Session I: Motivation
for Directional Detection Thursday,
June 11
(chair: Prof. Gabriella
Sciolla)
9:00 Welcome
Prof.
Ed Bertschinger, MIT Department of Physics, Head
Prof.
Gabriella Sciolla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
9:15 White
Paper / Proceedings,
Dr.
James Battat, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
9:30 Motivation for Directional Detection,
Dr.
Anne Green (Nottingham) for Prof. Ioannis Vergados, University of Ioannina
10:00 Optimizing
Directional Detectors,
Dr. Anne Green, University of Nottingham, UK
Session II:
Theoretical Interpretation of Recent Results and Consequences for Directional
Searches Thursday,
June 11
(chair: Dr. Anne Green)
11:00 Hierarchy
in the Phase Space and Dark Matter Astronomy,
Dr.
Niayesh Afshordi, Perimeter Institute, CA
11:30 Directional
Modulation in Crystalline Detectors,
Dr. Paolo Gondolo, University of Utah, USA
Session III:
Directional Dark Matter Experiments I Thursday,
June 11
(chair: Prof. Daniel
Santos)
14:00 The
DRIFT Experiment,
Prof.
Dan Snowden-Ifft, Occidental College, USA
14:30 The
Newage Experiment,
Prof.
Kentaro Miuchi, University of Kyoto, JP
15:00 The
DMTPC Experiment,
Dr.
James Battat, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Session IV:
Directional Dark Matter Experiments II Thursday,
June 11
(chair: Prof. Dan
Snowden-Ifft)
16:00 MIMAC
Project : A Large Micro TPC For Directional Dark Matter Search
Prof.
Daniel Santos, LPSC/CNRS/IN2P3/UJF, Grenoble FR
16:30 Nuclear
Emulsion for Directional Dark Matter Detection,
Mr.
Tatsuhiro Naka, University of Nagoya, JP
Session V:
Directional Detection Reconstruction & Analysis Techniques
Friday, June 12
(chair: Prof. Kentaro
Miuchi)
9:00 Reconstruction
in DRIFT,
Dr.
Demitri Muna, New York University, USA
9:30 Reconstruction
Strategies for CCD-based Directional Experiments,
Mr. Asher Kaboth, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
9:50 Backgrounds
in DMTPC,
Mr.
Tom Caldwell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
11:10 The
Maximum Patch Method for Directional Dark Matter Detection,
Mr.
Shawn Henderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Session VI: Directional
Detection R&D and Underground Backgrounds Friday, June 12
(chair: Prof. Neil Spooner)
11:00 R&D
Status for Directional Dark Matter Search with Nuclear Emulsion,
Mr.
Tatsuhiro Naka, University of Nagoya, JP
11:30 QPIX
R&D for Large Directional Detectors,
Prof.
Kentaro Miuchi, University of Kyoto, JP
12:00 TPC
R&D for DMTPC,
Dr. Denis Dujmic, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
12:25 Calibration techniques for dark matter detectors,
Prof. Joe Formaggio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Session VII: Beyond
Dark Matter with Directional Detectors Friday,
June 12
(chair: Prof. Michael Gold)
14:00 Negative
Ion Avalanche R&D,
Prof.
Jeff Martoff, Temple University/Fermilab, USA
14:30 Time
Projection Chamber R&D for the Linear Collider and Dark Matter,
Dr.
Sven Vahsen, Berkeley Lab, USA
15:00 Neutron
Detection with Directional Dark Matter Detectors,
Mr. Hidefumi Tomita, Boston University, USA
Session VIII: Dark
Matter Astrophysics Friday,
June 12
(chair: Prof. Paolo
Gondolo)
16:00 Inelastic Dark Matter and Directional
Detection,
Prof.
Doug Finkbeiner, Harvard University, USA
16:30 Gamma Flux from SUSY Dark Matter Annihilation,
Dr.
Mario E. Gomez, Universidad de Huelva, ES
17:00 Six-dimensional
mapping of the Milky Way: techniques to disassemble the Galaxy,
Dr. Nitya Kallivayalil, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Session IX: Future
Planning Discussion Saturday,
June 13
(chair: Dr. Jocelyn Monroe)
9:00 The
Cygnus Campaign,
Prof.
Kentaro Miuchi, University of Kyoto, JP
9:15 Directional Detection and
DUSEL
Prof.
Dan Snowden-Ifft, Occidental College, USA (TBC)
Prof.
Peter Fisher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
9:45 Future
Plans in Europe,
Prof.
Neil Spooner, University of Sheffield, UK
Session X: White
Paper Discussion Saturday,
June 13
(chair: Dr. James Battat)
11:00 White
Paper Planning
Dr.
James Battat, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
11:15 Reports
from White Paper Working Groups