1. Richard Lednicky, PAC for PP, 10 June 2009 INFORMATION ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE 105 TH SESSION OF THE JINR SCIENTIFIC COUNCIL (FEBRUARY 2009), ON THE DECISION OF THE JINR COMMITTEE OF PLENIPOTENTIARIES (MARCH 2009) AND ON THE PREPARATION OF THE SEVEN-YEAR PLAN FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF JINR FOR 2010-2016

2. 105th session of the Scientific Council  The 105th session of the JINR SC took place on 19–20 February 2009. It was chaired by JINR Director A. Sissakian and Professor G. Zinovjev of the Institute for Theoretical Physics (Kiev, Ukraine)..

3. 105th session of the Scientific Council Major Agenda Issues A. Sissakian Implementation of the recommendations of the SC’s 104th session, plans for the year 2009, and the JINR mid-term development strategy in line with the road map R. Lednický, M. Itkis, G. Shirkov Preparation of the seven-year plan for the development of JINR for 2010–2016 in the fields of particle physics, nuclear physics, and condensed matter physics, and concerning development of the Institute infrastructure V. Kekelidze Progress report on the preparation of the NICA/MPD project J. Nassalski, W. Greiner, V. Kantser Recommendations of the PACs A. Sissakian Directorate’s proposal for the award of the title “Honorary Doctor of JINR” D. Shirkov Scientific report “Broken Symmetries in Quantum Physics“ (dedicated to the centenary of the birth of N. Bogoliubov) R. Lednický Jury’s recommendations on the JINR prizes for 2008 Awards Election of the executive co-chairman of the SC Elections of Deputy Directors of DLNP, LIT, and FLNP

4. 105th session of the Scientific Council Here are the most important recommendations of the SC session. I. General considerations  The SC took note of the comprehensive report presented by JINR Director A. Sissakian on the implementation of the recommendations made at the 104th session of the SC, on the plans of JINR’s activity for 2009, and on the JINR mid-term development strategy in line with the Institute’s road map.  The SC was pleased to note the successful implementation of most of its recommendations concerning the current and long-term scientific programmes of JINR, the operation and upgrade of the basic facilities, and the construction of new facilities, as well as the progress in the areas of information technology, innovative developments and educational activities in 2008.

5. 105th session of the Scientific Council I. General considerations  As one example, the SC highly appreciated the recent advances made at JINR in understanding the chemistry of superheavy elements, in particular element 114. The SC looks forward at a future meeting to presentation of a comprehensive plan concerning how JINR scientists will develop the necessary capability to ultimately reach the island of stability of heavy elements.  The SC supported the milestones of the mid-term development strategy, which the Institute will strive to achieve during the next seven-year period of its activity in 2010–2016, outlined in the report by Director A. Sissakian.

6. 105th session of the Scientific Council II. Considerations concerning the next seven-year programme  The SC took note of the reports with proposals for the draft seven- year plan for the development of JINR for 2010–2016 in the fields of particle physics, nuclear physics and condensed matter physics, and concerning the development of the engineering infrastructure, presented by the Directorate.  The SC considers this draft to be a good foundation for the comprehensive programme of JINR’s development, clearly emphasizing the future of the Institute as a world-class laboratory in selected fields of research, relying on its own basic facilities  The SC recommended that the Committee of Plenipotentiaries approve the general lines of the presented draft plan at its session in March 2009.

7. 105th session of the Scientific Council II. Considerations concerning the next seven-year programme  The SC noted that realizing the projected increase in budget would be crucial for the success of the seven-year plan for JINR development in 2010–2016 and underscored the importance of the decision taken by the Committee of Plenipotentiaries on the annual increase of the JINR budget. However, it strongly encouraged the Directorate, together with the Laboratory Directors, to develop, internal to the Institute, a contingency plan, including prioritization of proposed activities, addressing the possibility that the full level of funding may be delayed compared to the projection presented by A. Sissakian.

8. 105th session of the Scientific Council II. Considerations concerning the next seven-year programme  In addition to adequate funding to realize the future seven-year plan, an essential requirement will be the availability of an adequate number of young scientists and technical specialists.  The SC encouraged the JINR Directorate to help insure that conditions exist at the Joint Institute that will be attractive to young scientists and technical specialists who will comprise the future JINR workforce.  The SС looks forward to a presentation at its next meeting of a coherent all-institute strategy regarding the future of hadron therapy at JINR which addresses the ongoing treatment programme at DLNP, the hadron therapy research and development programme with carbon beams at VBLHEP, and a possible future treatment centre external to JINR.

9. 105th session of the Scientific Council III. Preparation of the NICA/MPD project  The SС noted the significant progress in the preparation of the NICA Technical Design Report and the MPD Conceptual Design Report, and the efforts towards concentration of VBLHEP resources on this activity. The SC recognized the present effort to internationalize the construction and the scientific programme of Nuclotron-M/NICA and strongly encouraged continued vigorous effort in this direction.  The SC agreed with the PAC for Particle Physics that a draft white paper which clearly articulates the compelling physics programme possible with the NICA/MPD facility must be prepared in 2009, and strongly recommended that this document serve as the basis for an in-depth, in-person review by an international panel of world-recognized experts in the areas of scientific research proposed to be studied at NICA/MPD (relativistic nucleus-nucleus physics, spin physics, etc.)

10. 105th session of the Scientific Council VI. Recommendations in connection with the PACs The SC concurred with the recommendations made by the PACs at their January 2009 meetings as reported at the session by the Chairpersons J. Nassalski, W. Greiner, and V. Kantser.  The SC urged the PACs to concentrate their efforts on further detailed evaluation of the seven-year plan which should be recommended for the final approval by the Committee of Plenipotentiaries in November 2009.

11. 105th session of the Scientific Council V. Scientific report  The SC noted with interest the scientific report “Broken Symmetries in Quantum Physics”, presented by Academician Dmitry Shirkov, and thanked the speaker for his outstanding presentation. This report was dedicated to the centenary of the birth of Nikolai Nikolaevich Bogoliubov, an outstanding scholar of the 20th century and Director of JINR during 1965–1989, which will occur this year on 21 August.

12. 105th session of the Scientific Council V. JINR prizes and awards  The SC approved the Jury's recommendations on the JINR prizes for 2008.  The SC congratulated Professor V. Rubakov (Institute for Nuclear Research, Moscow) on being awarded the 2008 Bruno Pontecorvo Prize for his essential contributions to the study of close interrelation between particle physics, astrophysics and cosmology and to the elaboration of a fundamentally new theory of physical space.  The SC endorsed the JINR Directorate’s proposal to award the title “Honorary Doctor of JINR” to Professors B. Chadraa (Mongolia) and V. Moskalenko (Moldova), in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the advancement of science and the education of young scientists.

13. 105th session of the Scientific Council VI. Election  The SC re-elected Professor I. Wilhelm (Charles University, Czech Republic) as executive co-chairman of the Scientific Council for a term of three years.  The SC also elected: Professors V. Bednyakov, A. Kovalík, and G. Shelkov as Deputy Directors of the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, Professors S.-A. Adam and P. Zrelov as Deputy Directors of the Laboratory of Information Technologies, and Professor D. Sangaa as Deputy Director of the Frank Laboratory of Neutron Physics, until the completion of the terms of office of the directors of the corresponding laboratories.

14. A regular session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the JINR Member States was held in Dubna on 27–28 March 2009. It was chaired by the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic, S. Dubnička. Session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries (March 2009)

15. Major Agenda Issues A. Sissakian Results of JINR’s activity in 2008, plans of the Institute for 2009, and the main lines of the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010–2016 A. Tuleushev Results of the meeting of the JINR Finance Committee held on 24–25 March 2009 V. Katrasev Execution of the JINR budget in 2008 E. Krasavin Scientific report “Radiobiological investigations at the JINR heavy-ion accelerators. Problems and prospects” Session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries (March 2009)

16. CP Session (March 2009) DECISIONS Current scientific programme The Committee of Plenipotentiaries: approved the activity of the Institute Directorate for the implementation of the JINR Plan for Research and International Cooperation in 2008. noted with satisfaction the successful implementation of the SC’s recommendations concerning the scientific programme of JINR, the upgrade of the basic facilities, and the construction of new facilities.

17. CP Session (March 2009) DECISIONS Current scientific programme (facilities) The CP congratulated the international staff of JINR on the start- up of the IREN-I facility. It welcomed the intention of the IREN team to complete at the earliest possible time the precommissioning operations at IREN in order to start the first experiments in the second half of 2009. The CP noted the successful operation of the JINR facilities in 2008 with a total running time of approximately 10000 hours according to schedule. Also noted was the progress in the implementation of the Nuclotron upgrade programme, in the preparation of the NICA Technical Design Report and the MPD Conceptual Design Report, as well as in the modernization of the complex of isochronous cyclotrons U400MR and U400 and of the IBR-2 reactor.

18. CP Session (March 2009) DECISIONS Current scientific programme (achievments) The CP recognized the successful implementation by JINR scientists of the Institute’s programmes of theoretical and experimental studies, in particular on the relativistic chemistry of superheavy elements. It also appreciated the work of JINR teams in the external experiments, in particular: on neutrino physics (NEMO-3), on charged kaon decays (NA48/2, CERN), on the detection of a new particle –– the Omega-b baryon (D0, FNAL).

19. CP Session (March 2009) DECISIONS Financial issues (implementation of budget for 2008) The CP took note of the information on the execution of the JINR budget for the year 2008: in expenditure— 60.14 M$ in income— 58. 30 M$.

20. CP Session (March 2009) DECISIONS International cooperation The CP appreciated the work of the JINR Directorate to involve new partner countries in the activities of JINR, in particular the conclusion of the government-level agreement with the Arab Republic of Egypt in March 2009. The CP noted with satisfaction the signing, in March 2009, of the Letter of Intent with the Hungarian Republic concerning intensification of joint basic and applied research at JINR. This former Member State of JINR intends to consider the possibility of restoration of its full membership and to inform the JINR Directorate about its decision until the end of 2009.

21. CP Session (March 2009) DECISIONS International cooperation The CP appreciated the extension of the Agreement between JINR and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) of Germany until the end of 2011 and welcomed the decision of the German side about the increase of the annual contribution of Germany to the JINR budget. The CP noted the importance of the general agreement, signed in February 2009, between JINR and the Russian Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute” on further development of cooperation in the areas of basic and applied research, education, and innovations, and of the trilateral agreement between JINR, the Kurchatov Institute, and the International Association of Academies of Sciences concerning their participation in the establishment of an International Innovation Centre for Nanotechnology. The next session of the Committee of Plenipotentiaries in November this year is planned to be to held in Astana, the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

22. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics The scientific research in the field of modern elementary particle physics and high-energy Heavy-Ion physics can be classified into four interrelated directions: -the energy-increasing accelerator direction (the Energy Border), -the intensity-increasing accelerator direction (the Intensity Border), -the accuracy-increasing non-accelerator direction (the Accuracy Border), -the particle astrophysics direction (the Cosmic Border).

23. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics The main research themes: 1. Particle physics research, including neutrino physics and rare phenomena studies (covering the Intensity, Accuracy, and Cosmic Borders), aimed at extending the Standard Model and discovering new fundamental laws of Nature. 2. High-energy heavy-ion physics research (Energy and Intensity Borders) aimed at establishing unique properties of hadronic matter under conditions of phase transitions between quark and hadronic states of matter. 3. Development of new-generation detector systems and accelerator complexes, theoretical support of current and planned experimental investigations, development and maintenance of high- performance telecommunication links and computing facilities at JINR, aimed at providing a comprehensive support for realization of the scientific tasks envisioned by the seven-year plan.

24. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics The new seven-year plan in the field of particle and high- energy heavy-ion physics will be implemented by efforts of four JINR Laboratories (VBLHEP, DLNP, LIT, and BLTP) both on the JINR in-house facility base, which includes the Nuclotron-M accelerator and the NICA collider, and within the framework of international partnership programmes at the world’s largest accelerator facilities like the Tevatron (FNAL), RHIC (BNL), LHC and SPS (CERN), FAIR (GSI) in the experiments with essential contribution made by the Institute’s staff.

25. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics NICA / MPD – highest priority projects for 2010 - 2016 Fields of research: - High Energy Relativistic Ion Physics - Spin Physics - SM checks & search for new physics at LHC - Flavour physics (new physics) - Neutrino physics and rare phenomena - International Partnership programs on unique accelerator facilities - Applied research (medicine, nanotechnology,…)

26. 26 JINR Activities & Worldwide Priorities in Particle Physics Priorities in PP: the origin of mass; the unification of particles and forces including gravity; the properties of neutrinos, astrophysics; the origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe; the properties of the strong interaction including properties of nuclear matter. JINR activities: SM & beyond: hadron and lepton collider physics CDF,D0,BES-3,CMS,ATLAS,ILC Neutrino physics, astrophysics Borexino,OPERA,DayaBay,T2K,NUCLEON,TUS CP-violation, rare K-decays ‏ NA48/1-3,E391a,KLOD or JPARC? Spin Physics & Nucleon structure Nuc-exp,COMPASS,NICA/SPD,PAX Non perturbative QCD NIS,DIRAC,PANDA Relativistic Nuclear Physics Nuc-exp,STAR,NA49/61,Hades,Thermalization, ALICE,NICA,CBM

27. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics Research in high-energy heavy-ion physics at JINR NICA/MPD An experimental study of strong interaction in hot and dense nuclear matter as well as a search for the so- called “mixed phase” of such matter, i.e. a mixture of quark-gluon and hadron states, and for the critical point of the corresponding phase transition will be performed at the kinetic energy of colliding nuclei up to 4.5 GeV/n. Conceptual MPD Project will be presented by V. Kekelidze. MPD Krion & Linac Booster SPD

28. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics Research in high-energy heavy-ion and multiparticle physics JINR scientists will participate in study of the properties of nuclear matter in the states with extremely high density and temperature, in the search for manifestations of quark deconfinement and possible phase transitions within joint research in heavy-ion physics in the STAR experiment at the RHIC collider (BNL), NA61 (SPS) and ALICE (LHC) by investigating the production of various hadrons including light vector mesons and heavy quarkonia, as well as in measurements of direct photon and dilepton yields. FASA is planned to study the nuclear phase transitions in processes of multiple emission of medium-mass fragments using relativistic beams of light ions. The study of processes occurring in collisions of heavy nuclei at the energies up to 2 GeV/n is being performed by JINR scientists with the HADES (GSI). The CBM set-up is being constructed to study high-energy heavy-ion interactions at FAIR The goal of the THERMALIZATION project conducted at the modernized SVD facility is to study the collective behavior of secondary particles produced in рр interactions at the proton beam energy of 70 GeV (Protvino).

29. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics The study of the nucleon spin structure Under this programme, during the period 2011–2012, the polarization observables will be measured at Nuclotron using the pHe3-2 (DSS) and ALPOM-2 facilities. The spin programme of the STAR project is targeted at measurements of spin-dependent structure functions of nucleons and nuclei using polarized beams of the RHIC accelerator (BNL). The investigation of the hadron structure and hadron spectroscopy using high-intensity muon and hadron beams is the purpose of the COMPASS (CERN, SPS). The JINR team will take part in measurements of generalized parton distributions, in the study of the Drell-Yan processes as well as in the study of the longitudinal and transverse structure of the nucleon. The scientific programme of the COMPASS experiment will be continued at the NICA accelerator complex under the SPD project whose start-up is expected to take place in 2016–2017.

30. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics Verification of the Standard Model, search for new phenomena beyond SM The goal of the ATLAS project is to study proton-proton interactions using to the maximum extent the resources and capabilities of the LHC collider to investigate various physics processes with a view to verifying predictions of the Standard Model and search for phenomena beyond its scope. JINR’s team is involved in the activities on a number of major physics tasks (top quark, Higgs boson and supersymmetry searches, etc.) and is responsible for maintaining the key subsystems of the experimental facility. The JINR team is taking part in the CMS project within a joint collaboration of Russia and JINR Member States (RDMS CMS). The RDMS collaboration is fully responsible for the endcap hadron calorimeters and forward muon stations. The JINR group will participate in testing the Standard Model in the DY processes, QCD investigations, study of jet events, measurements of their cross sections for the purpose of verifying gluon structure functions, and a study of production of massive states (gauge bosons, Higgs bosons) will also be performed. CMS ATLAS

31. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics Verification of the Standard Model, search for new phenomena beyond SM These are nowadays the experiments at the proton- antiproton Tevatron collider (FNAL), where JINR physicists participating in the research work with the CDF and D0 detectors have already obtained physics results of fundamental importance. The experience gained by these scientists at the Tevatron will be extremely important for JINR’s effective participation in future experiments at the LHC. Discovery of the OMEGA_b baryon has been ranked among the ten most significant achievements in physics in 2008 by the American Physics Society

32. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics Study of violation of fundamental symmetries In the DIRAC, JINR scientists continue studies of low-energy QCD parameters following from chiral symmetry violation. Under the NA62 project at the CERN SPS beam, JINR continue a series of high-precision experiments aimed at investigating the phenomenon of direct CP violation in the kaon decay and a wide range of other properties of these decays with unprecedented accuracy. The NA62 set-up is being developed to enable the study of the ultra-rare decay of a charged kaon into a charged pion and two neutrinos. The measurement of its probability will allow one to significantly improve the parameters of the Cabibbo- Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix and, probably, find manifestations of new physics. Similar goal can be realized in the KLOD project at Protvino accelerator

33. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics Precision studies of rare muon and pion decays, hadron spectroscopy To test the Standard Model of electroweak interaction and μ-е universality. It is proposed to conduct a search for the µ + decay into е + γ which violates the lepton number conservation law (MEG project). Modern extensions of the Standard Model predict measurable lepton- flavour-violating µ + decay into е + γ. The proposed experiment with the sensitivity of 10 –14 (relative to the main decay scheme) at the PSI accelerator provides a good chance to obtain first evidence for existence of new physics beyond the Standard Model. The antiproton beam of unprecedented quality in the momentum range from 1 to 15 GeV/s will allow the PANDA experiment to make high precision measurements, which include charmonium and open charm spectroscopy, the search for exotic hadrons and the study of in- medium modifications of hadron masses.

34. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics Neutrino and rare and phenomena and cosmic physics The study of double-beta decay processes will be carried out within the framework of the NEMO, GERDA- MAJORANA (G&M) and Super-NEMO. It is planned to achieve with 82 Se the limit on an effective neutrino mass, m ν < 0.04–0.11 eV. The main purpose of the GERDA experiment is to search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay of 76 Ge. Observation of neutrino oscillations requires neutrinos to have mass and lepton flavor non-conservation. It is planned to be performed in OPERA, whose aim is to detect tau neutrino appearance with muon-neutrino beam from CERN’s accelerator, and the Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment. At the GEMMA spectrometer, experiments on measurement of the neutrino magnetic moment are performed. It is planned to achieve with GEMMA-2 the sensitivity on the neutrino magnetic moment at the level of (9–7)∙10 –12 µ B after operation during 2010–2012. JINR participates in the study of the ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (within the projects TUS, NUCLEON and Baikal), in direct and indirect dark matter search (within the projects EDELWEISS and Baikal).

35. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics Future Experiments: ILC A new electron-positron collider is to complement the LHC program and to extend very significantly the window of opportunity for high precision measurements and additional new discoveries. JINR actively participates in both accelerator and detector activities within the ILC project. Particularly, Dubna is officially considered as one of the possible ILC hosting place.

36. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics Activities2010201120122013201420152016 Nuclotron+NICA10900251002670026300620066008200 Detector MPD21004600810076005100650 Detector SPD130550750850105016002700 Experiments with Nuclotron beams165175 15512590 Physics of neutrino and rare processes800130018002300 Experiments at external accelerators23002450 250032003700 Total163953417539975397251800514975 17640 High Energy Physics Resources profile (k$)

37. 37 LIT: telecommunication, networking, and computing infrastructure LHC experiments CERN, European and US GRID programs -> Presentation today afternoon The home made implementations of open software, CERN Projects: COMPASS, NA62 NICA/MPD/SPD projects at FAIR complex, International Linear Collider (ILC) Computing

38. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics Information Technology Resources profile (k$) Activities 2010201120122013201420152016 1. External communication links 1656585 135 185 2. LAN 125 225125205 225 3. CICC and Grid infrastructure 260460390490650670790 4. Licensed software 8080808080808080100 5. Service acquisition and other expenses 16.820 404043.253.264.2 Total 646.8750.0800.0820.01133.21163.21364.2

39. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics Theoretical Physics Scientists of the Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics (BLTP) have accumulated unique experience of research in several fundamental areas of theoretical physics: - quantum field theory; - elementary particle physics; - nuclear theory; - modern mathematical physics. Education projects Quantum field theory and particle physics. -international collaborations (LHC, RHIC, FAIR, K2K, JINR etc.) -tests of the Standard Model, -new physics beyond the Standard Model, -hadron structure and spin physics, -phase transitions in hot and dense hadronic matter and mixed quark-hadron phase, -heavy flavour physics and hadron spectroscopy, -neutrino physics, -the dark matter problem, and astrophysical aspects in elementary particle physics. Nuclear theory. DRIBs ; NICA/MPD; GSI,Jlab and J-PARC projects Studies of processes of heavy-ion interactions at intermediate and high energies

40. On the Seven-Year Plan for the Development of JINR for 2010-2016 in High Energy Physics

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