SUSSP Laser-Plasma Interactions and Applications

Programme

Distinguished Lecturers and Guest Speakers:

 

  • Prof. S. Eliezer – Soreq Nucl.Research Centre, Israel;
  • Prof. B. Kruer – U.C.Davis / LLNL, USA;
  • Prof. M. Rosen –  LLNL, USA;
  • Prof. S. Atzeni – University of Rome, Italy;
  • Prof. L. Silva – Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal;
  • Prof. G. Shvets – University of Texas at Austin, USA;
  • Prof. M. Zepf – Queen’s University Belfast, UK;
  • Prof. M. Roth – Technical University of Darmstadt;
  • Dr. J. Pasley – University of York, UK;
  • Prof. V. Malka – LOA, Ecole Polytechnique, France;
  • Dr. A.P.L. Robinson – STFC-Central Laser Facility, UK;
  • Prof. S. Rose – Imperial College London, UK;
  • Prof. A.A. Andreev – Vavilov State Optical Institute, Russia;
  • Mr. M. Tolley – STFC-Central Laser Facility, UK;
  • Prof. J. Collier – STFC-Central Laser Facility, UK;
  • Dr. T. Goldsack – AWE plc, UK;
  • Dr. C. O’Reilly – EPSRC, UK
  • Dr. V. Goncharov – LLE, University of Rochester, USA;

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    Draft programme:

    Sunday 14 August 
    15:00 – 18:00 Arrival and registration at Level 4, John Anderson building  
    18:00 – 19:00 Dinner at Lord Todd restaurant  
         
    Monday 15 August
    09:00 – 09:30 Welcome and opening remarks P. McKenna
    09:30 – 10:30 Lecture: General introduction to laser-plasma interactions B. Bingham
    10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee  
    11:00 – 12:15 Lecture: Theory of laser-underdense plasma interactions 1 L. Silva
    12:15 – 14.00 Lunch at Lord Todd restaurant  
    14:00 – 15:15 Lecture: Laser-solid interactions  P. McKenna / A. Andreev
    15:15 – 15:45 Tea/Coffee  
    15:45 – 17:00 Lecture: Shock wave and equation of state 1 S. Eliezer
    17:00 – 18:00 Free time / Private study  
    18:00 – 19:00 Dinner at Lord Todd restaurant  
    20:00 – 21:00 Reception at City Hall, George Square   
         
    Tuesday 16 August
    09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and orientation  
    09:15 – 10:30 Lecture: Theory of laser-underdense plasma interactions 2 L. Silva
    10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee  
    11:00 – 12:15 Lecture: Fast electron generation and transport in dense plasma  P. McKenna
    12:15 – 14.00 Lunch at Lord Todd restaurant  
    14:00 – 15:15 Lecture: Shock wave and equation of state 2 S. Eliezer
    15:15 – 15:45 Tea/Coffee  
    15:45 – 17:00 Lecture: Introduction to ICF implosion hydroynamics and Ignition 1 J. Pasley
    17:00 – 18:00 Free time / Private study  
    18:00 – 19:00 Dinner at Lord Todd restaurant  
         
    Wednesday 17 August
    09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and orientation  
    09:15 – 10:30 Lecture: Introduction to ICF implosion hydroynamics and Ignition 2 J. Pasley
    10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee  
    11:00 – 12:15 Lecture: Electron acceleration 1 G. Shvets
    12:15 – 13.45 Lunch at Lord Todd restaurant  
    13:45 – 15:00 Lecture: Indirect drive physics at the ignition scale 1 M. Rosen
    15:15 – 15:45 Tea/Coffee  
    15:45 – 16:15 Guest talk: An introduction to EPSRC  C. O’Reilly
    16:15 – 18:00 Free time / Private study  
    18:00 – 19:00 Guest/Outreach Lecture: Prospects for IFE as an energy source M. Dunne
    19:00 – 19:30 Reception  
    19:30 – 20:30 Dinner at Lord Todd / Speaker’s dinner  
         
    Thursday 18 August
    09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and orientation  
    09:15 – 10:30 Lecture: Electron acceleration 2 G. Shvets
    10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee  
    11:00 – 12:15 Lecture: Indirect drive physics at the ignition scale 2 M. Rosen
    12:15 – 14.00 Lunch at Lord Todd and poster set-up  
    14:00 – 15:15 Lecture: Fast Ignition and shock ignition 1 S. Atzeni
    15:15 – 15:45 Tea/Coffee and poster set-up  
    15:45 – 16:45 Lecture: Direct drive physics  V. Goncharov
    16:45 – 18:30 Poster session 1  
    18:30 – 19:30 Dinner at Lord Todd restaurant  
         
    Friday 19 August
    09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and orientation  
    09:15 – 10:30 Lecture: Targetry  M. Tolley
    10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee  
    11:00 – 12:15 Lecture: Fast Ignition and shock ignition 2 S. Atzeni
    12:15 – 14.00 Lunch at Lord Todd and poster set-up  
    14:00 – 15:00 Guest Lecture: Developments in high power laser technology J. Collier
    15:00 – 15:30 Tea/Coffee and poster set-up  
    15.30 – 16.45 Lecture: Plasma wave acceleration schemes V. Malka
    16.45 – 18:30 Poster session 2  
    18:30 – 19:30 Dinner at Lord Todd restaurant  
         
    Saturday 20 August
    09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and orientation  
    09:15 – 10:30 Laboratory Astrophysics using High energy Density Photon and Particle Beams B Bingham
    10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee  
    11:00 – 12:15 Lecture: Applications of laser-plasma accelerators V. Malka
    12:30 – 19:30 Excursion to Edinburgh / Fringe Festival (Bus departs 12:30)  
    20:00 – 21:00 Dinner at Lord Todd restaurant  
         
    Sunday 21 August
    09:00 – 19:00 Excursion to Stirling castle and Loch Katerine (Bus departs 09:00)  
    20:00 – 21:00 Dinner at Lord Todd restaurant  
         
    Monday 22 August
    09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and orientation  
    09:15 – 10:30 Lecture: Laser plasma interactions in ICF B. Kruer
    10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee  
    11:00 – 12:15 Guest Lecture: Diagnostic techniques and the ORION project T. Goldsack
    12:15 – 14.00 Lunch at Lord Todd restaurant  
    14:00 – 15:15 Lecture: Excitation and ionisation in high energy density plasmas 1 S. Rose
    15:15 – 15:45 Tea/Coffee  
    15:45 – 17:00 Lecture: Ion acceleration – TNSA  M. Roth
    17:00 – 18:00 Free time / Private study  
    18:00 – 19:00 Dinner at Lord Todd restaurant  
         
    Tuesday 23 August
    09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and orientation  
    09:15 – 10:30 Lecture: Excitation and ionisation in high energy density plasmas 2 S. Rose
    10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee  
    11:00 – 12:15 Lecture: Photon sources – Harmonic generation 1 M. Zepf
    12:15 – 14.00 Lunch at Lord Todd restaurant  
    14:00 – 15:15 Lecture: Laser plasma coupling in Ignition-scale hohlraums B. Kruer
    15:15 – 15:45 Tea/Coffee  
    15:45 – 17:00 Lecture: Applications of laser-accelerated ion beams M. Roth
    17:00 – 18:00 Free time / Private study  
    18:00 – 19:00 Dinner at Lord Todd restaurant  
         
    Wednesday 24 August
    09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and orientation  
    09:15 – 10:30 Lecture: Photon sources – Harmonic generation 2 M. Zepf
    10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee  
    11:00 – 12:15 Lecture: Modelling techniques: Rad-Hydro approach A.P.L. Robinson
    12:15 – 13.45 Lunch at Lord Todd restaurant  
    13:45 – 15:00 Lecture: Photon (Undulator and Betatron) sources D. Jaroszynski
    15:00-18:00 Free time / Private study  
    19:00 – 21:30 School banquet and whisky tasting at The Barony  
         
    Thursday 25 August
    09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and orientation  
    09:15 – 10:30 Lecture: Modelling techniques: PIC and hybrid-PIC A.P.L. Robinson
    10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee  
    11:00 – 12:15 Lecture: Diagnostic techniques: X-ray/Photon diagnostics D. Neely
    12:15 – 14.00 Lunch at Lord Todd restaurant  
    14:00 – 15:15 Lecture: Radiation Pressure Acceleration of Ions A.P.L. Robinson
    15:15 – 15:45 Tea/Coffee  
    15:45 – 17:00 Knowledge Transfer (KT/KE) and Commercialisation  D. Jaroszynski
    17:00 – 18:00 Free time / Private study  
    18:00 – 19:00 Dinner at Lord Todd restaurant  
         
    Friday 26 August
    09:00 – 09:15 Welcome and orientation  
    09:15 – 10:30 Lecture: Applications to security D. Neely
    10:30 – 11:00 Tea/Coffee  
    11:00 – 12:15 Closing remarks and evaluation P.McKenna
    12:15 – 14.00 Lunch at Lord Todd restaurant  
    14:00 Departure