Name: The Physics of p+A Collisions at RHIC
Start: 2013-01-07T08:30:00-05:00
End: 2013-01-09T18:00:00-05:00
Location: BNL Physics Building

The Physics of p+A Collisions at RHIC

from Monday, January 7, 2013 (8:30 AM) to Wednesday, January 9, 2013 (6:00 PM)

Monday, January 7, 2013

8:30 AM Registration
Registration
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Large Seminar Room

9:00 AM Welcome. Nicholas Samios (RIKEN BNL Research Center)
Welcome. Nicholas Samios (RIKEN BNL Research Center)
9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

9:05 AM p+A collision at RHIC and Status of RHIC operation. Tom Ludlam (BNL)
p+A collision at RHIC and Status of RHIC operation. Tom Ludlam (BNL)
9:05 AM - 9:25 AM

9:25 AM A summary of earlier p+A experiments results. Mike Leitch (LANL)
A summary of earlier p+A experiments results. Mike Leitch (LANL)
9:25 AM - 9:55 AM

9:55 AM Unpolarized p+A - theory overview. Raju Venugopalan (BNL)
Unpolarized p+A - theory overview. Raju Venugopalan (BNL)
9:55 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

10:50 AM pA@LHC program and ATLAS plan of p+Pb. Brian Cole (Columbia)
pA@LHC program and ATLAS plan of p+Pb. Brian Cole (Columbia)
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

11:20 AM Physics opportunities with a polarized pA@RHIC. Mark Strikman (Penn. State)
Physics opportunities with a polarized pA@RHIC. Mark Strikman (Penn. State)
11:20 AM - 11:55 AM

11:55 AM Single-spin asymmetry in polarized p+A collisions. Yuri Kovchegov (Ohio State)
Single-spin asymmetry in polarized p+A collisions. Yuri Kovchegov (Ohio State)
11:55 AM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM pA@LHC CMS p+Pb results. Wei Li (Rice)
pA@LHC CMS p+Pb results. Wei Li (Rice)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

2:30 PM Short range correlations and AGS A(p, 2p) experiment. John Watson (Kent State)
Short range correlations and AGS A(p, 2p) experiment. John Watson (Kent State)
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM Heavy quarkonium production in a polarized pA@RHIC. Feng Yuan (LBNL)
Heavy quarkonium production in a polarized pA@RHIC. Feng Yuan (LBNL)
3:00 PM - 3:35 PM

3:35 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM

3:55 PM FNAL E906 p+A Spin Independent Drell-Yan. Paul Reimer (ANL)
FNAL E906 p+A Spin Independent Drell-Yan. Paul Reimer (ANL)
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM

4:25 PM Hadronization and Color Transparency studies at JLab. Kawtar Hafidi (ANL)
Hadronization and Color Transparency studies at JLab. Kawtar Hafidi (ANL)
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM

4:55 PM PHENIX d-Au result of hadron production. Mickey Chu (BNL)
PHENIX d-Au result of hadron production. Mickey Chu (BNL)
4:55 PM - 5:25 PM
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

8:30 AM Registration
Registration
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Large Seminar Room

9:00 AM Feasibilities and Challenges of pA collisions. Steve Tepikian (BNL)
Feasibilities and Challenges of pA collisions. Steve Tepikian (BNL)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM Engineering solutions of DX magnets for p+A collision at 200 GeV/nucleon. Francis Karl (BNL)
Engineering solutions of DX magnets for p+A collision at 200 GeV/nucleon. Francis Karl (BNL)
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

9:50 AM RF manipulation for p+A collision and stochastic cooling. M. Blaskiewicz (BNL)
RF manipulation for p+A collision and stochastic cooling. M. Blaskiewicz (BNL)
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM

10:10 AM Potential impact on polarized beam polarization in p+A collision: V. Ranjbar (BNL)
Potential impact on polarized beam polarization in p+A collision: V. Ranjbar (BNL)
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

10:50 AM Path forward to establish p+A collision for physics and projected luminosity. W. Fischer (BNL)
Path forward to establish p+A collision for physics and projected luminosity. W. Fischer (BNL)
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

11:10 AM Discussions. Expected luminosity. Practical issues on machine and polarization in p+A.
Discussions. Expected luminosity. Practical issues on machine and polarization in p+A.
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

11:30 AM Color Transparency. Steve Heppelmann (Penn. State)
Color Transparency. Steve Heppelmann (Penn. State)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM AGS polarized p+A, and inclusive Lambda polarization. Yousef Makdisi (BNL)
AGS polarized p+A, and inclusive Lambda polarization. Yousef Makdisi (BNL)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM Polarized p+A, single-spin asymmetries. Zhongbo Kang (LANL)
Polarized p+A, single-spin asymmetries. Zhongbo Kang (LANL)
2:00 PM - 2:35 PM

2:35 PM Prompt Photon A_N with the PHENIX MPC-EX Detector, John Lajoie (Iowa State)
Prompt Photon A_N with the PHENIX MPC-EX Detector, John Lajoie (Iowa State)
2:35 PM - 3:05 PM

3:05 PM Recent STAR Forward Spin Physics Results. Len Eun (LBNL)
Recent STAR Forward Spin Physics Results. Len Eun (LBNL)
3:05 PM - 3:35 PM

3:35 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:35 PM - 3:55 PM

3:55 PM PHENIX d-Au result of J/psi production. Cesar da Silva (LANL)
PHENIX d-Au result of J/psi production. Cesar da Silva (LANL)
3:55 PM - 4:25 PM

4:25 PM STAR Lambda results. Ernst Sichtermann (LBNL)
STAR Lambda results. Ernst Sichtermann (LBNL)
4:25 PM - 4:55 PM

4:55 PM The STAR FGT upgrade program. Xuan Li (Temple)
The STAR FGT upgrade program. Xuan Li (Temple)
4:55 PM - 5:25 PM

6:30 PM Workshop Dinner
Workshop Dinner
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Room: South Room
Wednesday, January 9, 2013

8:30 AM Coffee
Coffee
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Room: Large Seminar Room

9:00 AM ALICE p+Pb results. Tim Schuster (Yale)
ALICE p+Pb results. Tim Schuster (Yale)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

9:30 AM LHCf and p+A forward at RHIC. Yoshitaka Itow (Nagoya University)
LHCf and p+A forward at RHIC. Yoshitaka Itow (Nagoya University)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

10:00 AM PHENIX p+A, unpolarized observables, Rich Seto (UC Riverside)
PHENIX p+A, unpolarized observables, Rich Seto (UC Riverside)
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

10:30 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM

10:50 AM PHENIX future upgrade plan. Joseph Seele (RBRC)
PHENIX future upgrade plan. Joseph Seele (RBRC)
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

11:20 AM STAR Decadal Plan. James Dunlop (BNL)
STAR Decadal Plan. James Dunlop (BNL)
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM

11:50 AM Physics opportunities of di-muon analysis in p+A with PHENIX. Kwangbok Lee (LANL)
Physics opportunities of di-muon analysis in p+A with PHENIX. Kwangbok Lee (LANL)
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM Workshop Summary. Jianwei Qiu (BNL)
Workshop Summary. Jianwei Qiu (BNL)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

12:30 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM Short presentations (2:00pm-3:30pm) . Chair: Xiaodong Jiang
Short presentations (2:00pm-3:30pm) . Chair: Xiaodong Jiang
2:00 PM - 2:05 PM

2:05 PM Measuring Forward Protons at RHIC. Włodek Guryn (BNL)
Measuring Forward Protons at RHIC. Włodek Guryn (BNL)
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM

2:25 PM Can we better measure the impact parameters in p+A collisions ? Cesar da Silva (LANL)
Can we better measure the impact parameters in p+A collisions ? Cesar da Silva (LANL)
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM

2:45 PM What's "new" in polarized p+A. Ming Liu (LANL)
What's "new" in polarized p+A. Ming Liu (LANL)
2:45 PM - 3:10 PM

3:10 PM Xiaodong Jiang, discussions. The Pathforward for polarized p+A at RHIC.
Xiaodong Jiang, discussions. The Pathforward for polarized p+A at RHIC.
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM

3:30 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM

3:50 PM Discussions. Chair: Xiaodong Jiang
Discussions. Chair: Xiaodong Jiang
3:50 PM - 3:55 PM
Room: Form a joint pA workforce from the RHIC user community.

3:55 PM Mei Bai. Discussions. Action Items on CAD side.
Mei Bai. Discussions. Action Items on CAD side.
3:55 PM - 4:15 PM

4:15 PM Action Items on STAR side.
Action Items on STAR side.
4:15 PM - 4:35 PM

4:35 PM Action Items on PHENIX side.
Action Items on PHENIX side.
4:35 PM - 4:55 PM

4:55 PM Inputs to NP Long Range Plan
Inputs to NP Long Range Plan
4:55 PM - 5:25 PM
Room: Time line.

5:25 PM When should we meet again to discuss the progress.
When should we meet again to discuss the progress.
5:25 PM - 5:35 PM
Room: In late April ?