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Progress and Plans of the SUPA Nuclear & Plasma Physics Theme Dino Jaroszynski

Progress and Plans of the SUPA Nuclear & Plasma Physics Theme Dino Jaroszynski Edinburgh, Glasgow, HWU, Strathclyde, UWS, Dundee. Nuclear and Plasma Physics. >61 Researchers (incl. >20 academics) + >68 PhD students = >129 publications p.a. + invited talks + >£4.3m income p.a. (fluctuates)

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Progress and Plans of the SUPA Nuclear & Plasma Physics Theme Dino Jaroszynski

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  1. Progress and Plans of the SUPA Nuclear & Plasma Physics Theme Dino Jaroszynski Edinburgh, Glasgow, HWU, Strathclyde, UWS, Dundee

  2. Nuclear and Plasma Physics >61 Researchers (incl. >20 academics) + >68 PhD students = >129 publications p.a. + invited talks + >£4.3m income p.a. (fluctuates) Strong links with other themes in SUPA, SULSA, SINAPSE, Particle Physics, Astro and Space Physics, Energy, Photonics & Industry Diversity – Cross-disciplinary flag-ship project: SCAPA brings together NPP teams: Nuclear + plasma physics = applications & new science Innovation: high-field physics, applications of particle beams, incoherent & coherent radiation, detectors, imaging: KE opportunities

  3. SCAPA Scottish Centre for the Application of Plasma-based Accelerators (SCAPA) • Expansion of ALPHA-X laser-plasma accelerator facilities at Strathclyde with new laboratories. • In-depth programme of Applications. • Accelerator and source Research & Development. • Knowledge Exchange & Commercialisation • Engagement in European and other large projects. • Training: Centre for Doctoral Training in the Application of Next Generation Accelerations • 3 shielded areas with 7 accelerator beam lines. • High-intensity femtosecond laser systems: • a) 200-300 TW (with provision for PW) @ 5 Hz, • b) 35 TW @ 10 Hz, • c) sub-TW @ 1 kHz. • High-energy proton, ion and electron bunches. • High-brightness fs duration X-ray & gamma-ray pulses. Compact GeV electron accelerator and gamma-ray source • APPLICATIONS • Radiobiology • Ultrafast Probing • High-Resolution Imaging • Radioisotope Production • Detector Development • Radiation Damage Testing

  4. Scottish Centre for the Application of Plasma Based Accelerators • Strathclyde: 2 Chairs, 2 PDRAs, Technicians • Glasgow: 1 Reader • USW: 2 Readers/Lectures • Edinburgh SUPA Fellow • SCAPA: - £8m infrastructure + staff + beam lines: part of the Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre 1200 m2 laboratory space: 200-300 TW laser and 7+ “beam lines” producing particles and coherent and incoherent radiation sources for applications: nuclear physics, health sciences, plasma physics etc. Part of Strathclyde TIC

  5. ALPHA-X: Advanced Laser Plasma High-energy Accelerators towards X-rays – Template for SCAPA ALPHA-X @ Strathclyde Compact R&D facility to develop and apply femtosecond duration particle, synchrotron, free-electron laser and gamma ray sources CTR: electron bunch duration: 1-3 fs electron beam spectrum phase contrast imaging with 50 keV photons 1019 cm-3 FEL 1J 30 fs l = 2.8 nm – 1 mm (<1GeV beam) beam emittance: <1 p mm mrad Brilliant particle source: 10 MeV → GeV, kA peak current, fs duration

  6. Uniqueness and Competitiveness • SCAPA: Unique laser-plasma accelerator facility: • Generalised synchrotron source concept • …. but much more compact because based on lasers - provides particles and both coherent and incoherent tuneable radiation. • Game changing technology afforded by compactness and unique properties and ability to combine different sources on the same bench. • Very competitive because much less expensive than conventional accelerators. • New opportunities to commercialise the sources and the applications

  7. FINThank you

  8. Strategy - SCAPA: develop an Academic Programme • Creation of a Scottish centre of excellence for laser-plasma based radiation sources (SCAPA) producing • Ultra-short pulse X-rays (femtosecond – attosecond) • Coherent EM radiation • Gamma rays • Electrons, protons, light ions and secondary particles • and their applications in • Electron & X-ray diffraction • Particle detector development • Radiation damage in new energy sources (HiPER, ITER) • Hot dense matter (fusion studies) • Condensed matter physics • Molecular biology and medicine • Compact next-generation microwave based sources • Injectors, study of astrophysical systems in the lab

  9. Strategy - SCAPA: develop anInitial Applications Programme • Radiobiology and dosimetry • Radiotherapy using high energy electron beams • High energy gamma rays – gamma knife • Develop theoretical understanding • Compare with ions • Radio-isotope production: • Photo-nuclear processes • X-ray scattering • Coherent radiation – free-electron laser • Nuclear physics – photo-nuclear physics and application of ions • Detector development – provides access to large projects • High field physics – ELI, IZEST

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