The Jubilee 8th International Workshop 
"From Andreev Reflection to the International Space Station"
with special topic "40 years with Andreev Reflection"

Björkliden, Kiruna, Sweden, March 20-27, 2004

Organizing Committee:

Leonid Kuzmin, Gothenburg, - Chairman
Tord Claeson, Gothenburg
Alexander Golubov,  Twente
Jukka Pekola,  Helsinki
Anna Kydiyarova-Shevchenko, Gothenburg
Hans-Georg Meyer, Jena
Michael Tarasov, Moscow - Gothenburg
Vladimir Gromov, Moscow-Gothenburg
Ann-Marie Frykestig, Gothenburg

After successful experience of previous International School/Workshops in 2000 -2003 in Björkliden we continue this line and organize the 8th  International Workshop. The workshop will be devoted to the progress in nonequilibrium effects in mesoscopic structures,  supersensitive cryogenic detectors and possible applications. Special attention will be paid to Andreev reflection discovered 40 years ago. Young scientists are very welcome for participation. Special lectures and tutorials will be organized for PhD students and young scientists.

Special attention  will be paid to cooperation of our activity for participation in the 6 EU Framework Programme. The related meeting of ESA-led Concortium "Developmement of Superconducting Sensor Arrays" is under discussion. The possible application of the detectors for Terahertz imaging  and  balloon, ground-based  and space telescope will be discussed. 
The main topics of the detector workshop will be nonequilibrium effects in mesoscopic structures and possible application of these effects for supersensitive systems. The special attention will be paid to
- 40 years with Andreev Reflection
- Cold-Electron Bolometers for ultrasensitive detection of IR and submillimeter waves;  other types of sensors.
- Electron cooling by SIN tunnel junctions; the problem of nonequilibrium quasiparticles in superconductors. Cryogenics

- Spintronics
- Analog SQUID readout system, imaging arrays of bolometers; multiplexing
- Superconducting digital interface to large arrays of detectors

- Superconducting digital interface to Qubits; fundamental limits for RSFQ technology
- Quasioptics and HF Filtering; coupling with bolometers
- Astronomical tasks in submm/IR regions
-Development of a Submillimeter Cryogenic Telescope for the International Space Station (Project Submillimetron); other radioastronomy projects.
- Single-photon detectors, Terahertz Imaging 

Tentative list of Participants:

- Alexander Andreev, Director of Kapitza Institute of Physical Problems and the leader of the famous theoretical school founded by L.D. Landau, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Science

- Mark Blamire, Cambridge. Andreev Coupling and Pi junctions in Superconductor / Ferromagnet Heterostructures
- Nikolai Kardashev, Astro Space Center RAS, Moscow, Leader of Russian radioastronomy, Leader of the Project Submillimetron for the International Space Station
- Leonid Kuzmin, Gothenburg. Ultimate Cold-Electron Bolometers
- Michael Tarasov, Gothenburg-Moscow. Quasi-optical qualification of bolometers,
-Vladimir Gromov, Vladimir Kurt, Astro Space Center, Moscow, Description of the cryogenic telescope for the ISS - the Submillimetron project

Preliminary program of the school:

- oral presentations 

- poster and short oral presentations 
- INTAS meeting
- workshop on the project Submillimetron (Submillimeter Cryogenic Telescope for the International Space Station) 
- round table discussions on the most actual topics (possible topics: optimal bolometer system , nonequilibrium quasiparticles in superconductor, phton counters,  optimal cryogenic system: 3He refrigeratior or DIL...?)
- ESA Consortium meeting and 6 EU FP meeting,  March 27

Workshop fee: 

9000 kr - double room, 10200 kr - single room, 7100 kr - cottage for 4-5 persons. The fee includes full lodging and board, and,  a copy of the Proceeding. 
The supposed number of participants is around 30-40.

More information about our workshops and Project Submillimetron can be found on the Web-sites:

http://www.asc.rssi.ru/submillimetron/submill.htm  - Submillimetron Project

http://fy.chalmers.se/~f4agro/6WARISS/ - 6th  Björkliden Workshop
http://fy.chalmers.se/~kuzmin/Workshops/Workshops.html  - Workshops and Schools
http://fy.chalmers.se/~kuzmin/Projects/Platform.html  - Scientific Space Platform

Igloo program:

The program will include building a record snow Igloo using only traditional Eskimo instrument - a saw. Impressive record is planned for this year – 2.1 tons on the top! We estimate that this  figure can be achieved by 29-30 participants on the top of Igloo. The igloo will have  an average diameter of 4 m 30 cm (an internal diameter of 3m80 cm),  5 tons of snow will be spread out on the surface of shell more than 30 m2.

Probably, 40 years of Andreev Reflection will be  celebrated by a new design: 4-corner  igloo  (pyramid-style) - no analog in the world.
A new technology of snow building will be used for this purpose (using another principle of installation of blocks  and their fixation in comparison with  classical Eskimo constructions). Of course, it will be done in the best traditions of Eskimo snow skill using only saws for block cutting. An attempt of the new Guinness World Record is planned for the last day of our school. Some photos of Igloo-01-03 can be found on the web: http://fy.chalmers.se/~kuzmin/HOBBY/IGLOO/igloo-list.html and http://fy.chalmers.se/~f4agro/6WARISS/