Precision Without Perturbation: Non-Invasive Diagnostics for Plasma Accelerators

The next EuPRAXIA Virtual Seminar will be taking place on Friday 13th June 2025 at 11am UK time. The seminar will be given by Dr Joseph Wolfenden from the QUASAR Group at The University of Liverpool, who will present ‘Precision Without Perturbation: Non-Invasive Diagnostics for Plasma Accelerators’.

Seminars in this series cover some of EuPRAXIA’s core themes, giving an insight into cutting-edge research in these areas.  At the end of the talk, there will be a Q&A session with the speaker.

About the talk

Beam diagnostics are essential for understanding and optimizing the performance particle accelerators. This is particularly true of plasma-based accelerators, where extreme gradients and ultrafast dynamics pose unique measurement challenges. This seminar will explore methods to measure key parameters which are complicated by the plasma acceleration process. It will also highlight the rapid rise of virtual diagnostics - data-driven models that infer beam properties from indirect measurements - and discuss their potential to revolutionize how the next-generation of plasma accelerator experiments will be monitored and controlled.

About the speaker

Dr Joseph Wolfenden is a senior research associate in the Quasar Group at the University of Liverpool. His work focuses on the development of novel beam instrumentation in frontier accelerators, with a focus on the integration of AI for advanced data analysis and virtual diagnostics. He is involved with prominent international projects such as AWAKE, where he is Deputy Team Leader for Liverpool, and EuPRAXIA, where he is Deputy Work Package Leader in EUPRAXIA-DN for Facility Design and Optimisation. He is also the director of the instrumentation development company D-Beam, which aims to commercialise beam diagnostic research outputs.

Watch the interview with Dr Joe Wolfend, explaining the importance of characterising charged particle beams to ensure precision and performance in accelerator systems:

How to attend the seminar

Participation is free, but you need to register to attend this and other webinars in the series. For more information and how to register please follow this link. Once registered, you will receive the Zoom connection details on the morning of the online seminar.

The seminar details

Speaker:

Dr Joseph Wolfenden

Seminar Title: Precision Without Perturbation: Non-Invasive Diagnostics for Plasma Accelerators

Date/time: Friday 13th June at 11am (UK time)