Symposium on the 50th Anniversary of the November Revolution (Jpsi50)

Friday 8 Nov 2024, 08:30 → 19:25 America/Los_Angeles

51/1-102 - Kavli Auditorium (SLAC)

Michael Peskin (SLAC)

 

 

This one-day symposium celebrates the discovery of the J/psi resonance, which launched the modern era of particle physics.   

The symposium will review the lead-up to the discovery, the observations from BNL, SLAC, and Frascati, and the continuing influence of this discovery, with reminiscences from many of the participants.

Speakers will include:   Michael Riordan, Thomas Appelquist, Robert Hollebeek, Sau Lan Wu, Martin Breidenbach, Marcello Piccolo, Charles Morehouse, Gary Feldman, JoAnne Hewett, Fred Gilman

The meeting will be web-cast at the following Zoom link:

https://stanford.zoom.us/j/91077139604?pwd=blPpdjh4X0v7Ks44ZfdumhsZP9eD7Y.1

If you plan to attend in-person, please note this on the registration form.

 

Please note that, on the following day, Nov. 9, SLAC will host a memorial symposium in honor of James Bjorken.   For details, see 

https://indico.slac.stanford.edu/e/bjsymposium .

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08:30 → 09:00 morning coffee

09:00 → 09:05 Welcome

Speaker: John Sarrao (SLAC)

09:05 → 09:15 General introduction

Speaker: Michael Peskin (SLAC)

09:15 → 09:35 Particle physics at SLAC before the revolution

Speaker: Michael Riordan

09:35 → 10:05 Charm before the revolution

Speaker: Thomas Appelquist (Yale University)

10:05 → 10:35 The Mark I detector (a revolution in itself)

Speaker: Robert Hollebeek

10:35 → 11:05 coffee break

11:05 → 11:45 Discovery of the J

Speaker: Sau Lan Wu (University of Wisconsin–Madison)

11:45 → 12:15 Discovery of the ψ

Speaker: Martin Breidenbach (SLAC)

12:15 → 12:35 The J/ψ at Frascati

Speaker: Marcello Piccolo

12:35 → 14:05 Lunch

14:05 → 14:25 Discovery of the ψ'

Speaker: Charles Morehouse

14:25 → 15:15 Roundtable: Present at the Discovery

panelists will include: Willy Chinowsky, Mary K. Gaillard, Vera Luth, Harvey Lynch

Speaker: Scott Whitaker

15:15 → 15:45 coffee break

15:45 → 16:15 After the ψ

Speaker: Gary Feldman

16:15 → 16:45 Burt Richter: an appreciation

Speaker: JoAnne Hewett (SLAC)

16:45 → 17:15 From the revolution to the Standard Model

Speaker: Frederick Gilman (Carnegie Mellon University)

17:15 → 17:25 Closing remarks

Speaker: Michael Peskin (SLAC)

17:25 → 19:25 Reception