Name: Low Density Materials for Particle Accelerator Applications
Start: 2026-06-08T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-06-09T18:00:00+00:00
Location: University of Bath 10W 2.45

Low Density Materials for Particle Accelerator Applications

from Monday, 8 June 2026 (08:00) to Tuesday, 9 June 2026 (18:00)

Monday, 8 June 2026

08:00 Registration and coffee
Registration and coffee
08:00 - 09:00
09:00 Introduction and welcome to Bath - Alexander Lunt (University of Bath (GB)) Raymond Veness (CERN)
Introduction and welcome to Bath
- Alexander Lunt (University of Bath (GB))
- Raymond Veness (CERN)
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 Session 1B:: Applications, state-of-the-art and needs of the community
Applications, state-of-the-art and needs of the community
09:30 - 11:00
Contributions

09:30 Wire scanners in electron machines - Francesca Addesa (PSI)

10:00 Wire scanners in Hadron machines - Alexander Lunt (University of Bath (GB))

10:30 2D low-density materials for screens - Federico Roncarolo (CERN) Stephane Burger (CERN)
11:00 Coffee
Coffee
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 Session 1A: Applications, State-of-the-art and needs of the community
11:30 - 13:00
Contributions

11:30 Nanostructured and low-dimensional materials for targets - Simon Thomas Stegemann (CERN)

12:00 Development of low density materials for beam strippers - Wim Weterings (CERN)

12:30 Experience with CNTs at ISIS - Emi Yamakawa (STFC)
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 13:30
13:30 Session 2A: Current and potential capabilities for production and treatment
Current and potential capabilities for production and treatment
13:30 - 15:00
Contributions

13:30 CNT fibre production - state-of-the-art - Matteo Pasquali (Rice University)

14:00 CNT based materials production synthesis - James Elliott (University of Cambridge)

14:30 Thermal properties of large-scale CNT fiber structures - Yoku Inoue (Shizuoka University)
15:00 Coffee
Coffee
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 Session 2B: Current and potential capabilities for production and treatment
Current and potential capabilities for production and treatment
15:30 - 17:00
Contributions

15:30 CNT macromaterials: challenges in testing and properties - Anastasiia Mikhalchan

16:00 Å‑Scale Pore Generation in Functionalised Suspended Graphene - Shiqi Huang (University of Bath)

16:30 Nonlinear photocurrent generation in 2D materials: beyond hydrodynamics - Habib Rostami (University of Bath)
17:30 Tour of Bath
Tour of Bath
17:30 - 18:30

18:30 Conference Banquet
Conference Banquet
18:30 - 20:00
Tuesday, 9 June 2026

09:00 Coffee
Coffee
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 Session 3A: Simulation and Characterisation
09:30 - 11:00
Contributions

09:30 PEPR DIADEM: DIscovery Acceleration for the Deployment of Emerging Materials - Fernando Lomello

10:00 Advanced microscopy and characterisation techniques at CERN - Ana Teresa Perez Fontenla (CERN)

10:30 Characterization of low-dimensional carbon materials using low-energy electrons - Marcel Himmerlich (CERN)
11:00 Coffee
Coffee
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 3B: Simulation and Characterisation
11:30 - 13:00
Contributions

11:30 Multiscale Modelling of CNT Systems for Accelerator Applications - Carmelo Herdes Moreno

12:00 Thermomechanics of invasive diagnostic devices: recent developments - Ryan Paul Camilleri

12:30 Safety of engineered carbon nanomaterials: a focus on Graphene Oxide and a Safer-by-design strategy to mitigate its potential impact on Health and the Environment - Emmanuel Flahaut (University of Tolouse)
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 13:30
13:30 Session 4: Wrap up, funding strategy and next steps
13:30 - 15:00
Contributions

13:30 Carbon Nanotube Forests as a Platform for Ultra-Compact High-Energy Accelerators - Carsten Peter Welsch (Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool) Bifeng Lei

14:00 EU and other possible funding paths - Thierry Stora (CERN)

14:30 Workshop wrap-up and actions - Raymond Veness (CERN)
15:00 Coffee
Coffee
15:00 - 15:30

15:30 Facility Tour
Facility Tour
15:30 - 16:30

16:30 Close
Close
16:30 - 17:00