Name: International Conference on the Advancement of Silicon Photomultipliers
Start: 2018-06-11T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2018-06-15T13:20:00+02:00
Location: Palais Hirsch, Schwetzingen

International Conference on the Advancement of Silicon Photomultipliers

from Monday, June 11, 2018 (9:00 AM) to Friday, June 15, 2018 (1:20 PM)

Monday, June 11, 2018

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:40 AM
Contributions

10:30 AM Conference Introduction - A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech)

10:40 AM Problems in the Appearance of SiPMs: A Brief History and Perspectives - Ziraddin Sadygov (JINR)

11:10 AM Physics of SiPMs - Elena Popova (MEPhI)
11:40 AM
11:40 AM - 12:25 PM
Contributions

11:40 AM SiPMs in Astroparticle Physics - Razmick Mirzoyan (MPI Physik)
12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM Review Talks
Review Talks
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM SiPMs for PET - An Important but not Exclusive Factor - Karl Ziemons (Aachen University of Applied Sciences)
2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM
Contributions

2:45 PM Broadcom - Claudio Piemonte (Broadcom)

3:15 PM Hamamatsu - Ardavan Ghassemi (Hamamatsu)
3:45 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 5:15 PM
Contributions

4:15 PM SensL: Application Specific Testing and Qualification of SiPM - Deborah Herbert (SensL Technologies)

4:45 PM KETEK: Characterization of SiPMs for Large Scale Applications - Eugen Engelmann (KETEK)
5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 5:55 PM
Contributions

5:15 PM SENSE - Ultimate Low Light Level Sensor Development - Katharina Henjes-Kunst (DESY)

5:35 PM FAST: Fast Advanced Scintillator Timing - Claudio Piemonte (Broadcom)
6:00 PM Welcome Reception
Welcome Reception
6:00 PM - 8:50 PM
Tuesday, June 12, 2018

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
9:20 AM
9:20 AM - 10:45 AM
Contributions

9:20 AM PDE Introduction - A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech)

9:30 AM PDE Measurement for Digital SiPMs: Comparison Between Pulsed and Continuous Light Methods - Frédéric Vachon (University of Sherbrooke)

9:50 AM Characterization of VUV-Sensitive SiPMs for LXe Scintillation Light Detection in nEXO - Michael Wagenpfeil (Erlangen University)

10:10 AM Techniques for Characterizing Light Source Emission Statistics at Single-Photon Level - Paolo Traina (INRIM)

10:30 AM PDE Discussion & Summary - A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech)
10:45 AM

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:35 PM
Contributions

11:15 AM Instrumentation for the Scintillator Upgrade of IceTop - Delia Tosi (WIPAC / University of Wisconsin Madison)

11:35 AM Studies of SiPM Behavior under Continuous Light Illumination - Andrii Nagai (University of Geneva)

11:55 AM SiPM Experience from more than Six Years Operation of FACT - Dominik Neise (ETH Zurich)

12:15 PM Prototyping of Large-Size SiPM Based Detector Modules in IACTs - Alexander Hahn (MPI Physik)
12:35 PM Conference Photo
Conference Photo
12:35 PM - 12:40 PM

12:40 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:40 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:20 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Large Scale Characterization Introduction - Nikolay Anfimov (JINR)

2:10 PM Large Scale Characterization and Quality Assurance Tests for CALICE AHCAL "Engineering Prototype" - Yonathan Munwes (Heidelberg University)

2:30 PM Large Scale Characterization of SiPMs in the MEG II Experiment - Yusuke Uchiyama (PSI)

2:50 PM Large Scale Characterization of Si-APDs @ FAIR/GSI - Andrea Wilms (GSI)
3:20 PM

3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
3:50 PM
3:50 PM - 4:50 PM
Contributions

3:50 PM Modular and Custom SiPM for the Mu2e Electromagnetic Calorimeter - Ivano Sarra (INFN)

4:10 PM Scintillation Tile Hodoscope for the PANDA Barrel Time-Of-Flight Detector - Ken Suzuki (ÖAW)

4:30 PM Large Scale Characterization Discussion & Summary - Nikolay Anfimov (JINR)
5:00 PM Tours of Palace & Garden
Tours of Palace & Garden
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

7:00 PM Visit to ‘Blaues Loch’ - Beer Tasting and Snacks
Visit to ‘Blaues Loch’ - Beer Tasting and Snacks
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM Timing Properties Introduction - Stefan Gundacker (CERN)

9:10 AM Time Resolution Measurement with Analog SiPMs: Measurements and Setup Examples - Fabio Acerbi (FBK)

9:30 AM Case Study of Digital SiPMs - Esteban Venialgo (Delft University of Technology)

9:50 AM Multi-Photon Time Resolution and Applications - Elena Popova (MEPhI)

10:10 AM Timing Properties Discussion & Summary - Stefan Gundacker (CERN)
10:30 AM

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Contributions

11:00 AM Review on Cryogenic Applications - Fabrice Retiere (TRIUMF)
11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributions

11:45 AM Application of SiPMs and MCP-PMTs in the PANDA PID detectors - Albert Lehmann (Erlangen University)

12:05 PM Applicability of Digital SiPMs in RICH Detectors - Sergey Kononov (BINP)
12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Noise Sources in SiPM - Alberto Gola (FBK)

2:20 PM Statistical Modeling of SiPM Noise - Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)

2:40 PM SiPM Noise Measurements with Waveform Analysis - Eugen Engelmann (KETEK)

3:00 PM Nuisance Parameters Discussion - Alberto Gola (FBK)
3:30 PM

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:40 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM Direct Measurement of Optical Crosstalk in SiPMs Using Light Emission Microscopy - Derek Strom (MPI Physik)

4:20 PM Experimental SiPM Parameter Characterization from Avalanche Triggering Probabilities - Giacomo Gallina (TRIUMF)

4:40 PM Suppressing Optical Crosstalk in SiPMs - Hiroyasu Tajima (Nagoya University)

5:00 PM Simulation of SiPM Noise - Johannes Breuer (Siemens Healthineers)

5:20 PM Nuisance Parameters Discussion & Summary - Alberto Gola (FBK)
7:00 PM Conference Dinner in 'Schlossrestaurant'
Conference Dinner in 'Schlossrestaurant'
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Thursday, June 14, 2018
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM Radiation Hardness Introduction - Thomas Tsang (BNL)

9:10 AM Neutron Radiation and Recovery Studies on SiPMs - Thomas Tsang (BNL)

9:50 AM Study of Evolution of MPPC Properties Induced by Neutrons - Slawomir Mianowski (National Centre for Nuclear Research)

10:10 AM Assessment of Photodetection Performance of Analog and Digital SiPMs Exposed to Cold Neutrons - Daniel Durini Romero (FZ Jülich / INAOE)
10:30 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
10:50 AM - 11:45 AM
Contributions

10:50 AM Effects of Neutron and Gamma Radiation on SiPMs - Sean Stoll (BNL)

11:10 AM Characterization of Radiation Damaged SiPMs - Robert Klanner (Hamburg University)

11:30 AM Radiation Hardness Discussion & Summary - Thomas Tsang (BNL)
11:45 AM
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Contributions

11:45 AM Review on SiPM Readout Circuitry - David Gascon (University of Barcelona)

12:15 PM Electrical Properties Discussion & Summary - David Gascon (University of Barcelona)
12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM SiPM Applications in Particle Physics Experiments - Hans-Christian Schultz-Coulon (Heidelberg University)
2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

2:45 PM Metrological Characterisation of Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes - Marco Lopez (PTB)
3:30 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:50 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM Nonlinearity and Saturation Introduction - Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)

4:10 PM Statistics and Models of SiPM Nonlinearity and Saturation - Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)

4:30 PM Physics and Experimental Studies of SiPM Nonlinearity and Saturation - Elena Popova (MEPhI)

4:50 PM Dynamic Range Characterization of SiPM with a Double Light Superposition Method - Jian Liu (Beijing Normal University)

5:10 PM Method and Experimental Setup to Measure SiPM Saturation - Sascha Krause (Mainz University)

5:30 PM Nonlinearity and Saturation Discussion & Summary - Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)
6:00 PM Wine Tasting
Wine Tasting
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday, June 15, 2018
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:35 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM Cryogenic Properties Introduction - Adam Para (Fermilab)

9:15 AM Review of Readout Technics for Cryogenic Experiments - Wataru Ootani (Tokyo University)

9:35 AM Cryogenic Readout Electronics for a MPPC Based Array Operating at Liquid Xenon Temperature - Adriano Di Giovanni (New York University Abu Dhabi)

9:55 AM SiPMs as Photo-Sensors in a Liquid Xenon Time Projection Chamber (TPC) - Christopher Hils (Mainz University)

10:15 AM Analytical Approach to Fundamental Properties of SiPMs at Cryogenic Temperatures - Maik Biroth (Mainz University)
10:35 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:35 AM - 11:05 AM
11:05 AM
11:05 AM - 12:00 PM
Contributions

11:05 AM Commissioning of VUV-MPPCs for MEG II Liquid Xenon Detector - Wataru Ootani (University of Tokyo)

11:25 AM Overview on Experimental Setups to Study SiPM Parameters Down to Cryogenic Temperature - Andrii Nagai (University of Geneva)

11:45 AM Cryogenic Properties Discussion & Summary - Adam Para (Fermilab)
12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:20 PM
Contributions

12:00 PM Characterization of Position Measurement Error, Position Resolution and Photon Number Discrimination for Position-Sensitive SiPM - Yu Peng (Beijing Normal University)
12:20 PM
12:20 PM - 1:00 PM
Contributions

12:20 PM Summarizing Discussions

12:40 PM Publication Strategy for a White Paper
1:00 PM End of Conference
End of Conference
1:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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