1. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 1 University of Houston Heavy Ion Group An ab initio Request for Funding to Enable the UH Heavy Ion Group to Formally join ALICE as a Member of ALICE-USA

2. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 2 Summary of This Presentation Who Are We? What We Have Done So Far wrt ALICE… What Is Our Contribution to the RMP… What Are Our Contributions to the EMCal Project Our Physics Interests in ALICE… What Are We Asking For?

3. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 3 Who Are We? The Heavy Ion Group at UH is a sub-group of experimental particle physicists on the Physics Faculty (4 Experimentalists & 1 Theorist). Considerable work in hypernuclear physics (DOE-MEP) & neutrino physics- Daya Bay (DOE-HEP) + new faculty prospects… The Heavy Ion Group participating in ALICE-USA includes: 2 Faculty, 1 Post-Doc and 2-3 students… –Larry Pinsky (Professor & P.I.) –Bill Mayes (Professor) –Toni Empl (Post-Doctoral Fellow) -- (Now in US from 5 yrs @ CERN) –Charo Delgenio (Graduate Student) –Dilan Minthaka (Graduate Student)

4. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 4 Past Experimental Highlights E767 & E795 (AGS -- DOE MEP funded) 1981-85 –Antineutron-Proton cross section measurements… –Drift chambers & associated electronics… MEGA (LAMPF -- DOE MEP funded) 1988-1996 –Rare  decays (   e +  ) –Cylindrical Drift Chambers and associated electronics NA47-SMC (CERN -- DOE MEP funded) 1988-1996 –Spin dependent neutron structure functions –32 Coordinates of 4m x 4 m streamer tubes and electronics NA49 (CERN -- DOE MEP funded) 1996-1999 –Fixed target relativistic heavy ion interactions –Run support (3 yrs) and data analysis (1.5 yrs). NASA (AGS, HIMAC & CERN -- NASA funded) 1999-Present –Heavy ion transport Monte Carlo code development (FLUKA) –Medium energy neutron & heavy ion cross section measurements… –Heavy ion event generator development… –LSP is a current member of the FLUKA Scientific Committee @ CERN Other Efforts: GEM @ SSC MECO @ BNL

5. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 5 What Have We Done So Far with respect to ALICE & ALICE-USA Founding member of ALICE-USA (2000 to present…) Supported since 1999 by UH TLC 2 “seed funding” for ALICE… (Also contributed computing resources for ALICE Data Challenges and EMCal trigger study calculations…) (LSP) Served as ALICE-USA Computing Coordinator 2002-2005, and as Distributed Computing Coordinator since. Also a member of LCG (LHC Computing Grid Project - 2004-present) representing ALICE- USA. (LSP) Serving as the first ALICE-USA Council Chair… (BWM) EMCal trigger design simulation calculations and analysis. (BWM + Student) EMCal Test Beam run support at FNAL. (LSP + Post-Doc) ALICE-USA FLUKA interface.

6. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 6 Our Contributions to the RMP Test Beam (FNAL) — Mayes[0.05] (run support) + G/S[0.25] (run support & analysis). Trigger Simulations — Mayes[0.2] (Deliverable — raw events, jet trigger strategy studies) Trigger Design — Pinsky[0.1] (Deliverable — Initial Level 0/1 jet trigger design scenarios) Offline Software — P/D[0.25] + Grad Student[0.15] (preliminary p-p & Pb-Pb jet finding code development). Offline Computing — Pinsky[0.1] + Grad Student[0.1] (Continued Grid computing development — proposal support to acquire needed resources — LCG ALICE-USA representation) Calibration Database Development — Mayes[0.1] + Pinsky[0.12] + P/D[0.25] (Create and test initial calibration database within the ALICE distributed computing Grid framework). (Deliverable — EMCal calibration database within the ALICE offline computing infrastructure). 2007

7. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 7 Our Contributions to the RMP Test Beam (CERN) — Mayes[0.1] (run support) + G/S[0.25] (run support & analysis). Trigger Simulations — Mayes[0.13] Trigger Design — Pinsky[0.1] Offline Software — Pinsky[0.1] + Mayes[0.2] + P/D[0.75] + Grad Student[0.75] (p-p & Pb-Pb jet finding code development). Offline Computing — Pinsky[0.1] + Grad Student[0.1] (Continued Grid computing development — proposal support to acquire needed resources — LCG ALICE-USA representation) Calibration Database Deployment — Mayes[0.2] + Pinsky[0.1] + P/D[0.25] (Implement and maintain calibration database within the ALICE distributed computing Grid framework). Install and Commission EMCal — Pinsky[0.1] + G/S[0.2] (Assemble, Calibrate and install super modules at CERN) Detector Operation — Pinsky[0.1] + G/S[0.2] (Stand shifts in support of data-taking) 2008

8. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 8 Trigger Design — Pinsky[0.1] + Mayes[0.16] (Study trigger efficiencies and performance) (Deliverable — Trigger performance analysis) Offline Software — Pinsky[0.26] + Mayes[0.4] + P/D[0.65] + Grad Student[2.0] (p-p & Pb-Pb jet finding code improvement and analysis). — (First Ph.D. Thesis) Offline Computing — Pinsky[0.1] + Grad Student[0.1] (US Grid computing deployment — LCG ALICE-USA rep.). Calibration Database Support — Mayes[0.1] + P/D[0.1] (Maintain calibration database within the ALICE distributed computing Grid framework for const. and deployment support). Install and Commission EMCal — Pinsky[0.1] + G/S[0.4] +P/D[0.25] (Assemble, Calibrate-Cosmic Ray Calibration Studies) and install super modules at CERN) Detector Operation — Pinsky[0.1] + P/D[0.1] + G/S[0.2] (Stand shifts in support of data-taking) Our Contributions to the RMP 2009

9. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 9 Analysis — Pinsky[0.2] + Mayes[0.5] + P/D[0.65] + Grad Student[2.0] (p-p & Pb-Pb jet finding code improvement and analysis). — (Second Ph.D. Thesis). Offline Computing — Pinsky[0.06] (US Grid computing deployment — LCG ALICE-USA representation). (Deliverable — Improved US Grid analysis infrastructure). Calibration Database Maintenance — Mayes[0.06] (Maintain calibration database within the ALICE distributed computing Grid framework for construction and deployment support). Commission EMCal — Pinsky[0.2] + G/S[0.6] +P/D[0.25] (Data- Based Calibration studies). Detector Operation — Pinsky[0.2] +Mayes[0.1] + P/D[0.1] + G/S[0.4] (Stand shifts in support of data-taking & maintain EMCal hardware) Our Contributions to the RMP 2011

10. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 10 Our Contributions to the EMCal Project UH will be responsible for the acquisition and fabrication of the LED calibration components and fabrication of wavelength-shifting fiber bundles… UH can also offer the support infrastructure to setup an alternate tower assembly site in the event that an accelerated production schedule is feasible.

11. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 11 The UH/TLC 2 Connection TLC 2 (The Texas Learning and Computation Center) is currently providing ~150 CPUs for ALICE Data Challenges. Support has been recognized at LCG as being among the best. TLC 2 could offer even more resources as a match to supplement support to fund ~1.5% of ALICE total computing needs (see Soltz computing presentation)… In addition, such hardware support would also be matched with 2.0 flexible FTE in support personnel (Middleware software development, sys-admin and maintenance)

12. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 12 UH Group’s Physics Interests (“Analysis” Focus) Jet Quenching (tougher than @ RHIC) –Jet Triggers and Trigger Bias Studies (>50 GeV) –Jet Finding Algorithms –Jet Measuring Algorithms –Background Studies –Fragmentation Modifications by the medium… –Away-Side Correlations Mach Cone Correlations (more complex than @ RHIC) Interaction Morphology (wrt QGP) Energy Dependence side 1 side 2 near away

13. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 13 Energy Dependence Measuring as a function of jet energy and of gluon density can yield substantial EOS information… Studying the evolution of as a function of Q 2 as a probe of the color density of the medium… This requires substantial analysis of p-p jets at ALICE as well… Casalderrey-Solana & Wang arXiv:0705.1352

14. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 14 What Are We Asking For? A grant from the DOE Heavy Ion Physics Office to enable us to: –…Participate in ALICE as a member of the ALICE- USA Collaboration… –…Provide funding support for 2 faculty members, 1 post-doc and increasing to 3 students… Summer salary for faculty… Full salary and stipend support for the post-doc and the graduate students… Travel and incidental M & O support for the group.

15. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 15 RMP Personnel Spreadsheet (Excludes All Project-Supported FTE) Personnel / Year200720082009201020112012 L. Pinsky (faculty)0.30.67 B. Mayes (faculty)0.30.67 A. Empl (post-doc)0.51.0 C. Delgenio (grad. s.)0.30.75 1.0* D. Minthaka (grad. s.)0.30.75 1.01.0* Grad. Student (TBD)001.0 Total FTE (Excl. Proj.)1.73.84.845.33 Total “ALICE” Ph.D.s333333

16. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 16 Outreach--Quarknet UH (in cooperation with Rice) have the largest Quarknet current program. High school physics teachers and students will be able to participate in EMCal Project activities in Houston… One to two teachers per summer can travel to CERN to participate in EMCal & other ALICE-related efforts. NSF supported…

17. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 17 Questions? Thank You Questions? (RMP Summary Slides and Deliverable Summary Slides for all years are available…)

18. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 18 Our Contributions to the RMP Analysis — Pinsky[0.36] + Mayes[0.46] + P/D[0.5] + Grad Student[2.0] (p-p & Pb-Pb jet finding code improvement and analysis — includes final trigger studies). Offline Computing — Pinsky[0.1] (US Grid computing deployment — LCG ALICE-USA representation). Calibration Database Deployment — Mayes[0.1] + P/D[0.1] (Evolve and maintain calibration database within the ALICE distributed computing Grid framework for construction and deployment support). Install and Commission EMCal — Pinsky[0.1] + G/S[0.6] +P/D[0.25] (Assemble, Calibrate-Cosmic Ray Calibration Studies & Begin Data-Based Calibration studies, and install final super modules at CERN) Detector Operation — Pinsky[0.1] +Mayes[0.1] + P/D[0.15] + G/S[0.4] (Stand shifts in support of data-taking) 2010

19. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 19 Our Contributions to the RMP Analysis — Pinsky[0.4] + Mayes[0.5] + P/D[0.9] + Grad Student[2.5] (p-p & Pb-Pb jet finding code improvement and analysis). — (Third Ph.D. Thesis). Offline Computing — Pinsky[0.06] (US Grid computing deployment — LCG ALICE-USA representation). Calibration Database Maintenance — Mayes[0.06] (Maintain calibration database within the ALICE distributed computing Grid framework for construction and deployment support). Detector Operation — Pinsky[0.2] +Mayes[0.1] + P/D[0.1] + G/S[0.5] (Stand shifts in support of data-taking & maintain EMCal hardware) 2012

20. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 20 UH UH Deliverables (2007 &2008) Trigger Simulations — Deliverable — raw events, jet trigger strategy studies. Trigger Design — Deliverable — Initial Level 0/1 jet trigger design scenarios. Calibration Database Development — Deliverable — EMCal calibration database within the ALICE offline computing infrastructure. Trigger Simulations — Deliverable — further jet trigger strategy studies. Trigger Design — Deliverable — Final Level 0/1 jet trigger design scenarios. Offline Software — Deliverable — Initial jet analysis codes. Calibration Database Deployment — Deliverable — Maintained EMCal calibration database within the ALICE offline-computing infrastructure. 2007 2008

21. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 21 UH Deliverables (2009 & 2010) Trigger Design — Deliverable — Trigger performance analysis. Offline Software — Deliverable — Improving jet analysis codes and initial analysis results — First Ph.D. Thesis) Offline Computing — Deliverable — Working US Grid analysis infrastructure. Calibration Database Deployment — Deliverable — Maintained EMCal calibration database within the ALICE offline-computing infrastructure. Analysis — Deliverable — Improving jet analysis codes and continuing analysis results. Offline Computing — Deliverable — Improved US Grid analysis infrastructure. Calibration Database Deployment — Deliverable — Maintained and updated EMCal calibration database within the ALICE offline- computing infrastructure. 2009 2010

22. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 22 UH Deliverables (2011 & 1012) Analysis — Deliverable — Improving jet analysis codes and continuing analysis results — Second Ph.D. Thesis. Offline Computing — Deliverable — Improved US Grid analysis infrastructure. Calibration Database Maintenance — Deliverable — Maintained EMCal calibration database within the ALICE offline-computing infrastructure. Commission EMCal — Deliverable — Initial data-based EMCal calibrations. Analysis — Deliverable — Improving jet analysis codes and continuing analysis results — Third Ph.D. Thesis. Offline Computing — Deliverable — Stable & updated US Grid analysis infrastructure). Calibration Database Maintenance — Deliverable — Maintained EMCal calibration database within the ALICE offline-computing infrastructure). 2011 2012

23. May 23, 2007L. Pinsky-University of Houston ALICE-USA DOE Panel Review 23 UH group’s Physics Interests (“Fundamental”) Properties of the QGP –q R (Q 2 ) –…and ultimately the Equation of State. Relation to the Big Bang early evolution and the current Large Scale Structure of the visible Universe. (This can lead to collaborations with local cosmologists…) –This is most sensitive to the nature of the QGP/Baryon phase transition, but this also needs an accurate QGP EOS… The “Matter” Problem: How did we get the current matter distribution? –Needs a fairly precise knowledge of the QGP EOS… ^