21st
Beam Dynamics Workshop on
Laser-Beam
Interactions
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
| Plenary Session M1 Chairmen I. Ben-Zvi and A. Sandorfi (BNL) | |
| M1-1 | J. Hastings (BNL), X-Ray research between now and the LCLS |
| M1-2 | C. Jacobsen (SUNY Stony Brook), Ultra-fast x-ray microscopy and holography |
| M1-3 | C. Thorn (BNL), Gamma-ray tagging, LEGS facility, and applications |
| M1-4 | X.-J. Wang (BNL), Review on the production of high-brightness, short-pulse electron beams |
| Plenary Session Tu1 Chairman T. Marshall (Columbia Univ.) | |
| Tu1-1 | K. Nakajima (KEK), A compact ultrashort high brightness x-ray and gamma-ray sources by laser-electron beam interactions |
| Tu1-2 | P. Norreys (Rutherford Lab.), Vulcan PW laser, review on electron and ion acceleration and x-ray experiments in Europe |
| Session Tu2 "Laser accelerators", Chairman K. Nakajima (KEK) | Session Tu3: "E-beam sources and diagnostics", Chairman S.V. Milton (ANL) | ||
| Tu2-1 |
Y.K. Ho (Fudan Univ.), Vacuum electron acceleration
by focused laser beam |
Tu3-1 | P. Karataev (TMU), First stage experiment on optical diffraction radiation at KEK-ATF: theoretical approach |
| Tu3-2 | T. Kamps (Univ. of London), Compton scattering techniques for the measurement of the transverse beam size of particle beams at future linear colliders | ||
| Tu2-2 | L. Schachter (Technion), Saturation of beam-wave interaction in active medium | Tu3-3 | J.W. Lewellen (APS), Ion tracking in photocathode rf guns |
| Tu2-3 | J.R. Peņano (NRL), Pulse propagation and GeV acceleration in tapered plasma channels | Tu3-4 | S. Kashiwagi (Waseda Univ), High quality electron beam generation and its application at Waseda University |
| Tu2-4 | R.N. Agarwal (New-Delhi Univ.), Electron acceleration by beating a laser with short wavelength plasma wave in a plasma channel | Tu3-5 | K. Kinoshita (University of Tokyo), Time-resolved x-ray diffraction from semiconductor crystals irradiated by ultrashort laser pulses |
| Poster session Tu4, Chairman V. Yakimenko (BNL) | |||
| Tu4-1 | K. Sasahara (TMU), Positron production from a tungsten single crystal at the KEK 8-GeV electron linac | Tu4-11 | A. Yu (Tsinghua University Beijing), Multi-photon Stimulated Compton Laser |
| Tu4-2 | T. Muto (TMU), First stage experiment on optical diffraction radiation at KEK-ATF | Tu4-12 | N. Yugami (Utsunomiya Univ.), Generation of radiation from Cherenkov wakes by laser-magnetized plasma interaction experiments |
| Tu4-3 | R. El-Bahi (Univ. of Sfax), A simple code for the trajectories in classical harmonic oscillator of a helical-wiggler free-electron laser with axial guide field | Tu4-13 | P. Potylitsyn (Tomsk Polytech. Univ.), Compton polarimeter for the analysis of circular polarization of a gamma-beam with energy > 10 MeV |
| Tu4-4 | S. Banerjee (University of Michigan), High harmonic generation in relativistic laser-plasma interaction | Tu4-14 | P. Potylitsyn (Tomsk Polytech. Univ.), Stochastic energy loss in multiple electron-photon head-on collisions |
| Tu4-5 | H. Takahashi (BNL), Quantum Aspect of Free Electron Laser | Tu4-15 | P. Potylitsyn (Tomsk Polytech. Univ.), Polarization of electron beam during laser cooling process |
| Tu4-6 | K. Batchelor (Brookhaven Technology Group, Co.), A laser triggered synchronizable, sub-nanosecond pulsed electron source | Tu4-16 | G. Geloni (Eindhoven University of Technology), The impact of radiative collective effects on the quality of a high-peak-current ultra relativistic electron beam |
| Tu4-7 | A.M. Tron (MEPhI), New principles for beam measurements with nm- and fs-resolution | Tu4-17 | J.I. Rudati (BNL), A versatile ultrashort tunable laser system for accelerator based applications |
| Tu4-8 | G.J.H. Brussaard (Eindhoven University of Technology), A ‘new’ accelerator concept for generation of short-pulse high-brightness electron bunches | Tu4-18 | F.B. Kiewiet (Eindhoven University of Technology), A DC/RF gun for generating ultra-short high-brightness electron bunches |
| Tu4-9 | K.Wada (TMU), Study of ortho-positronium laser cooling | Tu4-19 | F. Zhou (UCLA), Beam parameter analysis for vacuum laser acceleration at BNL-ATF |
| Tu4-10 | K. Chouffani (Idaho Accelerator Center), Optical transition radiation from Cu, Al and silicon crystal | Tu4-20 | M. Uesaka (University of Tokyo), Laser plasma electron linear accelerator at the University of Tokyo |
| Plenary Session Tu5, Chairman R. Tatchyn (SLAC) | |
| Tu5-1 | A. Ting (NRL), Generation of tunable, monochromatic x-rays by Thomson scattering: experiments and applications |
| Tu5-2 | K.-J. Kim (ANL), Gamma-gamma colliders and cooling of accelerator beams |
| Plenary Session W1, Chairman J. Kirz (SUNY Stony Brook) | |
| W1-1 | T. Tajima (Univ. of Texas at Austin), Extreme high fields of laser and high-energy physics applications |
| W1-2 | R. Falcone (UC Berkeley), Review on femtosecond pump-probe experiments and other potential applications of femtosecond laser synchrotron (Thomson) sources |
| Session W2 "Gamma- and X-rays", Chairman I. Pogorelsky (BNL) | Session W3 "E-beam sources and diagnostics", Chairman X.J Wang (BNL) | ||
| W2-1 | T. Kumita (TMU), Experimental study of nonlinear laser-beam Thomson scattering | W3-1 | K. Takasago (FESTA), Generation of amplified picosecond square pulses for low emittance electron generation in photocathode rf-gun |
| W2-2 | G. Ingold (Inst. Villigen), Femtosecond pulses of synchrotron radiation at the SLS storage ring | W3-2 | (TBA) |
| W2-3 | V. Smetanin (Lebedev Inst, KEK), High harmonics generation in laser - electron beam interaction | W3-3 | T. Marshall (Columbia Univ.), Femtosecond planar electron beam source for micron-scale dielectric wake field accelerator |
| W2-4 | Yuelin Li (ANL), Bright, sub-100-fs, x-ray source generation using small-angle Thomson scattering of ultrafast laser pulses from relativistic electron bunches | W3-4 | T. Srinivasan-Rao (BNL), Electron bunch characterization with subpicosecond resolution using electro-optic technique |
| W2-5 | F. Sakai (Sumitomo), Stable femotosecond x-ray generation through Thomson scattering | W3-5 | T. Watanabe (University of Tokyo), Overall comparison by the 4 diagnostic methodologies for femto- to picosecond electron pulses |
| Session W4: "FEL", Chairman S. Krinsky (BNL) | Session W5 "Laser cooling and positron beams", Chairman K.-J. Kim (ANL) | ||
| W4-1 | M. Babzien (BNL), Analysis of the first high-gain harmonic-generation free-electron laser at saturation | W5-1 | S. Heifets (SLAC), Quantum fluctuations in the optical stochastic cooling |
| W4-2 | P. Krejcik (SLAC), Femtosecond electron bunch lengths and x-ray generation in the SLAC FFTB beamline | W5-2 | T. Ohgaki (Hiroshima Univ.), Simulation of laser-Compton cooling of electron beams |
| W4-3 | S. G. Biedron (ANL), Harmonic generation in high-gain free-electron lasers | W5-3 | I. Sakai (TMU), Polarized gamma-ray generation through Compton backscattering of circularly polarized laser-light off relativistic electron |
| W4-4 | S.V. Milton (ANL), Self-Amplified Spontaneous Emission (SASE) exponential gain and saturation at the APS LEUTL | W5-4 | E.G. Bessonov (Lebedev Inst.), Methods of laser cooling of electron beams in storage rings |
| W4-5 | A. Trimaine (UCLA), Measurements of a 800nm SASE FEL | W5-5 | A. Potylitsyn (Tomsk Polytechnic Univ.), Laser polarization of positron beam |
| Plenary Session W6, Chairman M. Roth (GSI) | |
| W6-1 | E. Esarey (LBL), Thomson scattering sources based on laser wakefield accelerators |
| W6-2 | V. Litvinenko (Duke University), High intensity polarized monochromatic gamma-rays from storage ring FELs |
| Plenary Session Th1, Chairman P. Chen (Stanford Univ.) | |
| Th1-1 | B. Hafizi (NRL), Optical guiding of intense laser beams in plasma channels |
| Th1-2 | W. Kimura (STI Optronics), Generation of femtosecond electron pulses |
| Session Th2 "Lasers", Chairman T. Srinivasan-Rao (BNL) | Session Th3 "Plasma processes", Chairman P.R. Bolton (SLAC) | ||
| Th2-1 | K. Kobayashi (Sumitomo), Short pulse laser technologies for advanced accelerator applications | Th3-1 | C. V. Filip (UCLA), Thomson scattering characterization of low-density plasmas produced by a TW CO2 laser |
| Th2-2 | Z. Chang (Michigan Univ.), Ultrahigh intensity laser at high repetition rate | Th3-2 | R. Narang (UCLA), A Subharmonic Instability in a beat wave excited plasma |
| Th2-3 | I.N. Ross (RAL), A laser system for the CLIC drive beam photo-injector option | Th3-3 | V. I. Vysotskii (Kiev Univ.), The phenomenon of full surface super-absorption of laser irradiation during collective instability of oscillating electrons produced and accelerated on a surface of condensed target by short laser pulse |
| Th2-4 | J. Urakawa (KEK), Laser super cavity | ||
| Plenary Session F1, Chairman L. DiMauro (BNL) | |
| F1-1 | P. Chen (Stanford Univ.), Laboratory astrophysics using intense particle and photon beams |
| F1-2 | S.Ya. Tochitsky (UCLA), Status of the second generation plasma beat wave acceleration experiments |
| F1-3 | Y. Miyahara (SPring-8), Intense gamma-ray generation by Compton backscattering for a linear collider |
| F1-4 | P.R. Bolton (SLAC), Laser-induced plasma focusing of high energy electron and positron beams |
| Plenary Session F2, Chairman T. Hirose (TMU) | |
| F2-1 | R. Schoenlein (LBL), Generation and application of femtosecond x-rays from the Advanced Light Source |
| F2-2 | M. Roth (GSI), Energetic ions generated by laser pulses |