The Program is under construction
This is a best estimate of the program. There will be a focus on discussion, and times may move a bit.
February 27, 2024 - Tuesday
| Coffee | |
| Introduction and OverviewERC 401 | |
| Kyle Dawson, University of Utah Spec-S5 Science Goals | |
| Julien Guy, LBNL Spec-S5 Requirements/Key Numbers | |
| Joe Silber, LBNL Spec-S5 Focal Plane Overview | |
| David Schlegel, Berkeley Lab Review of Focal Plane Approaches & Lessons Learned | |
| Coffee break | |
| Morning SessionFocal Plane and Fiber PositionersERC 401 | |
| Kevin Fanning, SLAC DESI Focal Plane: Overview and Lessons Learned | |
| Joe Silber, LBNL Trillium Design | |
| Maxime Rombach, EPFL Raft Design + Breakout Boards | |
| Jean-Paul Kneib, EPFL Conversations with Vendors | |
| Lunch | |
| Afternoon SessionFiber Positioners and Optical FibersERC 401 | |
| Tom Diehl, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory Tilting Spines | |
| Michael Levi, LBNL Piezo Positioner Design | |
| Nicholas Wenner, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Fiber/Robot Interface [PDF, 21.13 MB] | |
| Patrick Jelinsky, UC Berkeley Fiber/Spectrograph Interface | |
| Luke Tyas, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory DESI Fiber Mounting Lessons Learned | |
| Samuel Barden, Canada France Hawaii Telescope - MSE Pre-spectrograph wavelength splitting and pupil slicing | |
| Luke Schmidt, Texas A&M University Automated fiber optic characterization | |
| Coffee Break | |
| Afternoon DiscussionERC 4014:00PM - “Orbray motor updates” - Koichi Osaki | |
| Reception ERC 501 |
February 28, 2024 - Wednesday
| Coffee | |
| Morning SessionPhoton DetectorsERC 401 | |
| Julien Guy, LBNL DESI Detectors: Overview and Lessons Learned | |
| Claire Juramy, LPNHE-IN2P3 LSST Detectors: Overview and Lessons Learned | |
| Julien Guy, LBNL MAS CCDs and DESI-II Detector Plans | |
| Guillermo Fernandez-Moroni, Fermilab/UChicago MAS CCDs and Future Detector Technologies | |
| Coffee Break | |
| Morning DiscussionERC 401 | |
| Christopher Leitz, MIT Lincoln Laboratory Updates on Germanium CCDs | |
| Lunch | |
| Afternoon SessionReadout Electronics and CryostatsERC 401 | |
| Armin Karcher, LBNL Lessons from DESI FEE & Future Readout Electronics | |
| Gustavo Cancelo, Fermilab Skipper CCD Readout Electronics: Past + Future | |
| Claire Juramy, LPNHE-IN2P3 LSST Readout Electronics | |
| Fabricio Alcalde Bessia, Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (CNEA-CONICET) ASICs for CCD Readout | |
| Erwann Aubernon, CEA-IRFU Challenges for the Spec-S5 cryostats | |
| Juan Estrada, Fermilab Cryostats for Large Skipper CCD Experiments | |
| Coffee break | |
| Afternoon DiscussionERC 401 | |
| Dinner (Participant Organized) Location: TBD |
February 29, 2024 - Thursday
| Coffee | |
| Morning SessionSpectrographsERC 401 | |
| Patrick Jelinsky, UC Berkeley Overview of the DESI Spectrographs and Lessons Learned | |
| Stephanie Escoffier, CNRS/CPPM Testing and checking DESI spectrographs in Marseille | |
| Paul Martini, Ohio State Possible Spectrograph Modifications | |
| Morning DiscussionERC 401 | |
| Coffee break | |
| KICP Seminar (Optional)Georges Obied (University of Oxford)ERC 401Seminar Event Link. Breakout rooms will be available for small group discussions. | |
| Lunch | |
| Afternoon Discussion & PlanningChairs: TBDERC 401 | |
| Coffee break | |
| Wrap UpChairs: TBDERC 401 |
March 1, 2024 - Friday
| Fermilab Site VisitFermilabTravel logistics are being finalized. Expect to depart from Chicago at 8:30AM and for the schedule at Fermilab to start at 10AM. |
