KoreaALICE Activity Report 200910 InKwon Yoo Pusan National

Korea-ALICE Activity Report 200910 In-Kwon Yoo Pusan National University for Ko. ALICE

Korea-ALICE Members • Total : 26 Participants (11 Ph. Ds, 8 Ph. D St. , 7 MA St. ) - Kangnung National University* : 5 Ph. Ds, 5 Ph. D St. , 1 MA St. - Pusan National University : 2 Ph. Ds, 1 Ph. D St. , 1 MA St. - Sejong University : 2 Ph. Ds, 1 Ph. D St. , 1 MA St. - Yonsei University : 2 Ph. Ds, 1 Ph. D St. , 4 MA St. • Residents at CERN : 5 Ph. Ds (3 Profs. ), 3 Ph. D St. , 2 MA St. • Residents at Korea : 6 Ph. Ds, 5 Ph. D St. , 5 MA St. • 1 Ph. D + 1 Ph. D St. increased since 2009 -02 2

- - • KICOS -> CERN : 410 M • 120 k. CHF done • waiting for RUN Korea-ALICE Budget local at PNU : 90 M • salary : 54 M • local travel : 5 M • overhead : 20 M • admin. : 11 M ✓ 17 M done by Aug. 2009 2010 M&O-A - Self-Evaluation System • Computing & Detector R&D Activities • Pub. & Talks etc. • Education • Service (Admin etc. ) 3

Korea-ALICE Meetings • Steering Committee Meeting : 4 Rep. from 4 Institutions - • APCTP LHC Workshop : Aug. 25 -27, 2009 - • STC 2009 -05 ‣ 2009 Budget Plan ‣ request/investigate : offices, car, housing etc. for long-stay researchers STC 2009 -08 ‣ M&O-A Self-Evaluation system discussion ‣ Self-Evaluation System Draft established STC 2009 -10 ‣ Ko-CERN Advisory Committee 2009 -09 -30 Report ‣ Ko. ALICE CERN/local Budget retune ALICE && CMS Korean Activities collected http: //www. apctp. org/conferences/2009/LHC_PW/ HIM 2009 -09 : focused on LHC Heavy Ion Physics - ALICE && CMS-HI && HI Theory : 2 Profs. + 1 St. talks for each http: //him. phys. pusan. ac. kr/HIM_meeting/2009/HIM%202009 -09. htm 4

Korea-ALICE Activities • • Goal : Discovery and Study on Quark Matter under Extreme Conditions - Detector R&D and Operation of ALICE - Data Analysis using Grid Computing : Test of theoretical expectations - Brainstorming of new physics ideas : HIM Kangnung National University 1. ALICE-To. F R&D, installation and operation - Multi-Gap RPC : Time Resolution enhanced 2. ALICE-EM Calorimeter (Muon Detector) operation • Operation Leader : Dr. YWBaek Particle Reconstruction Algorithm Development - Charm Production (ΛC) in pp@14 Te. V 5

Korea-ALICE Activities (contin. ) • Pusan National University 1. ALICE-HMPID R&D and Operation - VHMPID Upgrade Project 2. Gas System Control System R&D using ALICE-DCS - DCS study and rebuilding/operation at RICH test bench in Pohang, Korea - Taking HMPID-DCS shifts 3. Charm Production in AA Study (ΛC/D) • Sejong University 1. ALICE Computing GRID Operation • Theoretical Calculation on Hadron Phenomena at LHC (pp and Pb. Pb collisions) 1. • Finite Temperature/Density Lattice Field Theory Yonsei University • ALICE-TRD Installation and Operation 1. linking PHENIX-Fo. CAL to ALICE in future 2. Direct Photon Measurement in AA Study (π0 ➔ γγ study) 6

Ready for the 1 st LHC Physics RUN • Switching System from simulation / R&D to Experiment • • Increasing short term visitor Taking shifts for Detector Operation Learning / Training - Detector (To. F, HMPID, TRD) Operation/Maintenance Learning - Data Taking / Detector Control System Towards the 1 st Results - Getting started : Data Analysis Local User Policy discussion with KISTI 7