Laser Applications at Accelerators Conference 2015
from
Wednesday 25 March 2015 (08:30)
to
Friday 27 March 2015 (14:30)
Monday 23 March 2015
Tuesday 24 March 2015
Wednesday 25 March 2015
09:00
Welcome / Admin & Logistics
-
Rob Ashworth
(
University of Liverpool
)
Welcome / Admin & Logistics
Rob Ashworth
(
University of Liverpool
)
09:00 - 09:10
09:10
Lasers and Accelerators as Drivers for Innovation
-
Carsten Welsch
(
Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool
)
Lasers and Accelerators as Drivers for Innovation
Carsten Welsch
(
Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool
)
09:10 - 09:30
09:30
Session 1. Particle Beam Generation: Laser Ion Sources
-
Rafael Ferrer
(
KU Leuven
)
Session 1. Particle Beam Generation: Laser Ion Sources
Rafael Ferrer
(
KU Leuven
)
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Optimal ionization schemes for the dual dye - Ti:Sa laser system of RILIS at ISOLDE
-
Thomas Day Goodacre
(
CERN
)
Optimal ionization schemes for the dual dye - Ti:Sa laser system of RILIS at ISOLDE
Thomas Day Goodacre
(
CERN
)
10:00 - 10:15
10:15
An ultra-cold electron source from an alternating current Magneto-Optical Trap (AC-MOT)
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Michael Jones
(
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
)
An ultra-cold electron source from an alternating current Magneto-Optical Trap (AC-MOT)
Michael Jones
(
THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
)
10:15 - 10:30
10:30
Integration of RILIS @ SPIRAL2 TISS
-
Jose Luis Henares
(
GANIL
)
Integration of RILIS @ SPIRAL2 TISS
Jose Luis Henares
(
GANIL
)
10:30 - 10:45
10:45
Development of the Ti:Sa laser system for REGLIS
-
Lara Hijazi
(
GANIL
)
Development of the Ti:Sa laser system for REGLIS
Lara Hijazi
(
GANIL
)
10:45 - 11:00
11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Photo Injectors
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Lee Jones
(
ASTeC - STFC
)
Photo Injectors
Lee Jones
(
ASTeC - STFC
)
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
Photo cathodes sensitive to visible laser beams for photoinjector applications
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Irene Martini
(
CERN
)
Photo cathodes sensitive to visible laser beams for photoinjector applications
Irene Martini
(
CERN
)
12:00 - 12:15
12:15
Study of laser shaping using Digital Micro-mirror-array device
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Hao Zhang
(
University of Liverpool
)
Study of laser shaping using Digital Micro-mirror-array device
Hao Zhang
(
University of Liverpool
)
12:15 - 12:30
12:30
High brightness SRF photo injector at ELBE
-
Pengnan Lu
(
HZDR
)
High brightness SRF photo injector at ELBE
Pengnan Lu
(
HZDR
)
12:30 - 12:45
12:45
Lunch
Lunch
12:45 - 14:30
14:30
Laser control and distributed data acquisition for ‘in-source’ laser spectroscopy at CERN-ISOLDE
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Ralf Rossel
(
Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz (DE)
)
Laser control and distributed data acquisition for ‘in-source’ laser spectroscopy at CERN-ISOLDE
Ralf Rossel
(
Johannes-Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz (DE)
)
14:30 - 14:45
14:45
Photocathodes for high-brightness photoinjectors
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Rong Xiang
(
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
)
Jochen Teichert
(
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
)
Photocathodes for high-brightness photoinjectors
Rong Xiang
(
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
)
Jochen Teichert
(
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
)
14:45 - 15:00
15:00
First results on Ge resonant laser photoionization in hollow cathode lamp
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Emilio Mariotti
(
Università di Siena – DSFTA
)
First results on Ge resonant laser photoionization in hollow cathode lamp
Emilio Mariotti
(
Università di Siena – DSFTA
)
15:00 - 15:15
15:15
Developments towards Doppler-free in-source laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE RILIS
-
Matthieu Veinhard
(
CERN
)
Developments towards Doppler-free in-source laser spectroscopy at ISOLDE RILIS
Matthieu Veinhard
(
CERN
)
15:15 - 15:30
15:30
Session 2. Laser-based ion acceleration
-
Jörg Schreiber
(
LMU
)
Session 2. Laser-based ion acceleration
Jörg Schreiber
(
LMU
)
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Investigations into laser-driven ion acceleration with ultrathin targets
-
Luca Christopher Stockhausen
(
C
)
Investigations into laser-driven ion acceleration with ultrathin targets
Luca Christopher Stockhausen
(
C
)
16:30 - 16:45
16:45
Dielectric Laser Acceleration
-
Peter Hommelhoff
(
U
)
Dielectric Laser Acceleration
Peter Hommelhoff
(
U
)
16:45 - 17:15
17:15
Numerical optimization on dielectric laser-driven acceleration of electrons in a grating-based microstructure
-
Yelong Wei
(
University of Liverpool
)
Numerical optimization on dielectric laser-driven acceleration of electrons in a grating-based microstructure
Yelong Wei
(
University of Liverpool
)
17:15 - 17:30
17:30
17:30 - 17:45
20:00
Dinner
Dinner
20:00 - 21:30
Thursday 26 March 2015
09:15
Session 3. Electron acceleration
-
Alexander Pukhov
(
University of Dusseldorf
)
Session 3. Electron acceleration
Alexander Pukhov
(
University of Dusseldorf
)
09:15 - 09:45
State of the art in electron beam laser acceleration
09:45
Targetry for Laser Wakefield Acceleration
-
Jurjen Couperus
Targetry for Laser Wakefield Acceleration
Jurjen Couperus
09:45 - 10:00
10:00
The Status of the Southern Europe Thomson Source for Applied Research
-
Dennis Palmer
(
INFN-Milano
)
The Status of the Southern Europe Thomson Source for Applied Research
Dennis Palmer
(
INFN-Milano
)
10:00 - 10:15
10:15
Diagnostic Tools for Plasma-Electron Accelerators
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Malte Kaluza
(
University of Jena
)
Diagnostic Tools for Plasma-Electron Accelerators
Malte Kaluza
(
University of Jena
)
10:15 - 10:45
10:45
Femtosecond X-ray sources from laser-driven electron accelerators
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Andreas Döpp
(
Centro de Laseres Pulsados
)
Femtosecond X-ray sources from laser-driven electron accelerators
Andreas Döpp
(
Centro de Laseres Pulsados
)
10:45 - 11:00
11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Session 4. Industry applications: Applications at the Interface between Lasers and Accelerators
-
François Sylla
(
SourceLAB
)
Session 4. Industry applications: Applications at the Interface between Lasers and Accelerators
François Sylla
(
SourceLAB
)
11:30 - 12:00
12:00
Developing the current experimental research into laser acceleration to a pre-commercial level
-
Jakob Matthias Krämer
(
Danfysik
)
Developing the current experimental research into laser acceleration to a pre-commercial level
Jakob Matthias Krämer
(
Danfysik
)
12:00 - 12:15
12:15
Novel laser-engineered surface structures (LESS) for electron cloud mitigation in accelerators
-
Allan Gillespie
(
Unversity of Dundee, Scotland, UK
)
Novel laser-engineered surface structures (LESS) for electron cloud mitigation in accelerators
Allan Gillespie
(
Unversity of Dundee, Scotland, UK
)
12:15 - 12:30
12:30
Computer-based modelling and experimental optimization of power supplies
-
Kamil Nowacki
(
FOTON
)
Computer-based modelling and experimental optimization of power supplies
Kamil Nowacki
(
FOTON
)
12:30 - 12:45
12:45
Lunch
Lunch
12:45 - 14:30
14:30
14:30 - 16:00
16:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
16:00 - 16:30
16:30
Neutron production from 2 stage nuclear reactions driven by TW laser-target interactions
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Stanimir Kisyov
(
IFIN-HH
)
Neutron production from 2 stage nuclear reactions driven by TW laser-target interactions
Stanimir Kisyov
(
IFIN-HH
)
16:30 - 16:45
16:45
Seminar: The Extreme Light Infrastructure
-
Sydney Gales
(
ELI
)
Seminar: The Extreme Light Infrastructure
Sydney Gales
(
ELI
)
16:45 - 17:45
20:00
Banquet
Banquet
20:00 - 23:00
Friday 27 March 2015
09:30
Diagnostics at Free Electron Lasers
-
Gero Kube
(
DESY
)
Diagnostics at Free Electron Lasers
Gero Kube
(
DESY
)
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
Measurement of the longitudinal bunch shape with electro-optical techniques in an electron accelerator
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Andrii Borysenko
(
KIT
)
Measurement of the longitudinal bunch shape with electro-optical techniques in an electron accelerator
Andrii Borysenko
(
KIT
)
10:00 - 10:15
10:15
EO bunch time profile monitor for CLIC
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Mateusz A. Tyrk
(
University of Dundee
)
EO bunch time profile monitor for CLIC
Mateusz A. Tyrk
(
University of Dundee
)
10:15 - 10:30
10:30
Summary of SiPM studies and overview of applicability for Beam Loss Monitoring systems
-
Eduardo Nebot Del Busto
(
University of Liverpool (GB)
)
Summary of SiPM studies and overview of applicability for Beam Loss Monitoring systems
Eduardo Nebot Del Busto
(
University of Liverpool (GB)
)
10:30 - 10:45
10:45
Accelerator Timing Monitor with Femtosecond Precision
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Rui Pan
(
STFC Daresbury Laboratory (GB)
)
Accelerator Timing Monitor with Femtosecond Precision
Rui Pan
(
STFC Daresbury Laboratory (GB)
)
10:45 - 11:00
11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
11:30
Development of a laserwire emittance scanner for CERN‘s LINAC4
-
Thomas Hofmann
(
CERN
)
Development of a laserwire emittance scanner for CERN‘s LINAC4
Thomas Hofmann
(
CERN
)
11:30 - 11:45
11:45
The new design of the THz streak camera at PSI
-
Ishkhan Gorgisyan
(
PSI
)
The new design of the THz streak camera at PSI
Ishkhan Gorgisyan
(
PSI
)
11:45 - 12:00
12:00
Velocity measurements usuing self-mixing technique in laser diodes
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Alexandra Alexandrova
(
University of Liverpool/Cockroft Institute
)
Velocity measurements usuing self-mixing technique in laser diodes
Alexandra Alexandrova
(
University of Liverpool/Cockroft Institute
)
12:00 - 12:15
12:15
Precision determination of electron beam energy with Compton backscattered laser photons at ANKA
-
Cheng Chang
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
)
Precision determination of electron beam energy with Compton backscattered laser photons at ANKA
Cheng Chang
(
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
)
12:15 - 12:30
12:30
Summary & Conclusion
-
Carsten Welsch
(
Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool
)
Summary & Conclusion
Carsten Welsch
(
Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool
)
12:30 - 12:45
12:45
Lunch
Lunch
12:45 - 14:30