Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysian Nuclear Agency, Bangi, Malaysia Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi, Malaysia Proposal to join Belle II Collaboration Contact person: Prof. W. A. T. Wan Abdullah, Physics Department, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (wat@um.edu.my)

Malaysia Population 28 million Nominal GDP per capita US$8.6K R&D spending 0.63 % of GDP

Membership Seniors: Prof. W. A. T. Wan Abdullah, Physics Department, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (wat@um.edu.my) Prof. Z. A. Ibrahim, Physics Department, Universiti Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (drzai@um.edu.my) Dr F. Mohamad Idris, Malaysian Nuclear Agency, 43000 Bangi, Malaysia (faridah_idris@nuclearmalaysia@gov.my) Dr Geri Gopir, School of Applied Physics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Malaysia (gkagopir@ukm.my) Students: 3 PhD students envisaged by 2012.

Malaysia: Research Universities

Nuclear Agency, Malaysia PUSPATI (Tun Ismail Atomic Research Centre)  Malaysian Institute for Nuclear Technology  Nuclear Agency Malaysia

Strengths and experiences Hadron calorimeter readout control electronics (including FPGA design) [ZEUS] – WATWA, ZAI, FMI Hadron calorimeter energy calibration using halo muons [ZEUS] – FMI Neutral energy deposition in the hadron calorimeter [ZEUS] – WATWA, FMI Data analysis [ZEUS, TASSO] – WATWA, FMI Muon detectors for cosmic rays - GG Visualization/analysis software for neutron detector [SANS facility @ Malaysian Nuclear Agency] – ZAI, WATWA, FMI Charged tracking icluding across heterogenous detectors [TASSO, ZEUS] – WATWA

Readout control of ZEUS calorimeter Analog readout modules of ZEUS calorimeter Table Pipeline Buffer Format Readout control FPGA-based readout on a single chip Output signals from the FPGA- based readout control

Interests We have general interest in tracking software, data analysis (decay reconstructions) software, detector electronics, and muon and neutron detection (at least for hermeticity reasons). In physics, we have interest in exclusive events, high-statistics QCD studies, and hadron spectroscopy.

Proposed involvement CDC: electronics, software – close work with the proposed new groups from Thailand and Vietnam ? KLM: muon detection and perhaps neutron measurements Data analysis: exclusive event reconstruction Some cluster and grid computing resources available.

Financial Existing funds allow some travel and minor purchases. Further funds to be procured. Small funds are easily obtainable for travel, minor purchases and perhaps contributions to running costs. Hope to apply for some substantial funding.

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