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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…

February 3, 2016

A versatile optical sensor for the characterization of fluids

Laser self-mixing is a technique usually used for the measurement of low velocities and vibrations. In a paper that has just been published in the journal Nuclear Instruments and Methods A, CI researchers present how these measurements can be extended…

January 29, 2016

Plasma Accelerator Research Station taking Shape

Particle accelerators find many applications in fundamental research, as well as in health, energy and security applications. They range from relatively compact, sometimes even table top devices to km-size particle colliders to unravel the secrets of the universe. In order…

January 25, 2016

Commercialisation of projects developed at Cockcroft Institute

Based on the work developed within QUASAR group at the Cockcroft Institute a new ltd company D-Beam has been established to commercialise some of the results. D-Beam ltd provides optical diagnostics which have been developed as reliable and cost-efficient techniques…

January 18, 2016

A Pathway to New Physics and Numerous Applications

High energy particle beams with extreme luminosities and ultra-bright beams of energetic radiation are ubiquitous tools for studying the structure of matter in a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. Last century saw huge progress in the development of…

January 6, 2016

Academic Training Programme 2015-2016

Winter Term Lecture Poster 2015-2016

December 16, 2015

LA³NET and oPAC Fellows use Lightsaber to Diagnose Particle Beam

In time for the global launch of the latest Star Wars movie “The Force Awakens” LA3NET Fellow Thomas Hoffmann (CERN) and oPAC Fellow Konstantin Kruchinin (Royal Holloway University of London) have published their research results on the use of a…