3rd Topical Workshop on Novel Acceleration Techniques

Contribution List

0. Welcome / Admin & Logistics

Prof. Roland Sauerbrey (HZDR), Prof. Ulrich Schramm (HZDR)

28/04/2014, 09:00

1. Introduction / LA³NET

Rob Ashworth (University of Liverpool)

28/04/2014, 09:20

2. Session 1. Technologies and challenges of future accelerators: Status and prospects of normal-conducting and superconducting RF acceleration

Peter Mcintosh (CERN - FP/PI)

28/04/2014, 09:40

3. PIConGPU: fast 3D multiscale simulations

Michael Bussmann (HZDR)

28/04/2014, 10:50

14. New science opportunities on XFEL

Thomas Cowan (HZDR)

28/04/2014, 11:10

15. Experimental Results and Future Directions of Various Dielectric Laser Accelerators

Joshua McNeur (Uni Erlangen)

28/04/2014, 11:30

4. Session 2. Laser-based ion acceleration: Ion acceleration using short laser pulses

Paul Gibbon (FZJ Jülich)

28/04/2014, 11:50

16. Laser-ion acceleration at HZDR

Karl Zeil (HZDR)

28/04/2014, 14:00

13. Laser-driven ion acceleration with ultra-thin targets

Luca Christopher Stockhausen (C)

28/04/2014, 14:20

17. Research on superintense laser-driven ion acceleration at Politecnico di Milano

Matteo Passoni (Politecnico Milano)

28/04/2014, 14:40

18. THz pulse driven particle accelerators

János Hebling (University of Pécs)

28/04/2014, 15:00

19. Pulsed high field magnets: Unique opportunities for handling laser accelerated ions

Florian Kroll (HZDR)

28/04/2014, 15:20

31. The Laser Laboratory for Acceleration and Applications (L2A2)

Jose Benlliure (Uni Santiago)

28/04/2014, 16:10

32. Short pulse lasers for laser plasma electron and acceleration

Matt Zepf (HI Jena)

28/04/2014, 16:30

5. Session 3. Electron acceleration: Overview of laser-driven electron acceleration

Victor malka (LOA)

29/04/2014, 09:00

11. Compton backscattering experiments at LOA

Andreas Döpp (Centro de Laseres Pulsados)

29/04/2014, 09:40

12. From 1-D fluid models to 3D PIC simulations for resonant PWFA experiments at SPARC_LAB

Alberto marocchino (Universita' di Roma "La Sapienza")

29/04/2014, 10:00

23. Advanced proton driven PWFA experiment at CERN

Mikhail Martyanov (CERN)

29/04/2014, 10:50

24. Plasma-based acceleration experiments at SPARC_LAB

Enrica Chiadroni (INFN - LNF)

29/04/2014, 11:10

25. Compact electron acceleration and bunch compression in THz waveguides

Arya Fallahi (D)

29/04/2014, 11:30

26. Accelerator Activities at PITZ

Matthias Gross (PITZ)

29/04/2014, 11:50

27. Radiative Particle in Cell simulations on laser-plasma interactions

Alexander Debus (HZDR)

29/04/2014, 12:10

6. Session 4. Advanced diagnostics: Overview of novel electron beam diagnostics

Malte Kaluza (HI Jena)

29/04/2014, 14:00

28. Single-shot fs electron bunch diagnostics

Omid Zarini (HZDR)

29/04/2014, 14:40

29. Optimization study of a transport line for laser-plasma generated electron beams

Livia Lancia (S)

29/04/2014, 15:00

30. Emittance measurement at the ELBE SRF-gun

Pengnan Lu (HZDR)

29/04/2014, 15:20

7. Session 5. Scientific, medical & industrial applications: Laser-driven proton therapy in OncoRay

Prof. Ulrich Schramm (HZDR)

30/04/2014, 09:00

8. Industrial activities towards medical applications of laser ion acceleration

Arnd Baurichter (Danfysik)

30/04/2014, 09:40

9. Compact x-ray sources for clinical applications

Marie Jacquet (LAL Orsay)

30/04/2014, 10:50

20. Laser-Thomson backscattering source at HZDR

Axel Jochmann (HZDR)

30/04/2014, 11:30

21. Final Focus System for Thomson Scattering at ELBE

Jakob Matthias Krämer (Danfysik)

30/04/2014, 11:50

22. Concepts for laser-plasma driven FELS

Andreas Maier (Uni Hamburg)

30/04/2014, 12:10

35. Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wake-field Acceleration Experiment at CERN: AWAKE Collaboration

Mikhail Martyanov (CERN)

Advanced Proton Driven Plasma Wake-field Acceleration Experiment at CERN: AWAKE Collaboration by Mikhail Martyanov (CERN) on behalf of AWAKE Collaboration The AWAKE Collaboration has been formed in order to demonstrate proton-driven plasma wake-field acceleration of electrons for the first time ever. This technology could lead to future colliders of high energy of electrons but of a...

40. Compact electron acceleration and bunch compression in THz waveguides

Arya Fallahi (D)

We numerically investigate the acceleration and bunch compression capabilities of 20 mJ, 0.6 THz-centered coherent terahertz pulses in optimized metallic dielectric-loaded cylindrical waveguides. In particular, we theoretically demonstrate the acceleration of 1.6 pC and 16 pC electron bunches from 1 MeV to 10 MeV over an interaction distance of 20mm, the compression of a 1.6 pC 1 MeV bunch...

43. Compton backscattering experiments at LOA

Synchrotron-radiation from Compton backscattering of high intensity laser pulses by laser-accelerated electrons holds out he prospect of generating quasi-monochromatic X and Gamma-Ray using medium scale laser facilities. In this talk we are going to discuss simulations on Compton backscattering for various possible experimental configurations for experiments using the Salle Jaune Laser...

45. Experimental Results and Future Directions of Various Dielectric Laser Accelerators

Recent experimental results showing proof-of principle acceleration in three distinct Dielectric Laser Accelerator designs are presented and discussed. These designs include the "Double-Grating" structure developed at SLAC, the resonant cavity "Micro-Accelerator Platform developed at UCLA and the "Single-Grating" structure developed at MPQ and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg....

42. Final Focus System for Thomson Scattering at ELBE

The design of a Final Focus System optimized for Thomson scattering at ELBE is presented. This telescope system consisting of four permanent magnet based quadrupoles will retain focusing properties like the position of the focal plane and spot size for electron energies between 20 and 30 MeV by adjusting the quadrupole positions individually on a motorized stage. Since the electron beam is...

36. From 1-D fluid models to 3D PIC simulations for resonant PWFA experiments at SPARC_LAB

alberto marocchino (U)

Considerable interest has been shown in the last few years in compact plasma accelerators characterized by extremely high accelerating gradients generated, e.g., by high brightness particle beams (Plasma WakeField Acceleration mechanism - PWFA). PWFA is currently under investigation at SPARC_Lab test facility [1] -- INFN-LNF (Frascati, Italy). SPARC_Lab is an ideal place to test PWFA schemes...

44. Laser-driven ion acceleration with ultra-thin targets

Laser-driven plasma accelerators can potentially produce proton and ion beams of very high quality, which could be utilised in a wide range of applications including proton radiography and hadron therapy. Important aspects of the interaction of petawatt lasers with ultrathin foils that affect the ion acceleration process will be reviewed and some preliminary results from experimental...

41. Optimization study of a transport line for laser-plasma generated electron beams

Livia Lancia (S)

The need of conceiving a transport line for laser-generated beams of electrons comes from the fact that these beams quickly loose their remarkable characteristics, such as the transverse normalized emittance and beam dimensions, as soon as they exit the plasma medium. Thus, in order to exploit these novel electron sources, proper devices must be designed, able to deliver beams to users...

34. Overview of Laser Plasma Accelerators

Prof. Victor Malka (LOA (CNRS/ENSTA/Ecole Polytechnique))

Since the first idea to use intense laser pulse to generate collective electron motion suitable for electrons acceleration, many new ideas have been proposed and have been successfully demonstrated. The tremendous progresses that have been done over the world these recent years show the vitality of a new and growing community at the interface of accelerator, plasma and laser sciences. These...

37. Plasma-based acceleration experiments at SPARC LAB

Enrica Chiadroni (INFN - LNF)

The current goal of the world wide R&D programs is to demonstrate the stable and repeatable production of high brightness beams (HBEBs), as those required for example by Free Electron Lasers which is one of the most demanding application of electron particle accelerators. The scheme proposed at the SPARC_LAB test facility is based on the external injection of the electrons inside the plasma...

38. Research on superintense laser-driven ion acceleration at Politecnico di Milano

In this talk, the research activities on superintense laser-driven ion acceleration under development at Politecnico di Milano (Polimi) are presented. The discovery in 2000 of brilliant, multi-MeV, collimated ion sources emerging from targets irradiated by intense laser pulses stimulated great interest worldwide, boosted by the ultra-compact spatial scale of the accelerator and the properties...

39. THz-pulse-driven particle accelerators

Prof. János Hebling (Institute of Physics, University of Pécs, Hungary)

Because of their suitable wavelength and temporal period, THz pulses with extremely high field strength are ideal for driving miniature particle accelerators. However, this fact is not yet well recognized. Here we give an overview of the possibilities and challenges of THz-pulse-driven electron and proton/ion accelerators.