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 7 January 2013 (08:30) to Wednesday 9 January 2013 (18:00)

Monday 7 January 2013

08:30 Registration
Registration
08:30 - 09:00
Room: Large Seminar Room

09:00 Welcome. Nicholas Samios (RIKEN BNL Research Center)
Welcome. Nicholas Samios (RIKEN BNL Research Center)
09:00 - 09:05

09:05 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)
09:05 - 09:25

09:25 A summary of earlier p+A experiments results. Mike Leitch (LANL)
A summary of earlier p+A experiments results. Mike Leitch (LANL)
09:25 - 09:55

09:55 Unpolarized p+A - theory overview. Raju Venugopalan (BNL)
Unpolarized p+A - theory overview. Raju Venugopalan (BNL)
09:55 - 10:30

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

10:50 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 - 11:20

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

11:55 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 - 12:30

12:30 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00

14:00 pA@LHC CMS p+Pb results. Wei Li (Rice)
pA@LHC CMS p+Pb results. Wei Li (Rice)
14:00 - 14:30

14:30 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)
14:30 - 15:00

15:00 Heavy quarkonium production in a polarized pA@RHIC. Feng Yuan (LBNL)
Heavy quarkonium production in a polarized pA@RHIC. Feng Yuan (LBNL)
15:00 - 15:35

15:35 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:35 - 15:55

15:55 FNAL E906 p+A Spin Independent Drell-Yan. Paul Reimer (ANL)
FNAL E906 p+A Spin Independent Drell-Yan. Paul Reimer (ANL)
15:55 - 16:25

16:25 Hadronization and Color Transparency studies at JLab. Kawtar Hafidi (ANL)
Hadronization and Color Transparency studies at JLab. Kawtar Hafidi (ANL)
16:25 - 16:55

16:55 PHENIX d-Au result of hadron production. Mickey Chu (BNL)
PHENIX d-Au result of hadron production. Mickey Chu (BNL)
16:55 - 17:25
Tuesday 8 January 2013

08:30 Registration
Registration
08:30 - 09:00
Room: Large Seminar Room

09:00 Feasibilities and Challenges of pA collisions. Steve Tepikian (BNL)
Feasibilities and Challenges of pA collisions. Steve Tepikian (BNL)
09:00 - 09:30

09:30 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)
09:30 - 09:50

09:50 RF manipulation for p+A collision and stochastic cooling. M. Blaskiewicz (BNL)
RF manipulation for p+A collision and stochastic cooling. M. Blaskiewicz (BNL)
09:50 - 10:10

10:10 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 - 10:30

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

10:50 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 - 11:10

11:10 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 - 11:30

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

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

12:30 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00

14:00 Polarized p+A, single-spin asymmetries. Zhongbo Kang (LANL)
Polarized p+A, single-spin asymmetries. Zhongbo Kang (LANL)
14:00 - 14:35

14:35 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)
14:35 - 15:05

15:05 Recent STAR Forward Spin Physics Results. Len Eun (LBNL)
Recent STAR Forward Spin Physics Results. Len Eun (LBNL)
15:05 - 15:35

15:35 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:35 - 15:55

15:55 PHENIX d-Au result of J/psi production. Cesar da Silva (LANL)
PHENIX d-Au result of J/psi production. Cesar da Silva (LANL)
15:55 - 16:25

16:25 STAR Lambda results. Ernst Sichtermann (LBNL)
STAR Lambda results. Ernst Sichtermann (LBNL)
16:25 - 16:55

16:55 The STAR FGT upgrade program. Xuan Li (Temple)
The STAR FGT upgrade program. Xuan Li (Temple)
16:55 - 17:25

18:30 Workshop Dinner
Workshop Dinner
18:30 - 20:00
Room: South Room
Wednesday 9 January 2013

08:30 Coffee
Coffee
08:30 - 09:00
Room: Large Seminar Room

09:00 ALICE p+Pb results. Tim Schuster (Yale)
ALICE p+Pb results. Tim Schuster (Yale)
09:00 - 09:30

09:30 LHCf and p+A forward at RHIC. Yoshitaka Itow (Nagoya University)
LHCf and p+A forward at RHIC. Yoshitaka Itow (Nagoya University)
09:30 - 10:00

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

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

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

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

11:50 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 - 12:00

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

12:30 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00

14:00 Short presentations (2:00pm-3:30pm) . Chair: Xiaodong Jiang
Short presentations (2:00pm-3:30pm) . Chair: Xiaodong Jiang
14:00 - 14:05

14:05 Measuring Forward Protons at RHIC. Włodek Guryn (BNL)
Measuring Forward Protons at RHIC. Włodek Guryn (BNL)
14:05 - 14:25

14:25 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)
14:25 - 14:45

14:45 What's "new" in polarized p+A. Ming Liu (LANL)
What's "new" in polarized p+A. Ming Liu (LANL)
14:45 - 15:10

15:10 Xiaodong Jiang, discussions. The Pathforward for polarized p+A at RHIC.
Xiaodong Jiang, discussions. The Pathforward for polarized p+A at RHIC.
15:10 - 15:30

15:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 15:50

15:50 Discussions. Chair: Xiaodong Jiang
Discussions. Chair: Xiaodong Jiang
15:50 - 15:55
Room: Form a joint pA workforce from the RHIC user community.

15:55 Mei Bai. Discussions. Action Items on CAD side.
Mei Bai. Discussions. Action Items on CAD side.
15:55 - 16:15

16:15 Action Items on STAR side.
Action Items on STAR side.
16:15 - 16:35

16:35 Action Items on PHENIX side.
Action Items on PHENIX side.
16:35 - 16:55

16:55 Inputs to NP Long Range Plan
Inputs to NP Long Range Plan
16:55 - 17:25
Room: Time line.

17:25 When should we meet again to discuss the progress.
When should we meet again to discuss the progress.
17:25 - 17:35
Room: In late April ?

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