introduction: status of the activity, tasks and deliverables

11JRA1 3rd General Meeting. Paris, February 2006 JRA1 3rd General Meeting. Paris, February 2006 JRA1 web page JRA1 web page http://www.unizar.es/iliashttp://www.unizar.es/ilias

Introduction:Introduction:

Status of the Status of the activity, tasks and activity, tasks and deliverablesdeliverables

JRA1 3rd General MeetingJRA1 3rd General MeetingLow background techniques for deep Low background techniques for deep underground sciencesunderground sciences


JRA1 WPsJRA1 WPsWP1 –WP1 – Measurement Measurement of backgrounds in the EU underground labs of backgrounds in the EU underground labs

WP2 –WP2 – Development of a library of background Development of a library of background simulation codessimulation codes

WP3 –WP3 – R&DR&D for for UL background techniquesUL background techniques and and facilitiesfacilities in the labs in the labs

WP4 –WP4 – R&DR&D on on radio-purityradio-purity of materials and purification techniques of materials and purification techniques

JRA1 participantsJRA1 participantsContractors:Contractors: UNIZAR, CEA/CNRS, INFN, USFD, MPIK, TUMUNIZAR, CEA/CNRS, INFN, USFD, MPIK, TUM

Non-contractors:Non-contractors: RAL, FZK, Dortmund, Silesia, Henryk Niewodniczanski, Pol. MilanoRAL, FZK, Dortmund, Silesia, Henryk Niewodniczanski, Pol. Milano


Management structure of JRA1Management structure of JRA1

Activity coordinatorsActivity coordinators Julio Morales/José M. Carmona (LSC)Julio Morales/José M. Carmona (LSC)Deputy coordinatorDeputy coordinator Nicola Ferrari (LNGS)Nicola Ferrari (LNGS)

WP1. Background measurements in the deep underground sites:WP1. Background measurements in the deep underground sites:CoordinatorCoordinator Nicola Ferrari (LNGS)Nicola Ferrari (LNGS)Deputy coordinatorsDeputy coordinators Marisa Sarsa/Gloria Luzón (LSC)Marisa Sarsa/Gloria Luzón (LSC)

WP2. Background simulations:WP2. Background simulations:CoordinatorCoordinator Gloria Luzón/Susana Cebrián (LSC)Gloria Luzón/Susana Cebrián (LSC)Deputy coordinatorDeputy coordinator Vitaly Kudriavtsev (IUS)Vitaly Kudriavtsev (IUS)

WP3. Low background facilities:WP3. Low background facilities: CoordinatorCoordinator Matthias Laubenstein (LNGS)Matthias Laubenstein (LNGS)Deputy coordinatorDeputy coordinator Jean Louis Reyss (LSM)Jean Louis Reyss (LSM)

WP4 . Radiopurity of the materials:WP4 . Radiopurity of the materials:CoordinatorCoordinator Pia Loaiza (LSM)Pia Loaiza (LSM)Deputy coordinatorDeputy coordinator Lino Miramonti (LNGS)Lino Miramonti (LNGS)


MeetingsMeetingsWorking group meetings:Working group meetings: - April 2005 (Valencia, N3&N6 meeting): WP2April 2005 (Valencia, N3&N6 meeting): WP2- May 2005 (Gran Sasso Open Day): WP1, WP4May 2005 (Gran Sasso Open Day): WP1, WP4- September 2005 (Zaragoza, IDEA meeting): WP2September 2005 (Zaragoza, IDEA meeting): WP2- September 2005 (Zaragoza, TAUP conference): WP2, WP4September 2005 (Zaragoza, TAUP conference): WP2, WP4- March 2006 (Gran Sasso, ILIAS General Meeting): WP3, WP4March 2006 (Gran Sasso, ILIAS General Meeting): WP3, WP4

3rd JRA1 General Meeting:3rd JRA1 General Meeting:

14th February 2006, Paris14th February 2006, Paris


WP1 activities: WP1 activities: (coordinated by INFN)(coordinated by INFN)

Participants:Participants:INFN, CEA/CNRS, UNIZAR, USFD, RAL, Milano, Silesia, Henryk N.INFN, CEA/CNRS, UNIZAR, USFD, RAL, Milano, Silesia, Henryk N.

Tasks and deliverables:Tasks and deliverables:


WP2 activities: WP2 activities: (coordinated by UNIZAR and USFD)(coordinated by UNIZAR and USFD)

Participants:Participants:INFN, CEA/CNRS, UNIZAR, USFD, TUM, RAL, Dortmund, FZKINFN, CEA/CNRS, UNIZAR, USFD, TUM, RAL, Dortmund, FZK



WP3 activities: WP3 activities: (coordinated by INFN and MPIK)(coordinated by INFN and MPIK)

Participants:Participants:INFN, CEA/CNRS, UNIZAR, USFDINFN, CEA/CNRS, UNIZAR, USFD



WP3 activities: WP3 activities: (coordinated by INFN and MPIK)(coordinated by INFN and MPIK)




WP4 activities: WP4 activities: (coordinated by LSM)(coordinated by LSM)




Annual Report: Annual Report:

Coordinators of the different WP’s Coordinators of the different WP’s are responsible for collecting infoare responsible for collecting infoand write the corresponding report and write the corresponding report

Deadline:Deadline: 7th March 7th March


J1: Low Background Techniques for Deep Underground Science

3rd General Meeting

Paris 14th February 2006

General (est. 9.00-9.15) Introduction (J.M. Carmona) WP1 – Measurement and monitoring of the backgrounds in the Underground sites (est. 9.20-11.00) Background measurements and activities at Boulby for JRA1 (T. Lawson)

Neutron background measurement at Boulby (E.Tziaferi) Neutron background measurements at LNGS (G.L. Raselli)

Coordinated gamma background measurements in the underground labs (J. Kisiel) Gamma background measurements at LNGS and environmental radioactivity measurementes in Abruzzo (C. Tomei)

WP2 – Montecarlo simulations (est. 11.10-11.30) Background simulations: an update (S. Cebrián) WP3 – Low background facilities (est. 11.30-12.30) Update of LBFs at LNGS (M. Laubenstein)

Copper electroforming: a new facility in the Canfranc Underground Laboratory (S. Borjabad) Development of low background Ge detectors (P. Loaiza) Status of new Canfranc laboratory (J. Morales)

WP4 – Radiopurity of the materials (est. 13.50-14.50) Status of the database of radiopurity of materials (P. Loaiza)

Proposal for high sensitive measurements of 238U and 232Th with NAA (E. Previtali) Measurements of IAEA reference materials with Ge detectors at LNGS (C. Tomei)

Joint JRA1/N2 FP7 discussion


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