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HELL-DUR 2014

Event date: 24. 10. 2014

HELL Experimental Platform – Detailed User Requirements Workshop

October 24th, 2014

Organizers: T. Levato, D. Margarone, A. Hala, G. Korn

HELL – DUR 2014 HELL Experimental Platform – Detailed User Requirements Workshop

October 24th, 2014

Organizers: T. Levato, D. Margarone, A. Hala, G. Korn

   Program  8.50-9.00

Welcome at HiLASE facility (T. Mocek)

9.00-10.20

Presentations (15+5 min):

  • Experimental Programs at ELI-Beamlines (G. Korn / D. Margarone)
  • The electron acceleration experimental platform: HELL (T. Levato)
  • High quality and stable laser driven electron bunches and future user applications (V. Malka)
  • Introduction of Biomedical Center in Plzen (J. Polivka and M. Kralickova)

10.20-10.35

Coffee break

  10.35–11.00

Short presentations (7+2 min):

  • Technology transfer opportunities at ELI-Beamlines (A. Hala)
  • Radiolysis/Radiobiology experiments with electron beams: what are the most interesting parameters? (M. Precek)
  • Low energy tail electron “cleaner” and their transport to the “user station”: what are the most useful electron diagnostics? (G. Grittani)

11.00-12.30

Open discussion

  • Potential applications of laser driven electron beams: user requirements
  • Implementation of the HELL experimental platform and wide potential use
  • New emerging schemes to be accommodated in the HELL platform
  • Advanced diagnostics for electrons
  • Commissioning and enabling experiments

  12.30-13.30

Lunch break and group photo

13.30-14.30

Presentations (15+5 min) on:

  • Electron acceleration with 10PW-class lasers (J. Viera and L. Silva)
  • Realistic scenarios for non-linear inverse Compton scattering experiments ( Vranic and L. Silva)
  • Electron acceleration and counter-propagation experiments at APRI-GIST: capability and preliminary tests (T.M. Jeong)

  14.30-14:45

Coffee break

14:45-14:55

Short presentations (7+3 min):

  • Multi-Lanex monitors for laser driven electron beam characterization: what are the limits of this diagnostics? (M. Krus)
  • Calibration of pixel-like detectors for gamma-rays: what are the limits in maximum energy and resolution? (A. Fajstavr, T.Levato, M. Krus)

14.55-16.30

Open discussion:

  • New Physics with high energy electrons: what shall we look at? Which dedicated diagnostics?
  • Flexibility for a future upgrade of the HELL platform
  • Potential impact on technology transfer with industry and other research bodies
  • Possible use of innovative diagnostics and software for commercialization (e.g. offer to other institutions, industrial users, etc.)

16.30-18.00

ELI-Beamlines site (tour)

18.00-20.00

Social dinner (Dolni Brezany)