1. Astroparticle Physics
Computing
for
Astroparticle Physics
S. Katsanevas
ApPEC/ASPERA
7 October 2010
Lyon

2. Astroparticle European Coordination (ApPEC)
ApPEC is a consortium of 12 European agencies, created in 2001
ApPEC aims to
Promote co-operation within the European Astroparticle Physics community
Develop long term strategies
Improving links and co-ordination between European PA and CERN, ESA, and ESO
Express collective views on in international for a (e.g. OECD)
ApPEC operates (MoU)
Strategically through its Steering Committee (chair M. Bourquin)
Operationally through its Science Advisory Committee (chair C. Spiering)
Discussion for a sustainable form of European coordination
A structure able to contract with European organisations (CERN, ESO, ESA,…) ?

3. “per aspera ad astra” ASPERA www.aspera-eu.org 16 countries + CERN
ASPERA-I EU program FP6 ( )
coordinator S. Katsanevas (CNRS)
Study APP personnel and funding in Europe
2300 researchers and 70 M€/year
Priority Roadmap for Infrastructures
and R&D
Linking of existing infrastructures
Underground laboratories
C ommon call for CTA and Dark Matter
Common outreach, databases, portal, …
ASPERA-II EU program FP7 ( )
Coordinator T. Berghoefer (BMBF)
Update the roadmap (spring 2011)
Coordinate with other continents (OECD)
Accompany the realization of the roadmap
e.g. setting up agency oversight committees
Issues of Computing, Theory, Schools
Knowledge transfer : industry, neighboring fields
More common calls (one running on HECR and Neutrio mass)
Include the remaining European countries
Prepare a sustainable coordination scheme

4. Main themes of Astroparticle Physics
(OECD/GSF “global” definition)
What is the role of high energy phenomena in the formation of cosmic structures? Multi-messenger studies (g, CR, n, GW)
Detect dark matter, Limits of fundamental laws, Cosmological markers
CTA, KM3net, AUGER, ET and space projects
What is the Universe made of?
Nature of dark matter and energy
Probe EW scale, Gravitation
Ton-scale DM, Large DE surveys Ground/Space
Can we probe matter and interactions at the smallest scales ?
Rare decays: proton lifetime , neutrino properties
Access GUT scales
1 ton neutrino mass, LAGUNA

5. Test of fundamental laws
Dark Universe
Dark matter
Dark energy
High Energy Universe
Impact on structures
Test of fundamental laws
New particles
Primordial Universe
Proton decay
Neutrino properties
Themes

6. Infrastructures Needs Large Scale Computation Underground Laboratories
Large Astronomical Surveys
Large detector arrays
Underwater laboratories
Gravitational antennas
Underground Laboratories
Infrastructures
Needs
Large Scale
Computation

7. The European Roadmap priorities
Megaton proton decay
1 ton
dark
matter
Einstein telescope
CTA
1 ton
neutrino
mass
KM3NET
AUGER -N
Did not cover in depth dark energy or space programs, since it concentrated in programs where the agencies participating were the major stakeholders. This will change in the update. 7

8. Compare e.g. AUGER or ANTARES with US/Europe/Jaoan
SYNERGIES WITH GEOSCIENCES
Astroparticle physics networks exhibit a natural synergy with climate and risk monitoring studies or geoscience observation networks.
The atmosphere, the ocean and earth are both the target and detecting medium
They need to deploy large variable geometry networks of autonomous “smart” sensors in sometimes hostile environments
ASPERA WORKSHOP: 1/2 Dec 2010
Palais de la Découverte Paris
Compare e.g. AUGER or ANTARES with US/Europe/Jaoan
geoscience/environment networks
EMSO, EPOS
EARTHSCOPE, NEON, NEPTUNE…

9. Some issues Computing intensity Access intensity (image)
Signal processing methods (gravitational wave antennas)
Fusion of heterogeneous data (multi-messenger)
Data-quality/type for public access (noisy picture)
Insertion in Virtual observatories
Distributed data capture (smart grids)
Remote monitoring and control
Environmental/geoscience data availability
Outreach
Some issues

10. What would we like to obtain from this workshop:
Identify problems
Assess opportunities
Explore possibilities of European (global?) scale coordination
On the practical side:
We would like to aim a written document (1-2 pages per talk?)
(sorry for not telling this to you earlier) and
A 2-3 page executive summary to be submitted to the SAC of ASPERA and eventually be included in the updated roadmap
(it will circulate among the attendees) :

11. Computing At Different Scales 10-30-33 cm n mass, proton decay
Event horizon cm
Inflation, Dark energy/matter cm
High Energy processes ,
SUSY, Higher Dim
GZK horizon cm
HE CR,g, n, GW
10-21 cm
LHC physics
Galaxy cm
Supernova HE g, n, Origin of CR, ∂
Computing At
Different
Scales ∂ cm
Nuclear physics
Solar system cm
Nucleosynthesis
Solar n ∂
10-5 cm
Astroparticle infrastructures help study ocean floor biodiversity ∂
Astroparticle detectors use the geosphere as detecting medium cm ∂
Astroparticle helps us understand our origins