Name: NEDM2023
Start: 2023-11-06T08:00:00-07:00
End: 2023-11-09T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Hotel Santa Fe, Hacienda & Spa

NEDM2023

from Monday, 6 November 2023 (08:00) to Thursday, 9 November 2023 (20:00)

Monday, 6 November 2023
09:00 Welcome - Takeyasu Ito (LANL)
Welcome
- Takeyasu Ito (LANL)
09:00 - 09:10
09:10 CP-Violation Searches with Atoms and Molecules - Nick Hutzler (Caltech)
CP-Violation Searches with Atoms and Molecules
- Nick Hutzler (Caltech)
09:10 - 09:55
09:55 Disentangling physics beyond the Standard Model with EDMs - Mereghetti Emanuele (LANL)
Disentangling physics beyond the Standard Model with EDMs
- Mereghetti Emanuele (LANL)
09:55 - 10:40
10:40 Break
Break
10:40 - 11:10
11:10 Overview of the n2EDM Experiment - Dieter Ries (PSI)
Overview of the n2EDM Experiment
- Dieter Ries (PSI)
11:10 - 11:45
11:45 Overview of the PanEDM experiment at SuperSUN - Skyler Degenkolb (University of Heidelberg)
Overview of the PanEDM experiment at SuperSUN
- Skyler Degenkolb (University of Heidelberg)
11:45 - 12:20
12:20 Lunch
Lunch
12:20 - 14:00
14:00 The Los Alamos National Laboratory nEDM Experiment - Felicity Hills (University of Michigan)
The Los Alamos National Laboratory nEDM Experiment
- Felicity Hills (University of Michigan)
14:00 - 14:35
14:35 Overview and Status of the TUCAN EDM Experiment - Derek Fujimoto (TRIUMF)
Overview and Status of the TUCAN EDM Experiment
- Derek Fujimoto (TRIUMF)
14:35 - 15:10
15:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:10 - 15:40
15:40 Overview of the nEDM@SNS experiment - Brad Filippone (Caltech)
Overview of the nEDM@SNS experiment
- Brad Filippone (Caltech)
15:40 - 16:15
16:15 Update on the PSI ultracold neutron source - Bernhard Lauss (PSI)
Update on the PSI ultracold neutron source
- Bernhard Lauss (PSI)
16:15 - 16:35
16:35 Ultracold neutron storage in the n2EDM experiment at PSI - Noah Yazdandoost (JGU Mainz)
Ultracold neutron storage in the n2EDM experiment at PSI
- Noah Yazdandoost (JGU Mainz)
16:35 - 16:55
16:55 SuperSUN - Estelle Chanel (ILL)
SuperSUN
- Estelle Chanel (ILL)
16:55 - 17:15
Tuesday, 7 November 2023
08:40 Designing a Chopper Configuration to Improve the Sensitivity of the nEDM@SNS Experiment - Alston Croley (Caltech)
Designing a Chopper Configuration to Improve the Sensitivity of the nEDM@SNS Experiment
- Alston Croley (Caltech)
08:40 - 09:00
09:00 Technical Update on NCSU's UCN source at PULSTAR - Cole Teander (NCSU)
Technical Update on NCSU's UCN source at PULSTAR
- Cole Teander (NCSU)
09:00 - 09:20
09:20 Update on Characterization of measurement cells for the nEDM@SNS experiment - Clark Hickman (NCSU)
Update on Characterization of measurement cells for the nEDM@SNS experiment
- Clark Hickman (NCSU)
09:20 - 09:40
09:40 High-Intensity Ultracold Neutrons Source in the WWR-K Research Reactor - Kylyshbek Turlybekuly (INP)
High-Intensity Ultracold Neutrons Source in the WWR-K Research Reactor
- Kylyshbek Turlybekuly (INP)
09:40 - 10:00
10:00 Overview and status of the TUCAN source - Rüdiger Picker (TRIUMF)
Overview and status of the TUCAN source
- Rüdiger Picker (TRIUMF)
10:00 - 10:20
10:20 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:20 - 10:50
10:50 Estimated performance of the TUCAN source and the EDM apparatus - Steve Sidhu (TRIUMF)
Estimated performance of the TUCAN source and the EDM apparatus
- Steve Sidhu (TRIUMF)
10:50 - 11:10
11:10 Cryogenic systems for the TUCAN source - Alex Brossard (TRIUMF)
Cryogenic systems for the TUCAN source
- Alex Brossard (TRIUMF)
11:10 - 11:30
11:30 Development of a Heat Exchanger for Superfluid Helium UCN Converter - Shinsuke Kawasaki (KEK)
Development of a Heat Exchanger for Superfluid Helium UCN Converter
- Shinsuke Kawasaki (KEK)
11:30 - 11:50
11:50 The liquid deuterium system for the TUCAN source - Jeff Martin (Winnipeg)
The liquid deuterium system for the TUCAN source
- Jeff Martin (Winnipeg)
11:50 - 12:10
12:10 Lunch
Lunch
12:10 - 14:00
14:00 Ultracold neutron storage lifetime measurements of a prototype cell for the TUCAN EDM experiment - Sean Vanbergen (TRIUMF)
Ultracold neutron storage lifetime measurements of a prototype cell for the TUCAN EDM experiment
- Sean Vanbergen (TRIUMF)
14:00 - 14:20
14:20 Guide-coating facility for the TUCAN EDM experiment - Abeer Zahra (Winnipeg)
Guide-coating facility for the TUCAN EDM experiment
- Abeer Zahra (Winnipeg)
14:20 - 14:40
14:40 Future R&D of guide coating facility at UW - Russell Mammei (Winnipeg)
Future R&D of guide coating facility at UW
- Russell Mammei (Winnipeg)
14:40 - 15:00
15:00 Development of high-performance UCN polarization analyzers at J-PARC and JRR-3 - Takashi Higuchi (Kyoto)
Development of high-performance UCN polarization analyzers at J-PARC and JRR-3
- Takashi Higuchi (Kyoto)
15:00 - 15:20
15:20 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:20 - 15:50
15:50 Design status of a new research reactor in Japan - Takashi Higuchi (Kyoto)
Design status of a new research reactor in Japan
- Takashi Higuchi (Kyoto)
15:50 - 16:10
16:10 An array of Cesium magnetometers for the n2EDM experiment - Victoria Kletzl (PSI)
An array of Cesium magnetometers for the n2EDM experiment
- Victoria Kletzl (PSI)
16:10 - 16:30
16:30 199Hg co-magnetometer in the n2EDM experiment - Wenting Chen (PSI)
199Hg co-magnetometer in the n2EDM experiment
- Wenting Chen (PSI)
16:30 - 16:50
16:50 Magnetic Mapping and Amelioration - Austin Reid (Tennessee Tech)
Magnetic Mapping and Amelioration
- Austin Reid (Tennessee Tech)
16:50 - 17:10
17:10 199Hg magnetomter for LANL nEDM experiment - Jennie Chen (IU)
199Hg magnetomter for LANL nEDM experiment
- Jennie Chen (IU)
17:10 - 17:30
Wednesday, 8 November 2023
08:40 Optical magnetometry systems for the TUCAN EDM experiment at TRIUMF - Wolfgang Klassen (UBC)
Optical magnetometry systems for the TUCAN EDM experiment at TRIUMF
- Wolfgang Klassen (UBC)
08:40 - 09:00
09:00 An Upgraded Polarized 3He Atomic Beam Source for the Cryogenic nEDM Experiment at SNS in ORNL - Prajwal Mohanmurthy (MIT)
An Upgraded Polarized 3He Atomic Beam Source for the Cryogenic nEDM Experiment at SNS in ORNL
- Prajwal Mohanmurthy (MIT)
09:00 - 09:20
09:20 Systematic uncertainties caused by magnetic dipoles - Georg Bison (PSI)
Systematic uncertainties caused by magnetic dipoles
- Georg Bison (PSI)
09:20 - 09:40
09:40 Progress with the SOS Apparatus for the nEDM@SNS experiment - Thomas Rao (NCSU)
Progress with the SOS Apparatus for the nEDM@SNS experiment
- Thomas Rao (NCSU)
09:40 - 10:00
10:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 Data blinding - Stephanie Roccia (U. Grenoble)
Data blinding
- Stephanie Roccia (U. Grenoble)
10:30 - 10:50
10:50 The design and performance of the n2EDM active magnetic shield - Patrick Mullan (ETH)
The design and performance of the n2EDM active magnetic shield
- Patrick Mullan (ETH)
10:50 - 11:10
11:10 Simulations and performance optimisations of the active magnetic shielding of the n2EDM experiment - Nathalie Ziehl (ETH)
Simulations and performance optimisations of the active magnetic shielding of the n2EDM experiment
- Nathalie Ziehl (ETH)
11:10 - 11:30
11:30 Achieving ultra-low and uniform magnetic fields in the large-volume magnetically shielded room of n2EDM - Efrain Segarra (PSI)
Achieving ultra-low and uniform magnetic fields in the large-volume magnetically shielded room of n2EDM
- Efrain Segarra (PSI)
11:30 - 11:50
11:50 Lunch
Lunch
11:50 - 14:00
14:00 Characterization of the magnetically shielded room for the LANL nEDM experiment - Felicity Hills (University of Michigan)
Characterization of the magnetically shielded room for the LANL nEDM experiment
- Felicity Hills (University of Michigan)
14:00 - 14:20
14:20 B0 magnet for the LANL nEDM experiment - Dillon Buskirk (U Kentucky)
B0 magnet for the LANL nEDM experiment
- Dillon Buskirk (U Kentucky)
14:20 - 14:40
14:40 Magnetically Shielded Room for the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment Experiment at TRIUMF - Maedeh Lavvaf (Manitoba)
Magnetically Shielded Room for the Neutron Electric Dipole Moment Experiment at TRIUMF
- Maedeh Lavvaf (Manitoba)
14:40 - 15:00
15:00 Shim coil design for TUCAN EDM experiment - Amala Jaison (Manitoba)
Shim coil design for TUCAN EDM experiment
- Amala Jaison (Manitoba)
15:00 - 15:20
15:20 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:20 - 15:50
15:50 The Polarization and Transmission Test of the nEDM@SNS's Cryogenic Apparatus - Marie Blatnik (Caltech)
The Polarization and Transmission Test of the nEDM@SNS's Cryogenic Apparatus
- Marie Blatnik (Caltech)
15:50 - 16:10
16:10 Measurement of Neutron Polarization and Transmission for the nEDM@SNS Experiment - Kavish Imam (U. Tennessee)
Measurement of Neutron Polarization and Transmission for the nEDM@SNS Experiment
- Kavish Imam (U. Tennessee)
16:10 - 16:30
16:30 Spin Transport Coils - Christopher Crawford (U. Kentucky)
Spin Transport Coils
- Christopher Crawford (U. Kentucky)
16:30 - 16:50
16:50 Neutron Spin Transport for nEDM@SNS - Libertad Barron-Palos (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Neutron Spin Transport for nEDM@SNS
- Libertad Barron-Palos (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
16:50 - 17:10
18:00 Conference Dinner featuring Peter Geltenbort
Conference Dinner featuring Peter Geltenbort
18:00 - 20:00
Thursday, 9 November 2023
08:40 High voltage studies and electrode development for the nEDM@SNS experiment (15'+5') - Nguyen Phan (LANL)
High voltage studies and electrode development for the nEDM@SNS experiment (15'+5')
- Nguyen Phan (LANL)
08:40 - 09:00
09:00 Cavallo high voltage multiplier for the nEDM@SNS experiment - Steven Clayton (LANL)
Cavallo high voltage multiplier for the nEDM@SNS experiment
- Steven Clayton (LANL)
09:00 - 09:20
09:20 Light collection system calibration of the nEDM@SNS experiment using cosmic muons - Jordan O'Kronley (U. Tennessee)
Light collection system calibration of the nEDM@SNS experiment using cosmic muons
- Jordan O'Kronley (U. Tennessee)
09:20 - 09:40
09:40 UCN optics simulations for the n2EDM experiment at PSI – design and analysis - Zsigmond Geza (PSI)
UCN optics simulations for the n2EDM experiment at PSI – design and analysis
- Zsigmond Geza (PSI)
09:40 - 10:00
10:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:00 - 10:20
10:20 PENTrack - a simulation tool for ultracold-neutron experiments - Wolfgang Schreyer (ORNL)
PENTrack - a simulation tool for ultracold-neutron experiments
- Wolfgang Schreyer (ORNL)
10:20 - 10:40
10:40 Development of GPU-Accelerated Spin Tracking Algorithms for the nEDM@SNS Experiment - David Matthews (ORNL)
Development of GPU-Accelerated Spin Tracking Algorithms for the nEDM@SNS Experiment
- David Matthews (ORNL)
10:40 - 11:00
11:00 Speeding up spin dressing calculations for the nEDM@SNS experiment with Magnus integrators - Raymond Tat (Caltech)
Speeding up spin dressing calculations for the nEDM@SNS experiment with Magnus integrators
- Raymond Tat (Caltech)
11:00 - 11:20
11:20 Concluding Remarks - Tim Chupp (University of Michigan - LSA Physics)
Concluding Remarks
- Tim Chupp (University of Michigan - LSA Physics)
11:20 - 11:40
11:40 Box Lunch and LANL Tour
Box Lunch and LANL Tour
11:40 - 18:00