Centre for Fundamental Physics (CfFP)

QED Workshop 14th November 2008

The CfFP Workshop on QED Using High Power Lasers, will be held at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) on 14th November 2008.

This will be a one-day meeting and the aims will be:

• review the scientific motivations for the various experiment themes
• review experiment concepts

 Please follow the appropriate links for further information regarding how to get to RAL and accommodation.


Meeting Agenda

11:40 Introduction (Bob Bingham)
11:45 Visit to the GEMINI Laser
12:15 Lunch
13:15 Experimental Plan (Gianluca Gregori)
13:45 Theory of Pair production in vacuum (David Blaschke)
14:15 Gemini laser and experimental issues (Rajeev Pattathil)
14:45 Coffee/Discussion
15:00 Vacuum Polarization (Tom Heinzl)
15:30 Nonlinear Mixing (Gert Brodin/Joakim Lundin)
16:00 Coffee/Discussion
16:15 VideoConference with LLNL/UCSD
16:30 Pair production in solid foils (Scott Wilks/Hui Chen)
17:00 Recap of the experimental plan (Gianluca Gregori)
17:15 Landau resonance and Unruh radiation (Bob Bingham)
17:30 Final Remarks/Discussion

For any further information please contact CfFP Secretary (RAL) Niki Legge Tel: 01235 44 5621