LIGHT collaboration meeting 2015

A UK grant funded consortium was formed in 2013 to further research into laser driven ion accelerators for potential medical applications. The consortium which consists of Queens University, The University of Strathclyde, Imperial College London and the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory will coordinate developments in this area. I will report on our efforts to improve the understanding of ion...

Status of the multidisciplinary transport beam line at ELI-Beamlines

We will report and discuss the activities so far carried out within the frame of the PLASMAMED experiment in Italy. Experimental results obtained at the FLAME laser in Frascati, at PISA laser installation and in other European laser facilities will be discussed with special emphasis on future perspectives for tests of specialized diagnostics components and beam handling devices.