OPC meeting

From: Makoto Sakuda (sakuda@neutrino.kek.jp)
Date: Mon Aug 27 2001 - 22:48:41 JST

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    Subject: OPC meeting
    Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 22:48:41 +0900
    From: Makoto Sakuda <sakuda@neutrino.kek.jp>
    
    Dear OPC members,
    
    At the previous OPC meeting, we planned to make a program 
    more concrete by the beginning of September.
    Conveners of each session, please discuss over the content
    and talks with rough time allocation, 
    update the program and send it to OPC in a week or so. 
    
    We may meet in the first week of September if it's
    necessary.
    
    I attach three relevant e-mails below.
    1) Morfin's suggestion for time allocation.
    2) Para's suggestion for Session 2 and 7. 
       -- Agreed by Session 2 and 7 conveners.
    3) Minutes from the previous meeting.
    
    Regards,
    Makoto Sakuda
    *********************************
    1) Morfin's Proposal:
    
    	Day 1		1) Welcome
    			2) Objectives and Motivations
                               (Sakuda*,Suzuki, Lipari)
    			3) Review of e-Nucleus
                               (Morfin*, Seki, Lipari, Para)
    
    	Day 2		3) Neutrino Nucleus Theory
                              (Morfin*, Seki, Lipari, Para)
    			4) Overview of existing/new Neutrino-Nucleus
                               (Itow*/Suzuki/Sakuda)
    
    	Day 3		5) Comparison of Monte Carlos
    			6) Panel Discussion
                               (Seki*/Hayato/Casper/H.R.Gallagher
    
    	Day 4		7) Future Experiments and Facilities
                               (Para*,Itow,Walter)
    			8) Closing Remarks
    
    
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    2) Para's suggestion on Session 2 and 7
    
    Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 17:40:49 -0500
    From: Jorge_G_Morfin <morfin@fnal.gov>
    To: Makoto Sakuda <sakuda@neutrino.kek.jp>, Adam Para <para@fsgi03.fnal.gov>
    cc: <suzuki@suketto.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp>, <itow@neutrino.kek.jp>,
            <walter@neutrino.kek.jp>, <lipari@rccn01.icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
    Subject: Re: Session 2 and 7
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    Dear Makoto and Adam,
    
        I agree with Adam that session 2 and 7 ssem to be covering different
    material.  In particular I had interpreted session 7 as an appropriate way
    to end the workshop with a "look to the future" theme.  The session would
    cover, in my interpretation, possible future low-energy neutrino-nucleus
    experiments and other FUTURE electro-production nuclear effects type
    experiments.
        I emphasize FUTURE here since in Adam's current vision of session 7 he
    has included a "review of CEBAF electron-nucleus scatering experiments".
    Obviously Adam and I, with offices a few meters apart, need to talk about
    this since I have been lining up names of speakers to review Jlab and
    HERMES results as part of session 3!  I was planning to send out the list
    to my co-conveners tomorrow (I've been waiting for input from Argonne
    colleagues who have just returned from vacation).  Adam and I will combine
    names and propose which session should contain the electro-production
    review.
    							Best regards,
    							   Jorge
    
    On Sat, 25 Aug 2001, Adam Para wrote:
    
    > Dear Sakuda-san, ond others..
    >
    > It is a very good question.
    > Here is my take:
    >
    > - sessions 2 and 7 are completely orthogonal and non-iverlapping
    >
    > - session 2 is to identify the characteristics of neutrino interactions
    > and nuclear effects which are relevant to various oscillation measurements.
    > I would try very much to avoid doing it per specific experiment (like K2K,
    > MINOS, etc..) to avoid yet another PR session. I would rather try to
    > appoint people to think about
    > - delta m measurement
    > - nue appearance
    > - nu tau appearance
    > - mixing angle measurements
    > - CP violation
    >
    > and identify what are the uncertainties, once we want to achieve high
    > precision. Presumably they will be pretty much in common in all experiments.
    > Some uncertainities may be bigger or smaller, depending on the type of the
    > detector (like pi-zero background to nue appearance  in water Cerenkovs and
    > in ICARUS) but this van be discussed in a very generic way.
    >
    > session 7 would be to review the existing or planned experiments and, perhaps,
    > to discuss experiments/measurements  we come up at the workshop.
    >
    > My vision, so far of this session is:
    >
    > - review of CEBAF electron-nucleus scatering experiments
    > - potential new experiments using electrons (should we find them to be
    >   interesting)
    > - K2K near detector upgrade: its goals and potential
    > - near detector station of NuMI as a place to study low energy neutrino
    > interactions.
    > - small ICARUS (100ton) as an experiment to measure low energy neutrino
    > interactions. Potential and prospects.
    >
    > I am not quite sure what the CERN AD/ Fermilab debuncher experiments are
    > about, but I hope to get enlightened..
    >
    > Cheers
    >
    > Adam
    >
    > ========================================================================
    > Adam Para                                           para@fnal.gov
    > Fermi National Accelerator Lab                      PHONE: (630)840-2132
    > Computing Division/Special Assignment Group         FAX:   (630)840-6039
    > ========================================================================
    >
    
     
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    3) Tentative program from the previous OPC meeting
    
      1. Welcome address by S.Yamada (KEK)  
    
      2. session "Objectives and  Motivations" (Sakuda*,Suzuki, Lipari)
       (a) Precise Measurements  of neutrino oscillation parameters
           with Long-Baseline  accelerator beams
           - 1st generation:   
                K2K,   
                Minos, 
                Opera  
           -  Next generation(s): 
                Superbeams,   
                nu-factories  
       (b)   Determination of  neutrino oscillation parameters
             with atmospheric  neutrinos.  
                    
            *)How much is each neutrino oscillation experiment affected by the
              systematic errors due to cross sections and nuclear effects?
            *)Prospects of the current and near future
              experments on neutrino cross section measurements
              and nuclear effects.
    
       (c)  Background  studies for proton decay   
       (d)  Astrophysics (?)                       
            (SN seems to be the most interesting  subject) 
       (e) Particle physics (?)                    
           [axial form factors, from hard to soft in QCD, ...]
               We must find a speaker for d).
     		--> Toki (app. to SN simulation?, axial vector…?)
     		--> Haxton
    
    3. Theoretical issues in the neutrino interaction and nuclear effects 
                (Conveners: Morfin*, Seki, Lipari, Para)
    
     1) What is known in electron-nucleus interactions (e,e') and
     (e,e'p) about nuclear effects  in relation to the
      corresponding neutrino-nucleus interactions at 0.5 to 10 GeV resgion. 
        *) V.R. Pandharipande -- Theoretical Review 
        *) Philipone (he has been in CEBAF PAC committee) 
             or his recommended speaker 
                            -- Experimental Review
              a) Fermi gas model
              b) Nuclear correlations
              c) Final-state interactions such as nucleon rescattering
              d) Exchange current effects
              e) pi,K,Lambda absorption in nucleus
    
    
     2) Phenomenological review in relation to neutrino-nucleus interactions
    
    
    4. Overview of the existing and new data on
       neutrino-nucleus interactions and their uncertainties 
          (Conveners: Itow*/Suzuki/Sakuda)
              a) Nu-nucleon and -deuteron 
                   Data and their systematic uncertainty /Theoretical comments 
      
              b) Nu-nuclei
                   Data and their systematic errors
              d) Atomospheric data     
              e) Continuation from/to the DIS and resonance regions
     		-- Morfin will ask C.Keppel (Jefferson Lab)
    to give a talk.
    
              f) K2K data                
                   i) CC 
                         1kton (Water)
                         MRD   (Fe)
                         SciFi (Water)              
                   ii) NC (pi0) 
                       CC (mu-pi0) 
              g) Proton decay data 
                   Study of the proton decay backgrounds by the measruements /
      	      Mu-pi0 study really estimates e-pi0 backgrounds? /
      	      Kaon production by neutrino interactions (BEBC?/K2K)
    
             *) Specify the accuracy of the cross section measurements and
               of verifying nuclear effects, even if the measurement is
               direct or indirect.
    
     
      5. Comparison of the benchmark MC and theoretical calculations 
                         Conveners: Seki*/Hayato/Casper/H.R.Gallagher
     Generators:  
              a) NEUT (Hayato)
              b) NUANCE (Casper)
           	  c) MINOS/Soudan II (Gallagher) 
              d) OPERA/NOMAD/DONUT 
      
     Comparison:
              a) Quasi-elastic
              b) Charged pion production
              c) Coherent pi0 production
    
       *) It is important that all groups use the same
    parameters for the neutrino-nucleon cross sections, for
    example, vector and axial form factors. Then, specify which models 
    or papers they use for nuclear effects (Fermi-gas model
    etc). We compare the basic distributions for leptons,
    protons or their correlations. 
      Note: Seki will organize this comparison session.
    
     6. Panel Discussion with nuclear physicists  
       Summary and Future Direction may be discussed. 
    
       
     7. Future experiments and facilities (Conveners: Para*,Itow,Walter)
              a) K2K/JHF 
              b) Near detectors; NUMI
              c) Cross section measurements at CERN AD, Fermilab Debuncher
              d) Nu-factory 
    
     8. Closing remarks and announcement of the next workshop
              (Convener: Suzuki*)
    
    
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