AGENDA: RIO WORKSHOP

Wednesday March 31

Session: How to use Tevatron and HERA data for the LHC

9:00- 9:10 Welcome Alberto Santoro (10')
9:10-10:00 Phenomenology of diffraction Gregory Soyez (40+10')
10:00-10:50 Inclusive diffraction at HERA, jets and charm Frank-Peter Schilling (40+10')

10:50-11:10Coffee break

11:10-12:00 Exclusive diffraction at HERA Mara Soares (40+10')
12:00-12:20 Exclusive events production in CDF Angela Wyatt (by video) (15+5')
12:20-12:40 Diffraction using rapidity gaps at D0 Martijn Mulders (15+5')

12:40-14:00Lunch

14:00-14:35 Diffraction: from HERA and Tevatron to LHC Dino Goulianos (30+5)
14:35-15:05 Elastic dN/dt measurement at D0 using the Forward Proton Detector Gilvan Alves (25+5)
15:05-15:30 New constraints on diffractive global fits Gregory Soyez (20+5')
15:30-16:05 D0 roman pot detectors Helio Da Motta (30+5')
16:05-16:40 CDF roman pot detectors Michele Gallinaro (30+5')

16:40-17:00Coffee break

17:00-18:30 Discussion session: How to use the experience from HERA and Tevatron for the LHC, which detectors to be used at the LHC? F.-P. Schilling, A. De Roeck, A. Brandt, D. Goulianos

Thursday April 1

Session: LHC physics

9:00- 9:50 Diffractive physics at the LHC Albert de Roeck (40+10')
9:50-10:30 Diffractive Higgs production at the LHC Christophe Royon (30+10')

10:30-11:00Coffee break

11:00-11:40 Double Pomeron Exchange measurement with ATLAS Maarten Boonekamp (30+10')
11:40-12:20 Tagging high energy photons at the LHC Krzysztof Piotrzkowski (30+10')

12:20-14:00Lunch

14:00-16:30 Discussion session: Diffractive Higgs production, S/B, trigger... A. De Roeck, W. Krasny, M. Rijssenbeek, C. Royon

16:30-17:00Coffee break

17:00-17:40Electron beams for the LHC Witek Krasny (35+5)
17:40-18:20The GteV projectAndrew Brandt (35+5)

Friday April 2

Session: Detectors for diffractive physics at the LHC

9:00- 9:35Measuring diffractive processes at HERA Frank-Peter Schilling (30+5')
9:35-10:10Microstations and Totem status Risto Orava (30+5')
10:10-10:45Radiation hard avalanche photodiodes for detector readouts John Swain (30+5')

10:45-11:10Coffee break

11:10-12:30Discussion session: which detectors and technology for Atlas/CMS? Which schedule? M. Rijssenbeek, A. De Roeck, R. Orava, K. Piotrzkowski A. Santoro

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-14:40Roman pot detectorsKrzysztof Piotrzkowski (30+10)
14:40-15:20Luminosity and Total Cross Section Measurement in ATLAS Michael Rijssenbeek (30+10')

15:20-15:50Coffee break

15:50-18:00Discussion session: LOI for Atlas/CMS? How to proceed further? Deadlines? M. Rijssenbeek, A. De Roeck, R. Orava, K. Piotrzkowski, A. Santoro, A. Brandt, C.Royon