EuPRAXIA News

Prof Carsten P Welsch, EuPRAXIA-DN coordinator and EuPRAXIA-PP WP2 leader, was presented with a 2026 MeetEngland Impact Network Award in recognition of his outstanding achievements in bringing major scientific events to England. In addition to dozens of scientific workshops, schools and symposia, Professor Welsch had a key role in bringing the flagship Linear Accelerator Conference ( LINAC 2022 ), the International Beam Instrumentation Conference ( IBIC 2025 ), and the Intern

The PALLAS project (Prototyping Accelerator based on Laser pLASma technologies) at IJCLab (Irène Joliot-Curie Laboratory of Physics) has produced its first electron beam in a fully beamline-integrated double gas cell. This world-first compact configuration marks a significant milestone in advancing next-gen laser-plasma wakefield acceleration technologies. Developed in collaboration with LLR and LP2I Bordeaux of CNRS Nuclear and Particles Physics and Université Paris-Saclay,

A new publication from the University of Liverpool’s QUASAR Group  reports the design and characterization of an advanced extraction system for a Supersonic Gas Curtain–based Ionization Profile Monitor (SGC-IPM), contributes to the development of beam diagnostics for FLASH proton therapy. Schematic of SGC-IPM (Extraction system highlighted in green box). (Image credit: Parambil, F. T. M., et al, Instruments, 10(1), 4, CC BY) The work has been published in the open-access jour

The next seminar in the series will take place on Friday 6th February at 11am UK time .  Dan Symes, Experimental Operations Manager for the Gemini laser facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK, will present his seminar, Plans for laser-wakefield acceleration at the UK Extreme Photonics Applications Centre. Dan Symes About the talk High power laser pulses can be used to create compact plasma accelerators through the process of laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA). The acce

Work conducted at the Central Laser Facility (part of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK) by a group of international researchers, including EuPRAXIA collaborators, has led to the development of a new diagnostic technique to measure ultrashort electron beams produced by laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA). This may help bring powerful x-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs), currently several kilometers long, down to tabletop scales. Schematic of the experimental setup.* Conve

An important step forward for EuPRAXIA has been marked by the publication  of the “Technical Status Report on Plasma Components and Systems in the Context of EuPRAXIA”.  The article features on the front page of the November issue of  Physics of Plasmas . A result of work done as part of Work Package 10, Plasma Components and Systems , of the Preparatory Phase Project, the article was prepared by experts across the EuPRAXIA collaboration. Their work reviews the current state

On Friday 7 th  November, Dr Marie Labat of Synchrotron Soleil presented her seminar, COXINEL: towards compact free electron lasers? If you missed out, you can catch up on the seminar here . Massimo Ferrario The next seminar in the series will take place on Friday 5th December at 11am UK time . Dr Massimo Ferrario of INFN will present his seminar, Diving into the Plasma Waves: Beam-Driven Wakefield Acceleration at EuPRAXIA@SPARC_LAB About the talk Beam-driven plasma wakefield

The Research and Technology Infrastructures (RTI) Summit 2025 took place from 22 to 23 October in Copenhagen, bringing together Europe’s leading voices in science, innovation, and policy. Hosted under the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the event aimed to shape a shared European strategy for RTIs and explore how these infrastructures can drive scientific discovery, industrial competitiveness, and societal progress.  As Europe’s first project to design