure stability during krypton measurements

Speaker: Ana Paula Vizcaya (CMU)

39 Investigation of structure near 41 keV in Kr data

Speaker: Larisa Thorne (CMU)

Coffee Break

Collaboration Board

Convener: Marc Weber (KIT)

Parallel tbd

Conference Dinner

Wed, October 11

Parallel W1: Backgrounds & Systematics

Convener: Lutz Schimpf (KIT)

40 Background measurements for sterile neutrinos

Speaker: Anton Huber (KIT)

41 Simulation of ions in the KATRIN spectrometers

Speaker: Baek Woo-Jeong (KIT)

42 Azimuthal investigation of spectrometer background

Speaker: Fabian Block (KIT)

43 Preliminary results from Rydberg dipole measurement

Speaker: Anna Pollithy (TUM)

44 WGTS Plasma Simulations: Negative Ions

Speaker: Jonas Kellerer (KIT)

45 Ray Optics simulation of alternative rear wall illumination

Speaker: Benedikt Bieringer (U Münster)

46 Gas retention measurements at CPS

Speaker: Carsten Röttele (KIT)

47 Status of RW characterization

Speaker: Fabian Friedel (KIT)

Parallel W2: Precision and a look into the future

Convener: Florian Heizmann (KIT)

48 K65 precision divider repair

Speaker: Oliver Rest (U Münster)

49 HV Monitoring: Calibration and Data Quality

Speaker: Caroline Rodenbeck (KIT)

50 FBM alignment

Speaker: Enrico Ellinger (U Wuppertal)

51 Magnetic field determination by RS-egun electrons

Speaker: Ferenc Glück (KIT)

52 Experimental determination of the Q-value of tritium beta-decay

Speaker: Rudolph Sack (U Münster)

53 LARA calibration and uncertainty budget

Speaker: Genrich Zeller (KIT)

54 TRISTAN detector developments

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

55 Radon decontamination strategies

Speaker: Janine Hempfling (KIT)

Coffee Break

Plenary 7: KATRIN and end of meeting

Convener: Thomas Thümmler (KIT)

56 KATRIN global alignment

Speaker: Marco Deffert (KIT)

57 Status of TRIMS

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

58 TRISTAN detector prototype characterization with a tritium source at the Troitsk nu-mass experiment

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

59 Report from the Board Meeting

Speaker: Marc Weber (KIT)

60 Report from Conference Committee

Speaker: Guido Drexlin (KIT)

61 Report from the Publication Committee

Speaker: Alan Poon (LBL)

62 Conference Photo in front of building

Lunch break

Analysis Workshop: Part 1

Convener: Kathrin Valerius (KIT)

63 Status Update: ToDo list from Pittsburgh

64 Overview: Data structure for KATRIN analysis (Jan)

65 Howto: First steps towards data analysis

66 Howto: Documentation and archiving (Luke)

3:15 PM Coffee break

67 Results of Krypton WBS (WGs 1&4) (Florian, Philipp, Stephanie et al.)

68 Systematics table: updates, tasks (WG 2) (Hendrik, Jan)

69 STS IIIa measurement plan (Kathrin)

70 Blinding schemes (Florian, Joachim)

71 FPD rate estimation (Fabian, Sanshiro)

Thu, October 12

Analysis Workshop: Part 2

Convener: Kathrin Valerius (KIT)

72 Dipole discussion (Wonqook et al.)

73 Krypton analysis (Thierry)

74 Krypton analysis: goals & roadmap towards paper

10:30 AM Coffee break

75 Codeathon

76 Discussion: Systematics in final fit

12:00 PM Lunch Break

Analysis Workshop: Small group discussions

77 KaFit/SSC tutorial (Moritz & Wonqook)

3:20 PM Coffee break

78 MC Generator discussion

Final State Distribution: Discussion and how to use FSD code

Convener: Kathrin Valerius

79 FSD Discussion - part 1

3:15 PM Coffee break

80 FSD Discussion - part 2

Fri, October 13

TRISTAN Workshop

Convener: Susanne Mertens (TUM/MPP)