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Symposium on Hadronic Structure Physics. Welcome to Glasgow!. T he University of Glasgow. In 1451 , the Scottish King James II persuaded Pope Nicholas V to grant a bull authorising Bishop Turnbull of Glasgow to set up a university. .
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Symposium on Hadronic Structure Physics Welcome to Glasgow! Symposium, Glasgow, 14/4/2010
The University of Glasgow In 1451, the Scottish King James II persuaded Pope Nicholas V to grant a bull authorising Bishop Turnbull of Glasgow to set up a university. Today, Glasgow Univ. has about 20 000 students and 6 000 staff and is one of the largest research-driven universities in the UK. Symposium, Glasgow, 14/4/2010
Physics Research in Scotland:Scottish Universities Physics Alliance RGU Aberdeen Abertay Dundee GCU St Andrews Glasgow Edinburgh Strathclyde Heriot Watt West of Scotland Napier Symposium, Glasgow, 14/4/2010
SUPA: Nuclear & Plasma Physics St. Andrews Aberdeen, Dundee Glasgow AP Hadron Physics PP Edinburgh Strathclyde Nuclear Structure LPNP Heriot-Watt West of Scotland Symposium, Glasgow, 14/4/2010
SCAPA The Scottish Centre for the Application of Plasma-based Accelerators Symposium, Glasgow, 14/4/2010
SCAPA Precursor ALPHA-X • Towards FEL in 2010/11… 8 m • Electron beam: • Emittance: mm mrad • Duration: fs • peak current: kA sg/g=0.7% Symposium, Glasgow, 14/4/2010
SCAPA Challenges • Replace light source • ALPHA-X: Ti:sapphire laser 10 Hz, 800 nm • SCAPA: 1 J 5 - 10 J, 30 fs, 30 TW 200 – 300 TW • Increase • Electron energy (> 1 GeV) • Photon energy (>> 1 keV) • Peak brilliance and coherence (FEL) • Decrease • Electron pulse length 10 fs 1 fs • Setup accelerator lab for • Electrons • Photons • Protons, neutrons, ions • Create applications programme& knowledge transfer Symposium, Glasgow, 14/4/2010
Glasgow’s overseas collaborations MAX-lab 0.25 GeV DESY: HERMES 27.6 GeV e+, e-, L = 1032 MAMI: A1, A2-CrystalBall, -GDH 1.5 GeV e-, L = 1038, 108/s JLab: Hall A, CLAS, GlueX6 12 GeV e-,L = 1038, 107/s FAIR (GSI): PANDA 15 GeV anti – p, L = 2x1032 Symposium, Glasgow, 14/4/2010