IRTG 2891 Nuclear Photonics - IRTG Lecture Week 2024

Europe/Bucharest
IFIN-HH/ELI-NP Training and Conference Center

IFIN-HH/ELI-NP Training and Conference Center

Description

Laser-plasma acceleration sits at the cutting edge of a rapidly evolving field known as nuclear photonics, which investigates photon-induced phenomena at the nuclear-physical energy scale. This interdisciplinary area has seen remarkable growth due to recent advancements in high-power laser technology, a development recognized by the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics. Central to this field is the use of state-of-the-art high-power laser systems to generate brilliant particle beams, conduct fundamental research in nuclear physics through photonuclear reactions, and pioneer new techniques and methods for their practical application.

The IRTG Lecture Week 2024 is a school organized as part of IRTG 2891 Nuclear Photonics, a collaboration between ELI-NP, National University for Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, and TU Darmstadt. The aim of this school is to provide students and early career researchers with a solid foundation in laser-plasma interactions, from a series of lectures delivered by established researchers in the field, and from both a theoretical and experimental point of view. Students that are part of IRTG 2891 Nuclear Photonics are also strongly encouraged to present and discuss their work.

    • 09:00 09:30
      Introductory remarks
    • 09:30 10:30
      T. Ziegler (HZDR): Laser and plasma diagnostics for high-power laser experiments 1h
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 11:00 11:30
      Student talk 1: A. Okukura - Amplifying ultrashort high intensity laser pulses using Self Phase Modulation 30m
    • 11:30 12:30
      J. Psikal (CTU, Prague) : Particle-in-cell simulations of Laser-Plasma Interactions 1h
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 14:30
      D. Lattuada (Kore Enna): Laser-induced nuclear physics and astrophysics - Lecture 1 1h
    • 14:30 15:00
      Student talk 2: M. Beuschlein - Nuclear resonance fluorescence of 242Pu 30m
    • 15:00 15:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 15:30 16:30
      C.-J. "Jerry" Yang (ELI-NP): Nuclear physics under low-energy, high intensity frontier 1h
    • 09:00 10:00
      M. Jirka (CTU Prague): Basics of plasma physics 1h
    • 10:00 10:30
      Student talk 3: I. Kuncser - The study of the 7Li(g,a)3H reaction for energies below 6 MeV at HIGS 30m
    • 10:30 11:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 11:00 12:00
      Tim Ziegler (HZDR): Experimental optimization of different ion acceleration schemes 1h
    • 12:00 12:30
      Student talk 4: T. Sebe - The electric dipole response of nuclei with Z<50 30m
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 14:30
      J. Psikal (CTU, Prague): Advanced PIC simulations and their applications 1h
    • 14:30 14:50
      Coffee break 20m
    • 14:50 15:50
      M. Jirka (CTU, Prague): Physics of laser-matter interaction 1h
    • 09:00 10:00
      M. Jirka (CTU, Prague): Applications of laser-matter interaction 1h
    • 10:00 11:00
      D. Lattuada (Kore Enna): Laser-induced nuclear physics and astrophysics - Lecture 2 1h
    • 11:00 11:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 11:30 12:30
      J. Psikal (CTU, Prague): Laser-driven electron and ion acceleration 1h
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 14:30
      V. Horny (ELI-NP): On the feasibility of sequential neutron capture studies with intense lasers 1h
    • 14:30 15:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 15:00 16:00
      D. Ursescu (ELI-NP) - Ultra-intense light fields: introduction 1h
    • 09:00 10:00
      D. Ursescu (ELI-NP) - Ultra-intense light fields: the HPLS machine 1h
    • 10:00 11:00
      K.Zeil (HZDR): Laser-driven neutrons for nuclear physics experiments: an experiment at Draco PW (online) 1h
    • 11:00 11:30
      Coffee break 30m
    • 11:30 12:30
      J. Metzkes-Ng (HZDR): Radiobiological research with laser-driven ion sources (online) 1h
    • 12:30 13:30
      Lunch 1h
    • 13:30 14:30
      D. Lattuada (Kore Enna): Laser-induced nuclear physics and astrophysics - Lecture 3 1h
    • 14:30 15:00
      Coffee break 30m
    • 15:00 17:00
      ELI-NP facility visit
    • 09:00 10:00
      D.Ursescu (ELI-NP) - Ultra-intense light fields: pulses characterization 1h
    • 10:00 10:20
      Student talk 5: A. Dumitru - Control of spatio-temporal correlations for experiments with synchronized laser pulses 20m
    • 10:20 10:40
      Student talk 6: C. Alexe - Beam propagation simulations for the study of space-time coupling 20m
    • 10:40 11:10
      Final coffee break 30m