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Common RD for astroparticle physics Activities
of ApPEC and ASPERA Bernard Revaz and Maurice
Bourquin
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• Who we are
• ApPEC Committee of 12 European scientific
  agencies founded in 2001 aiming at
• Promoting and facilitating cooperation in the
  European astroparticle physics community
• Developing long term strategies and offering
  advice to national funding agencies
• Expressing the views of the astroparticle physics
  community in international forums
• Establishing a system of peer-review assessment
  for projects where ApPEC members are involved.
• ERA-Net Instrument for the coordination and
  cooperation of national and regional programmes
  in Europe
• Implemented as a Specific programme within
  6th-7th Framework Programme
• ASPERA ERA-Net for astroparticle physics,
  lifetime July 2006 July 2009
• Objective Coordinate and
  encourage Astroparticle Physics in Europe
• Members17 national funding agencies in Europe
  providing funding in Astroparticle Physics.

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ASPERA Goals Roadmap Create a scientific
roadmap for Astroparticle Physics (reference
documents for the national agencies) Information
, guidance Compile a common information system on
funding mechanisms for Astroparticle Physics in
Europe. Propose uniform processing and
evaluation schemes for all types of joint
transnational proposals Provide guidance for
national agencies to align resources in order to
fund large APP transnational research
programme. RD Assess and identify innovative
Research and Development fields Develop a model
call for common RD proposals. Large
Infrastructures Propose common process for
benchmarking large European Astroparticle Physics
infrastructures Identify possible links amongst
existing infrastructures (e.g. gravitational
antennas, neutrino telescopes, gamma ray
telescopes, space and ground cosmic ray
facilities). Enable pan-European collaborations
for the next generation of large scale
infrastructures.
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ASPERA Goals Roadmap Create a scientific
roadmap for Astroparticle Physics, linking it
with the more general European scientific
infrastructure roadmap, as planned by EU
structures (for instance ESFRI). Information,
guidance, outreach Compile a common information
system on funding mechanisms for Astroparticle
Physics in Europe. Propose uniform processing
and evaluation schemes for all types of joint
transnational proposals, which can be agreed by
the national agencies. Provide guidance and
possible frameworks for national agencies to
align some of their resources in order to fund
large Astroparticle Physics transnational
research programme. RD Assess and identify
which innovative Research and Development fields
are inherently convergent and are most suitable
for joint research projects with high European
added value. Coordinate an examine selected
translational RD domains with a view to develop
a model call for RD proposals. Large
Infrastructures Propose common for benchmarking
large European Astroparticle Physics
infrastructures Identify possible links amongst
existing infrastructures (e.g. gravitational
antennas, neutrino telescopes, gamma ray
telescopes, space and ground cosmic ray
facilities). Enable pan-European collaborations
for the next generation of large scale
infrastructures.
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ASPERA output reports Survey of present APP
activities Roadmap and priorities (Roadmap I and
II) Legal barriers Legal structures of
collaborations Evaluation schemes RD
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• Process for common support to Astroparticle RD
  in Europe
• Roadmap for APP in Europe phase 1 document
  available on internet
• Roadmap priorities document to be discussed in
  Brussels in Sept. 08
• RD for APP priorities to be defined in October
  Amsterdam workshop
• Elaboration of a European common evaluation
  scheme for large APP infrastructures and RD (in
  progress)
• Setting up common calls by ApPEC
• Implementing common calls of ApPEC (beginning
  2009-2010)

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Present status Preparation of a document in view
of the October Amsterdam RD workshop
(28.10.08) Content describe the RD activities
and set priorities Preliminary document, ready
for comments by the community Drafted under the
responsibility of ASPERA by various
contributors Its aim 1) Serve as reference
document for national agencies Summary added
to the Roadmap II 2) Set a frame of activities
for the RD call
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• Your homework
• 1) RD ASPERA document
• Give us your comments
• Make sure your activities are well represented
• Propose priorities
• 2) Preparation of the Amsterdam meeting
  (28.10.08)
• Scientists involved in RD for astroparticle
  physics should be present
• Invite your industrial partners

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• Structure of the RD for APP document
• Detector elements for astroparticle physics
• Photodetectors for HEAP and large undergrounds
  detectors
• (MAGIC, CTA)
• Cryodetectors
• (DM activities ETHZ)
• Optical elements, lasers and suspensions for
  gravitational wave antennas
• Astroparticle Physics detectors in space
• Distributed Electronic and Acquisition systems
  for Astroparticle Physics

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II. Materials for Astroparticle physics Noble
liquids for dark matter and double beta
decay Scintillators for neutrino physics and
proton decay Analysis on Rare isotope
preparation for Astroparticle Physics (DM
activities ETHZ) III. New techniques for
Astroparticle physics Radiodetection Acoustic
detection (IceCube) Gaz TPC Technology
RD IV. Technologies from astroparticle for the
Monitoring of the environment and risk prevention
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ASPERA to summarize Swiss participation to
ASPERA SNF Our mission deliver the message of
the Swiss APP community to ASPERA ASPERA is
preparing a document on common RD for
astroparticle physics We need your input bottom
up process For more information ASPERA website
and monthly news letter Contact persons Maurice
Bourquin and Bernard Revaz Thanks for your
attention
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