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History of UK Particle Accelerators

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Online Merrison Lecture Theatre, UKRI-STFC Daresbury Laboratory Conference Room CR03, UKRI-STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Kay Dewhurst (CERN), Laura Bennett (STFC), Andrew Smith (University of Manchester), Hayley Cavanagh (STFC - RAL - ISIS), Glenn Christian (Diamond Light Source)
Description

You have probably heard of the world’s largest accelerator, the 27 km circumference Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, but how did we get to this point? Just over a century ago, in 1897, what might be described as the first particle accelerator, the cathode ray tube (CRT), was built by Ferdinand Braun. This was before scientists knew that cathode rays were in fact beams of particles: particles we now call electrons. As our understanding of particle physics has developed, so has the technology we use to accelerate, bend, detect and utilise these particles. In this half-day meeting, we invite you to explore the history of a few select UK particle accelerators and the physics discoveries they made possible. Selected accelerators include the Cockcroft Walton Machine, the Liverpool Synchrocyclotron, the ISIS linear accelerator and the Synchrotron Radiation Source (SRS).

This event is organised by the IOP Particle Accelerator and Beams Group and the IoP History of Physics Group. You do not need to be a group member to join the event. 

The event is hybrid. In-person places are available on-site at UKRI-STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington (Merrison Lecture Theatre) and UKRI-STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot (Conference Room CR03). Please ensure you register on Indico if you plan to attend in-person. Contact the Lead Organiser by 28 Feb if you require a visitors pass to access the venue.

Webinar link: no longer active
Recording: https://ukri.zoom.us/rec/share/MZNtUqzYvfkQ_uwamBuLm-p8_W6bywdeAKugW6er6RXfxWsEr3Wd929jL-awaqPE.T9LjpbKicx5HAncw

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Participants
  • Andy Smith
  • Anisullah Baig
  • Balasubramaniam K. M.
  • Boris Militsyn
  • Bruno Muratori
  • Daniel Seal
  • David Dunning
  • Haroon Rafique
  • Hayley Cavanagh
  • Jiabao Sun
  • Jim Clarke
  • Kay Dewhurst
  • Laura Corner
  • Lee Jones
  • Olli Tarvainen
  • Peter Mcintosh
  • Peter Ratoff
  • Philip Nicholas Burrows
  • Raiza Babu
  • Sara Karbassi
  • Songzhui Lu
  • Stephen Hill
  • Suzie Sheehy
  • THIAGO FAJARDO DA CRUZ
  • +20
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