NanoAc Workshop 2026

Thursday 24 Sept 2026, 09:00 → 18:40 Europe/Rome

Palazzo Granafei - Nervegna, Brindisi

Javier Resta López, Bifeng Lei (UOL/CI), Guoxing Xia, Giuliano Franchetti (GSI)

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The 4th NanoAc Workshop on Applications of Nanostructures in the Field of Accelerator Physics will be held as a satellite meeting in the 11^th International Conference on Channelling on September 24 2026, at Brindisi (Puglia), Italy. You can register for the Channelling Conference here. Please submit your abstract if you are interested in joining the NanoAc workshop.

Nanomaterials present unique opportunities for supporting ultrahigh gradients in particle acceleration and radiation generation. When driven by high-intensity lasers or particle beams, these materials can potentially sustain electromagnetic fields reaching hundreds of teravolts per meter (TV/m). This remarkable capability opens a new frontier for the development of next-generation accelerators and broadens their potential applications across a wide range of scientific and industrial fields.

To explore this emerging area, the workshop will bring together experts from diverse disciplines—including plasma physics, accelerator physics, solid-state physics, materials science, computer science, engineering, industrial nanotechnology, spectroscopy and more. This multidisciplinary approach is essential for addressing the complex challenges and opportunities that nanostructured materials present in accelerator science.

In addition to advancing scientific understanding, the event will provide an excellent platform for networking, exchanging ideas, and fostering new collaborations.

The main conference topics will include:

• Relativistic laser-nanomaterials interaction
• Nanomaterials-based particle acceleration and applications
• Nanomaterials-based radiation sources and applications
• High field surface plasmonics
• Particle channelling in nanomaterials and crystals
• Nanomaterials, nanofabrication and targetry
• Beam diagnostics for nano accelerators
• Simulation technologies for plasmas and nanomaterials

 

 

               

09:30 → 10:00 The NanoAc Proposal: Current Status and Next Steps

Speaker: Prof. Javier Resta López (Universidad de Valencia)

10:00 → 10:30 Overview and current status of the AWAKE projec

Speaker: Prof. Guoxing Xia (University of Manchester)

10:30 → 11:00 Generation of Polarized High-Energy Electron Beams in the Bubble Regime via Nested-Wake Injection

Speaker: Prof. Bin Qiao (Peking University)

11:00 → 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 → 12:00 Plasmonic acceleration in microtubes and radiation emission

Speaker: Dr Bifeng Lei (UOL/CI)

12:00 → 12:30 Experimental opportunities at ELI

Speaker: Juan Rodríguez-Pérez (University of Valencia)

12:30 → 13:00 Modeling and optimization of LFWA in nanostructured solid-state targets

Speaker: Prof. Alexandre Bonatto (Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre)

13:00 → 14:00 Lunch

14:00 → 14:30 Simulation studies of LWFA in nanostructured plasmas

Speaker: Jiaqi Zhang (University of Manchester)

14:30 → 15:00 Beat-wave Acceleration at the Tip of Endoscope

The microscopic acceleration by a beat-wave excited LWFA (Laser Wakefield Acceleration) has been demonstrated by the 1D/2D and quasi-3D PIC simulations. Electrons in such simulations reach 10s keV and even 100s keV energies. We show the mechanism in this beat wave-wave acceleration in the near critical density materials (such as the carbon nanotubes) and various physics dependences such as on the density, the length of acceleration, the end of the specimens (s. a. sheath effects), and the multi-dimensional effects. Some of our preliminary discussions are shown in our “White Paper: Toward micron-scale electron therapy at the tip of endoscopy” (2026).

Speaker: Dr Alexei Sytov (INFN Sezione di Ferrara)

15:00 → 15:30 Warp up and Discussion

Convener: Prof. Guoxing Xia (University of Manchester)

15:00 Experiment design and application studies within the NanoAc project

Speaker: Dr Sytov Alexei (INFN Ferrara Division)