Name: LENS Workshop on Laser-driven Neutron Sources
Start: 2023-03-01T01:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-03-03T17:30:00+01:00
Location: ESS - B01

LENS Workshop on Laser-driven Neutron Sources

from Wednesday, March 1, 2023 (1:00 AM) to Friday, March 3, 2023 (5:30 PM)

Monday, February 27, 2023
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
1:00 PM Welcome - Kevin Jones (European Spallation Source ERIC)
Welcome
- Kevin Jones (European Spallation Source ERIC)
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
1:10 PM The European Neutron Landscape - Robert McGreevy (STFC)
The European Neutron Landscape
- Robert McGreevy (STFC)
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
1:30 PM Science with neutrons - Thomas Brückel (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
Science with neutrons
- Thomas Brückel (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
2:15 PM Laser-Driven Neutron Sources - Physics, Application and future Prospects - Markus Roth (TU Darmstadt)
Laser-Driven Neutron Sources - Physics, Application and future Prospects (Confirmed speakers)
- Markus Roth (TU Darmstadt)
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
3:00 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
3:30 PM Laser-LANSCE - who could use it and how far away are we from it. - Sven Vogel (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Laser-LANSCE - who could use it and how far away are we from it. (Confirmed speakers)
- Sven Vogel (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
4:15 PM Laser proton acceleration and neutron generation for nuclear reaction studies at the Draco PW facility - Karl Zeil
Laser proton acceleration and neutron generation for nuclear reaction studies at the Draco PW facility
- Karl Zeil
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
5:00 PM Discussion
Discussion
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
Thursday, March 2, 2023
9:00 AM Characterization of neutron generation at Apollon - Ronan LeLierve (Ecole Polytechnique)
Characterization of neutron generation at Apollon (Confirmed speakers)
- Ronan LeLierve (Ecole Polytechnique)
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
9:45 AM Proposed ZEUS Project: Single Pulse Neutron Imaging of Fast-Charge Lithium-Ion Batteries - Butler Leslie (LSU)
Proposed ZEUS Project: Single Pulse Neutron Imaging of Fast-Charge Lithium-Ion Batteries (Confirmed speakers)
- Butler Leslie (LSU)
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
10:30 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
11:00 AM Photoneutron generation with undepleted direct laser acceleration - Ishay Pomerantz (Tel Aviv University)
Photoneutron generation with undepleted direct laser acceleration
- Ishay Pomerantz (Tel Aviv University)
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
11:45 AM Discussion
Discussion
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
2:00 PM Short pulse neutron source using the NIF-ARC and Omega EP laser for radiography applications. - Raspberry Simpson (LLNL)
Short pulse neutron source using the NIF-ARC and Omega EP laser for radiography applications.
- Raspberry Simpson (LLNL)
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
2:45 PM New Enhanced Shot Rate Laser Technologies for Driving Neutron Sources - Marc Zimmer (University of Texas Austin)
New Enhanced Shot Rate Laser Technologies for Driving Neutron Sources (Confirmed speakers)
- Marc Zimmer (University of Texas Austin)
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe
3:30 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe

4:00 PM Discussion
Discussion
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe

5:00 PM Outline of the LENS report
Outline of the LENS report
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe

6:30 PM Dinner
Dinner
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Friday, March 3, 2023

9:00 AM Discussion
Discussion
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Room: Tycho and Brahe

10:00 AM Suggestions for future work
Suggestions for future work
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Tycho and Brahe

10:30 AM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Room: Tycho and Brahe

11:00 AM

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe

12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe

1:30 PM

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Tycho and Brahe