Cylindrically Symmetric focusing w/s: planning meeting

10:00(BST) 09Jul26

Zoom Meeting Link: ​https://imperial-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/93655348521?pwd=ACE2uQHl4nRj8BpuqMG2LBCYcWSu8v.1

Agenda

Planning Document: ​https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A7ZZGT5FUjZzqGo0nePZiE2RSJk0yqBqgOHQY3qz0SU/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.sehqb9m35z5a

1. Date
   • Confirmed: Friday 11th September at IOP
   • Confirmed the table space for discussion as well
   • Indico: ​https://indico.stfc.ac.uk/event/1956/
     • Put a rough programme

Charlotte is away until the start of September

2. Programme and Speakers
   • Responses from invited speakers:
     • Jorge Vieira (Simulations of sub-relativistic ion beam-plasma interactions)
       • Heard nothing
       • Will try other speakers
       • Struggling a little bit here
       • Martin, works with Paul
     • Gudrid Moortgat-Pick (Plasma optics)
       • Cancelled
       • Send to Carl Lindstrom instead
       • But also ask Gudrid about who could replace her
     • Satyabrata Kar (Hybrid focussing)
       • He is keen but can only do it remotely from India
     • Jorg Schreiber (Review of conventional focusing and definition of plasma)
       • Confirmed. Need input from other people to reference other people's work in their own words.
       • Suggested people are:

Florian Kroll from HZDR Francesco Schillaci from ELIMED Lotti Obst-Huebl from LBNL Dehmer Marius <dehmer@…>

Gustav Schmidt <Gus.Schmidt@…>

China? Jianhui Bin <jianhui.bin@…>

• Confirmation that table discussion is possible

3. Support
   • Catering not covered by IoP
   • LSW Application sent by Mike Charlton
     • Expected response by End of July
   • Updates on other funding
     • Ken: HEPP, Medical Physics, Particle and Beams
       • Ken believes £500 each but hasn't asked
       • Might be a limit and might not be able to get £500
     • Charlotte: IoP Plasma
       • Indicated £200
   • Reminder: £500 per group from IoP for travel is potentially available

5. AoB

6. DoNM

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