More than six researchers from the drawn laser center (CLPU) in Salamanca participates in the European project in the new Bakri (plasma accelerator systems for integrated research infrastructure), an initiative that seeks to develop plasma accelerator technology for the new generation of research events such as “EUPRAXIA” or ELI-Enefits.
Funded by the European Union with ten million euros as part of the “Horizon-Enfra-2024” program, Bakri gathered 18 universities and international laboratories, along with seven industrial partners. CLPU contributes to its experience to the acceleration of laser particles at a high repetition rate, to address two major fields in the project.
On the one hand, the center will focus on developing and integrating new laser technologies that allow larger photography rates. On the other hand, it will contribute to the progress of plasma structures to accelerate the particles and the related diagnoses. In addition, the CLPU team will have a specialist specifically appointed thanks to the European financing designated for its development.
The PacRi project is clarified about three large lines of research: highly repetitive plasma units, advanced linear acceleration techniques by radio frequencies and high -strength laser systems. Progress in these areas will reduce the size, cost and impact of the environment for the accelerator, and facilitate its application in areas such as the medical image, diagnosis of materials, or the development of integrated collision.
The official project of the project was launched in mid -March in Terse (Italy), during an opening meeting that brought together all partners, alike to the interface and the interface. During the meeting, the 14 interconnected work packages that the project structure, including those intended for scientific and industrial exploitation, and the main technical fields such as theory, simulation, diagnosis, devices and laser technology were presented.
The meeting also hosted the first general assembly of Bakri, where the leaders of each work package were appointed, and it ended with an Elettra visit, the syncotron installation in Trieste, which coordinates the project.
