Overview of the participation of the CIS

and SEE countriesin the LHC Experiments

NEC, VARNA12 – 16 September 2005

Nicolas Koulberg, CERN

Status: Cooperation Agreements with all countries exceptTurkey, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Interest of NMS physicists in the CERN scientific programme continues to grow (not only LHC but fix target programme, ISOLDE and AD)

CIS Countries are independent members of ATLAS, ALICE and LHCb and member of RDMS in CMS

CERN support for visits: 350 Man/month in 2005

CERN mandate: Foster the international collaboration

CERN priorities: to assist the European NMS in their effort to build HEP communities of sustainable size and maintainIts valuable collaboration with major international partners

Status Contribution

MCHF

Participants

Experimentsand MoU’s

Expectations

RUSSIA CA 1993observer

162.0 650 ALL LHC + Machine

Approval for M&O funding

JINR CA 1992

13.0 167 ALICE, ATLAS, RDMS (CMS)

Approval for M&O funding

ARMENIA CA 1994

0.6 17 ALICE, ATLAS

AZERBAIJAN

CA 1997

0.1 6 ATLAS Grid Programme

GEORGIA CA 1996

0.1 8 ATLAS, RDMS Grid Programme

UKRAINE CA 1993

1.9 35 ALICE, LHCb, RDMS

BELARUS CA 1994

6.1 32 ATLAS, RDMS Grid Programme

Uzbekistan/Kazakhstan

11

RDMSATLAS

CA

Status Contribution

MCHF

Participants

Experimentsand MoU’s

Expectations

ROMANIA CA 1993

1.5 26 ALICE, ATLAS, LHCb

Membership

TURKEY observer

1.5 21 ATLAS, CMS

CA

CROATIA CA 1991

0.6 16 ALICE, CMS

SERBIA CA 2001

0.7 12 ATLAS, CMS Grid Programme

SLOVENIA

CA 1991

0.7 7 ATLAS

Total contribution :190 MCHF of 600 MCHF expected from all NMSParticipants : 1100 of 1900 from all NMS

Candidates for membership: Romania, Turkey(?), Slovenia (?)

• Passivity of authorities• Painful way to get funding• Funding for CMS only

1.2 MCHF; 62 persons

CMS - CMS - 4.06 M CHFALICE; ALICE; NA 48; NA 49; HARP;NA 48; NA 49; HARP;

University of Sofia (Phys & Math)

Institute for Nuclear Researchand Nuclear Energy (INRNE)

Central Laboratory for ParallelProcessing • Concentration / CMS

• Increasing participation, despite all difficulties • Many young people involved

BulgariaCMS HCAL

We are brothers in spirit,you and ICherishing the same ideals Hristo Botev

22 persons 0.75 MCHF

ATLASATLASCMSCMS

VINCA Institute, BelgradeInstitute of Physics, BelgradeUniversity of Belgrade

• Good contribution• New group in ATLAS (Belgrade University)• Visit of 40 students (7-9 Oct. 2004)• Successful re-integration

Serbia

Connecting pieces for the CMS Endcap

I am feeling with my wing torn outlike a brother one without the other… Serbian Epos

Hydraulic system

• No fund for contribution and visits• low salary in home institutes• narrow network capacity

Let us be proud of our arduous workAnd thirsty for the arts and knowledge..

O.Manhdessian1994 – Cooperation Agreement

ALICEALICE 0.161 MCHF9 persons

CMS CMS 0.15 MCHF5 persons

ATLASATLAS 0.24 MCHF4 persons

Participation in CMS via JINRsince 19951997 – MoU ATLAS2001 – MoU ALICE butparticipation since 1998

Yerevan Physicis InstituteState University

Armenia

• Large physics institute before 1991• Visible and good participation in all three experiments• Strong participation in AliEn (Grid)• Support from Armenian Community of Switzerland

Al-ring absorber produced by YrPhIand Armenian industry (ALICE)

Armenia

Polishing fiber robot for The ATLAS TileCal

The ceramic supports, produced by YerPhI and MARS factory for the CMS Endcap preshower

• No fund for visits• No resources in currency• Customs problems•Problem with Common Fund in ATLAS

94 – Cooperation Agreement

CMSCMS 5.3 MCHF25 persons

ATLASATLAS 0.59 MCHFCom. Fund 0.25 MCHF

8 persons

98 – State Committeeof Science + JINR Participation in CMS

99 – MoU for ATLAS

State University,Institute for Nuclear Problem,National Centre for HEP,Institute for AppliedPhysical Problems

• Outstandingcontribution to ATLAS:TileCal and equipment for MDT chambers;Strong contribution to ATLAS Common Project(Burrel Toroid Warm Structure) Contribution via JINR

• Significant contribution to CMS through RDMS Key role for quality control of PWO crystals CMS Gold award to MZOR (Absorber Endcap Cal)• Grid development via RDMS

Belarus

End of assembly of HE-1, CMS

Connection boxes for the BT Warm Structure just delivered to CERN The participants of the Project,

EndCap Toroid of ATLASas the background

Belarus

Summary

Valuable contribution to CERN research programme

Good use of links with JINR not only in CMS

Good use of the industrial opportunities in Russia, Belarus,Serbia, Croatia as well as in Armenia and of high-tech in Russia, Ukraine, Slovenia

Strengthening of the positions of the national institutes through the international cooperation

Almost all the countries involved in the Grid development

Existence of highly qualified potential

Lack of financial support for science and fundamental research

No stable funding for the collaboration and lack of resources for the visits and stay at CERN

Still important brain-drain

Internal tension within the national scientific communities: often small teams are spread over the whole programme and have less visibility

Lack of clear policy or elaborated strategy

Misbalance CERN – other research activities

Still problematic:

Real improvement : Romania, Serbia, Croatia

Strong young generation (I/3 below 35 year old)

However:

Good progress for finding solutions for a further participation in the LHC physics programme