Name: GCOS workshop 2022 Wuppertal
Start: 2022-07-13T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-07-15T18:00:00+02:00
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GCOS workshop 2022 Wuppertal

from Wednesday, July 13, 2022 (8:00 AM) to Friday, July 15, 2022 (6:00 PM)

Monday, July 11, 2022
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
9:00 AM Opening and scope of workshop - Julian Rautenberg Jörg Hörandel (Radboud University Nijmegen dep. Astrophysics)
Opening and scope of workshop
- Julian Rautenberg
- Jörg Hörandel (Radboud University Nijmegen dep. Astrophysics)
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
—> develop straw man design(s) for detectors and arrays to be used for (more) detailed performance studies (resolution for energy, mass, direction)
9:15 AM Discussion: Overview and Recommendations of the Snowmass UHECR white paper - Fred Sarazin
Discussion: Overview and Recommendations of the Snowmass UHECR white paper
- Fred Sarazin
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM coffee
coffee
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
10:15 AM Discussion: Particle physics in the context of GCOS - Dennis Soldin
Discussion: Particle physics in the context of GCOS
- Dennis Soldin
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM coffee
coffee
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM Discussion: Astrophysics in the context of GCOS - Michael Unger
Discussion: Astrophysics in the context of GCOS
- Michael Unger
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM lunch
lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Define concrete goal of workshop, define key questions/key performance indicators what detector do we need to achieve the science goal(s)?
Define concrete goal of workshop, define key questions/key performance indicators what detector do we need to achieve the science goal(s)?
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM coffee
coffee
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM
Contributions

3:00 PM Introduction - Rafael Alves Batista (Radboud University)

3:01 PM SBG origin of UHECRs with GCOS - Ana Müller

3:08 PM (E)GMF with GCOS - Arjen van Vliet (DESY Zeuthen)

3:15 PM How isotropic can the UHECR sky *really* be? - Armando di Matteo (INFN Torino)

3:22 PM Measuring the hair of the UHECR energy spectrum with GCOS - Glennys Farrar

3:29 PM GCOS, SHDM and UV physics - Luis Anchordoqui

3:36 PM Soruce constraints from \nu and p with GCOS - Marco Muzio (New York University)

3:43 PM Chasing UHE Photons with GCOS - Markus Risse

3:50 PM Fits of flux, composition and arrival directions with GCOS statistics - Teresa Bister
4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:55 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM Introduction - Michael Unger Toshihiro Fujii (Kyoto University)

4:01 PM Cyclops vs. Superman: Design Considerations for Auger South FD - Bruce Dawson

4:07 PM Design Considerations for TA FD - Shoichi Ogio (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, The University of Tokyo)

4:13 PM Does GCOS need an FD? - All

4:25 PM Cyclops Design for GCOS FD - Michael Unger

4:31 PM Low-Cost FD Array for GCOS - Toshihiro Fujii (Kyoto University)

4:37 PM Ideas for FD Optimization - Francesco Salamida (University of L'Aquila and INFN LNGS)

4:43 PM Discussion - All
5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Contributions

5:00 PM Location (exposure) - Armando di Matteo (INFN Torino)

5:05 PM Location (magnetic field) - Pierre Billoir (LPNHE)

5:10 PM Discussions

5:20 PM Array confirgurations - Alan Watson

5:25 PM Squre vs triangular array - Roth Markus (KIT)

5:35 PM Discussions
6:00 PM
6:00 PM - 6:55 PM
Contributions

6:00 PM remarks on radio detection - Jörg Hörandel (Radboud University Nijmegen dep. Astrophysics)

6:05 PM remarks on radio detection and gamma rays - Julian Rautenberg (University of Wuppertal)

6:10 PM considerations for array configurations, including neutrinos - Washington Carvalho Jr

6:15 PM a quick array simulator - Tomas Fodran (Radboud University)
7:00 PM dinner
dinner
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday, July 14, 2022
9:00 AM Brainstorming and blackboard discussions to prepare afternoon expert rounds and to set up structure of the workshop document - all
Brainstorming and blackboard discussions to prepare afternoon expert rounds and to set up structure of the workshop document
- all
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- science case(s)  - straw man designs - begin writing document
12:00 PM lunch
lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Discussions editing document
Discussions editing document
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM coffee
coffee
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:55 PM
Contributions

3:00 PM Science Case Panel Discussion - All
4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:55 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM Snake Array - Pierre Sokolsky

4:05 PM Fluorescence yield with sFLASH - Masaki Fukushima

4:10 PM The algorithm for the FAST reconstruction and its performance - Jose Bellido

4:15 PM CRAFFT concept and design - Yuichiro Tameda

4:20 PM Neutrino Searches with GCOS FD - Francesco Salamida (University of L'Aquila and INFN LNGS)

4:25 PM Discussion - All
5:00 PM
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Contributions

5:00 PM Mass resolution with SSD + WCD - Eric Mayotte (University of Wuppertal)

5:05 PM TA surface detector - Nonaka Toshiyuki

5:10 PM Impact of relative positions of sub-detectors - Schmidt David

5:15 PM Ideal SD detector - Pierre Billoir

5:20 PM Segmented tank and spacing - Ioana Maris (Université Libre de Bruxelles)

5:25 PM Synergies with SWGO - Jose Bellido

5:30 PM Discussions
6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 6:55 PM

7:00 PM dinner
dinner
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday, July 15, 2022

9:00 AM Brainstorming and blackboard discussions to converge on document: GCOS workshop 2022  - concepts and ideas for the science case and a straw man design
Brainstorming and blackboard discussions to converge on document: GCOS workshop 2022  - concepts and ideas for the science case and a straw man design
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM lunch
lunch
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM Next steps, towards building prototypes, working groups, funding opportunities for prototypes, synergies with other initiatives
Next steps, towards building prototypes, working groups, funding opportunities for prototypes, synergies with other initiatives
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

5:00 PM End of workshop
End of workshop
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM