Prof Carsten P Welsch, Head of Liverpool’s Department of Physics and Head of Communications of the Cockcroft Institute, joined host James Floyd (Star Wars Insider regular contributor, Star Warsologies podcast)…
A group of Cockcroft Institute scientists led by Lee Jones has published an article in the Review of Scientific Instruments summarising years of work in the development of the Transverse…
Hosted by Prof Carsten P Welsch (University of Liverpool) and Peter McIntosh (STFC/ASTeC), the University of Liverpool’s physics class of 1966 (!) were given a special VIP tour of Daresbury…
STFC has awarded an Ernest Rutherford Fellowship to Cockcroft Institute researcher Dr Morgan Hibberd from the University of Manchester, the first to be given in the field of accelerator physics.…
On 17 March 2023, the AWAKE UK collaboration held its bi-annual meeting at Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village to discuss the status of the project and progress made across the various…
Congratulations to Cockcroft members and Club Liverpool Ambassadors Peter McIntosh (STFC Daresbury Laboratory) and Carsten P Welsch (University of Liverpool) for receiving a Certificate of Recognition for bringing the 31st…
Scientists worldwide search for novel approaches to miniaturize X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) which could make them cheaper, more accessible, and possibly enable novel capabilities and modalities. XFELs are utilized to…
Elaine Seddon of Cockcroft Institute / ASTeC and ex-Associate Director of SRD together with ex-ASTeC Director Michael Poole have published an article reviewing the history of free-electron laser projects in…
Machine protection systems are critical to all particle accelerator infrastructure. Modern accelerators can store extreme energy densities within the particle beam. Anomalous behaviour of a beam can cause excessive radioactive…