The PowerMat work package (WP 17) is a Joint Research Activity (JRA) of the new Horizon2020 Integrating Activity for Particle Accelerator R&D - ARIES (Accelerator Research and Innovation for European Science and Society), supporting a comprehensive and integrated R&D activity of several institutes and academic groups to investigate, develop, manufacture, characterize, test and simulate novel materials for extreme thermal management and other challenging and unconventional societal applications.
Its main objectives are:
- Develop and characterize novel composite materials based on graphitic and metal matrices with carbide and diamond reinforcements;
- Online test materials behaviour under intense thermal shocks (particle- or laser-beam induced) and irradiation;
- Investigate radiation damage using theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches;
- Identify and test novel materials for broader accelerator applications for high power targets, beam catchers, beam windows and luminescence screens;
- Explore societal applications of these materials such as: advanced engineering, medical imaging, quantum computing, energy efficiency, aerospace, and thermal management.
The main goal of the kick-off meeting, which is following the first ARIES general meeting taking place on May 4 and 5, is to outline WP17 and its tasks, to permit participating partners to present themselves and get to know each other, to discuss objectives, challenges and time constraints, drafting a road-map for future work.
The meeting is open to ARIES, WP17 members or invited guests, for whom the meeting fee is covered by the ARIES WP17.
