The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science
Lead Research Organisation:
Royal Holloway University of London
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
The John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science (JAI) is a Centre of Excellence in the UK for advanced and novel accelerator technology, providing expertise, research, development and training in accelerator techniques, and promoting advanced accelerator applications in science and society.
The JAI, established in 2004, initially as a joint venture between the Departments of Physics in the University of Oxford (UOXF) and Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL), expanded in 2011 with a new research base at Imperial College London (ICL) joining the two existing centres at RHUL and the UOXF. The five strategic guiding principles of our operation are: a) focus on the training programme and its enhancement to encompass the accelerator training together with laser and plasma physics; b) focus on the programmes that bring the partner universities together; c) focus on laser-plasma acceleration and its application for development of compact light sources; d) maintaining support and engagement into the programmes of strategic importance for UK; e) proactively developing collaborative projects with UK and worldwide partners. Our successful operation through the present grant has confirmed the validity of these guiding principles and we are aiming to maintain these principles throughout the future grant period as well.
Our submission for 2017-2021 is focused on the national priorities and will aim at the following themes: 1- graduate training, 2- development of novel X-ray light sources that allow to study novel materials, new medicines, large and complicated protein molecules; 3- development of novel methods of acceleration of charged particles based on excitation of wakes in plasma by intense laser pulse; 4- development of future colliders of particles, that will allow to study physics beyond of the recently discovered Higgs boson; 5- development of methods to accelerate very powerful beams of protons, enabling to use them for proton cancer therapy, for creation of neutron sources for discovery science and neutrino sources for fundamental particle physics study. We will also develop links with industry and participate in outreach.
The JAI, established in 2004, initially as a joint venture between the Departments of Physics in the University of Oxford (UOXF) and Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL), expanded in 2011 with a new research base at Imperial College London (ICL) joining the two existing centres at RHUL and the UOXF. The five strategic guiding principles of our operation are: a) focus on the training programme and its enhancement to encompass the accelerator training together with laser and plasma physics; b) focus on the programmes that bring the partner universities together; c) focus on laser-plasma acceleration and its application for development of compact light sources; d) maintaining support and engagement into the programmes of strategic importance for UK; e) proactively developing collaborative projects with UK and worldwide partners. Our successful operation through the present grant has confirmed the validity of these guiding principles and we are aiming to maintain these principles throughout the future grant period as well.
Our submission for 2017-2021 is focused on the national priorities and will aim at the following themes: 1- graduate training, 2- development of novel X-ray light sources that allow to study novel materials, new medicines, large and complicated protein molecules; 3- development of novel methods of acceleration of charged particles based on excitation of wakes in plasma by intense laser pulse; 4- development of future colliders of particles, that will allow to study physics beyond of the recently discovered Higgs boson; 5- development of methods to accelerate very powerful beams of protons, enabling to use them for proton cancer therapy, for creation of neutron sources for discovery science and neutrino sources for fundamental particle physics study. We will also develop links with industry and participate in outreach.
Planned Impact
The JAI will endeavour to identify and support activities that lead to economic and societal impact. The technology development during the grant and skills in the JAI team will be reviewed alongside knowledge exchange and public engagement experts across the three institutions to ensure opportunities for impact beyond academia are maximised. The JAI have identified a number of key projects that will benefit directly and indirectly the UK economy, industry, healthcare and engagement in science.
Our development of cavities for Asymmetric Energy Recovery LINACs can lead to a significant change in accelerator technology that could allow companies in the semiconductor and security sectors to profit from creating new products as well as allowing universities and hospitals to benefit from being able to access accelerator technology and its ability to be used for biomedical research and patient treatments respectively.
The JAI's further development of our Frequency Scanning Interferometry technology will lead to enhanced products for those manufacturing and distributing self-tracking laser interferometers, which are used for making precision measurements. Companies will also benefit such as the airline industry by being able to produce more efficient large aircraft, which could also help efforts to reduce the environmental impact of air travel.
The JAI will also bring together an expert multi-disciplinary team including the High Energy
Physics Group at Imperial College London, the Department of Oncology at Imperial College Medical School, the Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology as well as companies in the medical technology industry. This team will investigate hadron therapy technology as well as associated imaging and diagnostics and could benefit the NHS and patients undergoing treatments for cancer.
The JAI have a very strong record of award-winning public engagement and outreach programmes, which we will continue to support and build on during this grant. Our activities will benefit school children through our support for training teachers in APPEAL - Accelerator and Particle Physics at A Level as well as our 'Accelerate!' shows for high school students. We will continue our partnerships with organisations including the Royal Institution, Institute of Physics, Science Oxford, South East Physics Network, BAAS, local Cafés Scientifique, BBC local and national broadcasting and international media to find new and effective channels for wider engagement and to inspire the next generation of physicists.
Our development of cavities for Asymmetric Energy Recovery LINACs can lead to a significant change in accelerator technology that could allow companies in the semiconductor and security sectors to profit from creating new products as well as allowing universities and hospitals to benefit from being able to access accelerator technology and its ability to be used for biomedical research and patient treatments respectively.
The JAI's further development of our Frequency Scanning Interferometry technology will lead to enhanced products for those manufacturing and distributing self-tracking laser interferometers, which are used for making precision measurements. Companies will also benefit such as the airline industry by being able to produce more efficient large aircraft, which could also help efforts to reduce the environmental impact of air travel.
The JAI will also bring together an expert multi-disciplinary team including the High Energy
Physics Group at Imperial College London, the Department of Oncology at Imperial College Medical School, the Oxford Institute for Radiation Oncology as well as companies in the medical technology industry. This team will investigate hadron therapy technology as well as associated imaging and diagnostics and could benefit the NHS and patients undergoing treatments for cancer.
The JAI have a very strong record of award-winning public engagement and outreach programmes, which we will continue to support and build on during this grant. Our activities will benefit school children through our support for training teachers in APPEAL - Accelerator and Particle Physics at A Level as well as our 'Accelerate!' shows for high school students. We will continue our partnerships with organisations including the Royal Institution, Institute of Physics, Science Oxford, South East Physics Network, BAAS, local Cafés Scientifique, BBC local and national broadcasting and international media to find new and effective channels for wider engagement and to inspire the next generation of physicists.
Publications
Aaboud M
(2018)
Comparison between simulated and observed LHC beam backgrounds in the ATLAS experiment at E beam =4 TeV
in Journal of Instrumentation
Abbott B
(2018)
Production and integration of the ATLAS Insertable B-Layer
in Journal of Instrumentation
Abramov A
(2019)
Collimation of heavy-ion beams in the HE-LHC
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Abramov Andrey
(2018)
First Studies of Ion Collimation for the LHC Using BDSIM
Abramov Andrey
(2019)
Simulating Matter Interactions of Partially Stripped Ions in BDSIM
Abramowicz H
(2021)
Conceptual design report for the LUXE experiment
in The European Physical Journal Special Topics
Abreu H
(2022)
The tracking detector of the FASER experiment
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Abreu H
(2020)
Detecting and studying high-energy collider neutrinos with FASER at the LHC FASER Collaboration
in The European Physical Journal C
Abreu H
(2021)
First neutrino interaction candidates at the LHC
in Physical Review D
Abreu, H
(2019)
Technical Proposal: FASERnu
Apollinari G.
(2015)
High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider HL-LHC
in 10.5170/CERN-2015-005.1
Arteche A
(2022)
Electro-optical BPM development for High Luminosity LHC
Aryshev A
(2017)
Monochromaticity of coherent Smith-Purcell radiation from finite size grating
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Aryshev A
(2020)
Sub-micron scale transverse electron beam size diagnostics methodology based on the analysis of optical transition radiation source distribution
in Journal of Instrumentation
Aymar G
(2020)
LhARA: The Laser-hybrid Accelerator for Radiobiological Applications
in Frontiers in Physics
Baldin A
(2021)
FLAP Collaboration: Tasks and Perspectives. Study of Fundamentals and New Applications of Controllable Generation of Electromagnetic Radiation by Relativistic Electrons Using Functional Materials
in Physics of Particles and Nuclei Letters
Bergamaschi M
(2020)
Noninvasive Micrometer-Scale Particle-Beam Size Measurement Using Optical Diffraction Radiation in the Ultraviolet Wavelength Range
in Physical Review Applied
Bobb L
(2018)
Feasibility of diffraction radiation for noninvasive beam diagnostics as characterized in a storage ring
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Bruce R
(2019)
Collimation-induced experimental background studies at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Curcio A
(2020)
Noninvasive bunch length measurements exploiting Cherenkov diffraction radiation
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Curcio A
(2021)
Diffractive shadowing of coherent polarization radiation
in Physics Letters A
D'Alessandro G
(2022)
First "Skin Depth" estimations using GEANT4 and FLUKA based simulations for CERN secondary beamlines
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
D'Alessandro G
(2019)
Implementation of CERN secondary beam lines T9 and T10 in BDSIM
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
D'Alessandro G L
(2021)
Studies for the K12 High-Intensity Kaon Beam at CERN
Dutheil, Y
(2020)
Gamma Factory for CERN initiative - progress report
Fedorov K
(2020)
Development of longitudinal beam profile monitor based on Coherent Transition Radiation effect for CLARA accelerator
in Journal of Instrumentation
Fedorov K
(2022)
Compact Remote Spectral Terahertz Imager
in Journal of Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves
Feng J
(2023)
The Forward Physics Facility at the High-Luminosity LHC
in Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Fuster-Martínez N
(2020)
Simulations of heavy-ion halo collimation at the CERN Large Hadron Collider: Benchmark with measurements and cleaning performance evaluation
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Garcia Morales H
(2021)
Off-momentum cleaning simulations and measurements at the Large Hadron Collider
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Gibson S
(2018)
A novel longitudinal laserwire to non-invasively measure 6-dimensional bunch parameters at high current hydrogen ion accelerators
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Gibson S M
(2020)
Introduction to Optics and Lasers for Beam Instrumentation
Gibson Stephen
(2018)
Enhanced Bunch Monitoring by Interferometric Electro-Optic Methods
Gibson Stephen
(2019)
Laser Sculpted Cool Proton Beams
Gnacadja E
(2022)
Optimization of proton therapy eye-treatment systems toward improved clinical performances
in Physical Review Research
Gnacadja E
(2023)
Upgrade of a proton therapy eye treatment nozzle using a cylindrical beam stopping device for enhanced dose rate performances
in Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Goldblatt A
(2022)
LINAC4 laser profile and emittance meter commissioning
Gu X
(2020)
Halo removal experiments with hollow electron lens in the BNL Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider
in Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
Hernalsteens C
(2020)
A novel approach to seamless simulations of compact hadron therapy systems for self-consistent evaluation of dosimetric and radiation protection quantities
in Europhysics Letters
Hernalsteens C
(2022)
A hybrid numerical approach to the propagation of charged particle beams through matter for hadron therapy beamline simulations
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms
| Description | Design Studies for the Proof-of-Principle of a Gamma Factory |
| Amount | £39,911 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/T002727/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2020 |
| End | 12/2021 |
| Description | Development of advanced laserwire accelerator diagnostics and laser controlled particle beams |
| Amount | £194,532 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/P003028/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | High Luminosity Large Hadron Collider UK Phase-II |
| Amount | £1,455,734 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ST/T001852/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2020 |
| End | 03/2025 |