University of Zagreb

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University of Zagreb
CMS Application
Mirko Planinic CMS Collaboration Board 26
September 2008
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University of Zagreb

• Founded in 1669
• Largest University in Croatia, over 50000
  students
• contributing with over 50 to the total research
  output of the country

Zagreb
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Faculty of Science Particle Physics Past and
Present

• Long tradition in Nuclear and Particle Physics
• Active in several experiments in recent past
• LADS (PSI)
• Hypernuclear experiments at Jlab and BNL
• STAR (RHIC)
• Polarized pp collisions up to
• Our group was involved in installing of
  Forward Meson Spectrometer and data analysis for
  STAR spin program.
• Member of CMS collaboration through Rudjer
  
• Boškovic Institute (Zagreb) 2005-2007
• Study of di-boson production with the CMS
  detector at LHC
• V. Brigljevic et al. J. Phys. G Nucl.
  Part. Phys. 34 N269-N295 (2007)

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Faculty of Science Particle Physics Future

• Long tradition in Nuclear and Particle Physics
• Looking at the future
• We would like to continue this tradition in the
  best possible way by joining

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What we plan to work on in CMS

• Gradual up-scope with installations in the
  10-11 and 11-12 shutdowns
• Walter Van Doninck
• Our contribution will be in sharing
• procurement responsibility for HV/LV system
• We will be involved in running the CERN ISR
  testing facility (for RPCs)
• EWK group-Multiboson analysis (convener is Vuko
  Brigljevic from IRB-Zagreb)
• To this we are committing !
• Possible cooperation with University of Florida
  on Z analysis

Main envisioned activity (and responsibility) Up-
scope of the CMS Forward RPC low ? system
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Manpower

• 2 PhD Physicists (for now)
• M. Planinic
• M. Majer
• Students
• N. Poljak,
• Actively looking for physics students for diploma
  and PhD theses
• Our hope small but active group will attract
  more!
• Rudjer Boškovic (IRB) group (few hundreds meters
  away from faculty of science) has also grown from
  3 to 5 members in 3 years .

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Financial contribution

• Our funding agency Croatian Ministry of Science,
  Education and Sport (MSES)
• MSES has already contributed significantly to CMS
  construction costs through the Split CMS group
  (280 kCHF for Magnet APDs)
• Our suggested contribution
• Entrance fee 150 kCHF during next three years
  (50 kCHF per year)
• regular MO contribution for 2 physicists
• Our funds allow us to travel regularly to CERN
  for meetings or somewhat longer stays
• But may request help to allow students spend some
  longer time at CERN

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Summarizing our application

• University of Zagreb largest University in
  Croatia with long tradition in our field, up to
  recent achievements
• Small new group
• (2 physicists 1-2 students)
• Main activity RPC upscope
• Diboson analysis with IRB group
• Financial contribution Entrance fee
• MO for 2
  people

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Thanks for Your Patience !
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Tentative schedule for RPC installation in the
2009-2010 shutdown
Back up
Major milestones for 2009 are start up of the
HPL production in September start up of the gap
production in October preparation of the
assembly sites in December