02-1-1088-2009
   
 
 
 
ALICE. Study of Interactions of Heavy Ion and Proton Beams at the LHC
 
Theme leader:     A.S. Vodopyanov


Participating countries and international organizations:
Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Bulgaria, CERN, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA.

The problem under study and the main purpose of the research:

Experimental study of heavy ion interactions at relativistic and ultra-relativistic energies.

 

Projects of the theme:
  Name of the project Project Leader Project code
1. ALICE A.S. Vodopyanov 02-1-1088-1-2010/2025

 Projects:

  Name of the Project Project Leader
Status
Laboratory (Responsible from laboratories)
1.1 ALICE. Particle detectors A.S. Vodopyanov
Realization
VBLHEP V.I. Astakhov, V.A. Arefiev, R.A.Diaz, S.C.Ceballos, V.H. Dodokhov, E.M. Klass, V.I. Lobanov, P.V. Nomokonov, I.A. Rufanov

Brief annotation and scientific rationale: 
Participation in the preparation of proposals for the modernization of the ALICE detector: a superconducting magnet, an external tracker based on silicon sensors.

Expected results upon completion of the project: 
Participation in the maintenance and operation of the ALICE detector. Participation in the preparation of the modernization of the ALICE detector: a superconducting magnet, an outer tracker based on silicon sensors.

Expected results of the project this year: 
Participation in the maintenance and operation of the ALICE detector. Elaboration of the technical project of an electromagnetic calorimeter and an outer tracker.

1.2 Physical process simulation
and data analysis
B.V. Batyunya
Realization
VBLHEP M.Yu. Barabanov, S.S. Grigoryan, A.V. Kuznetsov, L.V. Malinina, K.P. Mikhaylov, V.N. Pozdnyakov, E.P. Rogochaya, Yu.L. Vertogradova

DLNP G.I. Lykasov

BLTP D. Blaschke, S.N.Nedelko

Brief annotation and scientific rationale: 
Participation in the development of the ALICE scientific program and the processing and analysis of experimental data.

Expected results upon completion of the project: 
Processing and analysis of experimental data on femtoscopy of charged kaons and ultraperipheral interactions in collisions of protons, nuclei and nuclei with protons. Preparation of publications, reports at international conferences.

Expected results of the project this year: 
Processing and analysis of experimental data on femtoscopy of charged kaons and ultraperipheral interactions in collisions of protons, nuclei and nuclei with protons. Preparation of publications, reports at international conferences.

1.3 ALICE. Computing in the
distributed environment-
GRID
A.S. Vodopyanov
Realization
VBLHEP  B.V. Batyunya, E.P.Rogochaya, G.G. Stiforov

MLIT A.O. Kondratiev, V.V. Mitsyn

Brief annotation and scientific rationale: 
Processing and analysis of experimental data are carried out within the framework of the distributed computer network GRID of the ALICE collaboration. Modernization of equipment and software is carried out on a permanent basis. The LIT JINR Complex is part of the ALICE GRID.

Expected results upon completion of the project: 
Maintaining the working state of the ALICE GRID part at JINR.

Expected results of the project this year: 
Maintaining the working state of the ALICE GRID part at JINR.

1.4 Photon Spectrometer PHOS A.S. Vodopyanov
P.V. Nomokonov
Realization
VBLHEP N.V. Gorbunov, A.V. Kuznetsov, Yu.P. Petukhov, S.A. Rufanov, M. Buryakov, A.Burdyko, S. Buzin

Brief annotation and scientific rationale: 
In connection with the need to radically improve the time resolution of the PHOS electromagnetic calorimeter, work is underway to develop a new system for reading signals from lead tungstate crystals.

Expected results upon completion of the project: 
A new system for reading signals from lead tungstate crystals based on silicon photomultipliers and new recording electronics is proposed.

Expected results of the project this year: 
Development of new registration electronics, testing of prototypes on PS and SPS CERN beams.

1.5 Superconducting magnet A.S. Vodopyanov

Project
VBLHEP N.A.Baldin,V.Kh.Dodokhov, V.I.Lobanov, Yu.Yu.Lobanov, I.A.Oleks

Brief annotation and scientific rationale: 
As part of the modernization of the ALICE detector (PHASE2), it is planned to create a superconducting magnet.

Expected results upon completion of the project: 
Participation in the design and creation of a superconducting magnet.

Expected results of the project this yearElaboration of the stages of manufacturing a superconducting cable.

Collaboration

Country or International Organization City Institute or laboratory
Armenia Yerevan Foundation ANSL
Austria Vienna SMI
Azerbaijan Baku NNRC
Bangladesh Dhaka DU
Brazil Campinas, SP UNICAMP
  Porto Alegre, RS UFRGS
  Santo Andre, SP UFABC
  Sao Paulo, SP USP
Bulgaria Sofia IAPS
    SU
CERN Geneva CERN
China Beijing CIAE
  Hefei USTC
  Shanghai SINAP CAS
  Wuhan CCNU
    HBUT
Croatia Split Univ.
  Zagreb RBI
    UZ
Cuba Havana CEADEN
Czech Republic Prague CTU
    IP CAS
  Rez UJV
Denmark Copenhagen NBI
Finland Helsinki HIP
  Jyvaskyla UJ
France Clermont-Ferrand LPC
  Grenoble LPSC
  Lyon UL
  Nantes SUBATECH
  Orsay IJCLab
  Saclay IRFU
  Strasbourg IPHC
  Villeurbanne CC IN2P3
Germany Bonn UniBonn
  Darmstadt GSI
    TU Darmstadt
  Frankfurt/Main FIAS
    Univ.
  Heidelberg Univ.
  Munich TUM
  Munster WWU
  Tubingen Univ.
  Worms ZTT
Greece Athens UoA
Hungary Budapest Wigner RCP
India Aligarh AMU
  Bhubaneswar IOP
  Chandigarh PU
  Guwahati GU
  Indore IIT Indore
  Jaipur Univ.
  Jammu Univ.
  Jatani NISER
  Kolkata BNC
    SINP
    UC
    VECC
  Mumbai BARC
    IIT Bombay
Indonesia Jakarta LIPI
Italy Alessandria DiSIT UPO
  Bari DIF
    INFN
    Poliba
  Bologna INFN
    UniBo
  Brescia UNIBS
  Cagliari INFN
    UniCa
  Catania INFN
    UniCT
  Erice EMFCSC
  Foggia Unifg
  Frascati INFN LNF
  Legnaro INFN LNL
  Messina UniMe
  Padua INFN
    UniPd
  Pavia UniPv
  Rome CREF
    INFN
    Univ. "La Sapienza"
  Salerno INFN
  Trieste INFN
    UNITR
  Turin INFN
    Polito
    UniTo
  Vercelli UPO
Japan Hiroshima Hiroshima Univ.
  Nagasaki NiAS
  Nara NWU
  Osaka RCNP
  Saga Saga Univ.
  Tokai JAEA
  Tokyo UT
  Tsukuba Univ.
  Wako RIKEN
Malta Msida UM
Mexico Culiacan UAS
  Mexico City Cinvestav
    UNAM
  Puebla BUAP
Netherlands Amsterdam AUAS
    NIKHEF
  Utrecht UU
Norway Bergen HVL
    UiB
  Oslo UiO
  Tonsberg USN
Pakistan Islamabad COMSATS
    PINSTECH
Peru Lima PUCP
Poland Krakow AGH
    INP PAS
  Otwock (Swierk) NCBJ
  Warsaw WUT
Republic of Korea Cheongju CBNU
  Daejeon KIST
  Gangneung GWNU
  Incheon Inha
  Jeonju JBNU
  Pusan PNU
  Seoul Konkuk Univ.
    SJU
    Yonsei Univ.
Romania Bucharest IFIN-HH
    UPB
  Magurele ISS
Russia Gatchina NRC KI PNPI
  Moscow ITEP
    NNRU "MEPhI"
    NRC KI
    SINP MSU
  Moscow, Troitsk INR RAS
  Novosibirsk BINP SB RAS
  Protvino IHEP
  Sarov VNIIEF
  St. Petersburg FIP
Slovakia Bratislava CU
  Kosice IEP SAS
    TUKE
    UPJS
South Africa Cape Town UCT
  Johannesburg WITS
  Somerset West iThemba LABS
Sri Lanka Moratuwa Univ.
Sweden Lund LU
Thailand Bangkok KMUTT
  Chachoengsao TMEC
  Nakhon Ratchasima SLRI
    SUT
Turkey Istanbul Univ.
    YTU
  Konya Karatay Univ.
Ukraine Kharkov NSC KIPT
  Kiev BITP NASU
United Kingdom Birmingham Univ.
  Daresbury DL
  Derby Univ.
  Liverpool Univ.
USA Austin, TX UT
  Berkeley, CA Berkeley Lab
    UC
  Chicago, IL CSU
  Columbus, OH OSU
  Detroit, MI WSU
  Houston, TX UH
  Knoxville, TN UTK
  Los Alamos, NM LANL
  New Haven, CT Yale Univ.
  Oak Ridge, TN ORNL
  Omaha, NE Creighton Univ.
  San Luis Obispo, CA Cal Poly
  West Lafayette, IN Purdue Univ.