<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< ＣＲＣ News No.1033：2007年 5月12日 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ＣＲＣ会員 各位 ＣＲＣ事務局 宇宙線研支部 **＜ First Workshop on Directional Detection of Dark Matter - CYGNUS2007 ＞** 7月の22-24に 英国 Boulbyで、方向に感度を持った暗黒物質直接探索 についての第一回のワークショップが開かれます。 詳細は http://www.pppa.group.shef.ac.uk/cygnus2007 をご覧下さい。 申込に関しては主催者に直接連絡頂くか、身内までご相談下さい。 -- 身内賢太朗 〒606-8502 京都市 左京区 北白川 追分町 京都大学 理学研究科 物理学第二 宇宙線研究室 miuchi [at] cr.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp http://www-cr.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp/member/miuchi TEL +81(0)75-753-3867 FAX +81(0)75-753-3799 ___ ***First Workshop on Directional Detection of Dark Matter - CYGNUS2007*** Would you be interested in participating in, and becoming a member of the organising committee of, a 2/3 day summer working meeting dedicated to considering the prospects for, design and theory behind directional detection of WIMP dark matter? LOCATION: Boulby, UK (TBC) TENTATIVE DATE: July (Mon, Wed) 2/3/4, 9/10/11, 16/17/18, 23/24/25, 30/31/1 PLEASE STATE WHICH DATES YOU CAN DO? The idea for this has come from several discussions at meetings in Europe (IDM, ILIAS, MIMAC, DRIFT etc) and recently in the US (DRIFT collaboration meeting). A basis is the concept that only a directional signal can provide an unambiguous signal for galactic dark matter. The motivation is to bring together those scientists active and interested in directional dark matter concepts, both theory and experiment. The aim is to exchange the latest work but also actively to work together in an informal environment to explore possible strategies and concepts that might achieve first directional detection of dark matter. The meeting recognises that the challenges involved, including the likely need to build a deep underground detector of 1000s m3 that will probably require a large and coordinated international collaboration well supported by the wider community. A concrete objective of the meeting could be: (1) to move toward a consensus or agreement on the priority areas for research, possibly in the form of an agreed written strategy document or paper that could form the basis of a better coordinated effort; (2) to provide a stronger and more visible directional dark matter community better able to lobby national and international funding agencies and those responsible for development of deep underground sites. If the meeting is successful then we could envisage establishing an annual working event. Please let us know as soon as possible if you are interested and if so what dates are best for you. On the basis of the response an optimum date will be selected and an invitation then sent to a wider distribution list. If you have any suggestions at this stage, such as other groups or people to include or other ideas please of course forward them. Best wishes, Neil Spooner -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Spooner wk: +114 222 442 Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics fx: +114 272 8079 Department of Physics and Astronomy hm: +1298 871 618 University of Sheffield sec: +114 222 3519 Hicks Building mb: 0786 645 8107 Hounsfield Road n.spooner [at] sheffield.ac.uk Sheffield S3 7RH, UK www.shef.ac.uk/~phys/research/pa/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝＝