Name: GRAND-BEACON Workshop
Start: 2024-01-10T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-01-12T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Penn State University

Monday, January 8, 2024
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Wednesday, January 10, 2024

9:00 AM

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Whitmore 320
9:30 AM GRAND, BEACON, other exps.
GRAND, BEACON, other exps.
9:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Room: Whitmore 320
Contributions

9:30 AM GRAND overview - Olivier Martineau

9:55 AM BEACON overview - Wissel Stephanie

10:20 AM PUEO overview - Abby Vieregg

10:40 AM Auger Upgrade RD overview - Tim Huege

11:00 AM A High-Energy Cosmic Ray Detector for the Owens Valley Radio Observatory Long-Wavelength Array - Kathryn Plant
11:20 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:20 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Whitmore 320

11:45 AM

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

2:00 PM Science targets
Science targets
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

2:45 PM Maximizing science case: balancing neutrino science, cosmic ray science, and other topics
Maximizing science case: balancing neutrino science, cosmic ray science, and other topics
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

3:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

4:00 PM Maximizing aperture while minimizing instrumentation and energy threshold I.
Maximizing aperture while minimizing instrumentation and energy threshold I.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

5:00 PM RFI Mitigation
RFI Mitigation
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

6:00 PM Workshop dinner
Workshop dinner
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Room: Whitmore 320
Thursday, January 11, 2024

9:00 AM Designing radio detectors efficient towards the horizon
Designing radio detectors efficient towards the horizon
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Whitmore 320

10:00 AM Advantages of phased vs unphased arrays
Advantages of phased vs unphased arrays
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Whitmore 320

11:00 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Whitmore 320

11:30 AM Report & online brainstorming
Report & online brainstorming
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

2:00 PM Lowering energy threshold
Lowering energy threshold
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

3:00 PM Maximizing aperture while minimizing instrumentation and energy threshold II.
Maximizing aperture while minimizing instrumentation and energy threshold II.
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

3:30 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

4:00 PM DAQ for very large scale detectors; Sustainability; Optimizing power and comms distribution
DAQ for very large scale detectors; Sustainability; Optimizing power and comms distribution
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Whitmore 320
Friday, January 12, 2024

9:00 AM Frequency range (science, commercial availability, signal discrimination)
Frequency range (science, commercial availability, signal discrimination)
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Whitmore 320

10:00 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Whitmore 320

10:30 AM Gathering thoughts, Open topics, Plans for the future
Gathering thoughts, Open topics, Plans for the future
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Room: Whitmore 320

11:30 AM Report & online brainstorming
Report & online brainstorming
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Whitmore 320

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Whitmore 320