Probing strong-field QED in electron-photon interactions

Session

Introduction/Overview

22 Aug 2018, 09:00

Sem Rm 4 (DESY)

Conveners

Introduction/Overview

• Beate Heinemann (DESY and Freiburg University)
• Matthew Wing (UCL)

Description

Session to give general overview over physics, epxeriment, laser and acccelerator aspects

0. Welcome and logistics

Beate Heinemann (DESY and Freiburg University)

22/08/2018, 09:00

1. The European XFEL accelerator and science programme

Prof. Robert Feidenhansl (European XFEL)

22/08/2018, 09:10

2. The scientific interest in strong-field QED and electron-laser experiments

Dr Anton Ilderton (University of Plymouth)

22/08/2018, 09:40

3. The E144 experiment and lessons learned

Kirk McDonald (Princeton)

22/08/2018, 10:15

4. New ideas for high-energy electron/laser experiments

Matt Zepf (HIJ)

22/08/2018, 11:10

5. Global high energy electron accelerators: present and future

Vitaly Yakimenko (SLAC)

22/08/2018, 11:35

6. Overview of high-power lasers

Georg Korn (ELI beamlines)

22/08/2018, 12:00