At the Cockcroft Institute we deplore the action taken by the Russian state against the people of Ukraine. We are appalled by the terror and senseless loss of life that…
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…
The new facility will host the latest in new supercomputing, artificial intelligence, and quantum technologies to support business and industry. A ground breaking ceremony has been held in celebration of…
The Cockcroft Institute’s ongoing collaboration with CERN and GSI reaches new heights as the Beam Gas Curtain (BGC) device is installed on the Large Hadron Collider during the year end…
Laser Wakefield Acceleration (LWFA) in plasma is a well-known technique to accelerate electron bunches using infra-red (IR) intense laser pulses. Gas droplets of Helium or Hydrogen are easily ionized driving…
Cockcroft Institute and STFC Daresbury Lab Accelerator Physicist Peter Williams highlights a recent major advance in the February 2023 edition of Nature Physics News & Views. For the first time,…