JENAS: astroparticle, nuclear and particle physicists meet
The first JENAS, Joint ECFA (European Committee for Future Accelerators)-NuPECC (Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee)-APPEC (AstroParticle Physics European Consortium) Seminar, attracted 230 participants resulting in a full auditorium at the Laboratoire de l’Accélérateur Linéaire (LAL) in Orsay. Beyond the regular information exchange across the three European committees, reinforcing their interdisciplinary links was also an important goal for the meeting. For three days senior and junior members of the astroparticle, nuclear and particle physics communities presented their overlapping challenges. Together, they have a strong aspiration to explore nature with a view to understanding both the smallest and the largest structures. On the technology front, they seek to make the invisible visible at these extremes, and these successes are transformed into opportunities at the human scale for amongst others health, energy and safety. Readout electronics, Silicon Photomultipliers, Big Data computing and Artificial Intelligence for analysis are only some examples of developments stemming from our research. Related to the quest of unravelling new insights in fundamental physics, coverage is required from all three fields in order to address the dark matter question, the neutrino sector and the physics of gravitational waves. In presentations on organisational matters related to education, outreach, open science and software as well as careers, synergies are clearly identifiable. At the occasion of this meeting, a Diversity Charter has been launched by APPEC, ECFA and NuPECC. From a survey among the seminar participants, the diversity aspects will be analysed together with those from other conferences and events organised by the three communities.
The JENAS2019 event, which was jointly organised by LAL-Orsay, IPN-Orsay, CSNSM-Orsay, IRFU-Saclay and LPNHE-Paris, allowed astroparticle, nuclear and particle physics researchers to glimpse into each other’s activities. The identified challenges can transform via joint programs into opportunities to deepen our understanding of physics. After being informed through the presentations and discussions, and with a view to further explore topical synergies between the disciplines, a call has been issued for novel Expressions-of-Interest. Bottom-up and community thoughts can be submitted to the chairs of the three committees/consortia for further discussion within APPEC, ECFA and NuPECC. Thoughts revolving around potential synergies in technology, physics, organisation and/or applications are welcome. The letters should elaborate on the synergy topic, the objectives, the initial thoughts and the potential communities involved. These letters are not the end of the process, but potentially the start of further communications on the expressed interest. APPEC, ECFA and NuPECC will discuss and propose actions to pursue your thoughts with a view to the next JENAS event in two years.
Website: https://jenas-2019.lal.in2p3.fr
