Name: Workshop on Emerging Ultrafast Diffraction facilities in the UK
Start: 2025-11-20T09:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-20T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

Workshop on Emerging Ultrafast Diffraction facilities in the UK

Thursday, November 20, 2025 - 9:30 AM

Monday, November 17, 2025
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Thursday, November 20, 2025

9:30 AM Arrival and refreshments
Arrival and refreshments
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre

10:00 AM Welcome
Welcome
10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre
10:10 AM The Imperial College Laboratory for Ultrafast X-ray Diffraction (LUXD) - Jasper van Thor (Imperial College London)
The Imperial College Laboratory for Ultrafast X-ray Diffraction (LUXD)
- Jasper van Thor (Imperial College London)
10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre
10:40 AM The Extreme Photonics Applications Centre (EPAC) - Dan Symes (Central Laser Facility)
The Extreme Photonics Applications Centre (EPAC)
- Dan Symes (Central Laser Facility)
10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre
11:10 AM The Relativistic Ultrafast Electron Diffraction and Imaging facility (RUEDI) - Nigel Browning (Liverpool University)
The Relativistic Ultrafast Electron Diffraction and Imaging facility (RUEDI)
- Nigel Browning (Liverpool University)
11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre
11:40 AM Facility Q&A

11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre

12:00 PM Lunchbreak
Lunchbreak
12:00 PM - 12:40 PM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre
12:40 PM Scattering sees everything - Adam Kirrander (University of Oxford)
Scattering sees everything
- Adam Kirrander (University of Oxford)
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre
1:20 PM Coherent Diffraction Investigation of Domain Excitations in Quantum Materials - Ian Robinson (University College London)
Coherent Diffraction Investigation of Domain Excitations in Quantum Materials
- Ian Robinson (University College London)
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre
2:00 PM Break
Break
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre

2:30 PM Breakout session

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre

3:15 PM Breakout group presentations and round table discussion

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre

3:45 PM Summaries and conclusions

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre

4:00 PM EPAC Laboratory visits (optional)

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: RAL Visitor Centre

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