Name: International Workshop on µCF and Future Applications
Start: 2026-07-02T09:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-07-03T17:40:00+01:00
Location: Liverpool Physics

International Workshop on µCF and Future Applications

from Thursday, July 2, 2026 (9:00 AM) to Friday, July 3, 2026 (5:40 PM)

Monday, June 29, 2026
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Thursday, July 2, 2026
10:00 AM Opening Session
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
Contributions

10:00 AM Welcome and Workshop Overview - Graziano Venanzoni Shinji Okada (Chubu University)

10:10 AM Introduction to Research Activities at the University of Liverpool - Joost Vossebeld (University of Liverpool)
10:30 AM Session 1: µCF Physics and Current Understanding
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
Contributions

10:30 AM µCF Studies in Japan and Moonshot Activities - Shinji Okada (Chubu University)

11:00 AM Current Status of µCF Theory - Yasushi Kino

11:30 AM Clean room visit
12:00 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
2:15 PM Session 2: Current Experimental Activities
2:15 PM - 4:25 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
Contributions

2:15 PM Summary of Previous µCF Experiments and Lessons Learned - Akihisa Toyoda

2:45 PM Recent Tritium Activities in μCF - Walter Shmayda (Tritium Solutions, Inc.)

3:35 PM Exotic Atom Spectroscopy and High-Resolution X-Ray Measurements - Yuichi Toyama

4:00 PM Future Plans at PSI and J-PARC and International Coordination - Satoshi Mihara (KEK)
4:25 PM Session 5: International Collaboration and Future Opportunities
4:25 PM - 5:05 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
Contributions

4:25 PM Funding Opportunities and Future International Programs - Joost Vossebeld (University of Liverpool)

4:45 PM Open Discussion on Future International Collaboration
7:30 PM Workshop Dinner
Workshop Dinner
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
Friday, July 3, 2026
10:00 AM Session 3: Instrumentation, Detectors, and Simulation
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
Contributions

10:00 AM Detector Concepts and Key Measurements in Future µCF Experiments - Akihisa Toyoda (KEK)

10:30 AM Neutron Detector Options for Future μCF Experiments - Kazuki Ueno

10:40 AM Preliminary Studies of Liquid Scintillator-Based Neutron Detection for μCF Experiments - Saki ARAMAKI (The University of Osaka)

11:10 AM TES Detectors and High-Resolution X-Ray Detection for µCF and Exotic Atom Studies - Yuichi Toyama (Chubu University)

11:30 AM Simulation and Beam Optimization Studies: Current Results and Future Challenges - Ce Zhang (University of Liverpool)

11:50 AM Open Discussion for detector simulation
12:00 PM Session 4: Future Applications and Industry Perspectives
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
Contributions

12:00 PM Fusion Research Overview in Japan - Kenich Nagaoka
12:30 PM Lunch
Lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
2:30 PM Session 4: Future Applications and Industry Perspectives
2:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
Contributions

2:30 PM Negative Muon Cooling and Potential Applications of µCF - Patrick Strasser

2:50 PM Fusion-Related Industrial Perspectives and Technology Development - Masaru Oka

3:20 PM Future Perspectives of µCF Studies in Relation to COMET - Satoshi Mihara (KEK)

3:40 PM General Discussion
3:50 PM Session 1: µCF Physics and Current Understanding
3:50 PM - 4:20 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
Contributions

3:50 PM Current Status of µCF Experiments at PSI - Ara Knaian (Acceleron Fusion)
4:20 PM Coffee break
Coffee break
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
4:50 PM Session 5: International Collaboration and Future Opportunities
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337
Contributions

4:50 PM Future Roadmap toward PSI, J-PARC, and Next-Generation µCF Experiments
5:10 PM Closing Discussion

5:10 PM - 5:40 PM
Room: Oliver Lodge 337