December 2017
Welcome to this year's last issue of Accelerating News. I am glad to present our new website that gives more flexibility and a fresh approach that will help us broaden the coverage of R&D activities in the field of accelerators and related techologies. I would like to thank my co-editors for their comments and invaluable help and to the former Chief Editor, Agnes Szeberenyi who warmly support the transition to a new website. Finally, I am grateful to Jennifer Toes for her dedication and hard work as a member of our editorial team. I wish to her every success in her future endeavours.
In this issue, you will find a number of stories covering ongoing research to advance accelerator technologies and enhance their performance. We also report on a number of events that highlight the importance of international collaboration to push further back the present frontiers and envisage novel applications of accelerators beyond particle physics. I hope that you will enjoy reading our new issue.
My warmest wishes for a happy holiday season!
Panos Charitos
Editor-in-Chief
From first concept to the SPS: the challenge of the HL-LHC crab cavities cryomodules
Crab cavities will help increase the luminosity of collisions in the High-Luminosity upgrade of the LHC.
Taking accelerators on board: Exploring unchartered waters with ARIES
ARIES-Industry event brings together experts on accelerator applications for ship exhaust gas treatment.
EuPRAXIA marks two years of research into plasma accelerators
EuPRAXIA is designing the world’s first multi-GeV user-ready plasma accelerator
Marie Skłodowska-Curie's legacy inspires young scientists
A multi-site event to celebrate twice Nobel Prize winner’s 150th birth anniversary held in Geneva, Munich and Liverpool
Workshop for extreme thermal management materials
Researchers gathered in Turin, Italy to discuss current and future work.
Science transcends boundaries
European and Japanese collaboration in the framework of the FCC study was highlighted during Science Agora 2017
RADECS 2017: radiation resistance for electronics
Addressing radiation effects with RADECS and RADSAGA
HiRadMat: testing materials under high radiation
The CERN test facility offers high irradiation testing to researchers.
Workshop shines Light on Photon-Beam Interactions
The ARIES Photon Beams 2017 Workshop was held in Padua, Italy in late November 2017.
A bright future for HL-LHC
The 7th HL-LHC annual collaboration meeting in Madrid reviewed the current progress and set the goals for next year.
Physics of Star Wars: Science or Fiction?
Accelerator experts bring the Force to life.
HIE-ISOLDE: challenges and future plans
HIE-ISOLDE advances the high energy frontier of the facility.
CLARA Update: First Accelerated Beam
UK’s Free Electron Laser Test Facility reached another significant milestone.
Discussing the next step for circular colliders
The 2018 Future Circular Collider collaboration meeting will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands (9-13 April 2018).