Conveners
V.a Industrial Liaisons: Session 1
- Hans Priem (VDL)
Dr
Marten Bosma
(Amsterdam Scientific Instruments)
6/4/14, 4:20 PM
Technology transfer: 5a) Industry Liaisons
Oral
In The Netherlands policy makers have frequently addressed the ‘gap’ between the excellent standing of Dutch fundamental research and the perceived inability to translate that into profitable commercial activities. Although Nikhef’s primary focus is and will be curiosity driven research, pushing the boundaries of the fundamental knowledge, a key intangible societal gain. Nikhef also...
Sebastien Procureur
(CEA/IRFU,Centre d'etude de Saclay Gif-sur-Yvette (FR))
6/4/14, 4:40 PM
Technology transfer: 5a) Industry Liaisons
Oral
Modern physics experiments require particle detectors with excellent performance, in particular the spatial resolution of trackers. This usually leads to systems with very high numbers of electronic channels, from 10,000 to several millions. All these channels represent a significant cost of an apparatus, even if in many cases the useful signal is concentrated on a small fraction of them, for...
Karen Byrum
(Argonne National Lab)
6/4/14, 5:00 PM
Technology transfer: 5a) Industry Liaisons
Oral
The Large Area Picosecond Photo-Detector Collaboration (LAPPD) is currently developing a large-area, modular photo-detector system composed of thin, planar, glass-body modules, each with two 20cm x 20cm ALD-functionalized MCPs in a chevron geometry. The collaboration is working closely with industry partner Incom, Inc. towards the commercialization of this technology. One of the major...
Dr
Xander Janssen
(VDL ETG Research)
6/4/14, 5:20 PM
Technology transfer: 5a) Industry Liaisons
Oral
In contrast to existing linear accelerators (LINAC) based on superconductivity, several institutes are currently developing high gradient LINACs based on normal-conducting cavities. A LINAC based on this technique has some intrinsic advantages over their superconducting cousins e.g. lack the necessity for cryogenic cooling, can obtain larger accelerating gradients and hence allow for a reduced...
Dr
Chris Steer
(AWE)
6/4/14, 5:40 PM
Technology transfer: 5a) Industry Liaisons
Oral
Cosmic ray muon tomography is a novel three-dimensional imaging technique able to image objects in dense or cluttered containers. The technique’s ability to discriminate differing materials relies on the multiple Coulomb scattering of cosmic ray muons and as such depends strongly on the tracking resolution of the detector module. Similarly other detector properties have a strong effect of the...
