International Conference on the Advancement of Silicon Photomultipliers

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

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
Jun 11, 2018
Jun 12, 2018
Jun 13, 2018
Jun 14, 2018
Jun 15, 2018
AM
9:00 AM
Registration and Coffee (until 10:30 AM) ()
10:30 AM
Opening Session -Prof. Herbert Orth (GSI) (until 11:40 AM) ()
10:30 AM Conference Introduction - Prof. A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech)   ()
10:40 AM Problems in the Appearance of SiPMs: A Brief History and Perspectives - Prof. Ziraddin Sadygov (JINR)   ()
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11:10 AM Physics of SiPMs - Dr Elena Popova (MEPhI)   ()
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11:40 AM
Review Talks (until 12:25 PM) ()
11:40 AM SiPMs in Astroparticle Physics - Dr Razmick Mirzoyan (MPI Physik)   ()
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9:00 AM
Welcome by the Mayor of Schwetzingen Dr. René Pöltl -Prof. Herbert Orth (GSI) (until 9:20 AM) ()
9:20 AM
Photon Detection Efficiency -Prof. A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech) (until 10:45 AM) ()
9:20 AM PDE Introduction - A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech)   ()
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9:30 AM PDE Measurement for Digital SiPMs: Comparison Between Pulsed and Continuous Light Methods - Frédéric Vachon (University of Sherbrooke)   ()
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9:50 AM Characterization of VUV-Sensitive SiPMs for LXe Scintillation Light Detection in nEXO - Mr Michael Wagenpfeil (Erlangen University)   ()
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10:10 AM Techniques for Characterizing Light Source Emission Statistics at Single-Photon Level - Dr Paolo Traina (INRIM)   ()
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10:30 AM PDE Discussion & Summary - A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech)   ()
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10:45 AM
Poster Session at Coffee Break (until 11:15 AM) ()
List of Posters
11:15 AM
Miscellaneous and Others -Dr Dieter Renker (TUM) (until 12:35 PM) ()
11:15 AM Instrumentation for the Scintillator Upgrade of IceTop - Delia Tosi (WIPAC / University of Wisconsin Madison)   ()
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11:35 AM Studies of SiPM Behavior under Continuous Light Illumination - Dr Andrii Nagai (University of Geneva)   ()
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11:55 AM SiPM Experience from more than Six Years Operation of FACT - Mr Dominik Neise (ETH Zurich)   ()
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12:15 PM Prototyping of Large-Size SiPM Based Detector Modules in IACTs - Mr Alexander Hahn (MPI Physik)   ()
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9:00 AM
Timing Properties (FAST Action WG3 Meeting) - Stefan Gundacker (CERN) (until 10:30 AM) ()
9:00 AM Timing Properties Introduction - Dr Stefan Gundacker (CERN)   ()
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9:10 AM Time Resolution Measurement with Analog SiPMs: Measurements and Setup Examples - Dr Fabio Acerbi (FBK)   ()
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9:30 AM Case Study of Digital SiPMs - Mr Esteban Venialgo (Delft University of Technology)   ()
Diapositivas
9:50 AM Multi-Photon Time Resolution and Applications - Dr Elena Popova (MEPhI)   ()
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10:10 AM Timing Properties Discussion & Summary - Dr Stefan Gundacker (CERN)   ()
10:30 AM
Poster Session at Coffee Break (until 11:00 AM) ()
List of Posters
11:00 AM
Review Talks (until 11:45 AM) ()
11:00 AM Review on Cryogenic Applications - Fabrice Retiere (TRIUMF)   ()
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11:45 AM
Miscellaneous and Others -Dr Dieter Renker (TUM) (until 12:30 PM) ()
11:45 AM Application of SiPMs and MCP-PMTs in the PANDA PID detectors - Dr Albert Lehmann (Erlangen University)   ()
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12:05 PM Applicability of Digital SiPMs in RICH Detectors - Mr Sergey Kononov (BINP)   ()
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9:00 AM
Radiation Hardness -Prof. Erika Garutti (Hamburg University) (until 10:30 AM) ()
9:00 AM Radiation Hardness Introduction - Thomas Tsang (BNL)   ()
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9:10 AM Neutron Radiation and Recovery Studies on SiPMs - Thomas Tsang (BNL)   ()
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9:50 AM Study of Evolution of MPPC Properties Induced by Neutrons - Dr Slawomir Mianowski (National Centre for Nuclear Research)   ()
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10:10 AM 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 AM --- Coffee Break ---
10:50 AM
Radiation Hardness -Prof. Erika Garutti (Hamburg University) (until 11:45 AM) ()
10:50 AM Effects of Neutron and Gamma Radiation on SiPMs - Mr Sean Stoll (BNL)   ()
11:10 AM Characterization of Radiation Damaged SiPMs - Prof. Robert Klanner (Hamburg University)   ()
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11:30 AM Radiation Hardness Discussion & Summary - Thomas Tsang (BNL)   ()
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11:45 AM
Electrical Properties (until 12:30 PM) ()
11:45 AM Review on SiPM Readout Circuitry - Dr David Gascon (University of Barcelona)   ()
12:15 PM Electrical Properties Discussion & Summary - Dr David Gascon (University of Barcelona)   ()
Diapositivas
9:00 AM
Cryogenic Properties - Adam Para (Fermilab) (until 10:35 AM) ()
9:00 AM Cryogenic Properties Introduction - Adam Para (Fermilab)   ()
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9:15 AM Review of Readout Technics for Cryogenic Experiments - Dr Wataru Ootani (Tokyo University)   ()
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9:35 AM 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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9:55 AM SiPMs as Photo-Sensors in a Liquid Xenon Time Projection Chamber (TPC) - Mr Christopher Hils (Mainz University)   ()
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10:15 AM Analytical Approach to Fundamental Properties of SiPMs at Cryogenic Temperatures - Mr Maik Biroth (Mainz University)   ()
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10:35 AM --- Coffee Break ---
11:05 AM
Cryogenic Properties - Adam Para (Fermilab) (until 12:00 PM) ()
11:05 AM Commissioning of VUV-MPPCs for MEG II Liquid Xenon Detector - Dr Wataru Ootani (University of Tokyo)   ()
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11:25 AM Overview on Experimental Setups to Study SiPM Parameters Down to Cryogenic Temperature - Dr Andrii Nagai (University of Geneva)   ()
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11:45 AM Cryogenic Properties Discussion & Summary - Adam Para (Fermilab)   ()
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PM
12:30 PM --- Lunch Break ---
2:00 PM
Review Talks (until 2:45 PM) ()
2:00 PM SiPMs for PET - An Important but not Exclusive Factor - Prof. Karl Ziemons (Aachen University of Applied Sciences)   ()
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2:45 PM
SiPM Producers -Prof. Patrick Achenbach (Mainz University) (until 3:45 PM) ()
2:45 PM Broadcom - Mr Claudio Piemonte (Broadcom)   ()
3:15 PM Hamamatsu - Mr Ardavan Ghassemi (Hamamatsu)   ()
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3:45 PM --- Coffee Break ---
4:15 PM
SiPM Producers -Prof. Patrick Achenbach (Mainz University) (until 5:15 PM) ()
4:15 PM SensL: Application Specific Testing and Qualification of SiPM - Dr Deborah Herbert (SensL Technologies)   ()
4:45 PM KETEK: Characterization of SiPMs for Large Scale Applications - Mr Eugen Engelmann (KETEK)   ()
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5:15 PM
EU Projects -Prof. Patrick Achenbach (Mainz University) (until 5:55 PM) ()
5:15 PM SENSE - Ultimate Low Light Level Sensor Development - Katharina Henjes-Kunst (DESY)   ()
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5:35 PM FAST: Fast Advanced Scintillator Timing - Mr Claudio Piemonte (Broadcom)   ()
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6:00 PM --- Welcome Reception ---
12:35 PM --- Conference Photo ---
12:40 PM --- Lunch Break ---
2:00 PM
Large Scale Characterization and Reliability - Nikolay Anfimov (JINR) (until 3:20 PM) ()
2:00 PM Large Scale Characterization Introduction - Dr Nikolay Anfimov (JINR)   ()
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2:10 PM Large Scale Characterization and Quality Assurance Tests for CALICE AHCAL "Engineering Prototype" - Dr Yonathan Munwes (Heidelberg University)   ()
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2:30 PM Large Scale Characterization of SiPMs in the MEG II Experiment - Dr Yusuke Uchiyama (PSI)   ()
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2:50 PM Large Scale Characterization of Si-APDs @ FAIR/GSI - Dr Andrea Wilms (GSI)   ()
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3:20 PM
Poster Session at Coffee Break (until 3:50 PM) ()
List of Posters
3:50 PM
Large Scale Characterization and Reliability - Nikolay Anfimov (JINR) (until 4:50 PM) ()
3:50 PM Modular and Custom SiPM for the Mu2e Electromagnetic Calorimeter - Dr Ivano Sarra (INFN)   ()
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4:10 PM Scintillation Tile Hodoscope for the PANDA Barrel Time-Of-Flight Detector - Dr Ken Suzuki (ÖAW)   ()
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4:30 PM Large Scale Characterization Discussion & Summary - Dr Nikolay Anfimov (JINR)   ()
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5:00 PM --- Tours of Palace & Garden ---
7:00 PM --- Visit to ‘Blaues Loch’ - Beer Tasting and Snacks ---
12:30 PM --- Lunch Break ---
12:30 PM
Scientific Organizing Committee Meeting -Prof. A. Nepomuk Otte (Georgia Tech) (until 2:00 PM) ()
2:00 PM
Nuisance Parameters -Dr Alberto Gola (FBK) (until 3:30 PM) ()
2:00 PM Noise Sources in SiPM - Dr Alberto Gola (FBK)   ()
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2:20 PM Statistical Modeling of SiPM Noise - Dr Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)   ()
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2:40 PM SiPM Noise Measurements with Waveform Analysis - Mr Eugen Engelmann (KETEK)   ()
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3:00 PM Nuisance Parameters Discussion - Dr Alberto Gola (FBK)   ()
3:30 PM
Poster Session at Coffee Break (until 4:00 PM) ()
List of Posters
4:00 PM
Nuisance Parameters -Dr Alberto Gola (FBK) (until 5:40 PM) ()
4:00 PM Direct Measurement of Optical Crosstalk in SiPMs Using Light Emission Microscopy - Dr Derek Strom (MPI Physik)   ()
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4:20 PM Experimental SiPM Parameter Characterization from Avalanche Triggering Probabilities - Mr Giacomo Gallina (TRIUMF)   ()
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4:40 PM Suppressing Optical Crosstalk in SiPMs - Hiroyasu Tajima (Nagoya University)   ()
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5:00 PM Simulation of SiPM Noise - Dr Johannes Breuer (Siemens Healthineers)   ()
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5:20 PM Nuisance Parameters Discussion & Summary - Dr Alberto Gola (FBK)   ()
7:00 PM --- Conference Dinner in 'Schlossrestaurant' ---
12:30 PM --- Lunch Break ---
2:00 PM
Review Talks (until 2:45 PM) ()
2:00 PM SiPM Applications in Particle Physics Experiments - Prof. Hans-Christian Schultz-Coulon (Heidelberg University)   ()
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2:45 PM
Review Talks (until 3:30 PM) ()
2:45 PM Metrological Characterisation of Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes - Dr Marco Lopez (PTB)   ()
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3:30 PM --- Coffee Break ---
4:00 PM
Nonlinearity and Saturation -Dr Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute) (until 5:50 PM) ()
4:00 PM Nonlinearity and Saturation Introduction - Dr Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)   ()
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4:10 PM Statistics and Models of SiPM Nonlinearity and Saturation - Dr Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)   ()
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4:30 PM Physics and Experimental Studies of SiPM Nonlinearity and Saturation - Dr Elena Popova (MEPhI)   ()
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4:50 PM Dynamic Range Characterization of SiPM with a Double Light Superposition Method - Mr Jian Liu (Beijing Normal University)   ()
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5:10 PM Method and Experimental Setup to Measure SiPM Saturation - Mr Sascha Krause (Mainz University)   ()
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5:30 PM Nonlinearity and Saturation Discussion & Summary - Dr Sergey Vinogradov (Lebedev Physical Institute)   ()
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6:00 PM --- Wine Tasting ---
12:00 PM
Miscellaneous and Others -Dr Dieter Renker (TUM) (until 12:20 PM) ()
12:00 PM 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 PM
Concluding Session -Prof. Herbert Orth (GSI) (until 1:00 PM) ()
12:20 PM Summarizing Discussions   ()
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12:40 PM Publication Strategy for a White Paper   ()
1:00 PM --- End of Conference ---