Conference Archive
The IOP Nuclear and Particle Physics Divisional Conference
| Date: | Tue, 3 April 2007 to Thu, 5 April 2007 |
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| Venue: | University of Surrey |
| Organised by: | Nuclear and Particle Physics Division |
Introduction
PDF version of the first announcement and call for papers
PDF Campus Guide including Parking Permit
PDF Conference Handbook
Four Institute of Physics subject groups will be holding their annual conferences jointly under the umbrella of the Nuclear and Particle Physics Divisional Conference in 2007. Nuclear Physics, High Energy Particle Physics, Gravitational Physics and the newly-formed Astroparticle Physics Group will meet together for the first time. Together, they will form the largest, most exciting and broadest ranged NPP divisional conference ever held. Over the course of the three days, there will be joint plenary sessions covering topics of broad interest to all delegates, from the Higgs to cosmology, as well as separate sessions for each of the groups. The theme of the conference is Future Facilities, in which each of the four communities will be showcasing the new physics that they will be addressing in the coming decade. The conference will also provide opportunities for research students and young postdocs to present their work during the many parallel sessions.
Location
The conference will be held at the University of Surrey, Guildford Campus, one of the largest and most accessible conference venues in Surrey.
The campus is located directed off the A3 and only 9 miles from the M25 motorway. It is easily accessible by rail and air with a regular service operating from London Waterloo, also the terminus for Eurostar. Gatwick and Heathrow International Airports have convenient links to Guildford with an approximate journey time of 45 minutes.
Accommodation will be provided on campus, a short distance from the conference technical sessions.
- The grid
Dr David Britton, Imperial College London, UK - The Multinational Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research FAIR
Prof. Dr Hans Gutbrod, GSI, Germany - Heaviest nuclei from 48Ca-induced reactions
Professor Yuri Oganessian, JINR, Dubna, Russia - Developments in particle accelerators
Professor Ken Peach, John Adams Accelerator Institute, UK - Gravitational wave detection - current status
Professor Sheila Rowan, University of Glasgow, UK - Status of the standard model
Dr Tara Shears, University of Liverpool, UK - Ultra-high energy cosmic rays: the present status and future prospects
Professor Alan Watson, University of Leeds, UK
Public Lecture
- The Music of the Primes
Professor Marcus du Sautoy, University of Oxford, UK
Invited Speakers
- Beyond the standard model
Dr Benjamin Allanach, DAMTP, University of Cambridge, UK - 'Nu' Perspectives on the Universe
Dr Steven Biller, University of Oxford, UK - Building a universal theoretical understanding of nuclei
Professor Alex Brown, Michigan State University, USA - The SuperLHC
Dr Craig Buttar, University of Glasgow, UK - Tracking the r-process: decay spectroscopy using AIDA at FAIR
Dr Thomas Davinson, University of Edinburgh, UK - Recent results from the CB@MAMI programme at the Glasgow tagged photon spectrometer in Mainz
Ms Elvie Downie, University of Glasgow, UK - Nuclear clusters and molecules
Professor Martin Freer, University of Birmingham, UK - "Magic numbers" in light neutron-rich nuclei
Dr Stéphane Grévy, GANIL, France - Ground-based gamma-ray astronomy
J Hinton, University of Leeds (UK) - The cosmic microwave background
Dr Andrew Jaffe, Imperial College London, UK - Perspectives on nuclear structure beyond the proton drip line
Dr David Joss, University of Liverpool, UK - Nuclear astrophysics: forging the elements
Dr Alison Laird, University of York, UK - The cosmic microwave background and early Universe physics
Professor Andrew Liddle, University of Sussex, UK - Heavy ion collisions with radioactive beams
Professor Bill Lynch, Michigan State University, USA - Electromagnetic polarisabilities of the proton and neutron
Dr Judith McGovern, University of Manchester, UK - Gravitational wave emission by compact objects
Professor John Miller, University of Oxford, UK - Probing quantum gravity with neutrinos
Dr Dean Morgan, University of Sheffield, UK - Recent results and future prospects in B physics
Dr Franz Muheim, University of Edinburgh, UK - Neutrino masses and mixing
Dr Geoff Pearce, CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK - The Stopped RISING Experimental Campaign at GSI
Dr Paddy Regan, University of Surrey, UK - Physics with exotic nuclei at RIBF
Professor Hiroyoshi Sakurai, RIKEN, Japan - AGATA: Status, plans and opportunities
Professor John Simpson, Daresbury Laboratory, UK - Fission fragment spectroscopy
Dr Gavin Smith, University of Manchester, UK - Deep underground or out in space - cold dark matter and new physics
Professor Timothy Sumner, Imperial College London, UK - Cosmic rays and Earths Climate
H Svensmark, Danish Space Research Institute, Denmark - Searches for the Higgs boson
Dr Pedro Teixeira-Dias, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK - Determination of nuclear data for astrophysics from transfer reactions
Dr Natasha Timofeyuk, University of Surrey, UK - The International linear collider
Dr Mark Thomson, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, UK - Parton distribution functions at the LHC
Dr Robert Thorne, University College London, UK - Coulomb excitation of ISOLDE's neutron-rich beams along the Z=28 chain
Professor Piet van Duppen, Leuven, Belgium - Probing quantum gravity using matter wave interferometry
Dr Charles Wang, University of Aberdeen, UK - Electroweak physics
Dr Pippa Wells, CERN, France - Neutrinoless double beta decay
Dr Kai Zuber, University of Sussex, UK
| Tuesday 3 April | |||
| 09:00 | Chair: J Al-Khalili, University of Surrey, UK Developments in particle accelerators Professor Ken Peach, John Adams Accelerator Institute, UK | ||
| 09:45 | The Multinational Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research FAIR Prof. Dr Hans Gutbrod, GSI, Germany | ||
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break | ||
| 11:00 | Nuclear Physics High Energy Particle Physics Astroparticle Physics: Gamma Ray Astronomy | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 | Nuclear Physics High Energy Particle Physics: 1 High Energy Particle Physics: 2 High Energy Particle Physics: 3 Astroparticle Physics: Astrophysical Neutrinos | ||
| 15:30 | Refreshment Break | ||
| 16:00 | Nuclear Physics: Structure I Nuclear Physics: Structure II Nuclear Physics: Techniques High Energy Particle Physics Astroparticle Physics: Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay | ||
| 17:30 | Close | ||
| 18:00 | Public Lecture - Music of the Primes Professor Marcus du Sautoy, University of Oxford, UK | ||
| Wednesday 4 April | |||
| 09:00 | Chair: A Murphy, University of Edinburgh, UK Heaviest nuclei from 48Ca-induced reactions Professor Yuri Oganessian, JINR, Dubna, Russia | ||
| 09:45 | The grid Dr David Britton, Imperial College London, UK | ||
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break | ||
| 11:00 | Nuclear Physics High Energy Particle Physics: 4 High Energy Particle Physics: 5 High Energy Particle Physics: 6 Astroparticle Physics: Cosmology and Astrophysical Theory | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 | Nuclear Physics: Intermediate energy Nuclear Physics: Structure III Nuclear Physics: Structure IV High Energy Particle Physics Astroparticle Physics: New Fields and Techniques | ||
| 15:30 | Refreshment Break | ||
| 16:00 | Nuclear Physics High Energy Particle Physics: 7 High Energy Particle Physics: 8 High Energy Particle Physics: 9 Astroparticle Physics: Nuclear Astrophysics & Dark Matter I | ||
| 17:30 | Poster session and reception | ||
| 18:00 | Conference Dinner | ||
| Thursday 5 April | |||
| 09:00 | Chair: M Green, Royal Holloway, University of London Ultra-high energy cosmic rays: the present status and future prospects Professor Alan Watson, University of Leeds, UK | ||
| 09:45 | Status of the standard model Dr Tara Shears, University of Liverpool, UK | ||
| 10:30 | Refreshment Break | ||
| 11:00 | Nuclear Physics High Energy Particle Physics Astroparticle Physics: Dark Matter II Gravitational Physics | ||
| 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 | Gravitational wave detection - current status Professor Shelia Rowan, University of Glasgow, UK | ||
| 14:15 | Gravitational Physics | ||
| 15:00 | Close of conference | ||
| Posters |
On Monday 2 April, there will be a STFC Town Meeting (afternoon only) and a nuclear physics satellite meeting on "Next Generation Isomers". These meetings are not part of the conference programme. For further information on these meetings, please see STFC Town Meeting and workshop details.
The workshop Presentations are available to view.
Bursaries
Bursaries are available to students to help reduce the registration costs. Please complete an application form and return to the registration desk on your arrival at the conference.
Accommodation
Both standard and en-suite accommodation has been reserved for participants in the halls of residences. Bedrooms will be allocated on a first come first served basis and should be reserved upon registering for the conference.
En-Suite – Single en-suite rooms have been reserved in Twyford and University Court. All rooms have a private shower and w.c, tea and coffee making facilities, and telephone and data points.
Standard – Single standard rooms have been reserved in Surrey and Cathedral Court. The majority of bedrooms have a washbasin, with the use of a shared shower and w.c. facilities, tea and coffee making facilities, and telephone and data points.
Rates per room per night:
| Single En-Suite | Single Standard | |
| Sunday 1 April (B&B) | £42 | £34 |
| Monday 2 April (B&B) | £42 | £34 |
| Tuesday 3 April (DB&B) | £48 | £40 |
| Wednesday 4 April (DB&B) | £70 | £62 |
Key:
B&B = Bed and Breakfast
DB&B = Dinner, Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation is available for participants with special needs. For all enquiries please e-mail: claire.garland@iop.org)
Refreshments, lunch and evening Meals
Morning and afternoon refreshments and a buffet lunch have been included in the registration fee and will be available at set times during the conference programme. Evening meals on Tuesday and Wednesday night only, have been included in the accommodation rate. Non residents are able to reserve dinner on these nights at a supplement.
| Dinner Supplements | |
| Dinner - Tuesday 3 April | £13 |
| Conference Dinner - Wednesday 4 April | £34 |
| Final submission deadline | 28 February 2007 |
| Early registration deadline | 9 March 2007 |
| Registration deadline | 23 March 2007 |
| Cancellation deadline | 19 March 2007 |
Full Fee - The full fee covers attendance at all sessions, refreshments, lunch, reception on Wednesday and conference material.
One Day Fee -The one day fee applies to those wishing to attend the Gravitational Physics session only, which will take place on Thursday 5 April. The fee includes refreshments and lunch and conference material.
STFC Town and Satellite Meetings
The STFC Town and Satellite meetings will take place on Monday 2 April. Attendance at both meetings are complimentary, however we ask that we pre-register (see on-line registration below)
The fees are as follows:
Before or on 9 March 2007
| Member | £225 |
| Concessionary | £114 |
| Non Member | £281 |
| Gravitational Physics Session (Thursday 5 April only) | |
| Member | £40 |
| Concessionary | £25 |
| Non Member | £63 |
After 9 March 2007
| Member | £245 |
| Concessionary | £134 |
| Non Member | £301 |
| Gravitational Physics Session (Thursday 5 April only) | |
| Member | £60 |
| Concessionary | £45 |
| Non Member | £83 |
Membership
Members of the Institute of Physics
the Members rate is available to:
- All members of the Institute of Physics including those with applications pending
- Staff at Institute Affiliated Plus Schools
- Members of co-sponsoring Institutes and Societies
- Members of other Physics societies which have a Companion Society or other collaboration agreement with the Institute of Physics
- Members of the BAN (Business Affiliates Network).
Concessionary Rate - Institute members
The Concessionary rate is available to student and retired members and those on a career break or a low income. (Please submit proof of status together with your registration form).
Non-Members
Registrants paying this fee will automatically become affiliate members of the Institute of Physics for 12 months and will receive copies of Physics World. As an affiliate member you will be entitled to attend all conferences at the member’s rate for the year and to join one technical or professional group at no extra charge.
Membership of the Institute of Physics is open to all those with an interest in Physics. For further information, please visit http://members.iop.org or e-mail membership@iop.org
On-line Registration
On-line registration is now closed. To register please download a PDF registration form and mail your registration form, together with a remittance for fees to Registrations Department, Institute of Physics, 76 Portland Place, London W1B 1NT, UK. You can also fax it to +44 (0)20 7470 4900. Please note that unless payment is received prior to the conference, your booking will not be guaranteed.
Group Registrations
Participants wishing to register and pay as a group are able to do so by completing the PDF registration form. Please mail the forms together with an accompanying letter stating preferred contact details and invoice address.
You are strongly advised to register as soon as possible.
Value Added Tax
Charges shown in this document are exempt from VAT unless otherwise indicated. Where VAT is applicable it is shown and calculated at the current standard rate of 17.5%. If the rate is altered as a result of government legislation charges may be adjusted accordingly. A tax invoice/receipt will be issued to those indicating that this is required on the registration form. The Institute's VAT registration number is 461-6000-84.
Methods of payment for postal registrations
- Cheque, Bank Draft - Payable to the Institute of Physics in either Pound Sterling, Euros (rate of 1.46) or US Dollar (rate of 1.80).
- Bank Transfer - Payable to the Institute of Physics, Lloyds TSB Bank Plc, 9-13 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SE3 1DD:
UK £ Sterling payments to account number 0253575 sort code 30-94-81
€ Euro payments (exchange rate 1.46 to account number 86000359, Sort Code 30-94-81
$ US Dollar payment (exchange rate of 1.80) to account number 11306596, Sort Code 30-94-81. A copy of the instructions to the bank should be enclosed with the Conference Registration Form. - Credit Card: Master/Visa/American Express
Confirmation of Booking, Registration Enquiries
Online - Details of your bookings will appear on screen prior to entering credit card details. Please print this page for your records. You should also receive confirmation within five days of registering.
Registration via hard copy - You should receive confirmation of your booking within ten days of registering. If payment is not enclosed with your registration form, you will be sent a pro-forma invoice which must be paid prior to the conference.
For enquiries about your booking or payment please e-mail registrations@iop.org
No payment can be refunded to those canceling after 19 March 2007. All cancellations must be made in writing (please note that we are unable to accept cancellations made over the telephone).
Exhibition and Sponsors
An exhibition on related products and techniques will be held alongside the conference to provide facilities for leading manufacturers to display their latest technology available. For exhibition opportunities please contact claire.garland@iop.org
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| Final abstract deadline | 28 February 2007 |
| Early registration fee | 9 March 2007 |
| Registration deadline | 23 March 2007 |
| Conference | 3 - 5 April 2007 |
| Exhibition | 3 - 5 April 2007 |
Organising Committee
J Al-Khalili (Surrey) co-chair
M Green (Royal Holloway) co-chair
A Murphy (Edinburgh)
D Shaul (Imperial)
Z Podolyak (Surrey)
P Stevenson (Surrey)
P Walker (Surrey)
Enquiries
To receive regular updates on the Nuclear and Particle Physics Divisional Conference, please contact:
Claire Garland
Institute of Physics
76 Portland Place
London W1B 1NT
Tel: +44 (0)20 7470 4800
Fax: +44 (0)20 7470 4900
E-mail: claire.garland@iop.org
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