HIP NEWS September 30th 2013
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TO HIP STAFF
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HIP STAFF MEETING (YT-MEETING) Friday, October 4th, 2013 at 10.15 in A315.

Agenda:
1. Opening of the meeting
2. Election of the secretary of the meeting and two scrutinizers of the minutes
3. Status report of the Institute
4. The HIP project structure in 2014
5. The strategy of the Institute in 2014
6. Detector Laboratory reorganization
7. Occupational Wellbeing inquiry at the University of Helsinki
8. Other matters brought by the staff

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 1 October 2013 at 10.15 in A315
Gautam Bhattacharyya (Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India)
Geometrical CP violation and nonstandard Higgs decays

Abstract:
We have constructed for the first time a flavor model, based on the smallest discrete symmetry Delta(27) that implements spontaneous CP violation with a complex phase, of geometric origin, which can reproduce all quark masses and mixing data. We show that its scalar sector has exotic properties that can be tested at the LHC.

Fall 2013 PhD school, “Supersymmetry or not, what is the evidence?”
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A particle/astro PhD school, Copenhagen
on supersymmetry, October 28-November 1st

https://indico.nbi.ku.dk/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=590

VISITORS
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G. Bhattacharyya 9.9. – 9.10. (KH)
A. Golovnev 24.10. – 6.11. (KE)
L. Laperashvili 1.10. – 22.10. (AT)
S. Niyogi 15.9.-15.12 (KH)

HIP NEWS September 23rd 2013
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TO HIP STAFF
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HIP STAFF MEETING (YT-MEETING) Friday, October 4th, 2013 at 10.15 in A315.

Agenda:
1. Opening of the meeting
2. Election of the secretary of the meeting and two scrutinizers of the minutes
3. Status report of the Institute
4. The HIP project structure in 2014
5. The strategy of the Institute in 2014
6. Detector Laboratory reorganization
7. Occupational Wellbeing inquiry at the University of Helsinki
8. Other matters brought by the staff

Fall 2013 PhD school, “Supersymmetry or not, what is the evidence?”
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A particle/astro PhD school, Copenhagen
on supersymmetry, October 28-November 1st

https://indico.nbi.ku.dk/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=590

VISITORS
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G. Bhattacharyya 9.9. – 9.10. (KH)
A. Golovnev 24.10. – 6.11. (KE)
S. Niyogi 15.9.-15.12 (KH)
T. Takahashi 9.9. – 29.9. (KE)

HIP NEWS September 16th 2013
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DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 17 September 2013 at 10.15 in A315
Aleksi Vuorinen (Helsinki)
Holographic thermalization at intermediate coupling

Abstract: I will review some recent progress in the use of holographic methods for the description of equilibration in strongly coupled field theory, having applications to heavy ion physics in mind. In particular, I will explain how supplementing the usual type IIB supergravity action with higher derivative corrections will enable one to proceed beyond the infinite coupling limit of N=4 Super Yang-Mills theory, and how this can be seen to qualitatively change the thermalization properties of the system.

Wednesday 18 September 2013 at 10.15 in A315 (note day!)
Yoshitaka Kuno (Osaka, Japan)
Search for Muon to Electron Conversion at J-PARC – the COMET Experiment

Abstract: Muon to electron conversion in a muonic atom is a process of charged lepton flavor violation (CLFV). It is complementary to a rare muon decay to an electron and a photon both experimentally and theoretically. The COMET experiment aims to search for muon to electron conversion at J-PARC with single-event sensitivity of 3×10^(-17) which is about 10,000 improvement over the current limit. Recently COMET has taken a staged approach. COMET Phase-I as the first phase, aims at a single-event sensitivity of 3×10^(-15) with a portion of the full muon beam line and a dedicated detector in about 10^6 sec. The funding for COMET Phase-I was approved as the Japanese Government supplemental budget in 2012, and the construction has started in 2013. The physics run is expected to start in 2016 or so. The COMET Phase-II will follow immediately. In this talk, I will describe physics motivation of CLFV and COMET Phase-I / Phase-II.

Fall 2013 PhD school, “Supersymmetry or not, what is the evidence?”
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A particle/astro PhD school, Copenhagen
on supersymmetry, October 28-November 1st

https://indico.nbi.ku.dk/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=590

VISITORS
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G. Bhattacharyya 9.9. – 9.10. (KH)
K. Fujikawa 3.9. – 20.9. (AT)
A. Golovnev 24.10. – 6.11. (KE)
S. Niyogi 15.9.-15.12 (KH)
T. Takahashi 9.9. – 29.9. (KE)

HIP NEWS September 9th 2013
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Dear HIP Personnel,
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HIP Website will be updated soon.

The web pages will be moved to virtual servers,
and the old server becomes obsolete.

We will try to keep most of the old links working,
but some changes may occur. If you notice any abnormal
things/behavior in the new website, please do not
hesitate to send email to webmaster@hip.fi

HIP can provide webspace for the HIP projects, workshops etc.
(WordPress). If you need help, please contact support@hip.fi

The access to the old web server is restricted during the
transition. Again, if you have any questions, please contact
support@hip.fi

Best Regards,
Juha Aaltonen
Helsinki Institute of Physics
P.O. Box 64 (Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2a)
00014 University of Helsinki
FINLAND
p. +358 9 191 50559
email juha.aaltonen@helsinki.fi

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS / HIP JOINT COLLOQUIA / SEMINARS
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Tuesday 10 September 2013 at 14.15 in A315 (note time!)
Sabine Hossenfelder (Nordita, Stockholm)
News from Quantum Gravity Phenomenology

Abstract: I will talk about recent developments in the search for experimental signatures for quantum gravitational effects. Some of the topics that I will cover are the prospects of finding Planck scale effects in gamma ray bursts, in neutral Kaon oscillations, or with massive quantum oscillators. I will also comment on the possibility of finding holographic noise and, if time permits, on Bekenstein’s proposed table top experiment.This is not a review talk; it is a hand selected assortment of topics I think are interesting.

COSMO-Seminar
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Wednesday September 11 at 14:15 in A315
Lingfei Wang (U. of Lancaster)
A new mechanism for curvature perturbations

I will explain the spectator scenario and show its advantages compared to the curvaton scenario, under the latest Planck constraints. The spectator scenario generates a smaller non-Gaussianity, negligible isocurvature perturbations, and less tuning. It agrees well with the current Planck data in the visible sector inflation setup, as an example. It also explains the CMB dipole asymmetry with a brief fast roll phase. I will close the talk by proposing the CMB power multipoles, as an alternative approach independent of the CMB dipole asymmetry model.

UPCOMING EVENTS: EDS 2013 in Saariselkä, September 9-13, 2013
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Fall 2013 PhD school, “Supersymmetry or not, what is the evidence?”
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A particle/astro PhD school, Copenhagen
on supersymmetry, October 28-November 1st

https://indico.nbi.ku.dk/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=590

VISITORS
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G. Bhattacharyya 9.9. – 9.10. (KH)
K. Fujikawa 3.9. – 20.9. (AT)
T. Takahashi 9.9. – 29.9. (KE)
L. Wang 9.9. – 13.9. (KE)

HIP NEWS September 2nd 2013
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Invitation, 175th Anniversary Symposium
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On 2-4 September 2013 the cross-disciplinary symposium “Randomness and order in the exact sciences” will take place in Säätytalo, Helsinki. The symposium is part of the 175th Anniversary of the Finnish Society of Science and Letters. Young researchers are especially welcome. Due to the limited size of the auditorium participants are asked to register using the form available at the website of the symposium, http://www.helsinki.fi/~hoyer/symp13/index.html . There is no registration fee.

With our best regards,
Paul Hoyer
Stig-Olof Londén
Heikki Tenhu
Mia von Knorring (secr.)

SEMINARS
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Tuesday 3 September 2013 at 10.15 in A315
Oleg Lebedev (Helsinki)
The different faces of the Higgs

Abstract: Last year was marked by an event of fundamental importance, that is, the discovery of the Higgs boson. In this talk, I will argue that the Higgs field enjoys a special status in the Standard Model and its extensions. It may provide us with a unique opportunity to probe the hidden sector. Furthermore, it may hold the key to the mysteries of dark matter and inflation, as well as other puzzles of particle physics.

EDS 2013 in Saariselkä, September 9-13, 2013
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Details and registration in
http://www.hip.fifi/EDS2013/

Fall 2013 PhD school, “Supersymmetry or not, what is the evidence?”
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A particle/astro PhD school, Copenhagen
on supersymmetry, October 28-November 1st

https://indico.nbi.ku.dk/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=590

VISITORS
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K. Fujikawa 3.9. – 20.9. (AT)