The Cockcroft Institute - An International Centre for Accelerator Research and Development serving aspirations of science and society
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Liverpool
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The Cockcroft Institute proposes to : (i) perform generic and blue-sky research and development (R&D), spearheading the next bold steps in the conception of particle accelerators in the service of particle, nuclear, photon and neutron sciences; (ii) perform project specific R&D in Accelerator Science and Technology on large scale scientific facilities in UK or abroad approved nationally and internationally such as the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, TeV scale Electron-Positron Linear Collider, Neutrino Factories and Muon Colliders, High Luminosity Meson Factories, Superconducting Heavy Ion Linear Accelerators for Nuclear Physics such as HIE-ISOLDE at CERN, facilities for Anti-matter research such as FAIR; next generation photon sources such as the NLS and next generation neutron sources such as the ESS and ISIS upgrades; (iii) lead and manage national deliverables to international projects such as the luminosity upgrades of the Large Hadron Collider, Damping Rings and Positron Sources for the TeV scale electron-positron collider, the International Design Study of a Neutrino factory; potential accelerator systems for the FAIR project; (iv) spearhead novel collider and accelerator concepts to probe deeper into the nature of matter such as the Large Hadron-electron Collider (LHeC) at CERN; (v) explore the fundamental limits of particle acceleration gradient, coldest charged particle beams and the brightest beams achievable in the laboratory; (vi) advance the frontier of technology in meta-materials, lasers, plasmas and photonics for the next generation of particle accelerators; (vii) develop internationally acknowledged and competitive expertise, core competencies and complementary skills base in UK; (viii) implement Knowledge Exchange with industry and society, serving as a National Accelerator Development Centre addressing current issues in Energy (alternative energy sources such as Accelerator Driven Subcritical Reactors), Environment (Artificial Transmutation of Waste) and Health (accelerators for particle beam cancer therapy); (ix) integrate seamlessly academia, national research facilities and industry via incubation; (x) educate and train the next generation of enabling scientists and engineers for UK.
Organisations
Publications
Gupta DN
(2022)
Propagation of intense laser pulses in plasma with a prepared phase-space distribution.
in Scientific reports
Green A
(2015)
Fast Monte Carlo proton treatment plan validation in the Google Cloud
in Physics in Medicine and Biology
Gratus J
(2019)
Evaporating Black-Holes, Wormholes, and Vacuum Polarisation: Must they Always Conserve Charge?
in Foundations of Physics
Gratus J
(2017)
Electromagnetic mode profile shaping in waveguides
in Applied Physics A
Gratus J
(2015)
On the self-force in Bopp-Podolsky electrodynamics
in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Gratus J
(2016)
On spacetime transformation optics: temporal and spatial dispersion
in New Journal of Physics
Gratus J
(2021)
Temporary Singularities and Axions: An Analytic Solution that Challenges Charge Conservation
in Annalen der Physik
Gratus J
(2018)
The correct and unusual coordinate transformation rules for electromagnetic quadrupoles.
in Proceedings. Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences
Gratus J
(2022)
Maxwell-Lorentz without self-interactions: conservation of energy and momentum
in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Gratus J
(2011)
Stephen N. Lyle: Self-force and inertia: old light on new ideas Springer Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol. 796, 2011, 396 p., €74.85, ISBN: 978-3-642-04784-8
in General Relativity and Gravitation
Gratus J
(2012)
Conservation laws and stress-energy-momentum tensors for systems with background fields
in Annals of Physics
Gratus J
(2021)
Temporal boundaries in electromagnetic materials
in New Journal of Physics
Gratus J
(2011)
Covariant constitutive relations and relativistic inhomogeneous plasmas
in Journal of Mathematical Physics
Gratus J
(2010)
COVARIANT CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS, LANDAU DAMPING AND NON-STATIONARY INHOMOGENEOUS PLASMAS
in Progress In Electromagnetics Research M
Gratus J
(2015)
Spatially dispersive inhomogeneous electromagnetic media with periodic structure
in Journal of Optics
Gratus J
(2015)
On the self-force in Bopp-Podolsky electrodynamics
Gratus J
(2017)
Subwavelength mode profile customization using functional materials
in Journal of Physics Communications
Gratus J
(2020)
Electromagnetism, axions, and topology: A first-order operator approach to constitutive responses provides greater freedom
in Physical Review A
Goto S
(2019)
Aspects of quantum energy and stress in inhomogeneous unbounded dielectric continua
in Reviews in Mathematical Physics
Goto S
(2015)
The Dynamics of Compact Laser Pulses
Goto S
(2012)
Numerical regularization of electromagnetic quantum fluctuations in inhomogeneous dielectric media
in Physical Review A
Goto S
(2016)
The dynamics of compact laser pulses
in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Goto S
(2014)
Corrigendum: On the computation of Casimir stresses in open media and Lifshitz theory (2013 J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 46 405301)
in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Goto S
(2016)
Classical dynamics of free electromagnetic laser pulses
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
Goto S
(2011)
Covariant electromagnetic constitutive theory for dispersive continua
in Elasticity and enelasticity
Goto S
(2013)
On the computation of Casimir stresses in open media and Lifshitz theory
in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Giboudot Y
(2012)
Use of transfer maps for modeling beam dynamics in a nonscaling fixed-field alternating-gradient accelerator
in Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Garland J
(2015)
Normal-conducting scaling fixed field alternating gradient accelerator for proton therapy
in Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Fraser M
(2012)
Longitudinal emittance measurements at REX-ISOLDE
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Flood S
(2015)
Stern-Gerlach surfing in laser wakefield accelerators
in Physics Letters A
Flood S
(2015)
Stern-Gerlach surfing in laser wakefield accelerators
Flood S
(2012)
Testing vacuum electrodynamics using "slow light" experiments
in EPL (Europhysics Letters)
Flisgen T
(2014)
Scattering parameters of the 3.9 GHz accelerating module in a free-electron laser linac: A rigorous comparison between simulations and measurements
in Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Fiorito R.B.
(2016)
Coherent diffraction radiation imaging methods to measure RMS bunch
in Proceedings of the 5th International Beam Instrumentation Conference, IBIC 2016
Fiorito R.
(2017)
Validation of a novel emittance diagnostic method for beams with significant space charge
in IPAC 2017 - Proceedings of the 8th International Particle Accelerator Conference
Fiorito R
(2014)
Noninvasive emittance and energy spread monitor using optical synchrotron radiation
in Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Ferris M
(2011)
The origin of the Schott term in the electromagnetic self force of a classical point charge
in Journal of Mathematical Physics
Ferrari E
(2014)
Impact of non-Gaussian electron energy heating upon the performance of a seeded free-electron laser.
in Physical review letters
Ferrari A
(2014)
Spallation cross sections for natFe and natCu targets for 120 GeV/c protons and pions
in Physical Review C
Ferrari A
(2009)
Conceptual design of a beam line for post-collision extraction and diagnostics at the multi-TeV Compact Linear Collider
in Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
El Ghazaly MOA
(2009)
Layout of a Versatile Injector for a Low-energy Experimental Platform at KACST
in Applied Mathematics & Information Sciences
El Ghazaly M
(2013)
Design of a novel electrostatic ion storage ring at KACST
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Egberts J
(2010)
Flexible core masking technique for beam halo measurements with high dynamic range
in Journal of Instrumentation
Description | The Cockcroft Institute carries out research across a broad range of activities in charged particle accelerator science and technology. Numerous contributions have been made to this field and to various national and international accelerator facilities by scientists and engineers working in the Institute and supported by this award, and over 200 papers in refereed journals have been published which describe these contributions. The scientific highlights encompass milestones such as the construction and scientific exploitation of the ALICE, EMMA and VELA accelerator test facilities at Daresbury, as well as important contributions to the luminosity upgrade for CERN's Large Hadron Collider, the European Spallation Sources (ESS) in Sweden and the muon anomalous magnetic moment experiment at Fermilab in the USA. |
Exploitation Route | Much of the current research is ongoing and will continue along clearly defined paths. Opportunities are being sought to address global challenges in health, security, energy, environment and manufacturing. |
Sectors | Education,Energy,Environment,Healthcare,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Security and Diplomacy |
URL | https://www.cockcroft.ac.uk/dissemination |
Description | The Cockcroft Institute operates a very extensive and stimulating programme of public engagement activities, involving schools, families and the general public. Through a broad range of events, our staff share with the public the many exciting developments in the field and the science that it enables. The Institute is also involved with local hospitals in developing proton beam therapy facilities for cancer patients and is also in partnerships with several large businesses looking at the applications of compact particle accelerators for cargo scanning. |
First Year Of Impact | 2009 |
Sector | Education,Healthcare,Security and Diplomacy |
Impact Types | Societal,Economic |
Description | BeaPhy |
Amount | £245,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 624854 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | Beam Profile Measurements |
Amount | £400,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | Switzerland |
Start |
Description | CLIC HG Cavity and Beam Dynamics |
Amount | £520,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | Switzerland |
Start |
Description | CanScan |
Amount | £209,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United States |
Start |
Description | DDS Main Linac HG Accelerators |
Amount | £430,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | DITA-IIF |
Amount | £256,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 624890 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | Development of a Gas-filled Discharged Capillary Waveguide for Plasma Wakefield Acceleration |
Amount | £19,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Manchester |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EUCARD 2 (WP4) |
Amount | £36,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 312453 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | EUCARD WP12 RF - Innovative RF Technologies |
Amount | £452,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 227579 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Horizon 2020 |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | EUCARD-CLIC |
Amount | £37,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 227579 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | EUCARD: European Coordination for Accelerator Research and Development |
Amount | £10,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 227579 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | EuPRAXIA |
Amount | £150,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 653782 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Horizon 2020 |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | EuroCirCol |
Amount | £150,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 654305 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Horizon 2020 |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | HL-LHC Collimation |
Amount | £122,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | Switzerland |
Start |
Description | HOM Distribution for FLASH |
Amount | £367,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | HiLumi-HL-LHC Optics and Beam Dynamics |
Amount | £122,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | High Efficiency Klystrons/LLRF Control and Phase Measurements at XBOX |
Amount | £372,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | Switzerland |
Start |
Description | High Luminosity LHC Design Study |
Amount | £1,034,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 284404 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | High Power Metamaterials |
Amount | £51,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | United States Air Force |
Sector | Public |
Country | United States |
Start |
Description | High Resolution Fibre Optic Particle Detector |
Amount | £12,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | The Royal Society |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Joint UK/CERN R&D Programme on CLIC |
Amount | £1,116,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | Switzerland |
Start |
Description | LA3NET - Lasers for Applications at Accelerators |
Amount | £1,200,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 289191 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | LHC Collimation |
Amount | £108,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | Switzerland |
Start |
Description | New Technology for the Physical Sciences: Developing a Terahertz-Frequency EPR Spectrometer |
Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Daiwa Foundation Small Grants |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | OMA |
Amount | £900 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 675265 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | Racetrack FFAGs for Medical, PRISM and Energy Applications |
Amount | £320,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | SiPM in depth |
Amount | £250,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 329100 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | TWEETHER |
Amount | £600,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 644678 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | Towards a Compact Proton Irradiator for In-vitro Radiobiological Studies |
Amount | £62,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Ultra-cold High Brightness Electron Source |
Amount | £20,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | University of Manchester |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | oPAC - Optimization of Particle Accelerators Network |
Amount | £1,500,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | 289485 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | Cockcroft Institute public engagement programme 2009-2016 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Schools |
Results and Impact | In the past 2 years more than 20 events have taken place and since the start of this award we estimate that there may have been well over 50 of them. They include public lectures, schools visits, lab tours and demonstrations, and participation in national events such as the Big Bang Show and the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibitions. These events have stimulated numerous questions and discussions, and feedback from schools and the general public indicates growing interest in accelerator science and technology. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |
URL | https://www.cockcroft.ac.uk/education-and-training/outreach |