Name: Laser Applications at Accelerators Conference 2015
Start: 2015-03-25T08:30:00+01:00
End: 2015-03-27T14:30:00+01:00
Location: Son Caliu Hotel

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) - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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

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