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March 16, 2016

2016 – a LEAP Year

Since 1990 the LEAP (Low Energy Antiproton Physics) conference is held every two or three years to discuss the latest findings and exchange information about research with low energy antiprotons. There has been some remarkable progress recently in experiments with…

March 15, 2016

New High Brightness High Repetition Rate RF Photocathode Source for CLARA test facility

The CLARA Free Electron Laser test facility currently under construction at Daresbury Laboratory requires a high brightness electron photoinjector: an RF photocathode source, capable of operating at a 400 Hz repetition rate with a field in the cavity of 100 MV/m, and…

Dr. Chris Edmonds (University of Liverpool) discusses the workings of the EMMA accelerator with PPMC* students

March 8, 2016

The Daresbury Laboratory Particle Physics Masterclass 2016

Daresbury Laboratory recently held its Particle Physics Masterclass over the 3 days between March 1st and 3rd. The event was organised and publicised by the Daresbury public engagement team, and hosted by the Cockcroft Institute (CI), with scientists from ASTeC…

March 7, 2016

Lasers and Accelerators meet in Rome

Alexandra Alexandrova, from the University of Liverpool and the Cockcroft Institute, participated in the 4th International Conference on Photoptics, Optics and Laser Technology, Photoptics 2016. The conference took place in Rome, Italy, between 27th-29th February. The event featured the latest…

March 4, 2016

CI researchers help improve cancer treatments with new proton imaging technology

Cockcroft Institute researchers are part of a major collaborative project to develop more powerful proton imaging technology that could provide more accurate cancer treatments. Cockcroft Institute researchers from Lancaster University and the University of Manchester are collaborating with clinicians at…

February 26, 2016

£3 Million European Training Network for Particle Beam Cancer Therapy Launched

The Optimization of Medical Accelerators (OMA) started officially on 1 February 2016. OMA is an international collaboration of 31 institutions which during the four year project duration will train 15 early stage researchers in the field of particle…

February 24, 2016

The Cockcroft Institute develops novel accelerator for cancer therapy and imaging using protons

Radiotherapy, most commonly with x-rays, is a widely used and effective form of cancer treatment. Using protons instead of x-rays allows better localisation of the radiation dose to the tumour and therefore less damage the surrounding healthy tissue. New imaging…

February 12, 2016

New Study confirms Antihydrogen Charge is Neutral

A recent experimental result published in Nature by the ALPHA collaboration, improves upon the direct measurement of antihydrogen charge neutrality. This is a precision test conducted in pursuit of answers to the question of why the universe today is predominantly…

February 8, 2016

Future Circular Collider Meeting in Rome

The second Annual Meeting of the Future Circular Collider study will take place from 11 to 15 April 2016 in Rome. The meeting brings together the world’s leading scientists and engineers and relevant industry representatives to set the goals for…