Workshop on Detectors for Synchrotron Research

**Courtyard Marriott Embassy Row, "General Scott" Room**

**Washington, DC, October 30-31, 2000**

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####### MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2000

**8:00** Registration, Continental Breakfast served

**8:30** Introduction - Al Thompson (LBNL)

**8:45** DOE perspective -- to be confirmed

#### Morning Sessions: Requirements for Improved Detectors in Different Research Areas

**Session Chairman - Peter Siddons (NSLS)**

**9:00** Spectroscopy and atomic structure determinations with soft and
hard x-rays

> Chuck Fadley, UC Davis/LBNL

**9:20** Materials science characterization using diffraction
techniques - Sean Brennan, SSRL

**9:40** Studying the heterogeneous world using x-ray microscopy - Mark
Rivers, Chicago

**10:00** Structural measurements using EXAFS - Steve Heald, PNCC Cat at
APS

**10:20** Coffee

**Session Chairman -- Grant Bunker (APS)**

**10:40** Ultra fast dynamics in solids - Roger Falcone, UCB

**11:00** Science and detector requirements for fourth generation
synchrotrons - John Arthur, SSRL

**11:20** Infrared research - Larry Carr, NSLS

**11:40** Macromolecular crystallography - Bob Sweet, BNL

**12:00** Characterization using x-ray scattering and fluorescence - Chi
Chang Kao, NSLS

**12:20** Lunch

###### Afternoon Sessions: Advanced Detectors for Synchrotron Research

**Session Chairman - Franco Manfredi, University of Pavia**

**1:00** Overview of detector research areas - Rob Lewis, Daresbury

**1:30** Gas detectors - Graham Smith, BNL

**1:50** High energy resolution superconducting bolometer arrays - Kent
Irwin, NIST

**2:10** CCD Detectors for Crystallography - Steve Naday, APS

**2:30** Coffee

**Session Chairman -- Veljko Radeka (BNL)**

*[Silicon Pixel Detectors for Crystallography and Other
Applications]{.underline}*

**2:50** Analog systems - Sol Gruner (CHESS)

**3:10** Digital systems - Christian Broennimann (Swiss Light Source)

**3:30** Integrated systems - Jacques Millaud (LBNL)

**3:50** High Energy/Synchrotron Perspective - Erik Heijne (CERN)

*[Other detectors]{.underline}*

**4:10** Multi-element Si(Li), Ge and CdTe detectors for EXAFS - Gareth
Derbyshire

**4:25** Silicon drift detectors - Pavel Rehak (BNL)

**4:40** Avalanche photo diodes - Alfred Baron (SPring 8)

**4:55** Sub-picosecond streak cameras -- Jean-Claude Kieffer (INRS Univ
du Quebec)

**5:10** Reports on detector needs by synchrotron representatives (5-10
min/speaker)

**5:25** Formation of working groups

**7:00 - 9:00** - Dinner

Workshop on Detectors for Synchrotron Research

**Courtyard Marriott Embassy Row, "General Scott" Room**

**Washington, DC, October 30-31, 2000**

[TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2000]{.underline}

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**8:15** Continental Breakfast

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####### Morning Session: Discussion and Writing of Working Group Recommendations

**Session Chairman - Al Thompson**

**8:45** Charge to Working Groups

**9:00** First Meeting of Working Groups

**10:30** Coffee/cookies Available

**10:45** Working Groups continue writing their contribution to roadmap

**12:00** Lunch

####### Afternoon Session \"Refining and Discussion of SR Detector Road Map Report\"

**Session Chairman - Al Thompson**

**1:00** Brief summary of working group progress - 10 min/group

**2:00** Refining of contributions by Working Groups

**3:00** Coffee

**4:00** Workshop closeout

**4:30** End of workshop