Frank Linde, 18 December 2007

FOMmission budget+450 k€/year(2008)

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Nieuwe Nikhef entree?

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verleden (‘2000’) heden (‘2010’)

?1

?2

toekomst (2015)

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2006 poll

Nikhef alive

&kicking

in2030!

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Nikhef’s mission statement

The mission of Nikhef is to study the interactions and structure of all elementary particles and fields at the smallest distance scale and the highest attainable energy, and to connect the findings of today’s research in a qualitative and preferably quantitative manner to the fierce processes occurring in the early Universe, 13.7 billion years ago.

Two complementary approaches are followed:• Accelerator-based particle physics Experiments studying interactions in particle collision

processes at particle accelerators, in particular at CERN;• Astroparticle physics Experiments studying interactions of particles and radiation emanating from the Universe, with the Earth.

Nikhef coordinates and leads all Dutchexperimental activities in these fields.

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Key questions

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2015 2020

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Do we miss something?(coming 5 years)

Attention required?(now)

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solar neutrin

o’s

dark matte

r search

undergroundlaboratory

low-backgroundexperiment

Low-background activities

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Linear collider (detector) effort

TPC only?Vertexing?

DAQ?Calorimetry?

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Do we miss something?(coming 5 years)

Attention required?(now)

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Accelerator contributions?C

LIC

–CTF3

XFE

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FOM?NWO?

alignment?cooling?design?

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Detector R&D - industrial collaboration

RELAXD (EZ) PANalytical Canberra

IMEC(Nikhef)

ITN-MC-PADMarie Curie

training network(2 PhDs)

ATLAS –upgrademanagement(2 manyears)

IA-????tools

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Opportunities?

• Philips Medical Systems?• XFEL detector system?• NWO (medical) initiative? tw

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Grid computing – AMSIX activities

Upgrade required

do you have anyidea how importantAMSIX is for Nikhef?

one staff position – one CT position

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For discussion (or not)I. Accelerators:

I. CTF3 (CLIC) R&D effort?II. XFEL machine contributions?

II. Industrial collaborations:I. Detector R&D and notably Medipix?

III. AMSIX & grid activities:I. expand AMSIX activity (infrastructure!)II. Big Grid infrastructure housingIII. e-Science institute Science Park Amsterdam?

IV. Research activities:I. Gran Sasso National Laboratory experiment?II. Linear collider detector R&D topics?