Name: LENS Workshop on Laser-driven Neutron Sources
Start: 2023-03-01T01:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-03-03T17:30:00+01:00
Location: ESS - B01

LENS Workshop on Laser-driven Neutron Sources

from Wednesday, 1 March 2023 (01:00) to Friday, 3 March 2023 (17:30)

Monday, 27 February 2023
Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
13:00 Welcome - Kevin Jones (European Spallation Source ERIC)
Welcome
- Kevin Jones (European Spallation Source ERIC)
13:00 - 13:10
Room: Tycho and Brahe
13:10 The European Neutron Landscape - Robert McGreevy (STFC)
The European Neutron Landscape
- Robert McGreevy (STFC)
13:10 - 13:30
Room: Tycho and Brahe
13:30 Science with neutrons - Thomas Brückel (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
Science with neutrons
- Thomas Brückel (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
13:30 - 14:15
Room: Tycho and Brahe
14:15 Laser-Driven Neutron Sources - Physics, Application and future Prospects - Markus Roth (TU Darmstadt)
Laser-Driven Neutron Sources - Physics, Application and future Prospects (Confirmed speakers)
- Markus Roth (TU Darmstadt)
14:15 - 15:00
Room: Tycho and Brahe
15:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30
Room: Tycho and Brahe
15:30 Laser-LANSCE - who could use it and how far away are we from it. - Sven Vogel (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
Laser-LANSCE - who could use it and how far away are we from it. (Confirmed speakers)
- Sven Vogel (Los Alamos National Laboratory)
15:30 - 16:15
Room: Tycho and Brahe
16:15 Laser proton acceleration and neutron generation for nuclear reaction studies at the Draco PW facility - Karl Zeil
Laser proton acceleration and neutron generation for nuclear reaction studies at the Draco PW facility
- Karl Zeil
16:15 - 17:00
Room: Tycho and Brahe
17:00 Discussion
Discussion
17:00 - 18:00
Room: Tycho and Brahe
Thursday, 2 March 2023
09:00 Characterization of neutron generation at Apollon - Ronan LeLierve (Ecole Polytechnique)
Characterization of neutron generation at Apollon (Confirmed speakers)
- Ronan LeLierve (Ecole Polytechnique)
09:00 - 09:45
Room: Tycho and Brahe
09:45 Proposed ZEUS Project: Single Pulse Neutron Imaging of Fast-Charge Lithium-Ion Batteries - Butler Leslie (LSU)
Proposed ZEUS Project: Single Pulse Neutron Imaging of Fast-Charge Lithium-Ion Batteries (Confirmed speakers)
- Butler Leslie (LSU)
09:45 - 10:30
Room: Tycho and Brahe
10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
Room: Tycho and Brahe
11:00 Photoneutron generation with undepleted direct laser acceleration - Ishay Pomerantz (Tel Aviv University)
Photoneutron generation with undepleted direct laser acceleration
- Ishay Pomerantz (Tel Aviv University)
11:00 - 11:45
Room: Tycho and Brahe
11:45 Discussion
Discussion
11:45 - 12:30
Room: Tycho and Brahe

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 14:00
Room: Tycho and Brahe
14:00 Short pulse neutron source using the NIF-ARC and Omega EP laser for radiography applications. - Raspberry Simpson (LLNL)
Short pulse neutron source using the NIF-ARC and Omega EP laser for radiography applications.
- Raspberry Simpson (LLNL)
14:00 - 14:45
Room: Tycho and Brahe
14:45 New Enhanced Shot Rate Laser Technologies for Driving Neutron Sources - Marc Zimmer (University of Texas Austin)
New Enhanced Shot Rate Laser Technologies for Driving Neutron Sources (Confirmed speakers)
- Marc Zimmer (University of Texas Austin)
14:45 - 15:30
Room: Tycho and Brahe
15:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
Room: Tycho and Brahe

16:00 Discussion
Discussion
16:00 - 17:00
Room: Tycho and Brahe

17:00 Outline of the LENS report
Outline of the LENS report
17:00 - 18:00
Room: Tycho and Brahe

18:30 Dinner
Dinner
18:30 - 20:30
Friday, 3 March 2023

09:00 Discussion
Discussion
09:00 - 10:00
Room: Tycho and Brahe

10:00 Suggestions for future work
Suggestions for future work
10:00 - 10:30
Room: Tycho and Brahe

10:30 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:00
Room: Tycho and Brahe

11:00

11:00 - 12:30
Room: Tycho and Brahe

12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
Room: Tycho and Brahe

13:30

13:30 - 15:00
Room: Tycho and Brahe