EuPRAXIA-DN School on Plasma Accelerators

Europe/Rome
Aranciera (Orto Botanico di Roma)

Aranciera

Orto Botanico di Roma

Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza), Carsten Peter Welsch
Description

Several tens of thousands of particle accelerators are in use today with varied applications in research, industry, medicine and other fields. Yet accelerator usage could be much more widespread, were it not limited by cost and size constraints, especially in hospitals, universities, and small and medium size companies. This would enable ground-breaking applications and innovations on a much larger scale.

A possible solution to this bottleneck is the development of more compact – and consequently more cost-efficient – accelerator technologies, a strategy that has been investigated in the past two decades bringing forth plasma accelerators as one of its most promising candidates.

Image credit: Alberto Martinez de la Ossa

This interdisciplinary school will bring together all research areas within EuPRAXIA-DN and will be held in the 'Eternal City' Rome in Italy from 22-26 April 2024. Lectures and topical talks will be presented by research leaders from academia and industry.

The school will be hosted in partnership with INFN and Sapienza University of Rome with strong support from the University of Liverpool/Cockcroft Institute. It'll introduce the basic principles of plasma accelerators, including basic plasma physics, laser- and beam-driven acceleration, plasma injection schemes, plasma and beam diagnostics, particle-in-cell codes, as well as specific high impact projects, including EuPRAXIA and AWAKE. Tutorial sessions in smaller problem classes will reinforce content and promote discussion. All participants will be given the opportunity to present their own research in a poster session.

Social events, seminars on the history and technology of plasma accelerators, and an excursion to INFN-LNF will complement the programme. 

          

          

Registration deadline: 29th February 2024

Payment deadline: 15th March 2024

This project has received funding from the European Union´s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 101073480 and the UKRI guarantee funds.

 

Organizing Committee   
Andrea Mostacci   
Catia Conti   
Anna Rita Ciamarra  
Giorgio Delzeri  
Giorgia Masi   
Carsten Welsch   
Minh Cao    
Alexandra Welsch

Prof Carsten P. Welsch
    • 09:00 09:15
      Arrival and Registration (Gates open at 9:00) 15m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 09:15 10:00
      Welcome and Logistics 45m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speakers: Andrea Mostacci (Sapienza), Carsten Peter Welsch, Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Minh Cao (University of Liverpool / The Cockcroft Institute)
    • 10:00 11:00
      Introduction to High Power Lasers 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Dr Leonida Antonio Gizzi (CNR - INO, and INFN - Sez. di Pisa)
    • 11:00 11:30
      Coffee Break 30m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 11:30 12:30
      Introduction to Plasma Physics 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Pablo San Miguel Claveria (IST)
    • 12:30 13:30
      Intro to Linacs 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Marco Bellaveglia (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
    • 13:30 14:30
      Lunch 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 14:30 15:30
      Beam Physics of High Quality Beams 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Massimo Ferrario (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
    • 15:30 16:30
      Beam Diagnostics for Plasma Accelerators 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Joseph Wolfenden (University of Liverpool)
    • 16:30 17:00
      Coffee Break 30m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 17:00 18:00
      Seminar: History of plasma accelerators: From the dream beam to EuPRAXIA 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Prof. Victor Malka (Weizmann Institute of Science)
    • 18:00 21:00
      Reception 3h
    • 09:00 09:15
      Gates open at 9:00 15m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 09:15 10:15
      Technology of Plasma Sources 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Angelo Biagioni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
    • 10:15 11:15
      Introduction to Laser Wakefield Acceleration 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Gabriele Maria Grittani (ELI-Beamlines)
    • 11:15 11:45
      Coffee Break 30m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 11:45 12:45
      Introduction to Particle-driven Acceleration 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Livio Verra (INFN-LNF)
    • 12:45 13:45
      Introduction to Laser-driven Heavy Ion Acceleration 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Josefine Metzkes-Ng
    • 13:45 14:45
      Lunch 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 14:45 16:30
      Study Session Centro Visite

      Centro Visite

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    • 16:30 17:00
      Coffee Break 30m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 17:00 18:00
      Seminar: Ultra-short Laser Pulse Generation and Applications 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Prof. Anne L'Huillier
    • 18:00 19:30
      Aperitif 1h 30m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 09:00 09:30
      Registration at INFN-LNF 30m T66, Building 36 (INFN-LNF)

      T66, Building 36

      INFN-LNF

    • 09:30 10:30
      Betatron Radiation Emission in Plasma 1h Main Auditorium (INFN-LNF)

      Main Auditorium

      INFN-LNF

      Speaker: Alessandro Curcio (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
    • 10:30 11:30
      Free Electron Lasers 1h Main Auditorium (INFN-LNF)

      Main Auditorium

      INFN-LNF

      Speaker: Enrica Chiadroni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
    • 11:30 12:00
      Coffee Break 30m INFN-LNF

      INFN-LNF

    • 12:00 13:00
      Beam Manipulation with a Plasma Accelerator 1h Main Auditorium (INFN-LNF)

      Main Auditorium

      INFN-LNF

      Speaker: Dr Riccardo Pompili (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
    • 13:00 13:30
      EuPRAXIA 30m Main Auditorium (INFN-LNF)

      Main Auditorium

      INFN-LNF

      Speaker: Carsten Peter Welsch
    • 13:30 14:30
      Lunch 1h INFN-LNF

      INFN-LNF

    • 14:30 18:00
      EuPRAXIA-DN Steering Committee Meeting A1, Building 36 (INFN-LNF)

      A1, Building 36

      INFN-LNF

      Closed Session

    • 14:30 15:30
      History of INFN 1h Main Auditorium (INFN-LNF)

      Main Auditorium

      INFN-LNF

      Speaker: Andrea Ghigo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
    • 15:30 15:40
      Introduction of the INFN-LNF 10m Main Auditorium (INFN-LNF)

      Main Auditorium

      INFN-LNF

    • 15:40 18:00
      INFN-LNF Lab Visit Main Auditorium (INFN-LNF)

      Main Auditorium

      INFN-LNF

    • 09:00 09:15
      Gates open at 9:00 15m Aranciera

      Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 09:15 10:15
      Plasma Diagnostics for Plasma Accelerators 1h Aranciera

      Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Zulfikar Najmudin (Imperial College London)
    • 10:15 11:15
      Extreme Light Infrastructure –a Distributed European Research Infrastructure 1h Aranciera

      Aranciera

      Orto Botanico di Roma

      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Gabriele Maria Grittani (ELI-Beamlines)
    • 11:15 11:45
      Coffee Break 30m Aranciera

      Aranciera

      Orto Botanico di Roma

      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 11:45 12:45
      The Role of Computing in the Development of Plasma Accelerators 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Jorge Vieira (Instituto Superior Técnico)
    • 12:45 13:45
      Plasma Simulation for Optimization 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Andreas Döpp (LMU Munich)
    • 13:45 14:45
      Lunch 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 14:45 16:30
      Poster Session & Industry Display Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 16:30 17:00
      Coffee Break 30m Aranciera

      Aranciera

      Orto Botanico di Roma

      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 17:00 18:00
      Seminar: The AWAKE Experiment at CERN 1h Aranciera

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      Orto Botanico di Roma

      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Edda Gschwendtner (CERN)
    • 20:30 23:30
      Formal Dinner 3h Roof Garden Restaurant at Hotel Forum

      Roof Garden Restaurant at Hotel Forum

    • 09:00 09:15
      Gates open at 9:00 15m Aranciera

      Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 09:00 11:00
      Supervisory Board Annual Meeting Centro Visite

      Centro Visite

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    • 10:00 11:00
      Micro Accelerators THz 1h Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Szabolcs Turnár (University of Pécs)
    • 11:00 11:30
      Coffee Break 30m Aranciera

      Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
    • 11:30 12:00
      Primer on Low Level RF 30m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Manuel Cargnelutti (Instrumentation Technologies d.o.o.)
    • 12:00 12:30
      Primer on Integrated Diagnostics 30m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM
      Speaker: Erich Griesmayer (CIVIDEC Instrumentation GmbH)
    • 12:30 13:00
      Closing Remarks 30m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM

      Outlook and roadmaps

      Speaker: Carsten Peter Welsch
    • 13:00 13:20
      End of school 20m Aranciera

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      Botanical Garden of Rome Museum of Sapienza University of Rome Largo Cristina di Svezia 24 00165 Roma, RM