Symposium on Hadronic Structure Physics

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Symposium on Hadronic Structure PhysicsWelcome to Glasgow!

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The University of Glasgow

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In 1451, the Scottish King James II persuaded Pope Nicholas V to grant a bull authorising Bishop Turnbull of Glasgow to set up a university.

Today, Glasgow Univ. has about 20 000 students and 6 000 staff and is one of the largest research-driven universities in the UK.

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Aberdeen

DundeeSt Andrews

EdinburghHeriot Watt

GlasgowStrathclydeWest of Scotland

Abertay

RGU

GCU

Napier

Physics Research in Scotland:Scottish Universities Physics Alliance

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SUPA: Nuclear & Plasma Physics

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Glasgow

StrathclydeEdinburgh

West of Scotland

St. Andrews

Heriot-Watt

LPNP

Hadron PhysicsPP

AP

Nuclear Structure

Aberdeen, Dundee

SCAPA

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The Scottish Centre for the Application of Plasma-based Accelerators

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SCAPA Precursor ALPHA-X

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BENDINGMAGNET

UNDULATOR

ELECTRON ENERGYSPECTROMETER

LASER IN

PLASMA ACCELERATOR

RADIATIONSPECTROMETER

8 m

Electron beam: Emittance: mm mrad Duration: fs peak current: kA

Towards FEL in 2010/11…

sg/g=0.7%

SCAPAChallenges

• Replace light source ALPHA-X: Ti:sapphire laser 10 Hz, 800 nm SCAPA: 1 J 5 - 10 J, 30 fs,

30 TW 200 – 300 TW

• Increase Electron energy (> 1 GeV) Photon energy (>> 1 keV) Peak brilliance and coherence (FEL)

• Decrease Electron pulse length 10 fs 1 fs

• Setup accelerator lab for Electrons Photons Protons, neutrons, ions

• Create applications programme& knowledge transfer

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Glasgow’s overseas collaborations

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MAX-lab0.25 GeV g

DESY: HERMES27.6 GeV e+, e-, L = 1032

MAMI: A1, A2-CrystalBall, -GDH1.5 GeV e-, L = 1038, 108/s g

FAIR (GSI): PANDA15 GeV anti – p, L = 2x1032

JLab: Hall A, CLAS, GlueX6 12 GeV e-, L = 1038, 107/s g