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March 3, 2013

EU Grant awarded to develop next generation sensor technology

Sensors capable of detecting single photons are of critical importance for a very wide range of scientific and technical applications in such areas as medical imaging, biotechnology, high energy physics, scientific instrumentation, communication, and homeland security, including, in particular, positron…
February 14, 2013

STFC publicise Cockcroft Institute activity in Europe

The role of the Cockcroft Institute and the University of Liverpool in coordinating the LA3NET project and hosting researchers feature in the latest edition of the ‘UK news from CERN’ bulletin. This publication is issued by STFC to showcase UK…
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 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…