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

2nd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion

from Monday, September 5, 2022 (9:00 AM) to Thursday, September 8, 2022 (7:00 PM)

Monday, September 5, 2022

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

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM

2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
2:10 PM
2:10 PM - 3:10 PM
Contributions

2:10 PM Activities of the INFN-E Committee - RIPANI, Marco (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

2:30 PM Activities of the INFN4LS (INFN for Life Science) Committee - CUTTONE, Giacomo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

2:50 PM Status of the I-LUCE laser acceleration facility at INFN - CIRRONE, Giuseppe (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (I) and ELI-Beamlines (CZ))
3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 4:10 PM
Contributions

3:10 PM INVITED TALK: The “hybrid” approach to proton-boron inertial fusion - MELHOR, Tom (University of Michigan, HB11 Energy)

3:40 PM A nonthermal mixed fuel reactor concept for nuclear fusion - RUHL, Hartmut (Marvel Fusion)
4:10 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 6:40 PM
Contributions

4:30 PM INVITED TALK: Proton Boron Fusion revisited with respect to Accelerator Driven High Energy Density Science - HOFFMANN, Dieter (Xi'An Jiaotong University)

5:00 PM Proton-Boron Fusion Using Moderate-Intensity Tabletop Laser at High Repetition Rate - ISTOKSKAIA, Valeria (ELI Beamlines)

5:20 PM Alpha heating and avalanche effect simulations for low density proton-boron fusion plasma - MOUSTAIZIS, Stavros (Technical University of Crete)

5:40 PM 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)

6:00 PM Investigation of proton-beam-driven fusion reactions generated by an ultra-short petawatt-scale laser pulse - SCHOLLMEIER, Marius (Marvel Fusion GmbH)

6:20 PM Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
7:00 PM

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Contributions

9:30 AM INVITED TALK: Perspective on research on laser driven proton-boron fusion and applications - BATANI, Katarzyna (IFPILM)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Contributions

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

10:40 AM 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 AM Effect of nuclear charge on laser-induced fusion enhancement - BEKX, John Jasper (Marvel Fusion)

11:30 AM 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 AM 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 PM Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM INFN-LNS visit
INFN-LNS visit
2:00 PM - 3:10 PM
3:10 PM
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Contributions

3:10 PM Activity report from the MARVEL Company
3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Contributions

3:30 PM Proton and alpha stopping power in laser-generated plasma: a systematic study proposed within the FUSION project - CIAMPI, Caterina (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

3:50 PM INVITED TALK: Dynamics of fusion in laser produced non-equilibrated plasmas - BONASERA, Aldo (LNS)
4:20 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM
4:40 PM - 5:40 PM
Contributions

4:40 PM Probing kilo-Tesla magnetic fields in near-critical-density laser-plasma interactions - GONZALEZ-IZQUIERDO, Bruno (Marvel Fusion)

5:00 PM Parametric scan of plasma parameters for optimization of the avalanche process in p11B fusion - NISSIM, Noaz (Soreq NRC)

5:20 PM Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
5:40 PM Guided visit to the Catania city center
Guided visit to the Catania city center
5:40 PM - 7:40 PM
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM 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)

9:30 AM 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,)

9:50 AM Developing boron nitride nanomaterials for fusion reactions - MATETI, Srikanth (Deakin Univesity)
10:10 AM
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Contributions

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

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

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

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

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

12:10 PM Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

3:00 PM Tour to Taormina
Tour to Taormina
3:00 PM - 8:30 PM

8:30 PM

8:30 PM - 11:35 PM
Thursday, September 8, 2022
9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Contributions

9:00 AM INVITED TALK: Characterisation of p-11B fusion reactions in laser-matter experiments - CONSOLI, Fabrizio (ENEA - Centro Ricerche Frascati)

9:30 AM 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)

9:50 AM 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 AM Coffee break
Coffee break
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 12:20 PM
Contributions

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

11:00 AM 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 AM Time-of-flight diamond detectors for particle detection in laser driven p-B11 fusion experiments - VERONA, Claudio (Università Tor Vergata di Roma)

11:40 AM Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Contributions

2:00 PM Activity report from the Dynamic Optic Company - BONORA, Stefano (CNR-IFN and Dynamic Optics srl?)
2:20 PM
2:20 PM - 3:40 PM
Contributions

2:20 PM INVITED TALK: Use of alpha particle beams in medical radionuclide production - ESPOSITO, Juan (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)

2:50 PM INVITED TALK: The proton-boron fusion reaction as a new strategy to enhance protontherapy effectiveness - MANTI, Lorenzo (NA)

3:20 PM Proton Boron Capture Therapy and proton FLASH dose rate combination for increasing the effectiveness of protontherapy - BLAHA, Pavel (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
3:40 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Contributions

4:00 PM In vitro and preclinical approaches of Proton Boron Capture Therapy for glioblastoma treatment - TORRISI, Filippo (University of Catania)

4:20 PM Technoeconomic model for laser driven hydrogen boron fusion energy generation - MCKENZIE, Warren (HB11 Energy Holdings Pty Ltd and UNSW Sydney)

4:40 PM Wrap up by invited speakers and discussion
5:00 PM Closing remarks
Closing remarks
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM

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