Name: GRANIT 2010
Start: 2010-02-14T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2010-02-19T14:00:00+01:00
Location: Ecole de Physique des Houches

GRANIT 2010

from Sunday 14 February 2010 (18:00) to Friday 19 February 2010 (14:00)

Monday 8 February 2010
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Thursday 11 February 2010
Friday 12 February 2010
Saturday 13 February 2010
Sunday 14 February 2010

Monday 15 February 2010
09:00 Welcome/Introduction - NN
Welcome/Introduction
- NN
09:00 - 09:20
09:20 Infrastructure for GRANIT at the ILL - M. Kreuz
Infrastructure for GRANIT at the ILL
- M. Kreuz
09:20 - 10:00
10:00 GRANIT spectrometer - F. Vezzu
GRANIT spectrometer
- F. Vezzu
10:00 - 10:40
10:40 Mirrors for GRANIT, production, characterization - N. Morgado
Mirrors for GRANIT, production, characterization
- N. Morgado
10:40 - 11:00
11:00 break
break
11:00 - 11:10
11:10 Transitions between quantum states caused by vibration noise - K. Protasov
Transitions between quantum states caused by vibration noise
- K. Protasov
11:10 - 11:30
11:30 Analysis of storage times of UCN in gravitational quantum states - G. Pignol
Analysis of storage times of UCN in gravitational quantum states
- G. Pignol
11:30 - 12:10
12:10 Theory of interaction of UCN in quantum states with absorber - A. Voronin
Theory of interaction of UCN in quantum states with absorber
- A. Voronin
12:10 - 12:30
12:30 lunch
lunch
12:30 - 13:30
17:20 Magnetically-induced transitions between quantum states - S. Baessler
Magnetically-induced transitions between quantum states
- S. Baessler
17:20 - 17:40
17:40 On feasibility of mechanically-induced transitions between quantum states
On feasibility of mechanically-induced transitions between quantum states
17:40 - 18:00
18:00 On preparation and analysis of gravitational quantum states in a flow-through mode - M. Beau
On preparation and analysis of gravitational quantum states in a flow-through mode
- M. Beau
18:00 - 18:20
18:20 Sapphire shaped crystals - V. Kurlov
Sapphire shaped crystals
- V. Kurlov
18:20 - 18:40
Tuesday 16 February 2010
09:00 Nuclear-track position-sensitive detectors of UCN with 1 micrometer resolution - A. Gagarski
Nuclear-track position-sensitive detectors of UCN with 1 micrometer resolution
- A. Gagarski
09:00 - 09:20
09:20 Measurements of neutron wave functions in quantum states
Measurements of neutron wave functions in quantum states
09:20 - 09:40
09:40 Low-background counters of ultracold neutrons - A. Strelkov
Low-background counters of ultracold neutrons
- A. Strelkov
09:40 - 10:00
10:00 Large-size real-time position-sensitive detectors with 100 micrometer resolution - A. Muzychka
Large-size real-time position-sensitive detectors with 100 micrometer resolution
- A. Muzychka
10:00 - 10:20
10:20 Real-time position-sensitive detection and spectroscopy (TOF) of ultracold neutrons with micrometric resolution - J. Jakubek
Real-time position-sensitive detection and spectroscopy (TOF) of ultracold neutrons with micrometric resolution
- J. Jakubek
10:20 - 11:00
11:00 break
break
11:00 - 11:10
11:10 Elastic and inelastic scattering of ultracold neutrons in DWBA - B. Toperverg
Elastic and inelastic scattering of ultracold neutrons in DWBA
- B. Toperverg
11:10 - 11:50
11:50 Time-resolved reflectometry with MIEZE principle - B. Zhernenkov
Time-resolved reflectometry with MIEZE principle
- B. Zhernenkov
11:50 - 12:10
12:10 A new concept to extract and collimate UCN without losing phase-space density - A. Mietke
A new concept to extract and collimate UCN without losing phase-space density
- A. Mietke
12:10 - 12:30
12:30 lunch
lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30 round-table discussion on Choice of UCN detector(s) for GRANIT; and on UCN reflectometry option
round-table discussion on Choice of UCN detector(s) for GRANIT; and on UCN reflectometry option
13:30 - 15:00
17:20 Nanoparticle reflectors for cold and very cold neutrons - E. Lychagin
Nanoparticle reflectors for cold and very cold neutrons
- E. Lychagin
17:20 - 18:00
18:00 Optimization of ILL vertical cold neutron source - Y. Calzavara
Optimization of ILL vertical cold neutron source
- Y. Calzavara
18:00 - 18:20
18:20 Reflectors for GRANIT source of ultracold neutrons
Reflectors for GRANIT source of ultracold neutrons
18:20 - 18:40
18:40 Impurity quantum gels in superfluid He-II - L. Mezhov-Deglin
Impurity quantum gels in superfluid He-II
- L. Mezhov-Deglin
18:40 - 19:20
Wednesday 17 February 2010
09:00 Theoretical motivations for short-range interactions - I. Antoniadis
Theoretical motivations for short-range interactions
- I. Antoniadis
09:00 - 09:40
09:40 Constraints for short-range forces from Casimir experiments
Constraints for short-range forces from Casimir experiments
09:40 - 10:20
10:20 Dispersive atom interferometry phase shifts due to atom-surface interactions - M. Buchner
Dispersive atom interferometry phase shifts due to atom-surface interactions
- M. Buchner
10:20 - 11:00
11:00 break
break
11:00 - 11:10
11:10 GRANIT constraints for Standard Model extentions. Non-commutative quantum mechanics - O. Bertolami
GRANIT constraints for Standard Model extentions. Non-commutative quantum mechanics
- O. Bertolami
11:10 - 11:50
11:50 Axion-like interactions
Axion-like interactions
11:50 - 12:10

12:10 Constraints for spin-dependent short-range forces from GRANIT
Constraints for spin-dependent short-range forces from GRANIT
12:10 - 12:30

12:30 lunch
lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30 round-table discussion on UCN source developments
round-table discussion on UCN source developments
13:30 - 15:00
17:40 A torsion pendulum based searches for axions and exotic forces - S. Hoedl
A torsion pendulum based searches for axions and exotic forces
- S. Hoedl
17:40 - 18:20
18:20 Constraints for spin-dependent short-range forces from storage of polarized 3He - A. Petukhov
Constraints for spin-dependent short-range forces from storage of polarized 3He
- A. Petukhov
18:20 - 18:40
18:40 Search for spin-dependent short-range forces in 3He/129Xe clock comparison experiment - Yu. Sobolev
Search for spin-dependent short-range forces in 3He/129Xe clock comparison experiment
- Yu. Sobolev
18:40 - 19:20
Thursday 18 February 2010

09:00 Constraints for short-range forces from neutron experiments
Constraints for short-range forces from neutron experiments
09:00 - 09:20

09:20 Constraints for spin-dependent interactions from neutron-EDM experiments
Constraints for spin-dependent interactions from neutron-EDM experiments
09:20 - 09:40
09:40 Test of the equivalence principle with ultracold neutrons - G. Kulin
Test of the equivalence principle with ultracold neutrons
- G. Kulin
09:40 - 10:00
10:00 Eotvisch-type experiment with cold neutrons - V. Voronin
Eotvisch-type experiment with cold neutrons
- V. Voronin
10:00 - 10:20
10:20 Neutron diffraction constraint on spin-dependent short-range interaction - V. Fedorov
Neutron diffraction constraint on spin-dependent short-range interaction
- V. Fedorov
10:20 - 10:40
11:00 break
break
11:00 - 11:10
11:10 Measuring the gravitational interaction of antihydrogen with AEGIS - M. Doser
Measuring the gravitational interaction of antihydrogen with AEGIS
- M. Doser
11:10 - 11:30
11:30 Gravitational quantum states of ultracold anti-hydrogen above material surface
Gravitational quantum states of ultracold anti-hydrogen above material surface
11:30 - 11:50
11:50 The properties of naturally occuring gravitational quantum states - A. Ernest
The properties of naturally occuring gravitational quantum states
- A. Ernest
11:50 - 12:30
12:30 lunch
lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30 round-table discussion on Theoretical expectations for short-range interactions and sensitivity of different methods
round-table discussion on Theoretical expectations for short-range interactions and sensitivity of different methods
13:30 - 15:00
17:20 A quantum trampoline for ultra-cold atoms - Th. Bourdel
A quantum trampoline for ultra-cold atoms
- Th. Bourdel
17:20 - 18:00
18:00 Storage of ultracold neutrons in gravito-magnetic trap - V. Ezhov
Storage of ultracold neutrons in gravito-magnetic trap
- V. Ezhov
18:00 - 18:40
18:40 Should we measure (lambda v) ? - M. Jentschel
Should we measure (lambda v) ?
- M. Jentschel
18:40 - 19:00
19:00 Problems to measure confinement-induced neutron phases - H. Lemmel
Problems to measure confinement-induced neutron phases
- H. Lemmel
19:00 - 19:20
Friday 19 February 2010
09:20 Experimental observation of a photon bouncing ball - M. Finazzi
Experimental observation of a photon bouncing ball
- M. Finazzi
09:20 - 10:00
10:00 Quantum revivals - R. Whitney
Quantum revivals
- R. Whitney
10:00 - 10:20
10:20 Observation of centrifugal quantum states of neutrons - V. Nesvizhevsky
Observation of centrifugal quantum states of neutrons
- V. Nesvizhevsky
10:20 - 11:00
11:00 break
break
11:00 - 11:10

11:10 Theoretical description of the centrifugal quantum states of neutrons and their sensitivity to short-range interactions
Theoretical description of the centrifugal quantum states of neutrons and their sensitivity to short-range interactions
11:10 - 11:50

11:50 CONCLUDING REMARKS
CONCLUDING REMARKS
11:50 - 12:10

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