Name: Science and Applications of Plasma Wakefield Acceleration
Start: 2022-05-15T17:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-05-18T15:30:00+02:00
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Monday, 9 May 2022
Tuesday, 10 May 2022
Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Thursday, 12 May 2022
Friday, 13 May 2022
Saturday, 14 May 2022
Sunday, 15 May 2022

17:00 Registration
Registration
17:00 - 18:00

18:00 Buffet supper and informal get-together
Buffet supper and informal get-together
18:00 - 20:00

Monday, 16 May 2022

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 08:45

08:45 Welcome
Welcome
08:45 - 09:00
09:00 Light Source Applications
Light Source Applications
09:00 - 10:30
Contributions

09:00 Introduction - Andreas Maier

09:05 X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers: State of the Art and Opportunities for Advanced Particle Accelerators - Agostino Marinelli

09:35 Laser Plasma Accelerators: Next Generation X-Ray Light Sources - Félicie Albert

10:05 Discussion
10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Particle Physics Applications
Particle Physics Applications
11:00 - 12:30
Contributions

11:00 Introduction - Edda Gschwendtner

11:05 HEP Applications of Plasma Wakefield Accelerators - Beate Heinemann

11:35 Applications of Plasma-Wave Acceleration Techniques to Particle Colliders - Brian Foster

12:05 Discussion
12:30 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 Health and Industrial Applications
Health and Industrial Applications
14:00 - 15:30
Contributions

14:00 Introduction - Jörg Schreiber

14:05 Laser Plasma Accelerators to Address the Industrial Inspection Market - François Sylla

14:35 Establishing Laser Accelerated Proton Beam Performance for Dose Controlled Irradiation Studies - Ulrich Schramm

15:05 Discussion
15:30 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 Simulation / Theory
Simulation / Theory
16:00 - 17:30
Contributions

16:00 Introduction - Jean-Luc Vay

16:05 Theoretical Basis and Exascale Simula- tions - Maxence Thévenet

16:35 Laser-Electron Collisions and Laser- Plasma Interaction in QED Regime (Theory and Simulations) - Marija Vranić

17:05 Discussion
18:30 Heraeus Dinner
Heraeus Dinner
18:30 - 20:00
Tuesday, 17 May 2022

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:00
09:00 Driver Technology
Driver Technology
09:00 - 10:30
Contributions

09:00 Introduction - Jens Limpert

09:05 Ti:Sapphire Lasers as Drivers for Plasma-Based Accelerators - Stefan Karsch

09:35 Laser Technology for LWFA - Laura Corner

10:05 Discussion
10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 Plasma Technology
Plasma Technology
11:00 - 12:30
Contributions

11:00 Introduction - Patric Muggli

11:05 Overview of Plasma Technology for Accelerators - Brigitte Cros

11:35 Optical Guiding of High Intensity Laser Pulses for Laser Wakefield Acceleration - Howard Milchberg

12:05 Discussion
12:30 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00

14:00 Poster Session Introductions
Poster Session Introductions
14:00 - 15:30

15:30 Poster Session / Coffee
Poster Session / Coffee
15:30 - 17:30

17:30 Workshop Dinner and Extended Discussions
Workshop Dinner and Extended Discussions
17:30 - 19:00
Wednesday, 18 May 2022

08:00 Breakfast
Breakfast
08:00 - 09:00
09:00 Plasma Astrophysics
Plasma Astrophysics
09:00 - 10:30
Contributions

09:00 Introduction - Frank Jenko

09:05 Cosmic-Ray Driven Instabilities - Frederico Fiuza

09:35 The Surprising Effectiveness of Cosmic Ray Acceleration - Tony Bell

10:05 Discussion
10:30 Coffee/Tea Break
Coffee/Tea Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
11:00 - 12:30
Contributions

11:00 Introduction - Mike Downer

11:05 High-Resolution Diagnostics for Plasma-Based Accelerators - a Tool for Detailed Insights into the Interaction - Malte Kaluza

11:35 Electron Beam Diagnostics - Enrica Chiadroni

12:05 Discussion
12:30 Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 14:00
14:00 Machine Learning in Wakefield Acceleration
Machine Learning in Wakefield Acceleration
14:00 - 15:30
Contributions

14:00 Introduction - Maxence Thévenet

14:05 Overview of Gaussian Processes and Bayesian Optimization for Plasma- Based Accelerators - Remi Lehe

14:35 Overview of Adaptive Machine Learning Methods: Towards Virtual 6D Phase Space Diagnostics - Alexander Scheinker

15:05 Discussion