Workshop on High Energy Density Physics with BELLA-i
from
Wednesday, 20 January 2016 (08:30)
to
Friday, 22 January 2016 (14:15)
Monday, 18 January 2016
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
Wednesday, 20 January 2016
08:35
Welcome
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Wim Leemans
Welcome
Wim Leemans
08:35 - 08:45
Room: 264
08:45
Overview of the BELLA Center and our vision for BELLA-i, W. Leemans and T. Schenkel
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Thomas Schenkel
Overview of the BELLA Center and our vision for BELLA-i, W. Leemans and T. Schenkel
Thomas Schenkel
08:45 - 09:20
Room: 264
09:20
BELLA-i - a new tool for ion acceleration, rel. plasma physics and applications, M. Roth
BELLA-i - a new tool for ion acceleration, rel. plasma physics and applications, M. Roth
09:20 - 09:55
Room: 264
09:55
coffee break
coffee break
09:55 - 10:15
Room: 264
10:15
Laser ion acceleration at the centre for advanced laser applications in Munich, J. Schreiber
Laser ion acceleration at the centre for advanced laser applications in Munich, J. Schreiber
10:15 - 10:50
Room: 264
10:50
Acceleration of ions using ultra-thin targets with the BELLA laser, F. Beg
Acceleration of ions using ultra-thin targets with the BELLA laser, F. Beg
10:50 - 11:25
Room: 264
11:25
Chirped standing wave acceleration: High-energy ion control, F. Mackenroth
Chirped standing wave acceleration: High-energy ion control, F. Mackenroth
11:25 - 11:45
Room: 264
11:45
Exploiting lights momentum to boost laser wakefield accelerators towards high field physics, J. Vieira
Exploiting lights momentum to boost laser wakefield accelerators towards high field physics, J. Vieira
11:45 - 12:05
Room: 264
12:05
working lunch, discussion of laser-ion acceleration
working lunch, discussion of laser-ion acceleration
12:05 - 13:00
Room: 264
13:00
Betatron x-rays from laser-wakefield accelerators: a novel probe for time-resolved high energy density science experiments, F. Albert
Betatron x-rays from laser-wakefield accelerators: a novel probe for time-resolved high energy density science experiments, F. Albert
13:00 - 13:35
Room: 264
13:35
Potential for high intensity QED experiments on Bella, M. Zepf
Potential for high intensity QED experiments on Bella, M. Zepf
13:35 - 14:05
Room: 264
14:05
Ionization physics at extreme intensity, D. Gordon
Ionization physics at extreme intensity, D. Gordon
14:05 - 14:25
Room: 264
14:25
coffee break
coffee break
14:25 - 14:55
Room: 264
14:55
Relativistic electron transport in HED plasmas -- future prospects at XFELs, T. Cowan
Relativistic electron transport in HED plasmas -- future prospects at XFELs, T. Cowan
14:55 - 15:30
Room: 264
15:30
Exploiting relativistic nonlinearities in near-critical density plasmas for laser driven ion acceleration, J. Bin
Exploiting relativistic nonlinearities in near-critical density plasmas for laser driven ion acceleration, J. Bin
15:30 - 15:50
Room: 264
15:50
Discussion of Day 1 experiments at BELLA-i
Discussion of Day 1 experiments at BELLA-i
15:50 - 17:00
Room: 264
18:30
no host dinner, some of us will go to Jupiter 2181 Shattuck Ave
no host dinner, some of us will go to Jupiter 2181 Shattuck Ave
18:30 - 19:00
Room: 264
Thursday, 21 January 2016
08:45
A perspective on laser-driven ion acceleration: new mechanisms and their dependence on laser-pulse duration, J. Fernandez
A perspective on laser-driven ion acceleration: new mechanisms and their dependence on laser-pulse duration, J. Fernandez
08:45 - 09:20
Room: 264
09:20
Dense Gamma-ray and Pair Creation using Ultra-intense Lasers, E. Liang
Dense Gamma-ray and Pair Creation using Ultra-intense Lasers, E. Liang
09:20 - 09:55
Room: 264
09:55
Why does a quantum field theory for intense laser matter interactions matter?, B. M. Hegelich
Why does a quantum field theory for intense laser matter interactions matter?, B. M. Hegelich
09:55 - 10:30
Room: 264
10:30
coffee break
coffee break
10:30 - 10:50
Room: 264
10:50
All Optical Nonlinear Compton Scattering and Pair-Plasma Production, A. Thomas
All Optical Nonlinear Compton Scattering and Pair-Plasma Production, A. Thomas
10:50 - 11:25
Room: 264
11:25
Resolving ultrafast dynamics in warm dense matter, D. Kraus
Resolving ultrafast dynamics in warm dense matter, D. Kraus
11:25 - 12:00
Room: 264
12:00
working lunch
working lunch
12:00 - 13:00
Room: 264
13:00
Nuclear-Plasma Experiments using Lasers, L. Bernstein
Nuclear-Plasma Experiments using Lasers, L. Bernstein
13:00 - 13:35
Room: 264
13:35
Laser-nucleus interaction with keV and MeV photons, J. Gunst
Laser-nucleus interaction with keV and MeV photons, J. Gunst
13:35 - 14:10
Room: 264
14:10
QED-driven absorption of high-intensity lasers, T. Blackburn
QED-driven absorption of high-intensity lasers, T. Blackburn
14:10 - 14:30
Room: 264
14:30
From electron-Positron photoproduction in strong laser fields to QED cascades, S. Meuren
From electron-Positron photoproduction in strong laser fields to QED cascades, S. Meuren
14:30 - 15:05
Room: 264
15:05
coffee break
coffee break
15:05 - 15:30
Room: 264
15:30
What can we learn about electron velocity distribution functions by Raman amplifying a probe beam off a sub-ps time scale sculpted pump wave using STUD pulses (spike trains of uneven duration and delay) in a high energy density plasma?, B. Afeyan
What can we learn about electron velocity distribution functions by Raman amplifying a probe beam off a sub-ps time scale sculpted pump wave using STUD pulses (spike trains of uneven duration and delay) in a high energy density plasma?, B. Afeyan
15:30 - 15:50
Room: 264
15:50
Discussion of requirements for experiments at BELLA-i
Discussion of requirements for experiments at BELLA-i
15:50 - 17:00
Room: 264
18:30
no host dinner, China Village, $30 per person, please RSVP to
[email protected]
no host dinner, China Village, $30 per person, please RSVP to
[email protected]
18:30 - 19:00
Room: 264
Friday, 22 January 2016
08:40
Liquid crystal films as plasma mirrors and targets for high repetition rate secondary beam generation, P. Poole
Liquid crystal films as plasma mirrors and targets for high repetition rate secondary beam generation, P. Poole
08:40 - 09:15
Room: 264
09:15
Integrating a high-power laser system into the accelerator infrastructure at DESY, A. Meier
Integrating a high-power laser system into the accelerator infrastructure at DESY, A. Meier
09:15 - 09:35
Room: 264
09:35
Status of the ELI-MED beamline, V. Scuderi
Status of the ELI-MED beamline, V. Scuderi
09:35 - 10:10
Room: 264
10:10
coffee break
coffee break
10:10 - 10:30
Room: 264
10:30
BELLA-i ion beam transport, Q. Ji
BELLA-i ion beam transport, Q. Ji
10:30 - 10:50
Room: 264
10:50
10:50 - 12:00
Room: 264
12:00
no host lunch
no host lunch
12:00 - 13:00
Room: 264
13:00
optional tours of the BELLA center and other LBNL faciltities
optional tours of the BELLA center and other LBNL faciltities
13:00 - 14:00
Room: 264