Multi-staging scenarios of plasma modules at CLARA FEBE
Multi-staging scenarios of plasma modules at CLARA FEBE
About the Project Charged particle beams and high-power laser pulses can drive electric fields orders of magnitude larger than those generated in cupper-based cavity resonators. Although this is paradigm shifting, … Read More Read More
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Exploitation of Full Potential of Plasma Wakefield Acceleration at CLARA FEBE
Exploitation of Full Potential of Plasma Wakefield Acceleration at CLARA FEBE
About the Project Tremendous progress has been made on plasma-based accelerators (PBA) in the last three decades thanks to the availability of high-quality, relativistic particle beams and high-power lasers. These … Read More Read More
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PhD Studies on: FLASH VHEE Radiotherapy Focused Delivery and Lattice Design
PhD Studies on: FLASH VHEE Radiotherapy Focused Delivery and Lattice Design
About the Project A studentship is available from October 2024 to pursue research on FLASH Radiotherapy, which entails delivering a high dose over a sub-second timescale. There have been experiments … Read More Read More
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THz-driven High Gradient waveguide dynamics and beamline/facility design
THz-driven High Gradient waveguide dynamics and beamline/facility design
About the Project Primary supervisor: Prof Rob Appleby (University of Manchester), Robert.appleby@Manchester.ac.uk Particle accelerators are a crucial part of the toolbox of modern science, from exploring the structure of the … Read More Read More
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Terahertz-Integrated Structures for Novel Accelerators
Terahertz-Integrated Structures for Novel Accelerators
About the Project We have developed dielectric-lined rectangular waveguide structures for terahertz-driven acceleration of electron beams, and the high-power THz sources for powering them. Our structures and sources achieve THz … Read More Read More
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THz driven acceleration and deflection of relativistic beams.
THz driven acceleration and deflection of relativistic beams.
About the Project THz driven modulation of relativistic beams has been previously demonstrated by the supervisors and CI colleagues, students and post-docs. These achievements and similar work coming from competitor … Read More Read More
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High power laser plasma acceleration – making accelerators smaller, cheaper, better
High power laser plasma acceleration – making accelerators smaller, cheaper, better
About the Project Applications are invited for a fully funded studentship from Oct 2025 in laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA). LWFA has been hugely successful in demonstrating high gradient and … Read More Read More
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Combining high power lasers and relativistic electron beams to explore radiation, matter, and antimatter in strong fields
Combining high power lasers and relativistic electron beams to explore radiation, matter, and antimatter in strong fields
About the Project New high power laser facilities around the world are creating pulses of light with unprecedented electric and magnetic field strengths. There is an opportunity to drive relativistic … Read More Read More
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Dark Matter Search with the LZ Experiment. Dr Adam Brown
Dark Matter Search with the LZ Experiment. Dr Adam Brown
About the Project A fully-funded PhD position in particle physics is available focused on the search for dark matter using liquid xenon technology. This type of detector is sensitive to … Read More Read More
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Thin Film Physics of Polymer Solar Cells
Thin Film Physics of Polymer Solar Cells
About the Project A Phd is available in the area of thin functional polymer films. Organic solar cells offer a lightweight, flexible, and low-cost alternative to traditional solar technologies. These … Read More Read More
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