Transcript Visit of KEK delegation to TIFR

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Prof. S.Miyake from Osaka City University visited TIFR in
1960.
Null experiment of MNR on the flux of cosmic ray muons
deep underground.
First Detection of Atmospheric Neutrinos at Kolar Gold
Fields in 1965.
Muon angular distribution : Limits on direct production of
muons.
Muon Depth-Intensity curve.
Nucleon Decay and Monopole search experiments.
Closure of KGF mines in 1992
Indo-Japanese Collaboration continuing at Ooty on
Extensive Air Shower (EAS) experiments.
Participation in Belle Experiment by Indian groups.
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9th International Workshop on Neutrino
Factories, Superbeams, and Betabeams
(NUFACT07), held at Okayama, Japan during
6-11 August, 2007.
Jointly sponsored by DST and JSPS.
A delegation of 12 Indian neutrino physicists
attended this meeting
N.K.Mondal from TIFR and M.Sakuda from
Okayama University were the co-chairs of this
workshop.
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Date?
Visit of KEK delegation to SINP/VECC, Kolkata
Agreed to continue the interactions in the
context of INO experiment
A follow up meeting was suggested
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November 27-28, 2007
Talks from INO side
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INO: Plan & Status
Physics with INO
INO magnet
INO RPCs
INO electronics
Naba K Mondal
Amitava Raychaudhuri
Vivek Datar
Sudeb Bhattacharya
B. Satyanarayana
Held extensive discussions on technical and collaboration issues with
and visited facilities of:
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Prof. A.Suzuki (KEK, Director General)
Prof. F.Takasaki(KEK, Director of Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies)
Prof. K.Nakamura
Prof. S.Kurokawa
Prof. K.Nishikawa(T2K spokesperson)
Prof. K.Abe(Belle experiment, expert of RPCs)
Prof. K.Kaneyuki(expert of atmospheric neutrino)
Prof. T.Nakamoto(expert of superconducting magnet)
Prof. M.Masuzawa(expert of normal conducting magnet
Prof. Y.Arai(expert of micro electronics)
Prof. T.Taniguchi(expert of electronics general)
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Prof Kazuo Abe visited INO RPC labs at TIFR
and made invaluable suggestions on various
aspects of detector development and
characterisation
Prof Yasuo Arai shared his TDC hardware and
helped in integrating in the VME based INO
RPC test stand
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January 28-29, 2009
Status reports
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Status of INO - Naba Mondal
Comments on INO Proposal - Yuichi Oyama
Introduction to ICAL electronics - B.Satyanarayana
Introduction to ICAL Magnet - M.S.Bhatia
Introduction to ICAL Simulations - G. Majumder
Parallel sessions on the above areas for detailed
discussions between INO-KEK experts and
designers
Summaries and action plans
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Prof Yusuo Arai and his group will help in the
design and fabrication of ICAL electronics
Interface to the Japanese electronics and chip
fabrication industry
Invitation to join KEK led Multi Project Wafer
(MPW) initiative to test out our prototype
electronics designs
Possibility of Japanese industry’s involvement in
supply of materials for and fabrication of ICAL
magnet
Exchange of expertise in mutually beneficial areas