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Particle Physics Advisory Panel

Particle Physics Advisory Panel. C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. Outline. Role of PPAP Events during last year Report to PPAN Where do we go from here?. Membership. Philip Burrows (Oxford) chair Cinzia Da Via (Manchester) Tim Gershon (Warwick)

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Particle Physics Advisory Panel

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  1. Particle Physics Advisory Panel C. H. Shepherd-Themistocleous Rutherford Appleton Laboratory IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  2. Outline • Role of PPAP • Events during last year • Report to PPAN • Where do we go from here? IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  3. Membership Philip Burrows (Oxford) chair Cinzia Da Via (Manchester) Tim Gershon (Warwick) Nigel Glover (Durham) Claire Shepherd-Themistocleous (RAL) deputy chair Mark Thomson (Cambridge) Dan Tovey (Sheffield) Rachel Boning (STFC) IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  4. Advisory Panels Five standing advisory panels will report to STFC’s Science Committee on Particle Physics, Astronomy and Nuclear Physics: The panels will cover the areas of: • Particle Physics (PPAP) • Nuclear Physics (NPAP) • Particle Astrophysics (PAAP) • Near Universe (NUAP) • Far Universe (FUAP) ‘The remit of the panels will include Theory, High Performance Computing and Data Curation issues in their respective areas.’ IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  5. Terms of Reference ‘Draft and maintain a roadmap describing current and future research opportunities in their areas, for presentation and approval by PPAN Consult and interact with the community to ensure its views are canvassed and there is an appropriate and effective route for communication with STFC on strategic programmatic issues Make an independent presentation to PPAN on the relevant panel area in years in which an STFC Programmatic Review takes place, thereby providing community input to the programmatic review process Respond to other specific requests from PPAN for advice as the need arises’ IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  6. Report First charge produce a report for PPAN • Identify major challenges in the field over next 20-30 years • Produce a Roadmap for the UK identifying the capability and requirements to address these challenges • Report to be used in prioritization exercise IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  7. Road to Report IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  8. Meeting Three day meeting: Topics each day • Day 1 - Flavour Physics • Day 2 - Energy Frontier • Day 3 - Neutrino and Non-accelerator Physics Programme Committees created for each area. Summary of discussion and report produced for each day IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  9. PPAP web page • Links to all reports available IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  10. Road to Report II 13,14,15 July: PP reviews (Birmingham) c. 200 community members attended! suggestion to make this (2 yearly?) event 29 July: ‘findings’ and ‘summary of discussion’ reports posted 11 Sept: Presentation & discussion with experimental group leaders 16 Sept: draft report released to community 21 Sept: report submitted to PPAN 25 Sept: Appendix submitted to PPAN 28 Sept: P. Burrows report to PPAN IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  11. Report Outline • Introduction • Major scientific challenges • Facilities • Recommendations • framework • short discussion of each area/facility • summary/synthesis • Appendix: more detailed discussion of each facility: UK expertise, capabilities, opportunity … IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  12. How do the experimental facilities address the major scientific questions Facilities divided into areas: • Energy frontier • Flavour physics • Neutrino physics • Non-accelerator 10 questions identified covering the major challenges IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  13. Experimental Facilities & science questions IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  14. Roadmap Roadmap for next 20 years Identifies status of facilities as a function of time Identifies major milestones and possible decision points Identifies future scientific opportunities IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  15. R&D phase Exploitation phase Construction phase Decision point Particle Physics Roadmap Potential future opportunity IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  16. Recommendations: framework Recommended the following principles be followed: • A broad and diverse particle physics programme focussed on high priority science questions is an essential pillar of the UK science + technology base. • Optimal scientific return on long term investment should be supported during the exploitation phase of experiments. • Participation in projects that are likely to form major components of the future global Particle Physics programme should be kept at viable levels. IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  17. Recommendations: framework • The potential to engage in possible future activities should be kept open, especially where key decision time frames can be identified. Where the UK is playing a leading role in design studies, appropriate funds should be made available to support these activities. Minimally a watching brief should be kept on other promising future projects. • A strong technological R&D base must be maintained to enable a world-leading UK Particle Physics science programme and future KE opportunities. This should include generic R&D as well as that more focused on specific experiments. IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  18. Request to PPAN “IF POTENTIALLY SERIOUS CUTS ARE REQUIRED, WE REQUEST PPAN TO HAVE AN ITERATION WITH APs BEFORE MAJOR PROGRAMME CUTS ARE IMPLEMENTED” IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  19. Post Submission • Report to Advisory Panels by John Womersley 18th December 2009 • Feedback meeting with group leaders 23rd December 2009 • PPAP met 14th Jan. John W. Attended. Discussed - possible flexibility in implementation plans, ramp down speed, low levels of support to keep alive. IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  20. Post Submission • Letter to PPAN expressing concern over limited programme 19th Jan 2010. “In our Particle Physics Roadmap report we attempted to present a scientifically balanced programme that included not only substantial support for obvious highest priority projects, but also appropriate levels of strategic support for projects that add significant value in terms of scientific merit, diversity and future opportunity.” • PPAP meeting 1st March. Status and impact of LHC schedule. • PPAP meeting 5th March with JW. News on upgrade element of RGs. • Meeting with PIs 10th March IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

  21. What now? • Some efforts in direction of low level support and managed withdrawal. Individual efforts. • Possible 1 day community meeting, May/June? • Discussion of PP Roadmap input to PPAN (see JN talk) • Strategic direction of community • Potential synergies across activities e.g. det. R&D IoP HEPP Conference, UCL 29th March 2010

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