Octoberfest at JAI

Friday 3 Oct 2014, 09:00 → 19:00 GB

Moore Lecture theatre (Other Institutes)

09:40 → 10:10 Coffee/tea on arrival

10:10 → 11:35 Session 1

Convener: Jochem Snuverink (CERN, RHUL)

10:10 Opening of the Octoberfest, Welcome

Speaker: Stewart Boogert (Royal Holloway, University of London)

10:15 Science and the Art of Inventiveness

Speaker: Andrei Seryi (John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science)

10:35 High Power RF for Accelerators

Speaker: Timothy Hughes (Siemens)

10:55 Introduction to Proton Therapy

Speaker: Claire Timlin (University of Oxford)

Slides IntroductionToProtonTherapy_JAIOctoberfest_2014_upload.pdf IntroductionToProtonTherapy_JAIOctoberfest_2014_upload.pptx

11:15 The proton therapy centres

Speaker: Simon Jolly (University College London)

Slides SJ_JAIFest_UKPBT_03-10-14.pdf

11:35 → 11:55 Coffee/Tea

11:55 → 13:15 Session 2

Convener: Rob Ainsworth (University of Oxford)

11:55 Numerical Analysis and Experimental Design of a Cherenkov Maser based on a 2D PSL

Speaker: A.W. Cross (University of Strathclyde)

Slides AlanPhipps_AWCross_JAI2014.pdf AlanPhipps_AWCross_JAI2014.pptx

12:15 Imaging of biological samples using betatron radiation

Speaker: Dr Nelson Lopes (IST)

12:30 Status of the International Linear Collider project

Speaker: Prof. Philip Burrows (Oxford University)

Slides LC_Oktoberfest_Oct2014.pdf LC_Oktoberfest_Oct2014.ppt

12:45 Progress towards nanometre-level beam stabilisation at ATF2

Speaker: Neven Blaskovic (Oxford)

Slides JAI_Octoberfest_2014_presentation.pdf JAI_Octoberfest_2014_presentation.pptx

13:00 Laserwire emittance measurements of H- ions at Linac4

Speaker: Konstantin Kruchinin (Royal Holloway, University of London)

Slides JAI_Oct_2014_KKruchinin.pdf

13:15 → 14:15 Lunch

14:15 → 15:55 Session 3

Convener: Dr Nelson Lopes (IST)

14:15 CLARA and VELA progress

Speaker: Jim Clarke (STFC)

Slides Clarke_-_CLARA_Oct_2014.pdf Clarke_-_CLARA_Oct_2014.pptx

14:35 Orbit feedback experience at CTF

Speaker: Davide Gamba (University of Oxford (GB))

Slides RHUL2014.pdf RHUL2014.pptx

14:50 Bright Radiation Source based on plasma-micro-bunched Diamond beam

Speaker: James Holloway (U)

Slides 2013-09-05_JAI_James_Holloway_SMALL.pdf 2013-09-05_JAI_James_Holloway_SMALL.pptx

15:10 Detector characterisation for investigations of micro-bunch instabilities at Diamond Light Source

Speaker: Aiveen Finn (R)

Slides AiveenFinn_DetectorCharacterisation_Octoberfest2014.pdf

15:25 Ultra low emittance lattices and Diamond upgrade

Speaker: Thapakron Pulampong

Slides TP_octoberfest2014.pdf TP_octoberfest2014.pptx

15:40 Laser driven shockwave acceleration of ions with optically shaped gas jets

Speaker: Nick Dover (JAI, Imperial College)

Slides DOVER_Octoberfest.pdf

15:55 → 16:20 Coffee/Tea

16:20 → 18:00 Session 4

Convener: Laurie Nevay (Royal Holloway University of London)

16:20 FLASHForward: A facility for beam driven plasma accelerator research and development

Speaker: Lucas Schaper (DESY)

16:40 Advanced ZEMAX simulations of optical transition/diffraction radiation

Speaker: Thomas Aumeyr (Royal Holloway, University of London)

Slides Octoberfest2014_TAumeyr.pdf Octoberfest2014_TAumeyr.pptx

16:55 Compact proton accelerator by hole-boring shock acceleration

Speaker: Jinqing Yu (JAI, Imperial College; University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu)

Slides

• (Jinqing_Yu)_Compact_Proton_Accelerator_by_Hole-Boring_Shock_Acceleration.pdf
• (Jinqing_Yu)_Compact_Proton_Accelerator_by_Hole-Boring_Shock_Acceleration.pptx
• (Jinqing_Yu)_Compact_Proton_Accelerator_by_Hole-Boring_Shock_Acceleration.pptx

17:10 Multiple pulse laser wakefield acceleration

Speaker: Peter Tudor (JAI, Oxford)

Slides Octoberfest_Presentation.pdf Octoberfest_Presentation.pptx

17:25 CERN and the High Energy Frontier

Speaker: Dr Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN)

Slides JAI_Octoberfest_2014_final.pdf JAI_Octoberfest_2014_final.pptx

17:45 Discussion and closing remarks

18:00 → 19:00 till late Drinks reception