International Conference on the Advancement of Silicon Photomultipliers

from Monday, 11 June 2018 (09:00) to Friday, 15 June 2018 (13:20)
Palais Hirsch, Schwetzingen

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
11 Jun 2018
12 Jun 2018
13 Jun 2018
14 Jun 2018
15 Jun 2018
AM
09:00
Registration and Coffee (until 10:30) ()
10:30
Opening Session -Prof. Herbert Orth (GSI) (until 11:40) ()
10:30 Conference Introduction - Prof. A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech)   ()
10:40 Problems in the Appearance of SiPMs: A Brief History and Perspectives - Prof. Ziraddin Sadygov (JINR)   ()
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11:10 Physics of SiPMs - Dr Elena Popova (MEPhI)   ()
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11:40
Review Talks (until 12:25) ()
11:40 SiPMs in Astroparticle Physics - Dr Razmick Mirzoyan (MPI Physik)   ()
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09:00
Welcome by the Mayor of Schwetzingen Dr. René Pöltl -Prof. Herbert Orth (GSI) (until 09:20) ()
09:20
Photon Detection Efficiency -Prof. A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech) (until 10:45) ()
09:20 PDE Introduction - A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech)   ()
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09:30 PDE Measurement for Digital SiPMs: Comparison Between Pulsed and Continuous Light Methods - Frédéric Vachon (University of Sherbrooke)   ()
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09:50 Characterization of VUV-Sensitive SiPMs for LXe Scintillation Light Detection in nEXO - Mr Michael Wagenpfeil (Erlangen University)   ()
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10:10 Techniques for Characterizing Light Source Emission Statistics at Single-Photon Level - Dr Paolo Traina (INRIM)   ()
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10:30 PDE Discussion & Summary - A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech)   ()
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10:45
Poster Session at Coffee Break (until 11:15) ()
List of Posters
11:15
Miscellaneous and Others -Dr Dieter Renker (TUM) (until 12:35) ()
11:15 Instrumentation for the Scintillator Upgrade of IceTop - Delia Tosi (WIPAC / University of Wisconsin Madison)   ()
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11:35 Studies of SiPM Behavior under Continuous Light Illumination - Dr Andrii Nagai (University of Geneva)   ()
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11:55 SiPM Experience from more than Six Years Operation of FACT - Mr Dominik Neise (ETH Zurich)   ()
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12:15 Prototyping of Large-Size SiPM Based Detector Modules in IACTs - Mr Alexander Hahn (MPI Physik)   ()
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09:00
Timing Properties (FAST Action WG3 Meeting) - Stefan Gundacker (CERN) (until 10:30) ()
09:00 Timing Properties Introduction - Dr Stefan Gundacker (CERN)   ()
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09:10 Time Resolution Measurement with Analog SiPMs: Measurements and Setup Examples - Dr Fabio Acerbi (FBK)   ()
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09:30 Case Study of Digital SiPMs - Mr Esteban Venialgo (Delft University of Technology)   ()
Diapositivas
09:50 Multi-Photon Time Resolution and Applications - Dr Elena Popova (MEPhI)   ()
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10:10 Timing Properties Discussion & Summary - Dr Stefan Gundacker (CERN)   ()
10:30
Poster Session at Coffee Break (until 11:00) ()
List of Posters
11:00
Review Talks (until 11:45) ()
11:00 Review on Cryogenic Applications - Fabrice Retiere (TRIUMF)   ()
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11:45
Miscellaneous and Others -Dr Dieter Renker (TUM) (until 12:30) ()
11:45 Application of SiPMs and MCP-PMTs in the PANDA PID detectors - Dr Albert Lehmann (Erlangen University)   ()
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12:05 Applicability of Digital SiPMs in RICH Detectors - Mr Sergey Kononov (BINP)   ()
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09:00
Radiation Hardness -Prof. Erika Garutti (Hamburg University) (until 10:30) ()
09:00 Radiation Hardness Introduction - Thomas Tsang (BNL)   ()
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09:10 Neutron Radiation and Recovery Studies on SiPMs - Thomas Tsang (BNL)   ()
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09:50 Study of Evolution of MPPC Properties Induced by Neutrons - Dr Slawomir Mianowski (National Centre for Nuclear Research)   ()
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10:10 Assessment of Photodetection Performance of Analog and Digital SiPMs Exposed to Cold Neutrons - Prof. Daniel Durini Romero (FZ Jülich / INAOE)   ()
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10:30 --- Coffee Break ---
10:50
Radiation Hardness -Prof. Erika Garutti (Hamburg University) (until 11:45) ()
10:50 Effects of Neutron and Gamma Radiation on SiPMs - Mr Sean Stoll (BNL)   ()
11:10 Characterization of Radiation Damaged SiPMs - Prof. Robert Klanner (Hamburg University)   ()
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11:30 Radiation Hardness Discussion & Summary - Thomas Tsang (BNL)   ()
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11:45
Electrical Properties (until 12:30) ()
11:45 Review on SiPM Readout Circuitry - Dr David Gascon (University of Barcelona)   ()
12:15 Electrical Properties Discussion & Summary - Dr David Gascon (University of Barcelona)   ()
Diapositivas
09:00
Cryogenic Properties - Adam Para (Fermilab) (until 10:35) ()
09:00 Cryogenic Properties Introduction - Adam Para (Fermilab)   ()
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09:15 Review of Readout Technics for Cryogenic Experiments - Dr Wataru Ootani (Tokyo University)   ()
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09:35 Cryogenic Readout Electronics for a MPPC Based Array Operating at Liquid Xenon Temperature - Dr Adriano Di Giovanni (New York University Abu Dhabi)   ()
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09:55 SiPMs as Photo-Sensors in a Liquid Xenon Time Projection Chamber (TPC) - Mr Christopher Hils (Mainz University)   ()
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10:15 Analytical Approach to Fundamental Properties of SiPMs at Cryogenic Temperatures - Mr Maik Biroth (Mainz University)   ()
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10:35 --- Coffee Break ---
11:05
Cryogenic Properties - Adam Para (Fermilab) (until 12:00) ()
11:05 Commissioning of VUV-MPPCs for MEG II Liquid Xenon Detector - Dr Wataru Ootani (University of Tokyo)   ()
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11:25 Overview on Experimental Setups to Study SiPM Parameters Down to Cryogenic Temperature - Dr Andrii Nagai (University of Geneva)   ()
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11:45 Cryogenic Properties Discussion & Summary - Adam Para (Fermilab)   ()
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PM
12:30 --- Lunch Break ---
14:00
Review Talks (until 14:45) ()
14:00 SiPMs for PET - An Important but not Exclusive Factor - Prof. Karl Ziemons (Aachen University of Applied Sciences)   ()
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14:45
SiPM Producers -Prof. Patrick Achenbach (Mainz University) (until 15:45) ()
14:45 Broadcom - Mr Claudio Piemonte (Broadcom)   ()
15:15 Hamamatsu - Mr Ardavan Ghassemi (Hamamatsu)   ()
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15:45 --- Coffee Break ---
16:15
SiPM Producers -Prof. Patrick Achenbach (Mainz University) (until 17:15) ()
16:15 SensL: Application Specific Testing and Qualification of SiPM - Dr Deborah Herbert (SensL Technologies)   ()
16:45 KETEK: Characterization of SiPMs for Large Scale Applications - Mr Eugen Engelmann (KETEK)   ()
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17:15
EU Projects -Prof. Patrick Achenbach (Mainz University) (until 17:55) ()
17:15 SENSE - Ultimate Low Light Level Sensor Development - Katharina Henjes-Kunst (DESY)   ()
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17:35 FAST: Fast Advanced Scintillator Timing - Mr Claudio Piemonte (Broadcom)   ()
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18:00 --- Welcome Reception ---
12:35 --- Conference Photo ---
12:40 --- Lunch Break ---
14:00
Large Scale Characterization and Reliability - Nikolay Anfimov (JINR) (until 15:20) ()
14:00 Large Scale Characterization Introduction - Dr Nikolay Anfimov (JINR)   ()
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14:10 Large Scale Characterization and Quality Assurance Tests for CALICE AHCAL "Engineering Prototype" - Dr Yonathan Munwes (Heidelberg University)   ()
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14:30 Large Scale Characterization of SiPMs in the MEG II Experiment - Dr Yusuke Uchiyama (PSI)   ()
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14:50 Large Scale Characterization of Si-APDs @ FAIR/GSI - Dr Andrea Wilms (GSI)   ()
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15:20
Poster Session at Coffee Break (until 15:50) ()
List of Posters
15:50
Large Scale Characterization and Reliability - Nikolay Anfimov (JINR) (until 16:50) ()
15:50 Modular and Custom SiPM for the Mu2e Electromagnetic Calorimeter - Dr Ivano Sarra (INFN)   ()
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16:10 Scintillation Tile Hodoscope for the PANDA Barrel Time-Of-Flight Detector - Dr Ken Suzuki (ÖAW)   ()
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16:30 Large Scale Characterization Discussion & Summary - Dr Nikolay Anfimov (JINR)   ()
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17:00 --- Tours of Palace & Garden ---
19:00 --- Visit to ‘Blaues Loch’ - Beer Tasting and Snacks ---
12:30 --- Lunch Break ---
12:30
Scientific Organizing Committee Meeting -Prof. A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech) (until 14:00) ()
14:00
Nuisance Parameters -Dr Alberto Gola (FBK) (until 15:30) ()
14:00 Noise Sources in SiPM - Dr Alberto Gola (FBK)   ()
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14:20 Statistical Modeling of SiPM Noise - Dr Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)   ()
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14:40 SiPM Noise Measurements with Waveform Analysis - Mr Eugen Engelmann (KETEK)   ()
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15:00 Nuisance Parameters Discussion - Dr Alberto Gola (FBK)   ()
15:30
Poster Session at Coffee Break (until 16:00) ()
List of Posters
16:00
Nuisance Parameters -Dr Alberto Gola (FBK) (until 17:40) ()
16:00 Direct Measurement of Optical Crosstalk in SiPMs Using Light Emission Microscopy - Dr Derek Strom (MPI Physik)   ()
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16:20 Experimental SiPM Parameter Characterization from Avalanche Triggering Probabilities - Mr Giacomo Gallina (TRIUMF)   ()
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16:40 Suppressing Optical Crosstalk in SiPMs - Hiroyasu Tajima (Nagoya University)   ()
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17:00 Simulation of SiPM Noise - Dr Johannes Breuer (Siemens Healthineers)   ()
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17:20 Nuisance Parameters Discussion & Summary - Dr Alberto Gola (FBK)   ()
19:00 --- Conference Dinner in 'Schlossrestaurant' ---
12:30 --- Lunch Break ---
14:00
Review Talks (until 14:45) ()
14:00 SiPM Applications in Particle Physics Experiments - Prof. Hans-Christian Schultz-Coulon (Heidelberg University)   ()
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14:45
Review Talks (until 15:30) ()
14:45 Metrological Characterisation of Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes - Dr Marco Lopez (PTB)   ()
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15:30 --- Coffee Break ---
16:00
Nonlinearity and Saturation -Dr Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute) (until 17:50) ()
16:00 Nonlinearity and Saturation Introduction - Dr Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)   ()
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16:10 Statistics and Models of SiPM Nonlinearity and Saturation - Dr Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)   ()
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16:30 Physics and Experimental Studies of SiPM Nonlinearity and Saturation - Dr Elena Popova (MEPhI)   ()
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16:50 Dynamic Range Characterization of SiPM with a Double Light Superposition Method - Mr Jian Liu (Beijing Normal University)   ()
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17:10 Method and Experimental Setup to Measure SiPM Saturation - Mr Sascha Krause (Mainz University)   ()
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17:30 Nonlinearity and Saturation Discussion & Summary - Dr Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)   ()
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18:00 --- Wine Tasting ---
12:00
Miscellaneous and Others -Dr Dieter Renker (TUM) (until 12:20) ()
12:00 Characterization of Position Measurement Error, Position Resolution and Photon Number Discrimination for Position-Sensitive SiPM - Ms Yu Peng (Beijing Normal University)   ()
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12:20
Concluding Session -Prof. Herbert Orth (GSI) (until 13:00) ()
12:20 Summarizing Discussions   ()
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12:40 Publication Strategy for a White Paper   ()
13:00 --- End of Conference ---