I will like to forward to you a call for future exp planning workshop from T.Halman and T.Ludlam. I will solicit input from you which I can bring forward in regard to all aspects of this. Flemming ------------------------------------------------------ Flemming Videbaek Physics Department Brookhaven National Laboratory tlf: 631-344-4106 fax 631-344-1334 e-mail: videbaek@bnl.gov Subject: Future RHIC Research and Development Workshop > Dear Colleagues, > > One conclusion from the recent Long Range Plan excercise > is that it is time to begin considering what upgrade detectors > and enhanced instrumentation will be needed for the next > phase of experimentation at RHIC. An important factor in this > consideration is the luminosity of RHIC, which is expected to > increase, opening new possibilities for the study of rare probes. > > As a means to begin the process by which the RHIC community, BNL > management, and the funding agencies will work together to identify > and prioritize the upgrade detectors and associated R&D important for > the future, we are initiating plans for a "RHIC Research and > Development Workshop", to be held in the fall. The meeting > is expected to be a 2 day workshop, tentatively scheduled for > the first week of October. > > The primary focus of the meeting will be discussion of detectors > and detector technology of interest for the future of RHIC, although > some presentation concerning the development of the RHIC accelerator > is anticipated to set the context for the workshop. The scope of > the workshop is envisioned to encompass the heavy ion and polarized > proton programs at RHIC, as well as detector R&D related to a possible > future electron-ion collider. The meeting is also intended to be > international in character with participation by representatives of > the LHC detectors as well. > > The main point of the workshop will be to provide a forum for > discussing avenues of detector development that will be required > over the next several years to extend the physics reach of the > present RHIC detectors and to exploit the proposed upgrades in > machine capability. It is expected that this workshop will serve > to refine the agenda for detector development that was broadly > outlined during the Long Range Plan workshops, and that it will > lay the goundwork for specific proposals for R&D support in the > near future. > > We would like to solicit your feedback regarding the thrust and the > timing of this workshop, as well as any suggestions you would like to > make regarding people who might be invited to serve on the organizing > committee. We are particularly interested in inviting young people > who have a strong interest in the future of RHIC, and who may indeed > play a role in developing and using some of the detectors and > technology important for its future. Once we have received your > input, we would like to convene an organizational meeting to develop > the program for the workshop in mid-June. > > Your input will be greatly appreciated. We look forward to > hearing from you soon. > > > Sincerely, > > Tim Hallman and Tom Ludlam > > > -- Timothy J. Hallman > Brookhaven National Laboratory > Phone 631-344-7420 > Fax 631-344-3257 >
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