Laboratory of Subatomic Physics& Cosmology
From Particle Physics and Cosmology
toInnovative Technologies

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Laboratory presentation
Sciences at the LPSC
Technologies & RD2

Outline

Laboratory presentation…Personnel and infrastructures... Research Organization

Sciences at the LPSC
Technologies

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LPSC : scientific and academic context

UGA
G-INP

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LPSC : Organization
Funding Agencies
Mixed Unit of Research from CNRS, University Grenoble Alpes and Grenoble-INP
CNRS : National Institute For Nuclear and Particle Physics (IN2P3)
Grenoble-Alpes University (UGA)Engineering School Grenoble-INP (G-INP)

Organization

Research Activities
68 Permanent staff physicists (39 CNRS researchers, 29 university staff)
30 Phd Students and about 10 post-docs
à Regrouped in 10 research teams, each team being involved in 1 to 3 projects
Technical support Activities
87 permanent staff Engineers, Technicians and Administrative in 5 technical Departmentsà Common support services dedicated to ALL research activities in projectTechnical Departments (5)Mechanics – Electronics – Computing - Instrumentation - Accelerator & Ion sources
Technological Platforms (4)GENESIS – Neutron Source for rapid neutrons (nuclear data, irradiation for insutrials)
FEST– Fluids Experiments and Simulations in Temperature (reactor physics activities)
PLASMA – Platform of micro-wave plasma reactor (materials, procedees)
Computing Grid – Tier2 (initially) for LHC and (now) beyond experiments

LPSC : facilities and infrastructures

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LPSC : facilities and infrastructures
Plasma Reactor Facility
Research teamPlasma Reactor Hall

Chemistry Experimental Hall
Forced Fluorid Flux Liquid
Molten Salt Reactor Install.

Accelerator Experimental facility

Accelerator Beam Lines
Ion Sources installation
Neutron Source Platform GENESISà research and irradiations

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LPSC : facilities and infrastructures
Assembling Mounting Hall
Assembling & Mounting
Testing, integrating

Computing Center

Tier2 for LHC experiments
CPU : 83 servers,1200 cores,
Storage : 16 servers, 2 Po

Academic Training Plateform

23K HEPSPEC06

University, Eng. School, CNRS
Subatomic Physics & detection
400 student / year L-Master
Simulation of REP reactors

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Laboratory presentation
Sciences at the LPSC…Particle Physics & Hadronic Physics…Astroparticle & Cosmology…Accelerator, ion sources, plasma…Nuclear for Reactor Physics & Medical Application

Technologies

9I. Sciences at the LPSC

AMS/CREAM
AUGERNEWSMIMAC
PLANCK

ALICE (LHC)
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ATLAS (LHC)

LSST, EUCLID

I. Particle Physics
ATLAS teamResearch fields : Higgs boson physics, Top quark physics, New Physics search (YY, Y-jet, DM)

ALICE teamResearch fields : γ-Jet, γ-hadron correlations, b-flavoured jet reconstruction

Theoretical Particle Physics teamResearch fields : Higgs boson Physics, New Physics search, QCD lattice, nuclear PDF

Ultra-Cold Neutron teamProject n(2)EDM : Search for neutron electrical dipolar momentum

STEREO Team

Research field : Sterile neutrinos search

ILC Project
Research field : prepraration for the next linear e+e- collider; higgs physics; calorimetry,I. Particle Physics
ATLAS team

LHC experiment…since 1983

Research fields : Higgs boson physics, Top quark physics, Beyond SM search (top, γγ, γ+MET)
Main contributions : Preshower construction, calorimeter cryogeny, γ/e/jet reconstruction
Future Project : Internal Tracker / alpine config. sensors, module loading, validation

ATLAS: preshower detector construction

ATLAS-ITK : ladders and sensors

Top-antitop event

γγ-resonancesearchI. Particle Physics
ALICE team

LHC experiment…since 2007

Research fields : γ-Jet, γ-hadron correlations, b-flavoured jet reconstruction
Main contributions : EMCal and Dcal assembling & mounting; Triggering & RO electronics ;Future project : ALICE-O2 upgrade

ALICE-DCAL electronics

ALICE-EMCAL supermodules

ALICE-DCAL supermodules

LHC experiment

I. Particle Physics
Theoretical Particle Physics

Research fields : Higgs boson Physics, 2HDM (effective theory approach), SUSY, GUT
nuclear PDF, QCD lattice, QCD precision measurement, DM search (EFT)
Main projects : iLHCTools, nCTEQ, SModelS, LiLith, DM-tools, QCD-lattice
The DM puzzle…

Higgs coupling in BSM (lilith)

nPDF in CTEQ for Pb nucleus

Courtesy T. TaitPSI / ILL

I. Particle Physics
Ultra-Cold Neutron teamResearch field : BSM physics, CP-violation, EDM as probe to EW baryogenesis / leptogenesis
Experiment nEDM : Best limit on electrical dipolar momentum (<10-26 e.cm); syst on B-field;
Project n2EDM : New UCN source; UCN switch, Hq polarisation chamber; Current source
Precession chamber
Switch for UCN (nEDM)

UCN source (nEDM)

Co-magnetometry test bench

I. Particle PhysicsSTEREO TeamILL

Research field : Sterile neutrinos search by measurement of reactor anti-ve flux
Main contributions : Muon veto construction ; assembling, mounting/commissioning ofthe detector; triggers and electronics; first exclusion limits ;2. Astroparticle and Cosmology
AUGER teamResearch field : UHE cosmic rays, Search for UHE photons, nature of CR (primary)

AMS-02 project
Research field : Search for antimatter in CR, nature of CR (primary)

PLANCK teamResearch field : CMB as a probe to cosmology; use galaxy clusters as probe to cosmology;

NIKA teamResearch field : Cosmology using galaxy clusters; KIDs development

LSST project
Research field : Dark matter, dark energy; cosmological constraints; BAO;EUCLID project

Research field : Dark matter; cosmological constraint via galaxy cluster study;

MIMAC Dark Matter Projects

Research field : Dark Matter Direct Detection; low mass and high mass; directional;2. Astroparticle and Cosmology

Cosmic Rays on ground

AUGER teamResearch field : UHE (>1018eV) cosmic rays origin & propagation; Search for UHE γ
AUGER contributions : UHE CR distribution: Radio detection of showers;
AUGER-PRIME : Construction of scintillator modules + FE electronics; nation. coordination
UHE origin distribution

3000 km2 array

Antena for radio(EASIER)

Electronic for Auger-Prime
Surface Detectors

2. Astroparticle and Cosmology
AMS team

Cosmic Rays in space…since 1997

Research field : Search for antimatter in Gev-TeV CR, CR propagation
Instrumental contributions: Construction of Cerenkov detector & FE electronics in AMS-02
Scientific contributions : e+, p/H/C/O in primary CR, Li/Be/B in secondary, solar modulation
Mounting of RICH detector (CERN)

proton spectrum

e+ spectrum

2. Astroparticle and Cosmology

CMB Planck Satellite

PLANCK project
Research field : CMB as a probe to cosmology; use galaxy clusters as probe to cosmology;
Main contributions : HFI data processing; HFI cooler electronics
Scientific contributions : polar systematics; thermal SZ effects, CMB lensing B-mode analyse
Compton parameter y via tSZ

Reconstruction in 6 frequencies of Planck HFIGravitational potential determinedusing gravitational lensing effects

2. Astroparticle and Cosmology

30m-IRAM telescope, Néel

NIKA teamResearch field : Cosmology using galaxy clusters;
Main contributions : Electronics for mm-wave polarised KIDs camera; processing pipeline;
Scientific contributions : first polarization measurement; galaxy cluster analysis using tSZElectronics forKIDs RO

Reconstruction ofStokes parameters
Using KIDs

Radial profils fpr galaxy cluster pression, density and mass

See Juan’s talk later on…

2. Astroparticle and Cosmology

3 gigapixels camera Telescope

LSST project

Research field : Dark matter, dark energy; gravitational lensing;
Instrumental contribution : Filter loader; Camera Calibration Optical Test Bench;
Scientific contribution : photometric-redshift reconstruction; simulation of BAO on photo-z;
Filter loader (IN2P3-LPSC)

Credit : LSST-DOE

Filter loader

Filter carroussel (IN2P3-LPNHE)

LSST Camera Test Bench (CCOB)(3.2 gigapixels, 2.8 t)

2. Astroparticle and Cosmology

Underground laboratory LSM

MIMAC project

Research field : Directional Direct detection of Dark matter, for neutron vs WIMP separation
Original R&D : Development of pixelised MicroMegas Matrix track chamber; Anode RO w/ timeAchievements : 3D-Measurement of nuclear recoil energy (ionisation) & direction (few 10 keV)
Nuclear recoil for Pb (30-50 keV)

MIMAC equipment

XY, XZ, YZ mesurement of recoil
From a neutron of 8 keV

Angular resolution on tracks as f(E)

3. Nuclear for Energy and Health
Nuclear Reactor teamInterdisciplinary Mission framework of CNRS (CEA, IRSN EDF, …)

Medical Application team
Regional synergies with hospital, ESRF, ILL and national coll (ARONAX, GANIL)3. Nuclear for Energy and Health
Nuclear Reactor teamEuropean program FP7, Interdisciplinary Mission framework (CEA, CNRS, IRSN,EDF)
Transmutation : Accelerator Driven System, Guinevereà Contributions to Myrrha program
Solid state fuel, Thorium cycle:
à Scenarios, Thorium fuel cycle
Reactors of 4th generation” :à Molten salts, Thorium, design by safety
Experimental activities : nuclear data, FFFER for molten salt research (ILL, GANIL, etc.)

Original Design of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor
And associated thermic-neutron thermic studies
Molten Salt loop operated at 600°C

3. Nuclear for Energy and Health
Medical Application teamLocal synergies with hospital, ESRF, ILL and national coll (ARONAX, GANIL)
Beam Profiler : collaboration with Hospital Center CHU-Grenoble and ESRFà Main dévelopments in Grenoble : IN2P3 & MI2B, INSERM, ILL
Beam Monitoring for hadron-therapyà Developments around diamond detectors & its electronics
ABnCT as innovative therapyà Developments around high-intensity flux neutron Source
Diamond test bench at GENESIS (LPSC)

TraDeRa detector

Diamant
Beam profiler at the Grenoble Hospitaln14 MeVp
Scintillator

4. Accelerator, ion sources and Plasma
Accelerator and ion sources teamAccelerator in European FP7-H2020 framework and national program contextLow Energy Beam Transport line for ADS project (MYRRHA, Mol in Beligum)
Source of pulsed neutrons beam for irradiation and nuclear data : GENESIS platform
Power Coupling devices for Spiral-2 (GANIL program)
Ion sources, ECR, boosters
Ion sources for Spiral2 at GANIL : PHOENIX V2 and V3
Charge Booster 1+n+High frequency ECR ion sources (5.8 GHz, 60 GHz)
GENESIS platform

Source PHOENIX V3LEBT MYRRHA

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Laboratory presentation
Sciences at the LPSC
Technologies…Present and future Research & Technologie28

3. Technologies : present and future at the LPSC
Neutron Detectors … from Darka Matter experiments

MIMAC –Fast N : Neutron spectrometry (incident energy & location of neutrons)(patents 2017) Detection range : incident neutron in 10 keV – 200 MeV
COMIMAC : Modular Measurement of quenching factor

Kinetic Inductance Detectors… from astrophysics projects

Cryogenic millimetric detectors for astrophysics & beyond – Collaboration Néel, IPAG, IRAM
Instrumental contribution : Readout electronics (NIKA, NIKA2, etc..)à SEE Juan Macias ‘s Talk for details !!

Diamond based detector for beam monitoring in hadron therapy

Alternative to scintillating fiber hodosope at a few MHz with <100 ps resolution
Diamond detectors : polycristal vs monocristals bench;
Instrumental contribution : Metalization of thin electrods by PCVD; (5x5 to 20x20 mm) surface
Readout electronics; measts of resolution (40 ps) on ESRF;

R&D on high intensity (epi)thermal neutron flux production …from new neutron therapy
Alternative to reactor facility for neutron Capture Therapy
At stake: Design of Li, Be targets on proton (deuton) beam

“I don't know the future.
I didn't come here to tell you how this isgoing to end. I came here to tell how it's
going to begin.”a late XXe american philosopher
a late XXe american philosopher

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