1 Announcement

 

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

- Martin Giard, Claude Meny, CNRS, Toulouse. Bolometer arrays for balloon experiments

- Nikolai Kardashev, Astro Space Center RAS, Moscow, Leader of Russian radioastronomy, Leader of the Project Submillimetron for the International Space Station

- Paul Richards, Berkeley, Cryogenic TES bolometers, author of the novel concept of bolometers with Andreev mirrors, Balloon experiments on Anisotropy of Microwave Background.

- Rickard Lundin. Swedish Institute of Space Physics, Kiruna

- Harald Merkel , Erik Kollberg, Grigory Goltzman, Gothenburg. Hot-electron Bolometer-mixers with phonon cooling.Photon counter

- Jonas Zmuidzinus, Boris Karasik, Robert McGraph, JPL/Caltech, Hot-electron bolometers, KIDs
- Heinz-Wilhelm Hübers, Alexey Semenov, German Aerospace Center, Institute of Space Sensor Technology, Photon counter

- Roy Booth, Onsala Observatory. The new ESO/NRAO project LSA/MMA with an array of 64 telescopes of mm and sub-mm waves, Chile.

- Lionel Duband, Alain Ravex, CEA / AIR LIQUIDE, France. Review of cryocoolers; two stage sorption cooler for 200mK

- Leonid Kuzmin, Gothenburg. Ultimate Cold-Electron Bolometers

-Alexander Golubov, Twente University, The Netherlands. Andreev Reflection

- Bruno Leone, Ravinder Bhatia, Wolfgang Supper, Michel.Klein, ESA/ESTEC
- Piet de Korte, H.F.C.Hoevers, SRON, Netherland. X-ray spectrometer. Imaging array for project XEUS.- Superconducting  Sensor Consortium

- Philip Mauskopf, Lucio Piccirillo, Peter Ade, Matt Griffin, Walter Gear, Cardiff University - Superconducting  Sensor Consortium
- Stafford, G. Hassan, Cambridge, Vigroux, Saclay, , Mikko.Kiviranta, VTT, Louis Rodriguez, CEA, - Superconducting  Sensor Consortium
- Heikki Seppa, Mikko Kiviranta, Panu Helisto. VTT, Finland. SQUID readout systems.  - Superconducting  Sensor Consortium
- Palo di Bernardis, La Sapienza in Rome. Balloon experiments with imaging arrays of submm bolometers

- Michael Tarasov, Gothenburg-Moscow. Quasi-optical qualification of bolometers,

- Jukka Pekola, Alexander Savin, Jani Kivioja, Helsinki. Nonequilibrium electronic cooling.
-Mats Jonson, Robert Shekhter, Chalmers, Spintronics

Göran Vendin, Vitali Shumeiko, Andreev Reflection
-Konstantin Arutyunov, Tommi Holmquist, Jyväskylä, Nonequilibrium, spin-polarized quasiparticles

- Alexander Klushin, Julich

- Victor Markov, L. Gorshkov, A. Adov. Rocket Space Corporation Energia, Moscow. Russian segment of the ISS. Delivery and disposal of the Submillimetron telescope.

- Dmitry Golubev, Karlsruhe-Moscow. Noise analysis of CEB. Nonequilibrium quasiparticles in superconductor.

-Vladimir Gromov, Vladimir Kurt, Astro Space Center, Moscow, Description of the cryogenic telescope for the ISS - the Submillimetron project

- Alexander Kosov, Dmitry Skulachev,  Igor Maslov, Instutute of Space research. High frequency systems

- Magnus Willander, Gothenburg

- Lennard Nordh, Per Magnusson, SNSB, Stockholm. Radioastronomy from space & future Space Missions

- Hans-Georg Meyer, Vyacheslav Zakosarenko, Eugeni Il'ichev. IPTH Jena, SQUID readout systems

- Oleg Snigirev, Moscow. SQUID readout systems. 

- E. Cheng, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

- John Martinis, NIST, Boulder

- Alexey Kalabukhov, Chalmers, SQUID readout system

- Roberto Leoni, Mattioli Francesco, IESS, Roma, Italy

- Daniel Sandgren, Ian Agulo, CTH. Experimental results with bolometer structures

- Victor Bezugly, Andrey Vasenko, CTH. Nonequilibrium effects in mesoscopic structures
- G. Bogomolov, Kapitza Institute of Physical Problems. Development of Terahertz systems 

- Oleg Mukhanov, Hypris, USA / Moscow State University,  RSFQ readout

- Anna Kydiyarova-Shevchenko, Konstantin Platov, RSFQ readout

- Michael Kupriyanov, Igor Devyatov, Moscow State University, HIgh-frequency bolometer response

- Elena Tolkacheva, Irina Kataeva, Henrik Engseth  – Chalmers University, RSFQ students

- Vasili Semenov – SUNY, USA, RSFQ

- Pascal Febvre – University of Savoy, France

 

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.

 

 

Deadline for registration and 1-2 page abstract: January 16, 2003

 

The fee payment should be sent to a bank account of Chalmers University

 

There are two ways of payment:

 

1. Payment through a Bank account:

 

NORDEA, S-405 09 Gothenburg, Sweden

Swift code NDEASEGG

bank account  3055 77 11 371

Chalmers Project: 59300 / 5920129

Fee  for Bjorkliden Workshop

 

(don't forget to point out the project N for correct money transferring)

 

 

2. Payment from your Visa/Master card:

 

Send information about your card to Ann-Marie Frykestig f4aaf@fy.chalmers.se

(and copy to me)

 

E-mail with information about sending money, date of staying, and way of transportation should be sent at the same time. Registration form is applied.

 

Milestones:

 

  1. Preliminary information about intention to participate  - just on receiving this message for preliminary planning

 

  1. Registration, Fee payment, and 1-2 pages abstract, Deadline – January 16.

 

  1. Workshop – March 20-27 (or March 28 – for European meetings or for cheap air tickets)

 

  1. Manuscript for Proceeding, up to 10 pages, (or abstract and selected transparences). Deadline – March 27.

 

The supposed number of participants is around 30-40.

 

 

Leonid Kuzmin,

Associate Professor

Department of Microelectronics and Nanoscience

Physics and Engineering Physics

Chalmers University of Technology

S-41296 Gothenburg, Sweden

 

Tel: +46 31 772 3608

Mobil: +46 73 752 72 32

Fax: +46 31 772 3471

e-mail: kuzmin@fy.chalmers.se

WWW: http://fy.chalmers.se/~kuzmin/

 

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/

 

p.s. Information about Bjorkliden:

 

http://www.goski.com/rswe/bjorklid.htm

 

http://www.bjorkliden.com/