WP5 - Laser-wire
Lead Research Organisation:
Royal Holloway University of London
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
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Organisations
- Royal Holloway University of London (Lead Research Organisation)
- Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) (Collaboration)
- Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) (Collaboration)
- The Royal Society (Collaboration)
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions (Collaboration)
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) (Collaboration)
- European Commission (Collaboration)
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
| Grahame Blair (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
Aryshev A
(2010)
Micron size laser-wire system at the ATF extraction line, recent results and ATF-II upgrade
in Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Boogert S
(2010)
Micron-scale laser-wire scanner for the KEK Accelerator Test Facility extraction line
in Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Bosco A
(2009)
A large aperture electro-optic deflector
in Applied Physics Letters
Delerue Nicolas
(2007)
A laser-wire system for the International Linear Collider
in PRAMANA-JOURNAL OF PHYSICS
| Description | CLIC-UK scheme |
| Amount | £642,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Start | 04/2011 |
| End | 03/2014 |
| Description | EuCARD |
| Amount | £340,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 227579 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 12/2009 |
| End | 12/2013 |
| Description | ditanet |
| Amount | £560,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 215080 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 07/2008 |
| End | 06/2012 |
| Description | Collaboration with CERN |
| Organisation | European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) |
| Department | Accelerator Division |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | RA effort, PhD students. Simulation and design effort. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration in the design of laser-wire systems for CLIC. Collaboration in the wider field of beam instrumentation. |
| Impact | Several publications. Follow-on funding from the CLIC-UK scheme. |
| Description | Collaboration with DESY |
| Organisation | Deutsches Electronen-Synchrotron (DESY) |
| Department | Positron-Electron Tandem Ring Accelerator (PETRA) III |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | PhD students, hardware, technical support. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of beam time on PETRAIII and collaboration on the laser-wire programme. |
| Impact | Several publications. Successful additional funding from the EU. Follow-on funding from CLIC-UK scheme. |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Collaboration with KEK |
| Organisation | High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) |
| Department | ATF2 |
| Country | Japan |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Hardware contributions for electronics and laser optics. Scanning systems. Vacuum vessel. Running and tuning of the ATF2 beamline. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration on the set up and running of the ATF2 beam line. They provided the high power laser needed, and we set up the rest of the hardware. |
| Impact | Several publications. New collaborations, including follow on funding from CERN and EuCARD. |
| Start Year | 2006 |
| Description | Ditanet |
| Organisation | Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions |
| Department | Initial Training Networks (ITN) |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | Hardware programmes at CERN, DESY and KEK. R&D in advanced beam instrumentation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Training of PhD students. Wider collaboration in the area of beam instrumentation. |
| Impact | PhD theses, several publications. R&D in the area of beam instrumentation. |
| Start Year | 2008 |
| Description | EUROTeV |
| Organisation | Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Staff effort, PhD students, hardware contributions. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Workshop organisation, wider collaboration in beam instrumentation. |
| Impact | Follow-on funding in EuCARD and the CLIC-UK scheme. Several publications. |
| Description | EuCARD |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | R&D in laser-wires. Leadership of work packages. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Organisation of workshops and wider collaboration in the area of beam instrumentation |
| Impact | Several publications. Follow-on funding via CLIC-UK scheme. |
| Start Year | 2009 |
| Description | Royal Society joint programme with Japan |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | design effort |
| Collaborator Contribution | Enabled initial discussions that led to the set up of laser-wire system at KEK. |
| Impact | Several publications. Full laser-wire proposal with subsequent successful implementation. |
| Description | Royal Society Exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Many members of the public came to ask about accelerators and beam diagnostics. Concrete discussions about applying to CERN or for physics at university. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2009 |
| Description | masterclass |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | about 140 students attended the masterclass each year. Increased applications to study physics at university that could be traced directly to the masterclass programme. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 |