Name: LhARA Collaboration Meeting
Start: 2023-02-08T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-02-08T18:30:00+00:00
Location: Physics West

LhARA Collaboration Meeting

Wednesday, 8 February 2023 - 10:00

Monday, 6 February 2023
Tuesday, 7 February 2023
Wednesday, 8 February 2023

10:00 Welcome
Welcome
10:00 - 10:05
10:05 Introduction - Ken Long (Imperial Coll.)
Introduction
- Ken Long (Imperial Coll.)
10:05 - 10:15
10:15 The LhARA project - Colin Whyte (Strathclyde)
The LhARA project
- Colin Whyte (Strathclyde)
10:15 - 10:30
10:30 Proton and ion capture
Proton and ion capture
10:30 - 11:30

11:30 Break
Break
11:30 - 12:00
12:00 Proton and ion source
Proton and ion source
12:00 - 13:00
Contributions

12:00 Update on WP2 project management and scope - Nicholas Dover (Imperial College London)

12:15 Update on SCAPA commissioning for high repetition rate operations - Ross Gray (Strathclyde) Ross Gray

12:30 Summary of developments in automation and optimisation of laser-driven ion acceleration - Brendan Loughran

12:40 Update on development of liquid jet targets - Charlotte Palmer
13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 Ion-acoustic dose-profile measurement
Ion-acoustic dose-profile measurement
14:00 - 14:47
Contributions

14:00 Introduction - Jeff Bamber (ICR)

14:02 Update on Monte Carlo and acoustic simulation - Maria Maxouti (Imperial/PPD)

14:17 Update smart phantom development - Josie McGarrigle (Imperial)

14:32 Update on experimental aspects - Jeff Bamber (ICR)

14:37 Questions and Discussion
14:45 Novel end-station development
Novel end-station development
14:45 - 15:45
Contributions

14:45 Update on Gas Profiler - Narender Kumar (University of Liverpool, Cockcroft Institute)

15:00 Update on Consultations
15:45 Tea
Tea
15:45 - 16:00
16:00 Design and integration
Design and integration
16:00 - 17:00
Contributions

16:00 WP6 Update - William Shields (Royal Holloway, University of London)
17:00 Closing discussion and closing remarks
Closing discussion and closing remarks
17:00 - 17:30

17:30

17:30 - 18:30