Workshop on Emerging Ultrafast Diffraction facilities in the UK

Thursday 20 Nov 2025, 09:30 → 17:00 Europe/London

RAL Visitor Centre (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

The Imperial College Laboratory for Ultrafast X-ray Diffraction (LUXD), The Extreme Photonics Applications Centre (EPAC) and The Relativistic Ultrafast Electron Diffraction and Imaging facility (RUEDI) are currently in the various stages of design, building and commissioning and will provide complementary capabilities for ultrafast diffraction studies of structural dynamics in the UK.

LUXD, EPAC and RUEDI are jointly organising a one-day workshop to engage with the UK community working in the area of ultrafast diffraction. The aim of the workshop is to present these new facilities to the UK community and discuss their capabilities, to identify technical requirements and scientific applications, to stimulate collaboration and develop the future user communities.

09:30 → 10:00 Arrival and refreshments

10:00 → 10:10 Welcome

10:10 → 10:40 The Imperial College Laboratory for Ultrafast X-ray Diffraction (LUXD)

Speaker: Jasper van Thor (Imperial College London)

10:40 → 11:10 The Extreme Photonics Applications Centre (EPAC)

Speaker: Dan Symes (Central Laser Facility)

11:10 → 11:40 The Relativistic Ultrafast Electron Diffraction and Imaging facility (RUEDI)

Speaker: Nigel Browning (Liverpool University)

11:40 → 12:00 Facility Q&A

12:00 → 12:40 Lunchbreak

12:40 → 13:20 Scattering sees everything

Speaker: Adam Kirrander (University of Oxford)

13:20 → 14:00 Coherent Diffraction Investigation of Domain Excitations in Quantum Materials

Speaker: Ian Robinson (University College London)

14:00 → 14:30 Break

14:30 → 15:15 Breakout session

15:15 → 15:45 Breakout group presentations and round table discussion

15:45 → 16:00 Summaries and conclusions

16:00 → 17:00 EPAC Laboratory visits (optional)