CPP+, the MRS Application for the Centre for Particle Physics

粒子物理中心的MRS应用程序

• 批准号: SAPMR-2022-00004
• 负责人: Pinfold, James
• 金额: $ 16.76万
• 依托单位: University of Alberta
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Subatomic Physics Envelope - Major Resources Support Program
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=762549
• 关键词: CPP+; MRS; Application; Centre; Particle

The CPP+ MRS personnel, for whom we request continued support, combined synergistically with comprehensive infrastructure resources at the UofA (Alberta), has enabled the creation of the unique CPP+ national resource. This resource enables and facilitates the effective access of SAP researchers to a number of key international centres, namely: BNL (USA), CERN (Switzerland), JLab (USA), the IceCube Neutrino Observatory (Antarctica), SNOLAB, and TRIUMF. Current  CPP+ projects range from astroparticle physics at SNOLAB, IceCube/IceCube(Upgrade) and P-ONE,  to QCD physics with the SHMS  at JLab. Thence, to Collider physics with ATLAS and MoEDAL  at the LHC  and accelerator physics for the HL-LHC. In order to maximize  accessibility, the CPP+ Resource's Operating Committee (OPCOM) endeavours to provide free, fair  merit driven, access to all SAP researchers. This access is web- based and available primarily via links available on the IPP and CINP websites publicized  at appropriate venues.  Our OPCOM is now actively working with other MRS SAP groups in Canada's SAP community to establish a pan--Canadian board to optimize the management of MRS- funded facilities throughout Canada. This organization would supercede our OPCOM and ensure that the various MRS- funded resources are managed optimally  at the pan--Canadian level. We expect the load on our MRS resource to increase considerably over the next grant cycle. In the collider physics arena  we have continuing ATLAS Upgrade work, - for example, on the ATLAS Forward Proton project and the upgrade of the LUCID lumi-monitor for the HL--LHC. In the case of the MoEDAL experiment we have the development of the Canadian led MoEDAL--MAPP experiment at the LHC,  for LHC's Run-3 and beyond. For the LHC machine itself, there is our upcoming work on the Wire Correction System for the HL--LHC at CERN, to help counter beam--beam effects. There has also been a huge expansion of effort on astroparticle physics in Canada due to the creation of the McDonald Institute, resulting in a major increase in effort in this arena  at Queen's and the partner institutes: Alberta, UBC, Carleton, Laurentian, McGill, Montreal and Toronto, TRIUMF and SNOLAB. Critical new projects in this area, involving our MRS researchers, include:  PICO-500 construction at the UofA, the main location for the inner vessel integration of PICO-500;  the CFI funded DarkSide with significant responsibilities for the acrylic TPC; and,  the  Argo detector development. Another issue increasing the work load of our MRS  resource is the uptick in work due to the end of severe covid related restrictions to our research effort.  To sustain this national CPP+ MRS resource we need to retain support for our engineer (M. Baker), detector technologist (R. Soluk) , and electronics technician (P. Davis). Considering the increased workload described above, we also request a half position for a technologist with electronic and/or mechanical CAD capability.

我们请求持续支持的 CPP+ MRS 人员与 UofA（艾伯塔省）的综合基础设施资源相结合，创造了独特的 CPP+ 国家资源。该资源使 SAP 研究人员能够有效访问许多重要的国际中心，即：BNL（美国）、CERN（瑞士）、JLab（美国）、IceCube 中微子观测站（南极洲）、SNOLAB 和 TRIUMF。当前的 CPP+ 项目范围从 SNOLAB、IceCube/IceCube（升级）和 P-ONE 的天体粒子物理学，到 JLab 的 SHMS 的 QCD 物理学。接下来，我们将讨论 LHC 上 ATLAS 和 MoEDAL 的对撞物理以及 HL-LHC 的加速器物理。为了最大限度地提高可访问性，CPP+ 资源运营委员会 (OPCOM) 努力为所有 SAP 研究人员提供免费、公平、择优的访问权限。这种访问是基于网络的，主要通过在适当场所公布的 IPP 和 CINP 网站上的链接进行。  我们的 OPCOM 目前正在与加拿大 SAP 社区的其他 MRS SAP 小组积极合作，建立一个泛加拿大委员会，以优化加拿大各地 MRS 资助设施的管理。该组织将取代我们的 OPCOM，并确保 MRS 资助的各种资源在全加拿大层面得到最佳管理。 我们预计 MRS 资源的负载将在下一个拨款周期内大幅增加。在对撞机物理领域，我们继续进行 ATLAS 升级工作，例如 ATLAS Forward Proton 项目以及 HL-LHC 的 LUCID 亮度监视器的升级。就 MoEDAL 实验而言，我们在 LHC 上开发了加拿大主导的 MoEDAL-MAPP 实验，用于 LHC 的 Run-3 及更高版本。对于 LHC 机器本身，我们即将在 CERN 的 HL--LHC 线校正系统上开展工作，以帮助对抗光束效应。由于麦克唐纳研究所的成立，加拿大在天体粒子物理学方面的努力也得到了巨大的扩展，导致女王大学和合作伙伴机构在这一领域的努力大幅增加：艾伯塔省、英属哥伦比亚大学、卡尔顿大学、劳伦森大学、麦吉尔大学、蒙特利尔和多伦多、TRIUMF 和 SNOLAB。 该领域涉及我们 MRS 研究人员的重要新项目包括： 在 UofA 建设 PICO-500，这是 PICO-500 内部容器集成的主要地点；  CFI 资助了 DarkSide，对丙烯酸 TPC 负有重大责任；以及 Argo 探测器的开发。增加我们 MRS 资源工作量的另一个问题是，由于我们的研究工作受到与新冠病毒相关的严格限制的结束，工作量有所增加。  为了维持这个国家 CPP+ MRS 资源，我们需要保留对我们的工程师 (M. Baker)、探测器技术专家 (R. Soluk) 和电子技术人员 (P. Davis) 的支持。考虑到上述工作量的增加，我们还要求为具有电子和/或机械 CAD 能力的技术人员提供半个职位。