International Conference on Accelerator Optimization
from
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 (8:00 PM)
to
Friday, October 9, 2015 (2:30 PM)
Monday, October 5, 2015
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
8:00 PM
Reception
Reception
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
9:10 AM
Welcome - Admin & logistics
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Joaquin Gomez Camacho
(
Universidad de Sevilla
)
Welcome - Admin & logistics
Joaquin Gomez Camacho
(
Universidad de Sevilla
)
9:10 AM - 9:20 AM
9:20 AM
oPAC
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Carsten Welsch
(
Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool
)
oPAC
Carsten Welsch
(
Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool
)
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM
Session 1. Invited talk: LHC and upgrades
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Oliver Bruning
(
CERN
)
Session 1. Invited talk: LHC and upgrades
Oliver Bruning
(
CERN
)
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Optics studies in the CERN PS Booster
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Meghan McAteer
(
CERN
)
Optics studies in the CERN PS Booster
Meghan McAteer
(
CERN
)
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
10:20 AM
Study of the single-bunch instabilities in the LHC
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Daria Astapovych
(
CERN
)
Study of the single-bunch instabilities in the LHC
Daria Astapovych
(
CERN
)
10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
10:40 AM
Tracking studies for the upgrades of the large hadron collider
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Emilia Cruz Alaniz
(
University of Liverpool
)
Tracking studies for the upgrades of the large hadron collider
Emilia Cruz Alaniz
(
University of Liverpool
)
10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
The LHC Collimation System Optimization
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Hector Garcia Morales
(
Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL)
)
The LHC Collimation System Optimization
Hector Garcia Morales
(
Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL)
)
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM
Cryogenic Beam Loss Monitors for the Superconducting Magnets of the LHC
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Marcin Ryszard Bartosik
(
Eidgenoessische Tech. Hochschule Zuerich (CH)
)
Cryogenic Beam Loss Monitors for the Superconducting Magnets of the LHC
Marcin Ryszard Bartosik
(
Eidgenoessische Tech. Hochschule Zuerich (CH)
)
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM
Commissioning of the Prototype Stripline BPM System for the CLIC Drive Beam
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Alfonso Benot Morell
(
Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular (ES)
)
Commissioning of the Prototype Stripline BPM System for the CLIC Drive Beam
Alfonso Benot Morell
(
Instituto de Fisica Corpuscular (ES)
)
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Applications of fast feedback for beam stabilisation at future electron-positron colliders
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Glenn Christian
(
University of Oxford (GB)
)
Applications of fast feedback for beam stabilisation at future electron-positron colliders
Glenn Christian
(
University of Oxford (GB)
)
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Session 2. Invited talk: Next Generation heavy ion accelerators: FAIR within the International Accelerator Road Map
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Oliver Kester
(
GSi Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
)
Session 2. Invited talk: Next Generation heavy ion accelerators: FAIR within the International Accelerator Road Map
Oliver Kester
(
GSi Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
)
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
A cryogenic current comparator for the low energy antiproton facilities at CERN
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Miguel Filipe Abreu Fernandes
(
CERN
)
A cryogenic current comparator for the low energy antiproton facilities at CERN
Miguel Filipe Abreu Fernandes
(
CERN
)
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM
Development of a novel position-resolving cavity for the isochronous mass measurement in the CR@FAIR
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Xiangcheng Chen
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
)
Development of a novel position-resolving cavity for the isochronous mass measurement in the CR@FAIR
Xiangcheng Chen
(
GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung
)
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM
Designing ESS cold linac BLM system using heuristic optimisation algorithms
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Michał Jarosz
(
ESS
)
Designing ESS cold linac BLM system using heuristic optimisation algorithms
Michał Jarosz
(
ESS
)
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Poster Session
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
The Laser Laboratory for Acceleration and Applications (L2A2)
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Jose Benlliure
The Laser Laboratory for Acceleration and Applications (L2A2)
Jose Benlliure
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM
Real time beam monitoring in the INFN-LNS Superconducting Cyclotron injection line
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Dario Nicolosi
(
INFN - National Institute for Nuclear Physics
)
Real time beam monitoring in the INFN-LNS Superconducting Cyclotron injection line
Dario Nicolosi
(
INFN - National Institute for Nuclear Physics
)
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
5:10 PM
Developments and Optimisation of the University of Birmingham Cyclotron
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Tony Price
(
University of Birmingham (GB)
)
Developments and Optimisation of the University of Birmingham Cyclotron
Tony Price
(
University of Birmingham (GB)
)
5:10 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM
Proposal for a 72.75 MHz RFQ for the LINCE Accelerator Complex
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Angie Orduz
(
University of Huelva
)
Proposal for a 72.75 MHz RFQ for the LINCE Accelerator Complex
Angie Orduz
(
University of Huelva
)
5:30 PM - 5:50 PM
Thursday, October 8, 2015
9:00 AM
Session 3. Invited talk: Solaris - The Polish Light Source - a new generation of high brightness storage rings
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Wawrzyniak Adriana
(
Solaris
)
Session 3. Invited talk: Solaris - The Polish Light Source - a new generation of high brightness storage rings
Wawrzyniak Adriana
(
Solaris
)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM
Linear optics characterization from turn-by-turn measurements at the Alba storage ring
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michele carla'
(
cells-alba
)
Linear optics characterization from turn-by-turn measurements at the Alba storage ring
michele carla'
(
cells-alba
)
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
9:50 AM
Storage Ring Performance Improvement Based on Genetic Algorithms
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xavier nuel gavaldà
Storage Ring Performance Improvement Based on Genetic Algorithms
xavier nuel gavaldà
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
10:10 AM
Development and applications of the Time Correlated Single Photon Counting at ALBA
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Laura Torino
(
ALBA CELLS
)
Development and applications of the Time Correlated Single Photon Counting at ALBA
Laura Torino
(
ALBA CELLS
)
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
Diagnostics and feedback requirements for the new Low-Emittance Ring of the ESRF
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Bertus Kees Sheidt
(
ESRF, France
)
Diagnostics and feedback requirements for the new Low-Emittance Ring of the ESRF
Bertus Kees Sheidt
(
ESRF, France
)
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Session 4. Invited talk: Accelerator applications at IBA
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Eric Forton
(
IBA - Ion Beam Applications
)
Session 4. Invited talk: Accelerator applications at IBA
Eric Forton
(
IBA - Ion Beam Applications
)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Invited talk: Progress in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
-
Hans-Arno Synal
(
ETH Zürich
)
Invited talk: Progress in Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Hans-Arno Synal
(
ETH Zürich
)
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Best perfromance and optimization of a linear injector
-
Liviu Penescu
Best perfromance and optimization of a linear injector
Liviu Penescu
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM
Lunch
Lunch
12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Scientific Photography Awards, sponsored by Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM
Proton beam optimization for dosimetry studies with radiochromic films and ionization chambers at the 3 MV tandem accelerator of CNA
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Maria Cristina Battaglia
(
Centro Nacional de Aceleradores
)
Proton beam optimization for dosimetry studies with radiochromic films and ionization chambers at the 3 MV tandem accelerator of CNA
Maria Cristina Battaglia
(
Centro Nacional de Aceleradores
)
2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM
Study of heavy ion implanatation into dielectric matrices
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Salvatore Bruschetta
Study of heavy ion implanatation into dielectric matrices
Salvatore Bruschetta
2:30 PM - 2:50 PM
2:50 PM
Recent developments of the 1MV AMS facility at CNA
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Grazia Scognamiglio
(
Centro Nacional de Aceleradores, Seville
)
Recent developments of the 1MV AMS facility at CNA
Grazia Scognamiglio
(
Centro Nacional de Aceleradores, Seville
)
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM
Preliminary beam profile studies for optimization of the CNA irradiation lines
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Yolanda Morilla
(
CNA (US-CSIC-JA)
)
Preliminary beam profile studies for optimization of the CNA irradiation lines
Yolanda Morilla
(
CNA (US-CSIC-JA)
)
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Poster Session: Poster Session
Poster Session
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
A versatile neutron monitor
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Pavel Kavrigin
(
Vienna University of Technology (AT)
)
A versatile neutron monitor
Pavel Kavrigin
(
Vienna University of Technology (AT)
)
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM
Measurement of the fluorescence yield produced by a 135 to 2000 MeV proton beam at COSY
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Charlotte Roose
(
ESS
)
Measurement of the fluorescence yield produced by a 135 to 2000 MeV proton beam at COSY
Charlotte Roose
(
ESS
)
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
5:10 PM
Optimization of Beam Position and Phase Monitors for the IFMIF/LIPAC high current hadron linear accelerator
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Ivan Podadera Aliseda
(
CIEMAT
)
Optimization of Beam Position and Phase Monitors for the IFMIF/LIPAC high current hadron linear accelerator
Ivan Podadera Aliseda
(
CIEMAT
)
5:10 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM
Design of cavity BPM electronics for the ELI-NP project
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Manuel Cargnelutti
(
Instrumentation Technologies
)
Design of cavity BPM electronics for the ELI-NP project
Manuel Cargnelutti
(
Instrumentation Technologies
)
5:30 PM - 5:50 PM
7:00 PM
Outreach Seminar: Aceleradores para medicina (in Spanish)
-
María Isabel Gallardo
(
Universidad de Sevilla
)
Outreach Seminar: Aceleradores para medicina (in Spanish)
María Isabel Gallardo
(
Universidad de Sevilla
)
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
8:30 PM
Banquet
Banquet
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
Friday, October 9, 2015
9:00 AM
Session 5. Invited talk: Next generation detector technologies
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Ingrid-Maria Gregor
(
DESY
)
Session 5. Invited talk: Next generation detector technologies
Ingrid-Maria Gregor
(
DESY
)
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
9:30 AM
TANGO control system for electrostatic accelerators
-
Victor Joco
TANGO control system for electrostatic accelerators
Victor Joco
9:30 AM - 9:50 AM
9:50 AM
Device Control Database Tool (DCDB)
-
Pavel Maslov
(
Cosylab
)
Device Control Database Tool (DCDB)
Pavel Maslov
(
Cosylab
)
9:50 AM - 10:10 AM
10:10 AM
High Performance Tool For Coupled Linac Design
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Marco Panniello
(
INFN - National Institute for Nuclear Physics
)
High Performance Tool For Coupled Linac Design
Marco Panniello
(
INFN - National Institute for Nuclear Physics
)
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
The GPU based Particle-in-Cell Solver
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Martina Sofranac
(
CST
)
The GPU based Particle-in-Cell Solver
Martina Sofranac
(
CST
)
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
10:50 AM
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:50 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM
Characterization of the optical performance of high resolution electron beam imaging systems
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Ralph Fiorito
(
Cockcroft Institute
)
Characterization of the optical performance of high resolution electron beam imaging systems
Ralph Fiorito
(
Cockcroft Institute
)
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM
Non-invasive profile monitors for energy-frontier machines
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Adam Jeff
(
University of Liverpool (GB)
)
Non-invasive profile monitors for energy-frontier machines
Adam Jeff
(
University of Liverpool (GB)
)
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
12:10 PM
Recent developments of the supersonic gas-jet beam profile monitor
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Hao Zhang
(
University of Liverpool
)
Recent developments of the supersonic gas-jet beam profile monitor
Hao Zhang
(
University of Liverpool
)
12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM
Reward-renewal model of SiPM response to arbitrary waveform optical signals of beam loss monitoring systems
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Sergey Vinogradov
(
University of Liverpool
)
Reward-renewal model of SiPM response to arbitrary waveform optical signals of beam loss monitoring systems
Sergey Vinogradov
(
University of Liverpool
)
12:30 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM
Summary and Conclusion
Summary and Conclusion
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Lunch
Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM