Laser and Plasma Accelerators Workshop 2007

Ultra intense laser and particle beams are pushing particle acceleration using plasmas to regimes unconceivable just a few years ago: 1 GeV monoenergetic electron beams from a laser-plasma accelerator, energy doubling of the 42 GeV SLAC beam, controlled injection of monoenergetic relativistic electron beams, and quasi-monoenergetic MeV ion beams are just some of the groundbreaking experimental results in 2006. In the next couple of years, more exciting developments in laser and plasma accelerators are to be expected. New PW- range laser systems and R&D programs in this field are spreading all over the World, and large-scale numerical simulations are providing information with unprecedented detail.

The 2007 Laser and Plasma Accelerators Workshop is included in the successful series of workshops on plasma accelerators initiated in 1987 (Malibu, Kardamyli, Kyoto, Presqu’ile de Giens, Portovenere and Taipei), now also encompassing topics associated with ion acceleration. The most recent results on laser and plasma accelerators will be presented and discussed, along with the future developments and their impact on table-top accelerators and related applications, as well as the impact of particle acceleration using plasmas in the quest for the energy frontier.

The 2007 Laser and Plasma Accelerators Workshop also marks the 1st Edition of the John Dawson Thesis Prize.

[New] LPAW07 Photo Album ready for download

August 24 2007 - 16:00 GMT

The LPAW07 Photo Album is ready for download here (~50MB). Please let us know if you are unable to download the file.

[New] Conference Proceeding: deadline for submission

August 24 2007 - 15:00 GMT

The deadline for submissions is 15 November 2007. Contributions must be submitted in electronic form through the IEEE website.

LPAW07 Photo Album

July 14 2007 - 10:00 GMT

Please send your best photos to samuel.martins at ist.utl.pt.

Restaurant List available

July 9 2007 - 10:00 GMT

A list with the main Restaurants at Angra do Heroísmo can be downloaded here. Printed copies will be available at the Conference Registration desk.

Detailed programme and Book of Abstracts available

July 2 2007 - 13:00 GMT

The detailed LPAW07 programme and the Book of Abstracts with all contribuitions are now available in the Programme section.

2007 John Dawson Thesis Prize

May 14 2007 - 18:00 GMT

The 2007 John Dawson Thesis Prize has been announced. The prize will be awarded to Dr. Wei Lu and to Dr. Stuart Mangles, to be presented on July 12 at the Laser and Plasma Accelerators Workshop 2007.

Abstract Submission is now open

April 18 2007 - 12:00 GMT

Abstract submission for the workshop is now open. Deadline for submission is June 8.

LPAW07 Website Online

January 10 2007 - 12:00 GMT

The official website for the Laser Plasma Accelerators Workshop 2007 is now online. We encourage every participant to pre-register for this meeting.

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Topics

• Plasma accelerators and the energy frontier
• One to ten GeV laser-plasma accelerator technology
• Computer modelling of laser and plasma accelerators
• Physics and applications of laser/beam - plasma interactions (e.g, generation of energetic particles, attosecond X-ray pulses, THz radiation, and high-energy Gamma rays)
• Fundamental physics and relativistic astrophysics with intense laser and particle beams

Deadlines

• May 11, 2007 - Hotel reservation at reduced rates
• May 11, 2007 - Early registration fee (later registration possible until conference date)
• June 8, 2007 - Abstract submission

Committees

International advisory committee:

I. Ben-Zvi (BNL, USA), R. Bingham (RAL, U.K.), J. Chen (Peking U., China), P. Chen (SLAC, USA), C. Joshi (UCLA, USA), T. Katsouleas (USC, USA), I.-S. Ko (PAL, Korea), W. Leemans (LBNL, USA), C. S. Liu (NCU, Taiwan), J. T. Mendonça (IST, Portugal), H. O. Moser (SSLS, Singapore),G. Mourou (LOA, France),W. Namkung (POSTECH, Korea), P. P. Pashinin (IGP, Russia), F. Pegoraro (Pisa, Italy), F. Ruggiero (CERN, Switzerland), V. C. Sahni (CAT, India), P. Sprangle (NRL, USA), T. Tajima (JAERI, Japan), J. M. Vehn (MPI-G, Germany), J. Zhang (IOP, China)

International program committee:

S. Bulanov (General Physics Inst., Russia), B. Cros (Paris, France), D. Giulietti (Pisa, Italy), E. Esarey (LBNL, USA), W. Gai (ANL), Y.-K. Ho (Fudan U., China), S. Hooker (Oxford, U.K.), W-Y. P. Hwang (NTU, Taiwan), D. Jaroszynski (Strathclyde, U.K.), S. Kurokawa (KEK, Japan), V. Malka (LOA, Ecole Polytechnique, France), P. Mora (CPHT, Ecole Polytechnique, France), W. B. Mori (UCLA, USA), P. Mulser (UNI Darmstadt, Germany), K. Nakajima (KEK, Japan), Z. Najmudin (IC, U.K.), J. S.-T. Ng (SLAC, USA), P. Norreys (RAL, UK), A. Pukhov (ITP, UNI Düsseldorf), L. Schachter (Technion, Israel), L. Serafini (INFN, Milano, Italy), L. O. Silva (IST, Portugal), A. Ting (NRL, USA), M. Uesaka (Tokyo, Japan)

Local organizing committee:

Luís O. Silva (Chair), João M. Dias, Ricardo Fonseca, Nelson Lopes, Fabio Peano, Jorge Vieira (Scientific Secretary)
Group of Lasers and Plasmas (GoLP), Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal

Conference Poster

You can download the conference poster here (pdf 30.6 Mb).