The new intensity frontier: exploring quantum electrodynamic plasmas
Lead Research Organisation:
Queen's University Belfast
Department Name: Sch of Mathematics and Physics
Abstract
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Organisations
- Queen's University Belfast (Lead Research Organisation)
- National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) (Collaboration)
- ELI Attosecond Light Pulse Source (Collaboration)
- ELI Beamlines (Collaboration)
- Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) (Collaboration)
- Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) (Collaboration)
- European XFEL (Collaboration)
- Stanford University (Collaboration)
- Princeton University (Collaboration)
Publications
Cavanagh N
(2023)
Experimental characterization of a single-shot spectrometer for high-flux, GeV-scale gamma-ray beams
in Physical Review Research
Magnusson J
(2023)
Effect of electron-beam energy chirp on signatures of radiation reaction in laser-based experiments
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
McAnespie CA
(2022)
High-dose femtosecond-scale gamma-ray beams for radiobiological applications.
in Physics in medicine and biology
Sarri G
(2022)
Plasma-based positron sources at EuPRAXIA
in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
| Description | member of the scientific advisory committee for EuAPS |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | member of the scientific advisory committee for the Extreme Light Infrastructure - BeamLines |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | member of the scientific committee for the Ex-HILP conference 2023 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | DESY: novel plasma accelerators |
| Organisation | Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Currently collaborating on joint experiments (some published) and within the EuPRAXIA consortium for the next-generation of compact particle accelerators |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative experiments |
| Impact | publications and on-going preparation of european large-scale funding proposals |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | ELI-ALPS: collaborative experiments |
| Organisation | ELI Attosecond Light Pulse Source |
| Country | Hungary |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | collaborative research published and preparation of experiments at ELI-ALPS |
| Collaborator Contribution | collaborative research published and preparation of experiments at ELI-ALPS |
| Impact | https://journals.aps.org/prab/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.24.073402 |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | ELI-Beamlines: collaborative experiments |
| Organisation | ELI Beamlines |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | ELI-Beamlines is project partners in a recently awarded EPSRC grant (EP/V049186/1 with related proposal: EP/V049461/1). Collaborative experiments currently being designed |
| Collaborator Contribution | ELI-Beamlines is project partners in a recently awarded EPSRC grant (EP/V049186/1 with related proposal: EP/V049461/1). Collaborative experiments currently being designed |
| Impact | ELI-Beamlines is project partners in a recently awarded EPSRC grant (EP/V049186/1 with related proposal: EP/V049461/1). Collaborative experiments currently being designed |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | ELI-NP: collaborative experiments |
| Organisation | Extreme Light Infrastructure - Nuclear Physics (ELI-NP) |
| Country | Romania |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Commissioning experiments of the facility carried out and further experiments being planned |
| Collaborator Contribution | Commissioning experiments of the facility carried out and further experiments being planned |
| Impact | Commissioning experiments of the facility carried out and further experiments being planned |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | EuPRAXIA collaboration |
| Organisation | Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | International collaboration for the EuPRAXIA project formalised by Consortium Agreement. It has already resulted in the publication of the Conceptual Design Report for the machine (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjst/e2020-000127-8) and inclusion in the ESFRI roadmap |
| Collaborator Contribution | publication of the Conceptual Design Report for the machine (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjst/e2020-000127-8) and inclusion in the ESFRI roadmap |
| Impact | publication of the Conceptual Design Report for the machine (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjst/e2020-000127-8) and inclusion in the ESFRI roadmap |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Facility access: Apollon laser facility |
| Organisation | National Center for Scientific Research (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS) |
| Department | Laboratory for the user of intense lasers (LULI) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Facility access for a 4-week experiment and funding secured from ARIES |
| Collaborator Contribution | Facility access for a 4-week experiment and funding secured from ARIES |
| Impact | Facility access for a 4-week experiment and funding secured from ARIES |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | LUXE: collaboration with DESY and EuXFEL |
| Organisation | Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration to design experiments at the EuXFEL. Current letter of intent published: (https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.00860) and conceptual design report published (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00249-z). CD0 status granted by DESY and current submission to obtain CD1 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative work |
| Impact | Publication of a letter of intent: (https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.00860). Current preparation of other two scientific articles. Conceptual design report published (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00249-z). CD0 status granted by DESY and current submission to obtain CD1 |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | LUXE: collaboration with DESY and EuXFEL |
| Organisation | European XFEL |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration to design experiments at the EuXFEL. Current letter of intent published: (https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.00860) and conceptual design report published (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00249-z). CD0 status granted by DESY and current submission to obtain CD1 |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborative work |
| Impact | Publication of a letter of intent: (https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.00860). Current preparation of other two scientific articles. Conceptual design report published (https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjs/s11734-021-00249-z). CD0 status granted by DESY and current submission to obtain CD1 |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Princeton: experiments at SLAC |
| Organisation | Princeton University |
| Department | Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | award of a multi-million grant for collaborative experiments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator |
| Collaborator Contribution | award of a multi-million grant for collaborative experiments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator |
| Impact | award of a multi-million grant for collaborative experiments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Stanford: experiments at SLAC FACET-II |
| Organisation | Stanford University |
| Department | SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | award of a multi-million grant for collaborative experiments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator |
| Collaborator Contribution | award of a multi-million grant for collaborative experiments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator |
| Impact | award of a multi-million grant for collaborative experiments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Article in the Wall Street Journal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article in the Wall Street Journal |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Interview for New Scientist |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview for New Scientist (published here: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2308243-deepmind-uses-ai-to-control-plasma-inside-tokamak-fusion-reactor/) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Live interview with Al Jazeera News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Live interview with Al Jazeera News |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Live interview with BBC Radio Foyle |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Live interview with BBC Radio Foyle |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Live interview with BBC Radio Ulster |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Live interview with BBC Radio Ulster |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | live interview with BBC News Hour |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Live interview with BBC Radio Foyle |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | popular science article in the New Scientist |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | popular science article in the New Scientist |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |