X-rays have important applications in medicine, industry and science.
In the scientific field, XFELs opened the possibility to study matter at atomic-level spatial scales and femtosecond time scales for the first time. The energy of the photons produced by XFELs is presently limited to about 25 keV.
The development of Superconducting Undulators (SCU) recently became part of the...
Electron scattering instrumentation has evolved into a powerful tool for revealing the atomic structure enabling the visualization of the dynamic evolution of matter in real time, providing crucial information on phase transition and chemical reaction dynamics, among other phenomena. Ultrafast electron pulses have facilitated this scientific endeavor, thanks to rapid advances in both ultrafast...
Particle accelerators provide a key tool in ensuring safety and security around the globe. This talk will cover the main uses of particle accelerators in the security field, the current accelerator technology used and potential areas where new research could result in a step change in the performance of particle accelerators for security applications.
The primary use of particle...
The generation and acceleration of ultra-short, high quality electron beams have attracted more and more interest in accelerator science. Electron bunches with these properties are necessary to operate and test novel high-resolution diagnostics and advanced high gradient accelerating schemes.
The dedicated R&D linac ARES at DESY (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron) is now fully operational...
Recently, MeV ultrafast electron diffraction (UED) has emerged as a powerful and productive research tool for studying non-equilibrium processes on atomic-level spatial and temporal scales. Electron probes provide unique information about structure dynamics that is complementary to X-rays and optical lasers. High impact science outcomes using MeV UED are enabled by the performance of the...
Plasma wakefield accelerators are capable of particle acceleration with very high accelerating gradients. However, how well are they suited as an option for an energy frontier collider? What advantages may they have with respect to other options? At the University of Oslo we study these topics by targeting specific questions related to plasma linac performance through numerical simulations....
SESAME, the first synchrotron located in the cradle of civilisation, opened its doors with its first official beam time focusing on ancient human remains. This talk introduces key aspects of SESAME, in its Eastern Mediterranean and Middle Eastern (EMME region) context, and takes the audience on a journey of discovery as regards the ancient people – real individuals – who inhabited the EMME...
