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.

    • Introductory remarks
    • 1
      T. Ziegler (HZDR): Laser and plasma diagnostics for high-power laser experiments
    • 10:30 AM
      Coffee break
    • 2
      Student talk 1: A. Okukura - Amplifying ultrashort high intensity laser pulses using Self Phase Modulation
    • 3
      J. Psikal (CTU, Prague) : Particle-in-cell simulations of Laser-Plasma Interactions
    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch
    • 4
      D. Lattuada (Kore Enna): Laser-induced nuclear physics and astrophysics - Lecture 1
    • 5
      Student talk 2: M. Beuschlein - Nuclear resonance fluorescence of 242Pu
    • 3:00 PM
      Coffee break
    • 6
      C.-J. "Jerry" Yang (ELI-NP): Nuclear physics under low-energy, high intensity frontier
    • 7
      M. Jirka (CTU Prague): Basics of plasma physics
    • 8
      Student talk 3: I. Kuncser - The study of the 7Li(g,a)3H reaction for energies below 6 MeV at HIGS
    • 10:30 AM
      Coffee break
    • 9
      Tim Ziegler (HZDR): Experimental optimization of different ion acceleration schemes
    • 10
      Student talk 4: T. Sebe - The electric dipole response of nuclei with Z<50
    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch
    • 11
      J. Psikal (CTU, Prague): Advanced PIC simulations and their applications
    • 2:30 PM
      Coffee break
    • 12
      M. Jirka (CTU, Prague): Physics of laser-matter interaction
    • 13
      M. Jirka (CTU, Prague): Applications of laser-matter interaction
    • 14
      D. Lattuada (Kore Enna): Laser-induced nuclear physics and astrophysics - Lecture 2
    • 11:00 AM
      Coffee break
    • 15
      J. Psikal (CTU, Prague): Laser-driven electron and ion acceleration
    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch
    • 16
      V. Horny (ELI-NP): On the feasibility of sequential neutron capture studies with intense lasers
    • 2:30 PM
      Coffee break
    • 17
      D. Ursescu (ELI-NP) - Ultra-intense light fields: introduction
    • 18
      D. Ursescu (ELI-NP) - Ultra-intense light fields: the HPLS machine
    • 19
      K.Zeil (HZDR): Laser-driven neutrons for nuclear physics experiments: an experiment at Draco PW (online)
    • 11:00 AM
      Coffee break
    • 20
      J. Metzkes-Ng (HZDR): Radiobiological research with laser-driven ion sources (online)
    • 12:30 PM
      Lunch
    • 21
      D. Lattuada (Kore Enna): Laser-induced nuclear physics and astrophysics - Lecture 3
    • 2:30 PM
      Coffee break
    • ELI-NP facility visit
    • 22
      D.Ursescu (ELI-NP) - Ultra-intense light fields: pulses characterization
    • 23
      Student talk 5: A. Dumitru - Control of spatio-temporal correlations for experiments with synchronized laser pulses
    • 24
      Student talk 6: C. Alexe - Beam propagation simulations for the study of space-time coupling
    • 10:40 AM
      Final coffee break