Cockcroft PGR conference

Wednesday 15 Oct 2025, 09:00 → 17:30 Europe/London

Merrison Lecture Theatre (Daresbury Laboratory)

Andrea Santamaria Garcia (University of Liverpool and Cockcroft Institute), Brian McNeil (University of Strathclyde), Christopher Arran (Lancaster University), Kristina Small (University of Manchester)

The showcase for PhD students in the Cockcroft Institute to present their research and share their work with colleagues across the Institute.

Cockcroft PGR Conference Mark Scheme.pdf

Cockcroft PGR Conference Schedule - 15th October.pdf

Welcome and Introduction

Talk Session 1 - Novel Accelerators

Convener: Brian McNeil (University of Strathclyde)

1 Development of a laser-driven THz source using periodically-poled lithium niobate wafers

Speaker: Patrick Dalton (University of Manchester)

2 TBC

Speaker: Filip Peczek (University of Manchester)

3 Terahertz-controlled external injection of electron bunches into a laser-plasma wakefield accelerator

Speaker: Aras Amini (University of Manchester)

Talk Session 2 - Frontier Accelerators

Convener: Andrea Santamaria Garcia (University of Liverpool and Cockcroft Institute)

4 Ion Trapping and Accumulation in EIC ERL

Speaker: Rancheng Bi (Lancaster University)

5 Towards radiation-hard transverse beam imaging with a multimode fiber and machine learning (remote)

Speaker: Qiyuan Xu

CI_PGR_2025 - QiyuanXu.pptx

6 Single-shot electron bunch profile monitor based on coherent transition radiation imaging

Speaker: Ana Maria Guisao Betancur (University of Liverpool)

20251015_AGuisao_CI_PGR_Conference.pptx

Poster Session

7 FLASH VHEE Machine System Design

Speaker: Euan Smith (University of Manchester)

8 Simulations of Gas Jet Density Down Ramps for Laser Wakefield Acceleration at ELI

Speaker: Niall Rhodes (University of Liverpool)

9 Estimate of beam loss in ghost collider

Speaker: William Clampitt (Lancaster University)

10 Investigating the Potential Power Reduction Strategies for the UK-XFEL LINAC

Speaker: Maleesh Dissanayake Mudiyanselage

11 Gas-Jet based Ionization Profile Monitor for Proton FLASH Therapy

Speaker: Farhana Thesni Mada Parambil (University of Liverpool)

12 Use of machine learning methods for designing multipole magnets for particle accelerators

Speaker: Sophie Gresty (University of Liverpool)

13 External Injection Into Plasma to Produce VHEE Beams

Speaker: Jordan Byrne (University of Manchester)

14 Simulation and Feasibility Analysis of a Non-invasive Cavity Bunch Charge Monitor for Low-energy Antiproton Beams

Speaker: Sruthy Chandran

Talk Session 3 - Applications

Convener: Kristina Small (University of Manchester)

15 Designing a Compact Range Shifter for Spatially Fractionated Proton Radiobiology Research

Speaker: Rebecca Habgood (University of Manchester)

16 Comprehensive study of the impact of filling patterns and transition sets on beam breakup instability for multi-turn energy recovery linac

Speaker: Nattaphong Nuchsirikulaphong (Lancaster University)

Closeout and Prizes