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Surfatron brings the physics of plasma accelerators to the classroom
The online game Surfatron, designed by Ricardo Torres has proven a useful tool to convey the challenges of plasma wakefield acceleration...
Apr 21, 2023


AWAKE researcher awarded prestigious Ernest Rutherford Fellowship
STFC has awarded an Ernest Rutherford Fellowship to Dr Morgan Hibberd from the University of Manchester, the first to be given in the...
Mar 31, 2023


AWAKE achieves first ever acceleration of electrons in a proton-driven plasma wave
Novel scheme paves way for entirely new range of particle physics experiments In a paper published today in the journal Nature, the AWAKE...
Mar 30, 2023


AWAKE-UK Collaboration met in Liverpool
On 17 March 2023, the AWAKE UK collaboration held its bi-annual meeting at Novotel Liverpool Paddington Village to discuss the status of...
Mar 22, 2023


Paving the Way for Next-Generation X-Ray Sources
To build powerful but small particle accelerators, one requires both strong accelerating fields and particles in the right place at the...
Mar 20, 2023


AWAKE Collaboration Meeting held at CERN
A collaboration meeting of the AWAKE project took place at CERN on 5 – 7 October 2022. These meetings bring together twice a year the...
Nov 16, 2022


Major boost to UK participation in pioneering experiment at CERN
The University of Liverpool is one of the beneficiaries of a major award from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to...
Nov 1, 2022


Surfatron - Catching the wave of accelerators
The University of Liverpool has just launched an interactive game to promote and popularise the concept of plasma wakefield acceleration....
Sep 6, 2022


Controlling the plasma waves in AWAKE
Scientists from the AWAKE collaboration have found a new way to control the waves that propel the electrons in a plasma accelerator. This...
Jul 22, 2022


Mini particle accelerator a step closer to being realised
Mini particle accelerators are a step closer to being realised after a new study co-led by UCL researchers showed it would be possible to...
Mar 18, 2022
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