The first circular
The bilateral workshop on “Bridging Research Innovations in Diverse muon and neutron science by GEneral collaboration between Japan and Switzerland” will be organized at Fukutake hall, University of Tokyo on October 20-22, 2025.
This workshop aims to promote academic exchange on experimental techniques in the fields of muon and neutron science and related areas between Japan and Switzerland. The first meeting (https://indico.psi.ch/event/14832/) was successfully held at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in October 2023. The second workshop is planned to be held at the University of Tokyo, with researchers invited from Switzerland.
The workshop will bring together representatives from two of the world’s leading high-intensity proton accelerator facilities—J-PARC and PSI—to discuss the current status, technical challenges, and future perspectives of experimental systems utilizing muon, neutron, and hadron beams. The program will consist of two days of presentations and discussions, followed by a one-day tour of the J-PARC facilities.
Both J-PARC and PSI operate high-intensity proton beamlines for muon and neutron production, and thus share many common technical challenges, such as target systems, beam transport lines, diagnostics, and component development in high-radiation environments. While bilateral exchanges between two institutes have taken place in specific areas such as targetry and beamlines, this workshop aims to foster more comprehensive and sustained collaboration among the two institutions and participating research groups from universities.
Unlike conventional research conferences that tend to focus on the presentation of successful results, this workshop will emphasize the sharing of practical knowledge, including technical difficulties, lessons learned, and iterative problem-solving processes. Through such open and in-depth technical exchanges, we aim to strengthen the foundation of future facility development and nurture the seeds of technological breakthroughs.
Meeting agenda
The meeting consists of plenary and parallel sessions with presentations and discussions. A zoom connection We expect in-person participation except for special occasions. A one-day tour of the J-PARC facilities is planned on the second day (October 21). All talks are by invitation. All participants are encouraged to display a poster in the poster session.
Sattellite event
We plan to organize a networking event for early career researchers (ECR) including graduate students and postdocs on October 23 and 24 after the workshop. The purpose of the event is to develop relations between the Switzerland and the Japanese ECR for long-term cooperation in the future. The venue will be at KEK Tsukuba campus. KEK dormitory will be available for the participants of this event. The details will be announced later.
The venue and accommodations
The venue of the workshop is the Fukutake hall in the University of Tokyo, Hongo campus (https://fukutake.iii.u-tokyo.ac.jp/english/). The Hongo campus is located in central Tokyo accessible by public transportations (subway or bus). There are plenty of accommodation options around the area of the venue. We kindly ask all participants to make accommodation by themselves. We are more than happy to provide assistance if you have any questions or need any special arrangements.
Important dates
Registration deadline : September 15 (August 31 if visa is required)
Poster submission deadline: TBA
Registraiton
We ask all the participants to register in the workshop indico site at the earliest convenience no later than September 30 (or August 30 if visa is required) at the registration page.
The local organizers are all looking forward to seeing you in Tokyo. If you have any questions, please contact us at bridge2025-loc@ml.post.kek.jp.
Local Organization Committee
Naritoshi Kawamura (KEK), Shinsuke KAWASAKI (KEK), Akihiro Koda (KEK), TAKAHASHI Hitoshi (KEK), Wataru Ootani (U. Tokyo), Shunsuke Makimura (KEK), Shiro Matoba (KEK), Toshinori Mori (U. Tokyo), Tsutomu Mibe (IPNS/KEK, chair) , Sathoshi Mihara (KEK), Kenji Mishima (KEK), Masako Yamada (KEK)
