UCN and VCN Source at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kazakhstan and their applications.

Asia/Almaty
Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan (Institute of Nuclear Physics)

Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Institute of Nuclear Physics

Kylyshbek Turlybekuly (Institute of Nuclear Physics)
Description

On the basis of the WWR-K reactor at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan), scientific and technical works are being undertaken to develop and construct the most high-intensity source of ultracold neutrons (UCN) and also very cold neutron (VCN) source. 

Based on those UCN/VCN sources, the Institute of Nuclear Physics wants to offer the use of the source to the wide international community.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together leading international experts to propose and discuss ideas and challenges for the development of UCN/VCN sources at INP and their application in present and future experiments. 

The workshop participants can be source specialists, material scientists, and scientists in the various fields that will be possible future users of those sources. 

 

TOPICS

  • UCN/VCN source at INP, Kazakhstan;
  • Possible scientific program;
  • Discussion on "density or/and production?"
  • Techniques and methods:
    • accumulation;
    • extraction;
    • transportation;
    • source simulation tools;
    • new type of reflectors and moderators;
    • cryogenic and vacuum system;
    • security issues;
  • Experience in constructing other UCN/VCN sources and organizing international use of the source;

 

PROGRAM

Time

First day

Second day

Third day

Fourth day

9:00 – 12:00

Oral presentations

Oral presentations

Technical tour 

Cultural tour

12:00 – 14:00

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

Lunch

14:00 – 17:30

Oral presentations

Oral presentations

Round table

Cultural tour

19:00

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Dinner

Registration
Workshop on UCN and VCN Source at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kazakhstan and their applications.
    • 08:00 08:30
      Registration 30m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

    • 08:30 08:35
      Welcome 5m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Sayabek Sakhiyev
    • 08:35 08:50
      INP General Status 15m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Asset Shaimerdenov
    • 08:50 09:10
      Basic conceptual design of the high-intensity Ultracold neutrons source at the WWR-K reactor 20m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Kylyshbek Turlybekuly (Institute of Nuclear Physics)
    • 09:10 09:35
      The next-generation ultracold neutron source at TRIUMF 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Ruediger Picker (TRIUMF, Vancouver)
    • 09:35 10:00
      European Spallation Source: current status and future upgrades 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Alan Takibayev (European Spallation Source)
    • 10:00 10:25
      The ultracold neutron source at the Paul Scherrer Institute and its fundamental physics program 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Bernhard Lauss (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    • 10:25 10:50
      Coffee-break and group photo 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

    • 10:50 11:15
      UCN source at PULSTAR reactor 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Ekaterina Korobkina
    • 11:15 11:40
      Fundamental Physics with Optically Controlled Slow Neutrons 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Hirohiko Shimizu (Nagoya University)
    • 11:40 12:05
      Some problems of long-wave neutron optics 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Alexander Frank (Joint Institute for Nuclear research)
    • 12:05 12:30
      Fundamental physics experiments with low-energy neutrons 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Libertad Barrón-Palos (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
    • 12:30 14:00
      Lunch 1h 30m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

    • 14:00 14:25
      The neutron lifetime experiment τSPECT 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Dieter Ries (Paul Scherrer Institute)
    • 14:25 14:50
      N2EDM experiment at PSI 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      Speaker: Anthony Lejuez (LPC caen)
    • 14:50 15:15
      The GRANIT experiment and the search for new short range forces 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Stefan Baessler
    • 15:15 15:40
      Coffee-break 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

    • 15:40 16:05
      Towards Gravitational Quantum States of Hydrogen Atoms 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Sergey Vasiliev (Wihuri Physical Laboratory, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University oif Turku, 20014 Turku, Finland)
    • 16:05 16:30
      Gravitational Resonance Spectroscopy with the GRANIT Spectrometer: Current Status and Future Prospects 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Jason Pioquinto (University of Virginia)
    • 16:30 16:55
      Why very cold neutrons could be useful for neutron antineutron oscillation searches 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Valery Nesvizhevsky (Institut Max von Laue - Paul Langevin, Grenoble, France)
    • 16:55 17:20
      What Might a Bright VCN Source Be Good For? 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: William Snow (Indiana University)
    • 17:20 17:45
      Neutron electric dipole moment, ultra-cold neutrons and polarized He3 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Robert Golub (North Carolina StatemUniversity)
    • 19:00 21:00
      Dinner 2h “Abay” restaurant, Almaty city

      “Abay” restaurant, Almaty city

    • 09:10 09:35
      Optimum velocities for measuring neutron whispering galley 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Katharina Schreiner (LKB, Paris, France)
    • 09:35 10:00
      Diffraction-grating VCN Interferometry and Its Applications 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Alexander Ioffe (Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
    • 10:00 10:25
      Polarized neutron reflectometry with very cold neutrons 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Vladimir Zhaketov (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)
    • 10:25 10:50
      Coffee-break 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

    • 10:50 11:15
      Direct calculation of neutron diffraction on nanodiamonds 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Dmitrii Shapiro (Institute of Nuclear Physics (Almaty, Kazakhstan))
    • 11:15 11:40
      UCN and VCN source studies in the HighNESS project 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Luca Zanini
    • 11:40 12:05
      Solid deuterium and nanodiamonds: the new frontier for Very Cold Neutron production at the European Spallation Source 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Nicola Rizzi
    • 12:05 12:30
      Clathrate Hydrates as Novel Moderators for Very Cold Neutron Sources 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Valentin Czamler (Institut Laue-Langevin)
    • 12:30 14:00
      Lunch 1h 30m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

    • 14:00 14:25
      Nanodiamond reflectors for an intense source of very cold neutrons: properties and applications 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Alexander Nezvanov (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)
    • 14:25 14:50
      Slow neutron reflection using ultrapure fluorinated nanodiamonds and graphite fluoride 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Marc DUBOIS (Clermont Auvergne University Institute of Chemistry of Clermont-Ferrand)
    • 14:50 15:15
      Is there still an anomaly of UCN storage? 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Egor Lychagin (Joint Institute for Nuclear Research)
    • 15:15 15:40
      Coffee-break 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

    • 15:40 16:05
      Design of a Gravitational Spectrometer for UCNs through Simulation with PENTrack 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Cole Teander (NC State University)
    • 16:05 16:30
      Improving MCUCN Code to Simulate Ultracold Neutron Storage and Transportation in Superfluid 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Xuefen Han (CSNS)
    • 16:30 16:55
      In-beam UCN production using superfluid helium 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Skyler Degenkolb (Universität Heidelberg)
    • 16:55 17:20
      A new neutron scattering kernel for superfluid Helium 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Rolando Granada
    • 17:20 17:45
      Development of a Helium Cryogenic System for the TUCAN 25m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel hall

      Speaker: Shinsuke Kawasaki (KEK)
    • 19:00 20:00
      Dinner 1h “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

    • 08:50 09:00
      Departure from “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel 10m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

    • 09:50 10:00
      Arrival to INP 10m Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Institute of Nuclear Physics

    • 10:00 12:00
      Facility visits 2h Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Institute of Nuclear Physics

    • 12:00 14:00
      Concert and Lunch 2h Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Institute of Nuclear Physics

    • 14:00 15:35
      Round Table: Part 1 1h 35m Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Institute of Nuclear Physics

    • 15:35 16:00
      Coffee-Break 25m Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Institute of Nuclear Physics

    • 16:00 17:30
      Round Table: Part 2 1h 30m Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Institute of Nuclear Physics

    • 17:30 17:40
      Departure to “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel 10m Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Ibragimov 1, Almaty, Kazakhstan

      Institute of Nuclear Physics

    • 17:40 18:30
      Arrival to “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel 50m “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

    • 19:00 20:00
      Dinner 1h “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

    • 08:45 09:00
      Cultural program: Hotel pickup “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

    • 09:00 09:30
      Cultural program: Transfer to the “Medeu” ice rink From Almaty city to “Medeu” ice rink tour

      From Almaty city to “Medeu” ice rink tour

    • 09:30 10:30
      Cultural program: “Medeu” ice rink tour “Medeu” ice rink

      “Medeu” ice rink

    • 10:30 10:45
      Cultural program: Transfer to the “Shymbulak” mountain resort by gondola lift From “Medeo” ice rink to “Medeo” ice rink

      From “Medeo” ice rink to “Medeo” ice rink

    • 10:45 13:00
      Cultural program: “Shymbulak” mountain resort tour and free time “Shymbulak” mountain resort

      “Shymbulak” mountain resort

    • 13:00 15:00
      Lunch at Navat Restaurant 2h Navat Restaurant

      Navat Restaurant

    • 15:00 16:00
      Cultural program: Almaty city tour Almaty city

      Almaty city

    • 16:00 17:00
      Cultural program: The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan tour Almaty city

      Almaty city

    • 17:00 18:00
      Cultural program: Almaty city tour Almaty city

      Almaty city

    • 18:00 19:30
      Cultural program: Arrival to the “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel and free time Almaty city

      Almaty city

    • 19:30 20:30
      Dinner at “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel 1h “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel

      “Mercure Almaty City Center” hotel