Name: 2nd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion
Start: 2022-09-05T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-08T19:00:00+02:00
Location: FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON CATANIA HOTEL

Monday, 5 September 2022

10:00 Registration open
Registration open
10:00 - 12:30
Room: Conference room

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00

14:00

14:00 - 14:10
14:10
14:10 - 15:10
Contributions

14:10 Activities of the INFN-E Committee - RIPANI, Marco (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

14:30 Activities of the INFN4LS (INFN for Life Science) Committee - CUTTONE, Giacomo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

14:50 Status of the I-LUCE laser acceleration facility at INFN - CIRRONE, Giuseppe (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (I) and ELI-Beamlines (CZ))
15:10
15:10 - 16:10
Contributions

15:10 INVITED TALK: The “hybrid” approach to proton-boron inertial fusion - MELHOR, Tom (University of Michigan, HB11 Energy)

15:40 A nonthermal mixed fuel reactor concept for nuclear fusion - RUHL, Hartmut (Marvel Fusion)
16:10 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:10 - 16:30
16:30
16:30 - 18:40
Contributions

16:30 INVITED TALK: Proton Boron Fusion revisited with respect to Accelerator Driven High Energy Density Science - HOFFMANN, Dieter (Xi'An Jiaotong University)

17:00 Proton-Boron Fusion Using Moderate-Intensity Tabletop Laser at High Repetition Rate - ISTOKSKAIA, Valeria (ELI Beamlines)

17:20 Alpha heating and avalanche effect simulations for low density proton-boron fusion plasma - MOUSTAIZIS, Stavros (Technical University of Crete)

17:40 Proton-Boron-Fusion for Enhanced Alpha-Particle Emission from Laser-Plasma Heating of Novel, Hydrogen-and-Boron-Rich,Borane, Microstructured, Solid Targets - TURCU, Edmond (UKRI/STFC Central Laser Facility)

18:00 Investigation of proton-beam-driven fusion reactions generated by an ultra-short petawatt-scale laser pulse - SCHOLLMEIER, Marius (Marvel Fusion GmbH)

18:20 Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
19:00

19:00 - 21:00
Tuesday, 6 September 2022
09:30
09:30 - 10:00
Contributions

09:30 INVITED TALK: Perspective on research on laser driven proton-boron fusion and applications - BATANI, Katarzyna (IFPILM)
10:00
10:00 - 10:20
Contributions

10:00 Activity report from the HB11 Company
10:20 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:20 - 10:40
10:40
10:40 - 12:30
Contributions

10:40 INVITED TALK: State of the art of numerical tools for simulating the proton-boron reactions and the α-particle production - NICOLAI, Philippe (CELIA, University of Bordeaux)

11:10 Effect of nuclear charge on laser-induced fusion enhancement - BEKX, John Jasper (Marvel Fusion)

11:30 Non-linear interaction dynamics of Ultra-short and Intense Laser pulses with near critical plasmas in nano-structured targets - RAJ, Gaurav (Marvel Fusion)

11:50 Double in-line plasma-mirror-based contrast enhanced laser-ion acceleration at the Centre for Advanced Laser Applications - SPEICHER, Martin (Marvel Fusion GmbH)

12:10 Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00

14:00 INFN-LNS visit
INFN-LNS visit
14:00 - 15:10
15:10
15:10 - 15:30
Contributions

15:10 Activity report from the MARVEL Company
15:30
15:30 - 16:20
Contributions

15:30 Proton and alpha stopping power in laser-generated plasma: a systematic study proposed within the FUSION project - CIAMPI, Caterina (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

15:50 INVITED TALK: Dynamics of fusion in laser produced non-equilibrated plasmas - BONASERA, Aldo (LNS)
16:20 Coffee break
Coffee break
16:20 - 16:40
16:40
16:40 - 17:40
Contributions

16:40 Probing kilo-Tesla magnetic fields in near-critical-density laser-plasma interactions - GONZALEZ-IZQUIERDO, Bruno (Marvel Fusion)

17:00 Parametric scan of plasma parameters for optimization of the avalanche process in p11B fusion - NISSIM, Noaz (Soreq NRC)

17:20 Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
17:40 Guided visit to the Catania city center
Guided visit to the Catania city center
17:40 - 19:40
Wednesday, 7 September 2022
09:00
09:00 - 10:10
Contributions

09:00 INVITED TALK: Can plasma polymers serve as a source of hydrogen for laser-driven pB fusion? - SHUKUROV, Andrey (Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics)

09:30 Characterization and developments of plasma polymer/BN targets for laser-driven pB fusion - TOSCA, Marco (ELI-Beamlines, Institute of Physics (FZU), Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czechia,)

09:50 Developing boron nitride nanomaterials for fusion reactions - MATETI, Srikanth (Deakin Univesity)
10:10
10:10 - 10:30
Contributions

10:10 Activity report from the Amplitude Company - GOLINELLI, Anna (Amplitude)
10:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:30 - 10:50
10:50
10:50 - 11:10
Contributions

10:50 Activity report from the THALES Company - LAVENU, Luic
11:10
11:10 - 12:30
Contributions

11:10 Pulsed laser deposition of boron-based targets for p-11B studies - ORECCHIA, Davide (Politecnico di Milano)

11:30 Preparation of boron nanomaterials based targets for boron-proton reactions - CHEN, Ying (Deakin Univesity)

11:50 Thermal properties of boron nitride nanostructures - CAI, Qiran (Deakin University)

12:10 Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00

15:00 Tour to Taormina
Tour to Taormina
15:00 - 20:30

20:30

20:30 - 23:35
Thursday, 8 September 2022
09:00
09:00 - 10:10
Contributions

09:00 INVITED TALK: Characterisation of p-11B fusion reactions in laser-matter experiments - CONSOLI, Fabrizio (ENEA - Centro Ricerche Frascati)

09:30 Preliminary design of a Thomson Parabola Spectrometer for proton-Boron fusion beam initiated by laser - KURMANOVA, Alma (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Università di Catania)

09:50 Current state of Proton-Boron Fusion in plasma environment experiments at Prague Asterix Laser System (PALS) - CAGNI, Beatrice Maria (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Università di Catania)
10:10 Coffee break
Coffee break
10:10 - 10:30
10:30
10:30 - 12:20
Contributions

10:30 INVITED TALK: Using Deep Learning for Ions Detection with CR-39 in laser induced P11B fusion experimentsw - AMIT, Gal (Soreq NRC)

11:00 High sensitivity Thomson spectrometry in experiments of laser-driven low-rate neutron-less fusion reactions - SCISCIO', Massimiliano (ENEA - Fusion and Technologies for Nuclear Safety Department)

11:20 Time-of-flight diamond detectors for particle detection in laser driven p-B11 fusion experiments - VERONA, Claudio (Università Tor Vergata di Roma)

11:40 Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
14:00
14:00 - 14:20
Contributions

14:00 Activity report from the Dynamic Optic Company - BONORA, Stefano (CNR-IFN and Dynamic Optics srl?)
14:20
14:20 - 15:40
Contributions

14:20 INVITED TALK: Use of alpha particle beams in medical radionuclide production - ESPOSITO, Juan (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

14:50 INVITED TALK: The proton-boron fusion reaction as a new strategy to enhance protontherapy effectiveness - MANTI, Lorenzo (NA)

15:20 Proton Boron Capture Therapy and proton FLASH dose rate combination for increasing the effectiveness of protontherapy - BLAHA, Pavel (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
15:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:40 - 16:00
16:00
16:00 - 17:00
Contributions

16:00 In vitro and preclinical approaches of Proton Boron Capture Therapy for glioblastoma treatment - TORRISI, Filippo (University of Catania)

16:20 Technoeconomic model for laser driven hydrogen boron fusion energy generation - MCKENZIE, Warren (HB11 Energy Holdings Pty Ltd and UNSW Sydney)

16:40 Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
17:00 Closing remarks
Closing remarks
17:00 - 17:10