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Proposal Proposal ISAPP School ISAPP School in Bariloche Argentina in Bariloche Argentina January 2015 January 2015 Location: San Carlos de Bariloche (pop. 120.000), Patagonia, Argentina Distance to Buenos Aires: 1650 km (2 hours


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Proposal Proposal ISAPP School ISAPP School in Bariloche – Argentina in Bariloche – Argentina

January 2015 January 2015

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Location:

San Carlos de Bariloche (pop. 120.000), Patagonia, Argentina Distance to Buenos Aires: 1650 km (2 hours by plane, 22 hours by bus) 8-10 regular flights to Buenos Aires per day

BUENOS AIRES BARILOCHE

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Location:

Centro Atómico, 10 km from downtown Bariloche (20 minutes by regular bus, every 20 minutes) Next to Nahuel Huapi Lake Nearby Nahuel Huapi National Park

NAHUEL HUAPI LAKE BARILOCHE CENTRO ATOMICO

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Location:

Centro Atómico, 10 km from downtown Bariloche (20 minutes by regular bus, every 20 minutes)

BARILOCHE CENTRO ATOMICO

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Hosting institution:

Centro Atómico Bariloche (Atomic Energy Commission) and Instituto Balseiro

HOUSING FOR SOME LECTURERS AND STUDENTS AUDITORIUM

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Centro Atómico Bariloche is a research center (approx. 1000

employees) for physics and nuclear engineering (CNEA)

Instituto Balseiro is an academic institute for:

  • Physics (undergraduate and Ph.D.)
  • Nuclear Engineering (undergraduate and Ph.D.)
  • Mechanical Engineering (undergraduate and Ph.D.)
  • Telecommunications Engineering (in creation)
  • Medical Physics (Msc.)
  • Approx. 200 students (undergrad. and Ph.D.)

See: www.cab.cnea.gov.ar , www.ib.edu.ar

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Facilities:

  • Auditorium for 120(+) persons
  • Over 10 classrooms (capacities from 10 to 60 persons, wi-fi)
  • Teaching and research laboratories
  • Complete library
  • Computer room
  • Cafeteria-Mensa for lunch and coffee breaks
  • On-site lodging (student dorms, some apartments for lecturers)

AUDITORIUM

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Facilities at Centro Atómico Bariloche:

(visits will be organized one afternoon)

  • Experimental Nuclear Reactor RA6
  • Tandem accelerator 1,7 MV
  • Linac Electron Accelerator 25 MeV
  • Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM/STEM)
  • Clean Room, Molecular Beam Epitaxy facility, nanotechnology facilities.
  • Laboratories for Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Sciences

Cherenkov radiation from RA6 reactor LINAC control console 1.7 MV ion accelerator

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About ISAPP School themes (tentative proposal):

  • Highlight on cosmic rays (ultra-high energy, Auger)
  • Themed on “Present and future southern hemisphere observatories for Astroparticle

Physics” (Auger, Andes, Ice Cube, CTA South, DES, South Pole Telescope, ...)

  • Dark matter and underground physics (Andes Lab)
  • Gamma Ray Astronomy (very high energy, CTA, ...)
  • Neutrino Physics (IceCube, ...)
  • Dark Energy / Introduction to Cosmology (Planck, DES, SPT/ACT)
  • Advanced instrumentation for Astroparticle Physics (detectors, electronics)

Possibility to organize it jointly with “First Andes School” (see www.andeslab.org)

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About ISAPP School themes (tentative proposal):

  • 4 Lectures on cosmic rays (ultra-high energy, Auger)
  • 3-4 Lectures on direct dark matter detection and underground physics
  • 2-3 Lectures on Gamma Ray Astrophysics
  • 1-2 Lectures on Neutrino Physics
  • 1-2 Lectures on Dark Energy – Cosmology
  • 2-3 Lectures on Instrumentation
  • 4-5 highlight talks on observatories in the Southern Hemisphere
  • Discussion and problem-solving sessions
  • Sessions for short presentations by students and participants
  • Poster sessions
  • Afternoon visit of facilities at Centro Atómico Bariloche
  • Sunday free for excursion and sightseeing
  • Social dinner (typical barbecue)
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About the participants (tentative proposal):

15 from Argentina 10 from Latin America 30 from Europe and beyond Expected background: mostly Ph.D. Students and young postdocs, exceptionally very advanced undergraduate students.

AUDITORIUM

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About the organizers:

Ingo Allekotte (Centro Atomico Bariloche, CNEA, Argentina) Xavier Bertou (Centro Atómico Bariloche, CNEA and CONICET, Argentina) Hans Blümer (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany) Klaus Eitel (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany) Alberto Etchegoyen (ITEDA, CNEA and CONICET, Argentina) Clementina Medina (Insituto Argentino de Radioastronomía and CONICET, Arg.) Members from ITEDA, KIT, CAB (to be defined) Members from Auger Observatory (to be defined) Others...

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Dates and times:

  • Tues. Jan. 13, 2015:

Arrival (morning arrival to Buenos Aires, noon flight to Bariloche) Welcome (20:00 hs)

  • Wed. 14:

Lectures or highlight talks, short talks, discussions

  • Thu. 15:

Lectures or highlight talks, afternoon visit of CAB facilities

  • Fri. 16:

Lectures or highlight talks, poster session

  • Sat. 17:

Lectures or highlight talks, short talks, discussions

  • Sun. 18:

Excursion (kayaking, trekking, sightseeing tours)

  • Mon. 19:

Lectures or highlight talks, short talks, discussions

  • Tue. 20:

Lectures or highlight talks, poster session

  • Wed. 21:

Lectures or highlight talks, social dinner

  • Thu. 22

Lectures or highlight talks, short talks, discussions

  • Fri. 23:

Highlight talks, closing Departure (early afternoon departure from Bariloche, night departure from Buenos Aires)

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Food, lodging, costs:

Flight from Buenos Aires to Bariloche: approx. 500 EUR (both ways) Bus from Buenos Aires to Bariloche: approx. 220 EUR (both ways) Lodging: 5 apartments (for 8 lecturers), 15 dorms (for 30 students) on campus. Costs: 12 EUR per person per night Hotel costs: 50 to 100 EUR per room per night (single or double) Lunch: at campus Cost: 7 EUR per person per meal Dinner: downtown or at nearby restaurants (from 20 EUR upwards) Local transportation: public transportation at very low cost.

Expected contributions:

ISAPP Helmholtz Alliance ITEDA (Buenos Aires) CAB-IB (Bariloche): mainly in-kind, infrastructure Other local sources (CONICET, Agencia, universities): need to apply, unconfirmed