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.

CPP+ MRS人员，我们要求继续支持他们，与UofA（阿尔伯塔）的综合基础设施资源协同合作，创造了独特的CPP+国家资源。这一资源使SAP研究人员能够有效地访问一些重要的国际中心，即：BNL（美国），CERN（瑞士），JLab（美国），IceCube中微子天文台（南极洲），SNOLAB和TRIUMF。目前的CPP+项目范围从SNOLAB的天体粒子物理，IceCube/IceCube（升级）和P-ONE，到JLab的SHMS的QCD物理。然后，到对撞机物理与ATLAS和MoEDAL在LHC和加速器物理的HL-LHC。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，公平的价值驱动，访问。这种访问是基于网络的，主要是通过在适当场所公布的IPP和CINP网站上的链接获得的。我们的OPCOM现在正在积极地与加拿大SAP社区的其他MRS SAP小组合作，建立一个泛加拿大委员会，以优化MRS资助的设施在加拿大各地的管理。该组织将取代我们的业务协调办公室，并确保在泛加拿大一级最佳地管理MRS资助的各种资源。 我们预计，在下一个赠款周期，我们的MRS资源的负担将大大增加。在对撞机物理竞技场，我们继续进行ATLAS升级工作，例如，ATLAS Forward Proton项目和为HL-LHC升级LUCID lumi监视器。在MoEDAL实验的情况下，我们有加拿大领导的MoEDAL的发展-MAPP实验在LHC，为LHC的运行3和以后。对于LHC机器本身，我们即将在CERN的HL-LHC上进行线校正系统的工作，以帮助对抗束-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，导致皇后学院和合作研究所在这一竞技场方面的努力大幅增加：阿尔伯塔，UBC，卡尔顿，劳伦蒂安，麦吉尔，蒙特利尔和多伦多，TRIUMF和SNOLAB。在这一领域，涉及我们MRS研究人员的重要新项目包括：在UofA建造皮科-500，这是皮科-500内部容器集成的主要位置; CFI资助了DarkSide，主要负责丙烯酸TPC;以及Argo探测器的开发。另一个增加我们MRS资源工作量的问题是，由于对我们研究工作的严重新冠肺炎相关限制的结束，工作量有所增加。贝克），探测器技术专家（R。Soluk）和电子技术员（P. Davis）。考虑到上述增加的工作量，我们还要求一个具有电子和/或机械CAD能力的技术专家的半职位。