BRAHMS Collaboration Meeting

Kraków, June 4-7, 2003

 

 

 

LOCALIZATION:

 

M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics

Jagiellonian University

ul. Reymonta 4, 30-059 Kraków, Poland

Phone: (+48) 12 632 4888 ext. 5669

FAX: (+48) 12 633 7086

 

http://www.if.uj.edu.pl

 

 

Collaboration Meeting:  lecture room # 057

 

The agenda is still to be worked out but will focus on assessment of the present dA and pp run, analysis status, preparations for upcoming publications and meetings, discussion of future run request and the Brahms future.

 

June 4, Wednesday

 

9:00     Welcome, Z.Majka

9:15     F.Videbaek, Overview of BRAHMS (60+15)

-         Summary of dA and pp run

-         Analysis/publications

-         Future plans

 

10:30   Coffee break

 

11:00   Analysis an Paper Discussion

             i) Proton + anti-proton distributions stopping

               P.Christiansen , Data and analysis presentation (30+10)

   F.Videbaek ,  A view on stopping at RHIC and lower energies (10+5)

   Discussion on data issues, content of paper (30).

 

12:15   Coalescence

o       Data presentation (IGB for NBI work d/p) (20)

o       Discussion (25)

 

 

 

 

 

 

13:00  Lunch

 

14:00 Particle Ratios in PP

            i) KH   (30)

            ii) BSH (30)

            Discussion (30)

15:30 Hadrons (K,pi) IGBearden for DO. (30)

            discussion (30)

16:30 Lambda analysis TrulsM.L. (30)

Discussion (30)

17:00  Momentum resolution, magnetic fields

            Short contributions from (CEJ,PS,JHL).

            Discussion
 

 

June 5, Thursday

 

9:00   RUN-4 prep

            Beam Use Proposal (FV) [20+10]

            Trigger Counters/Shielding (DB) [20+10]

            Flow measurements (SHS, JHL) [30]

 

 

10:30   Coffee break

 

11:00  High pt spectra

            CEJorgensen (20)

            Zhangboa Yin (20)

            JHLee (20)

            Discussion

 

13:00  Lunch

 

14:00 Mid-rapidity spectra and centrality dep (JHLee) (25+15)

            Pi+/pi- Catelin Ristea (25+15)

15:30  Future Planning (FV)

            ALICE Si (JJG)

16:30  Institutional meeting

 

19:00  - Collaboration Dinner

 

June 6, Friday

 

9:00     Software

            DST analysis (BHS, CEJ,JHL) (60)

            Calibration organization an progress (IGB) (15)

            Acceptances (PC)

 

 

10:30   Coffee break

 

11:00   Effeciencies (PS)

Centrality Selection in dA (SJS)

 

13:00  Lunch

 

14:00  Status of pp an dAu run

            C4 performance (SJS) (30+10)

         TFW2, CC, performance (DB) (30)

         Polarized pp An (Progress) (FV) (20)

         Goals for analysis dA, pp (FV)

 

         Summary of Meeting (JJG/FV)

        

 

 

June 7, Saturday      Physics sessions:

 

+ MJMurray talk for CMS meeting in Delphi

 

9:00

 

10:30   Coffee break

 

11:00

 

13:00  Lunch

 

14:00

 

 

TRAVEL INFORMATION TO KRAKÓW

 

http://www.lot.com      (Polish airlines)

 

http://www.pkp.com.pl  (Train connections)

 

by plane

and from the city center. A taxi from the airport to the city center will cost you about 50 PLN (Polish Zloty). Public transportation (bus number 192, 208 fro the airport) is also available. Ticket (3.50 PLN) may be purchase from the bus driver.

 

from the Katowice or Warsaw Airports

You can  also fly to Warsaw or Katowice. From Warsaw's main railway station you can take an InterCity or an Express train; the trip takes about 2,5 hours. To request a taxi from the airport to the railway station, go to one of the approved taxi company desks in the airport arrivals hall or take bus number 175. A train ticket will cost about 100 PLN for the first class and may be purchased at the Orbis office at the airport or at the train station itself. From Katowice airport you can  take the yellow Lufthansa minivan to Krakow (30PLN). Please, book the minivan together with your  ticket.

 

by train

There are direct international railway connections to Krakow from Austria (Vienna), the Czech Republic (Prague), Germany (Berlin, Dresden, Frankfurt/M, Frankfurt/O, Leipzig), Hungary (Budapest), Rumania (Bucharest), Slovak (Bratislava, Kosice), and Ukraine (Kiev, Lvov, Odessa). Krakow is also linked with all other main towns and cities Poland. The railway station is located in the center of the town, close to the area in witch most of  the hotels and the Institute of Physics are situated.

 

by car

Krakow is located close to the important roads, highways and at the crossroads of E 7 (linking the North with the South) and E 4 (linking the West with the East). One may also travel to Krakow along the  A 4 highway running from the West through Silesia (the toll for this highway is 10 PLN). There are several parking areas in the center Krakow.

 

by coach 

Many travel agencies offer regular coach connections between Krakow and numerous cities in Europe. Traveling coach, one may arrive from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Holland, Ital, Norway, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

 

Krakow map

 

http://www.krakow.pl/miasto/mapa/mapa_en.php

 

 

Currency

 

The unit of currency in Poland is the Zloty (PLN or zl). The Zloty consists of 100 Grosze, approx. 1 USD = 4.05 zl, 1 Euro = 4.3 zl.

 

Visa

 

Participants from most European and North America do not require a visa to Poland. Participants from other. countries should inquire at the closest Polish consulate or at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.