The Cockcroft Institute

January 29, 2013

Advanced Computing for Accelerators

Expertise from the fields of high performance computing and particle accelerators was brought together for a workshop at Daresbury Laboratory and the Cockcroft Institute last week, aimed at harnessing the power of new parallel computing facilities for particle accelerators. The…

January 4, 2013

Cockcroft develops first high gradient compact SRF deflector

A team led by Lancaster University and STFC have developed the world's first compact SRF deflector to achieve deflecting voltages over 1 MV. The structure uses a TEM type cavity mode to reduce the size of the deflector. A prototype…

December 21, 2011

Inspiring the scientists& engineers of the future The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair. The NEC, Birmingham. 15 – 17 March 2012

The biggest single event of its kind in the country, The Big Bang Fair moves to Birmingham for 2012. An award-winning combination of exciting theatre shows, interactive workshops and exhibits delivered by household names, together with careers information provided by…

December 14, 2011

Medical isotopes: accelerator-based solutions to meet Europe’s future needs

The Cockcroft Institute recently co-hosted, in conjunction with CERN, a workshop on the “Accelerator-driven Production of Medical Isotopes” on the 8th and 9th of December 2011. This unique event brought together some 60 attendees including world–leading scientists and engineers, specialist…

December 11, 2011

6 M€ EU Project on Accelerator R&D will be coordinated by the Cockcroft Institute / University of Liverpool

The optimization of the performance of any particle accelerator critically depends on an in-depth understanding of the beam dynamics in the machine and the availability of simulation tools to study and continuously improve all accelerator components. It also requires a…

December 5, 2011

Symposium in celebration of five years of the Cockcroft Institute

November 25, 2011

First scanning of near field optical images of oesophageal cancer using the InfraRed Free Electron Laser (IRFEL)

A research collaboration between the Cockcroft Institute (including its stake holding partners: University of Liverpool Physics department and STFC Daresbury Laboratory’s ASTeC department), the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, the National Research Council ISM of Rome Tor…

November 14, 2011

DITANET Conference held in Seville, Spain

The DITANET Consortium held a three day international conference on diagnostic techniques for particle accelerators and beam instrumentation in Seville, Spain between 9th and 11th November 2011. The conference was hosted by DITANET partner University of Seville/Centro Nacional de Aceleradores…

October 21, 2011

Fifth DITANET Topical Workshop on Technology Transfer

The fifth DITANET Topical Workshop on Technology Transfer was held on 29th and 30th September 2011. It was hosted by Instrumentation Technologies in Solkan, Slovenia and co-organised with Instrumentation Technologies’ annual Libera Workshop which discusses beam stability issues from the…