Speaker
Kenneth Long
(Imperial College London)
Description
The ``Laser-hybrid Accelerator for Radiobiological Applications'', LhARA, is conceived as a novel, uniquely-flexible facility dedicated to the study of the biological impact of proton and ion beams. The collaboration is implementing a proof-of-principal beam-line, "PoPLaR", on the SCAPA facility at Strathclyde University. It is planned that the beam line will be commissioned over the summer and autumn of 2025. The beam-line will be used to serve the LhARA collaboration's systematic comparison of in-vitro radiobiology using laser-driven and conventional beams. The status of PoPLaR beam line will be described and its role as a test bed for LhARA will be outlined.
Author
Kenneth Long
(Imperial College London)
