LhARA Collaboration Meeting #9
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Europe/London
Description
The nineth LhARA collaboration meeting took place on the 29th and 30th April 2026.
The meeting will be held in the Pickavance Lecture Theatre at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory on the Harwell science and innovation campus.
The meeting will start on Wednesday at 9:30 with tea/coffee followed by a welcome and introduction at 10:00.
Accommodation may be found on the Harwell Campus at Ridgeway House. Additional information about accommodation may be found here.
ZOOM link for remot particpants: https://cern.zoom.us/j/63835203349?pwd=cehDjgdlx6NZ4LGoepdZfjfC9FODdc.1
Ken Long
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Social and catering: Arrivals and coffeeConvener: Kenneth Long (STFC)
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Welcome and introcuctionConvener: Kenneth Long (STFC)
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Plenary session: Radiobiology programmeConvener: Jason Parsons (University of Birmingham)
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Radiobiology Update and Future PlansSpeaker: Emma Melia (University of Birmingham)
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Beamline instrumentationSpeaker: Calvin Dyson (Imperial College London)
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Beamline ImprovementsSpeaker: Josie McGarrigle (Imperial College London)
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Open Discussion
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Social and catering: Lunch
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Plenary session: Source and captureConveners: Nicholas Dover (Imperial College London), Robbie Wilson (University of Strathclyde)
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Overview of EPACSpeaker: James Green (STFC)
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Experimental progress on the plasma lensSpeaker: Poram Ruksasakchai (Swansea University)
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Simulations of the plasma lensSpeaker: Calvin Dyson (Imperial College London)
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Discussion on future R&D
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Social and catering: Tea
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Plenary session: InstrumentationConvener: Kenneth Long (STFC)
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IntroSpeaker: Kenneth Long (STFC)
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High-resolution cell imagingSpeaker: Prof. Christopher Dunsby (Imperial)
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End Station Beam Monitoring: Gas Jet Profile Monitor and Air Fluorescence MonitorSpeaker: Milaan Patel
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Review of instrumentation for PoPLaR and progress on space-fibre developmentSpeaker: Calvin Dyson (Imperial College London)
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Discussion
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Social and catering: Dinner
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Plenary session: PPD outreach day, Caversham, Glasgow Science Festival and Royal Society Summer Science ExhibitionConvener: Kenneth Long (STFC)
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Update on status of Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition planningSpeakers: Kenneth Long (STFC), Dr Paul Jurj (Imperial)
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Glasgow Science FestivalSpeaker: Colin Whyte (University of Strathclyde)
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Caversham Science Fair
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Discussion
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Social and catering: Coffee
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Plenary session: Building the third pilar: co-creation, outreach and engagementConveners: Colin Whyte (University of Strathclyde), Kenneth Long (STFC), Prof. Pat Price (Imperial)
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Business case; outline and proposed time lineSpeaker: Kenneth Long (STFC)
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Programme planning, exploitation of synergies, and routes to resourceSpeaker: Colin Whyte (University of Strathclyde)
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Discussion
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Plenary session: LhARA Beamline Design and IntegrationConvener: William Shields (Royal Holloway, University of London)
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Stage 1 ModellingSpeaker: Matt Pereira (Royal Holloway, University of London)
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Improving beam tracking using a hybrid code strategySpeaker: Marie Mannie-Corbisier
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Future studies and discussionSpeakers: Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial College London/RAL-STFC), Jaroslaw Pasternak (Imperial Coll.)
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Plenary session: Planning, goals for the September 2026 collaboration meetingConvener: Kenneth Long (STFC)
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