UK XFEL Townhall - Materials, Chemistry, and Biology at extreme conditions
from
Monday, 2 October 2023 (09:45)
to
Tuesday, 3 October 2023 (17:00)
Monday, 2 October 2023
10:30
Welcome Coffee
Welcome Coffee
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Welcome and Opening
-
Paul McKenna
(
University of Strathclyde
)
Welcome and Opening
Paul McKenna
(
University of Strathclyde
)
11:00 - 11:10
11:10
UK XFEL Project Overview
-
David Dunning
Paul Jon
Paul Aden
(
STFC
)
UK XFEL Project Overview
David Dunning
Paul Jon
Paul Aden
(
STFC
)
11:10 - 12:00
UK XFEL Design Team - Dave Dunning, Paul Aden - STFC UK XFEL Science Lead - Jon Marangos - Imperial College
12:00
Lunch and Posters
Lunch and Posters
12:00 - 13:00
13:00
AWE’s extreme environment experiments at the European XFEL and LCLS
-
David McGonegle
(
AWE
)
AWE’s extreme environment experiments at the European XFEL and LCLS
David McGonegle
(
AWE
)
13:00 - 13:30
13:30
Results from Static and Dynamic Compression Experiments at European XFEL
-
Malcolm McMahon
(
The University of Edinburgh
)
Results from Static and Dynamic Compression Experiments at European XFEL
Malcolm McMahon
(
The University of Edinburgh
)
13:30 - 14:00
14:00
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-
Emma McBride
(
Queens university Belfast
)
--
Emma McBride
(
Queens university Belfast
)
14:00 - 14:30
Putting the squeeze on molecular materials – high-pressure studies of fuels, lubricants, pharmaceuticals and explosives
-
Colin Pulham
(
The University of Edinburgh
)
Putting the squeeze on molecular materials – high-pressure studies of fuels, lubricants, pharmaceuticals and explosives
Colin Pulham
(
The University of Edinburgh
)
14:00 - 14:30
14:30
XFEL probing of extreme conditions in ultrarelativistic laser-produced plasmas -- Status of HED/HIBEF at EuXFEL
-
Tom Cowan
(
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
)
XFEL probing of extreme conditions in ultrarelativistic laser-produced plasmas -- Status of HED/HIBEF at EuXFEL
Tom Cowan
(
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
)
14:30 - 15:00
15:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30
15:30
Combining a UK XFEL with spherical compression: Laser Fusion science possibilities
-
Robbie Scott
(
CLF, STFC
)
Combining a UK XFEL with spherical compression: Laser Fusion science possibilities
Robbie Scott
(
CLF, STFC
)
15:30 - 16:00
16:00
Discovering and Investigating Soft Matter Phenomena with XFELs
-
Claudiu Stan
(
Rutgers University
)
Discovering and Investigating Soft Matter Phenomena with XFELs
Claudiu Stan
(
Rutgers University
)
16:00 - 16:40
16:40
Day one discussion and close
Day one discussion and close
16:40 - 17:00
17:00
Drinks Reception
Drinks Reception
17:00 - 18:00
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
09:00
Coffee and Tea
Coffee and Tea
09:00 - 09:30
09:30
Exploring quantum matter at extreme conditions - low temperatures and high magnetic fields
-
Simon Gerber
(
SwissFEL, PSI
)
Exploring quantum matter at extreme conditions - low temperatures and high magnetic fields
Simon Gerber
(
SwissFEL, PSI
)
09:30 - 10:00
10:00
The role of magnetic fields in turbulent high-energy-density plasmas.
-
Archie Bott
(
University of Oxford
)
The role of magnetic fields in turbulent high-energy-density plasmas.
Archie Bott
(
University of Oxford
)
10:00 - 10:30
10:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
11:00
Scientific Themes Updates
Scientific Themes Updates
11:00 - 12:00
Tom Penfold, Anna Regoutz, Sven Schroeder, Sam Vinko, Jasper Van Thor and Jon Marangos will review the other main science areas for the UK XFEL Science Case
12:00
Unravelling material properties with intense x-rays
-
Sam Vinko
(
University of Oxford
)
Unravelling material properties with intense x-rays
Sam Vinko
(
University of Oxford
)
12:00 - 12:30
12:30
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
12:30 - 13:30
13:30
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
13:30 - 14:00
14:00
Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks
14:00 - 14:10