Name: GRANIT 2014
Start: 2014-03-02T16:00:00+01:00
End: 2014-03-07T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Ecole de Physique des Houches (France)

GRANIT 2014

de dimanche 2 mars 2014 (16:00) à vendredi 7 mars 2014 (16:00)

lundi 24 février 2014
mardi 25 février 2014
mercredi 26 février 2014
jeudi 27 février 2014
vendredi 28 février 2014
samedi 1 mars 2014
dimanche 2 mars 2014

lundi 3 mars 2014

09:00 Welcome
Welcome
09:00 - 09:20
09:20 Status of the GRANIT spectrometer - Francis Vezzu (LPSC Grenoble)
Status of the GRANIT spectrometer
- Francis Vezzu (LPSC Grenoble)
09:20 - 10:00
10:00 Commissionning of the UCN source for GRANIT - Damien Roulier (Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble / Institut laue-Langevin, Grenoble)
Commissionning of the UCN source for GRANIT
- Damien Roulier (Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble / Institut laue-Langevin, Grenoble)
10:00 - 10:20
10:20 MonteCarlo simulations of the GRANIT UCN source and extraction system - Benoit CLEMENT (LPSC)
MonteCarlo simulations of the GRANIT UCN source and extraction system
- Benoit CLEMENT (LPSC)
10:20 - 10:40
10:40 Analysis and design optimization of a rough neutron mirror - Alexander Meyerovich (University of Rhode Island)
Analysis and design optimization of a rough neutron mirror
- Alexander Meyerovich (University of Rhode Island)
10:40 - 11:00
11:00 coffee break
coffee break
11:00 - 11:10
11:10 qBounce: Frequency's view on Newton's inverse square law of gravity - Gunther Cronenberg (TU Wien)
qBounce: Frequency's view on Newton's inverse square law of gravity
- Gunther Cronenberg (TU Wien)
11:10 - 11:50
11:50 Observation of gravitational quantum states of ultracold neutrons and its derivation using the Wigner function - Go Ichikawa (The University of Tokyo)
Observation of gravitational quantum states of ultracold neutrons and its derivation using the Wigner function
- Go Ichikawa (The University of Tokyo)
11:50 - 12:30
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
17:20 Neutron interferometry at NIST - Dmitry Pushin (UNiv. Waterloo)
Neutron interferometry at NIST
- Dmitry Pushin (UNiv. Waterloo)
17:20 - 18:00
18:00 Non-dispersive phase shifters in neutron interferometry - Hartmut Lemmel (Atominstitut, Vienna University of Technology)
Non-dispersive phase shifters in neutron interferometry
- Hartmut Lemmel (Atominstitut, Vienna University of Technology)
18:00 - 18:40
mardi 4 mars 2014
09:00 Frequency shifts in gravity resonance spectroscopy - Stefan Baeßler (University of Virginia)
Frequency shifts in gravity resonance spectroscopy
- Stefan Baeßler (University of Virginia)
09:00 - 09:40
09:40 Excitation of transitions in GRANIT with time variation of magnetic field - Guillaume Pignol (LPSC)
Excitation of transitions in GRANIT with time variation of magnetic field
- Guillaume Pignol (LPSC)
09:40 - 10:00
10:00 Preparing a measurement of the charge of the free neutron with qBounce - Hanno Filter (Atominstitut TU Wien)
Preparing a measurement of the charge of the free neutron with qBounce
- Hanno Filter (Atominstitut TU Wien)
10:00 - 10:20
10:20 Helium UCN source in an external beam of thermal neutrons - Egor Lychagin (Joint Institut for Nuclear Research)
Helium UCN source in an external beam of thermal neutrons
- Egor Lychagin (Joint Institut for Nuclear Research)
10:20 - 11:00
11:00 coffee break
coffee break
11:00 - 11:10
11:10 UCN possibilities at the European Spallation Source - Esben Klinkby (TU Denmark)
UCN possibilities at the European Spallation Source
- Esben Klinkby (TU Denmark)
11:10 - 11:30
11:30 Neutron optical measurements studying quantum mechanics - Stephan Sponar (St.S)
Neutron optical measurements studying quantum mechanics
- Stephan Sponar (St.S)
11:30 - 12:10
12:10 Verification of the weak equivalence principle with Laue diffracting neutrons - Egor Vezhlev (PNPI)
Verification of the weak equivalence principle with Laue diffracting neutrons
- Egor Vezhlev (PNPI)
12:10 - 12:30
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30

13:30 - 15:00
17:20 Propagation of quantized ultracold neutrons in a narrow rough waveguide: application to GRANIT experiments - Alexander Meyerovich (University of Rhode Island)
Propagation of quantized ultracold neutrons in a narrow rough waveguide: application to GRANIT experiments
- Alexander Meyerovich (University of Rhode Island)
17:20 - 18:00
18:00 Sizes of nanoparticles of impurity-helium gels: calculations and experimental results - Victor Efimov (ISSP, Chernogolovka, Russia)
Sizes of nanoparticles of impurity-helium gels: calculations and experimental results
- Victor Efimov (ISSP, Chernogolovka, Russia)
18:00 - 18:20
18:20 Cascaded cooling of neutrons - Oliver Zimmer (ILL Grenoble)
Cascaded cooling of neutrons
- Oliver Zimmer (ILL Grenoble)
18:20 - 18:40
18:40 Electroweak interactions after higgs discovery - Mikhail Vysotskiy (ITEP)
Electroweak interactions after higgs discovery
- Mikhail Vysotskiy (ITEP)
18:40 - 19:20
mercredi 5 mars 2014
09:00 Implications of torsion-balance results for some speculations about exotic physics - Eric Adelberger (University of Washington)
Implications of torsion-balance results for some speculations about exotic physics
- Eric Adelberger (University of Washington)
09:00 - 09:40
09:40 Searches for possible exotic spin-dependent interactions using polarized nuclei - William Snow (Indiana University)
Searches for possible exotic spin-dependent interactions using polarized nuclei
- William Snow (Indiana University)
09:40 - 10:20
10:20 A measurement of short range spin dependent force using ultracold neutrons and a mercury magnetometer - Philipp Schmidt-Wellenburg (PSI)
A measurement of short range spin dependent force using ultracold neutrons and a mercury magnetometer
- Philipp Schmidt-Wellenburg (PSI)
10:20 - 10:40
10:40 Constraints for short range forces from a 3He experiment - Mathieu Guigue (LPSC)
Constraints for short range forces from a 3He experiment
- Mathieu Guigue (LPSC)
10:40 - 11:00
11:00 coffee break
coffee break
11:00 - 11:10
11:10 The most recent developments on non-commutative quantum mechanics - Orfeu Bertolami (Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Física)
The most recent developments on non-commutative quantum mechanics
- Orfeu Bertolami (Instituto Superior Técnico, Departamento de Física)
11:10 - 11:50
11:50 Gravity resonance spectroscopy constrains dark energy and dark matter scenarios - Tobias Jenke (TU Wien)
Gravity resonance spectroscopy constrains dark energy and dark matter scenarios
- Tobias Jenke (TU Wien)
11:50 - 12:10
12:30 lunch
lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30

13:30 - 15:00
18:00 Quantum reflection of antihydrogen from the Casimir potential above matter slabs, including those of nano-porous materials - Gabriel Dufour (LKB Paris)
Quantum reflection of antihydrogen from the Casimir potential above matter slabs, including those of nano-porous materials
- Gabriel Dufour (LKB Paris)
18:00 - 18:20
18:20 Gravitational measurements with cold positronium - David Cassidi (UNiv. College London)
Gravitational measurements with cold positronium
- David Cassidi (UNiv. College London)
18:20 - 19:00
19:00 Can we observe the gravitational quantum states of positronium - Paolo Crivelli (ETH)
Can we observe the gravitational quantum states of positronium
- Paolo Crivelli (ETH)
19:00 - 19:20
jeudi 6 mars 2014
09:00 Theoretical motivations for WIMPs, WISPs and new short range forces - Ignatios Antoniadis (CERN)
Theoretical motivations for WIMPs, WISPs and new short range forces
- Ignatios Antoniadis (CERN)
09:00 - 09:40
09:40 Comparison of Casimir experiments with theory : an update - Serge Reynaud (CNRS)
Comparison of Casimir experiments with theory : an update
- Serge Reynaud (CNRS)
09:40 - 10:20
10:20 A search for gravity-like short-range forces in a precision measurement of neutron scattering in Xenon gas - Yoshio Kamiya (Univ. Tokyo)
A search for gravity-like short-range forces in a precision measurement of neutron scattering in Xenon gas
- Yoshio Kamiya (Univ. Tokyo)
10:20 - 10:40
10:40 Bounds on new light particles from high-energy and very small momentum transfer n p elastic scattering data - Mikhail Vysotskiy (ITEP)
Bounds on new light particles from high-energy and very small momentum transfer n p elastic scattering data
- Mikhail Vysotskiy (ITEP)
10:40 - 11:00
11:00 coffee break
coffee break
11:00 - 11:10
11:10 Testing baryon number violation with neutrons - Zurab Berezhiani (Univ. L'Aquila and LNGS)
Testing baryon number violation with neutrons
- Zurab Berezhiani (Univ. L'Aquila and LNGS)
11:10 - 11:50
11:50 Probing chameleon scalar field with neutrons - Guillaume Pignol (LPSC)
Probing chameleon scalar field with neutrons
- Guillaume Pignol (LPSC)
11:50 - 12:10
12:10 Dark gravitational quantum states and their relation to galactic centre black holes and the X-ray emission of halos - Allan Ernest (Charles Sturt University)
Dark gravitational quantum states and their relation to galactic centre black holes and the X-ray emission of halos
- Allan Ernest (Charles Sturt University)
12:10 - 12:30
12:30 lunch
lunch
12:30 - 13:30

13:30

13:30 - 15:00
17:20 Shaping the distribution of vertical velocities of antihydrogen in GBAR - Gabriel Dufour (LKB)
Shaping the distribution of vertical velocities of antihydrogen in GBAR
- Gabriel Dufour (LKB)
17:20 - 17:40
17:40 Gravitational quantum states of antihydrogen - Alexei Voronin (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute)
Gravitational quantum states of antihydrogen
- Alexei Voronin (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute)
17:40 - 18:20
18:20 Spectroscopy of cold atomic hydrogen - Nikolai Kolachevsky
Spectroscopy of cold atomic hydrogen
- Nikolai Kolachevsky
18:20 - 18:40
18:40 GBAR project - PASCAL DEBU (CEA/IRFU)
GBAR project
- PASCAL DEBU (CEA/IRFU)
18:40 - 19:20
vendredi 7 mars 2014
09:20 Electrical characterization and nano-scale surface morphology with Scanning Probe Microscopes - Andrea Liscio (CNR-ISOF, Bologna)
Electrical characterization and nano-scale surface morphology with Scanning Probe Microscopes
- Andrea Liscio (CNR-ISOF, Bologna)
09:20 - 10:00
10:00 Quantum levitation of nanoparticles seen with ultracold neutrons - Valery V. Nesvizhevsky (Institut Laue-Langevin)
Quantum levitation of nanoparticles seen with ultracold neutrons
- Valery V. Nesvizhevsky (Institut Laue-Langevin)
10:00 - 10:20
10:20 Theoretical description of the interaction of UCN with nanoparticles and nanodroplets at surface - Alexei Voronin (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute)
Theoretical description of the interaction of UCN with nanoparticles and nanodroplets at surface
- Alexei Voronin (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute)
10:20 - 10:40
10:40 Measurement of small heating of UCN on FOmblin oil surface - Egor Lychagin (Joint Institut for Nuclear Research)
Measurement of small heating of UCN on FOmblin oil surface
- Egor Lychagin (Joint Institut for Nuclear Research)
10:40 - 11:00
11:00 cofee break
cofee break
11:00 - 11:10
11:10 Neutron whispering gallery - Konstantin Protasov (Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Cosmology)
Neutron whispering gallery
- Konstantin Protasov (Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Cosmology)
11:10 - 11:30
11:30 Summary
Summary
11:30 - 11:50

11:50 Concluding remarks
Concluding remarks
11:50 - 12:10