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

from Sunday, March 2, 2014 (4:00 PM) to Friday, March 7, 2014 (4:00 PM)

Monday, February 24, 2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Friday, February 28, 2014
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014

Monday, March 3, 2014

9:00 AM Welcome
Welcome
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM
9:20 AM Status of the GRANIT spectrometer - Francis Vezzu (LPSC Grenoble)
Status of the GRANIT spectrometer
- Francis Vezzu (LPSC Grenoble)
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM 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 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM 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 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM 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 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM coffee break
coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM 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 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM 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 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
5:20 PM Neutron interferometry at NIST - Dmitry Pushin (UNiv. Waterloo)
Neutron interferometry at NIST
- Dmitry Pushin (UNiv. Waterloo)
5:20 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM 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)
6:00 PM - 6:40 PM
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
9:00 AM Frequency shifts in gravity resonance spectroscopy - Stefan Baeßler (University of Virginia)
Frequency shifts in gravity resonance spectroscopy
- Stefan Baeßler (University of Virginia)
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:40 AM 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)
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM 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 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM 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 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM coffee break
coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM UCN possibilities at the European Spallation Source - Esben Klinkby (TU Denmark)
UCN possibilities at the European Spallation Source
- Esben Klinkby (TU Denmark)
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Neutron optical measurements studying quantum mechanics - Stephan Sponar (St.S)
Neutron optical measurements studying quantum mechanics
- Stephan Sponar (St.S)
11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM 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 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
5:20 PM 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)
5:20 PM - 6:00 PM
6:00 PM 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)
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM
6:20 PM Cascaded cooling of neutrons - Oliver Zimmer (ILL Grenoble)
Cascaded cooling of neutrons
- Oliver Zimmer (ILL Grenoble)
6:20 PM - 6:40 PM
6:40 PM Electroweak interactions after higgs discovery - Mikhail Vysotskiy (ITEP)
Electroweak interactions after higgs discovery
- Mikhail Vysotskiy (ITEP)
6:40 PM - 7:20 PM
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
9:00 AM 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)
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:40 AM 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)
9:40 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM 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 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM 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 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM coffee break
coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM 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 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM 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 AM - 12:10 PM
12:30 PM lunch
lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
6:00 PM 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)
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM
6:20 PM Gravitational measurements with cold positronium - David Cassidi (UNiv. College London)
Gravitational measurements with cold positronium
- David Cassidi (UNiv. College London)
6:20 PM - 7:00 PM
7:00 PM Can we observe the gravitational quantum states of positronium - Paolo Crivelli (ETH)
Can we observe the gravitational quantum states of positronium
- Paolo Crivelli (ETH)
7:00 PM - 7:20 PM
Thursday, March 6, 2014
9:00 AM 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)
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
9:40 AM Comparison of Casimir experiments with theory : an update - Serge Reynaud (CNRS)
Comparison of Casimir experiments with theory : an update
- Serge Reynaud (CNRS)
9:40 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM 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 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM 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 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM coffee break
coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM 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 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM Probing chameleon scalar field with neutrons - Guillaume Pignol (LPSC)
Probing chameleon scalar field with neutrons
- Guillaume Pignol (LPSC)
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM 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 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM lunch
lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
5:20 PM 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)
5:20 PM - 5:40 PM
5:40 PM Gravitational quantum states of antihydrogen - Alexei Voronin (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute)
Gravitational quantum states of antihydrogen
- Alexei Voronin (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute)
5:40 PM - 6:20 PM
6:20 PM Spectroscopy of cold atomic hydrogen - Nikolai Kolachevsky
Spectroscopy of cold atomic hydrogen
- Nikolai Kolachevsky
6:20 PM - 6:40 PM
6:40 PM GBAR project - PASCAL DEBU (CEA/IRFU)
GBAR project
- PASCAL DEBU (CEA/IRFU)
6:40 PM - 7:20 PM
Friday, March 7, 2014
9:20 AM 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)
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM 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 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM 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 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM 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 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM cofee break
cofee break
11:00 AM - 11:10 AM
11:10 AM Neutron whispering gallery - Konstantin Protasov (Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Cosmology)
Neutron whispering gallery
- Konstantin Protasov (Laboratory of Subatomic Physics and Cosmology)
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM Summary
Summary
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

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