| Time | Speaker | Title | Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 to 10:00 | Rajesh Gopakumar (ICTS, India) | (Director, ICTS): Welcome address | ||
| 10:00 to 11:00 | Bob Bingham (University of Strathclyde, UK) | Particle acceleration using lasers- Introductory talk | ||
| 11:00 to 11:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 11:30 to 12:30 | K. A. Tanaka (ELI-NP, Romania) | Upcoming High Power Laser facilities | ||
| 12:30 to 14:00 | -- | Lunch/Discussion Break | ||
| 14:00 to 15:00 | M. Krishnamurthy (TIFR, Mumbai, India) | Introductory talk on experimental challenges | ||
| 15:00 to 16:00 | Amita Das (Institute for Plasma Research, India) | Plasma Based Particle Acceleration | ||
| 16:00 to 16:30 | --- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 16:30 to 17:30 | Anton Ilderton (Plymouth University, UK) | Introductory talk on Physics at Extreme Intensities: Fundamental quantum physics in intense |
| Time | Speaker | Title | Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 to 10:00 | Tony Bell (University of Warwick, UK) | Plenary Talk | ||
| 10:00 to 10:20 | Sam Yoffe (University of Strathclyde, UK) | Technical talk | ||
| 10:20 to 10:40 | Daniel Seipt (Lancaster University, UK) | Technical talk | ||
| 10:40 to 11:00 | Robbie Scott (Science and Technology Facility Council, England) | Lightning Talk: A novel laser-solid interaction geometry for the creation of a convergent fast-electron source | ||
| 11:00 to 11:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 11:30 to 12:30 | -- | Lightening talks by INDO - UK participants: 5 slots | ||
| 12:30 to 14:00 | -- | Lunch/Discussion Break | ||
| 14:00 to 15:00 | -- | Lightening talks by INDO - UK participants: 5 slots | ||
| 15:00 to 15:30 | P. K Kaw (IPR, Gujarat, India) | Lightening talks | ||
| 15:30 to 15:45 | Alex Robinson (Science and Technology Facility Council, England) | Newton-Bhaba Theory & Simulation Workshop - Lightning Talk (Skype) | ||
| 15:45 to 16:00 | Tony Arbor (University of Warwick, UK) | Lightning talks (Skype) | ||
| 16:00 to 16:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 16:30 to 17:30 | -- | Identification of few areas of common interest. Formation of sub- groups | ||
| 17:30 to 19:00 | -- | Poster session for participants |
| Time | Speaker | Title | Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 to 10:00 | Raoul Trines (Science and Technology Facility Council, England) | Plenary Talk: Wave-kinetic theory and simulations for filamentation and modulational instabilities | ||
| 10:00 to 10:20 | Adam Noble (University of Strathclyde, UK) | Technical Talks | ||
| 10:20 to 10:40 | Amita Das (Institute for Plasma Research, India) | Technical Talk | ||
| 10:40 to 11:00 | Sudip Sengupta (Institute for Plasma Research, India) | Technical Talk | ||
| 11:00 to 11:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 11:30 to 11:50 | Bhooshan Paradkar (UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai) | Technical Talk: Electron heating in Radiation Pressure driven Acceleration (RPA) | ||
| 11:50 to 12:10 | Mrityunjay Kundu (IPR, Gujarat, India) | Technical Talk: Theory and simulations of turbulence | ||
| 12:10 to 12:30 | Mahendra Verma (IITK, India) | Technical Talk | ||
| 12:30 to 14:00 | -- | Lunch/Discussion Break | ||
| 14:00 to 16:00 | -- | Multi-Round table discussions: forming potential collaborations | ||
| 16:00 to 16:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 16:30 to 17:30 | -- | Wrap up of potential collaborations | ||
| 17:30 to 18:00 | -- | Tea / Coffee Break | ||
| 18:00 to 20:00 | -- | Cultural Event - Concert by Dr Prakash Sontakke's group |
| Time | Speaker | Title | Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 to 10:00 | Dino Jaroszynski (University of Strathclyde, UK) | Plenary talk: Laser-plasma accelerators and radiation | ||
| 10:00 to 11:00 | Zulfikar Najmudin (Imperial College London, UK) | Plenary talk: Development of laser plasma accelerators and their applications | ||
| 11:00 to 11:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 11:30 to 12:30 | G. Ravindra Kumar (TIFR, Mumbai, India) | Plenary talk | ||
| 12:30 to 14:00 | -- | Lunch/Discussion Break | ||
| 14:00 to 14:30 | Rajeev Pattathil (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK) | Review of Experimental Facilities: High Power Laser Facilities in the UK | ||
| 14:30 to 15:00 | M. Krishnamurthy (TIFR, Mumbai, India) | Review of Experimental Facilities: Overview of Experiments and methods | ||
| 15:00 to 15:30 | K. A. Tanaka (ELI-NP, Romania) | Super-penetration may be good for Fast Ignition | ||
| 15:30 to 16:00 | Alex Robinson (Science and Technology Facility Council, England) | Thoughts on Managing International Collaborations (Skype) | ||
| 16:00 to 16:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 16:30 to 17:00 | Rajeev Pattathil (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK) | Accessing Newton-Bhabha Funds | ||
| 17:00 to 17:30 | -- | Summary: Strategic themes & way forward | ||
| 17:30 to 19:00 | -- | Poster session for participants |
| Time | Speaker | Title | Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 to 11:00 | Kartik Patel (UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai) | Introduction to the Particle-in-Cell Method of Plasma Simulation | ||
| 11:00 to 11:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 11:30 to 12:30 | Bhavesh Patel (IPR, Gujarat, India) | Introduction to fluid simulation in plasmas | ||
| 12:30 to 14:00 | -- | Lunch/Discussion Break | ||
| 14:00 to 15:00 | Sanat Tiwari (University of Iowa, USA) | Introduction to Molecular dynamics simulations (pertinent in strong coupling regime) | ||
| 15:00 to 16:00 | Bhargava Vaidya (University of Turin, Italy) | Use of PLUTO code for High Energy Astrophysical Problems - Skype | ||
| 16:00 to 16:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 16:30 to 17:30 | Sushil Samant (UM DAE CBS, Mumbai) | New LPA code AGASTHI |
| Time | Speaker | Title | Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 to 10:00 | Ujjwal Sinha (Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal) | Astrophysical shocks with PIC | ||
| 10:00 to 11:00 | Kartik Patel (UM-DAE Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences, Mumbai) | -- | ||
| 11:00 to 11:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 11:30 to 12:30 | -- | Hands-on sessions on Fluid/ PIC /MD simulations | ||
| 12:30 to 14:00 | -- | Lunch/Discussion Break | ||
| 14:00 to 17:00 | -- | Hands-on sessions on Fluid/ PIC /MD simulations | ||
| 15:30 to 16:00 | Prashant Singh (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea) | -- | ||
| 16:00 to 16:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 16:30 to 17:30 | -- | Hands-on sessions on Fluid/ PIC /MD simulations |
| Time | Speaker | Title | Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 to 10:00 | G. Rajasekaran (IMSc, India) | review from HEP perspective: Hundred years of Fundamental Physics and a Crisis | ||
| 10:00 to 11:00 | Vinod Chandra (IIT, Gandhinagar, India) | HEP talk- Strongly coupled matter in heavy-ion collisions: opportunities & challenges | ||
| 11:00 to 11:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 11:30 to 12:30 | V. Ravishankar (IITD, India) | Effective field theory approach to Laser plasma acceleration | ||
| 12:30 to 14:00 | -- | Lunch/Discussion Break | ||
| 14:00 to 15:00 | John Pasley (University of York, UK) | Review Talk: Hydrodynamics Driven by Intense short-pulse lasers | ||
| 15:00 to 15:30 | Aakash Sahai (Imperial College, UK) | Positron Acceleration using Plasma-based accelerators - Skype Talk | ||
| 15:30 to 16:00 | Ujjwal Sinha (Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal) | Modeling astrophysical plasmas using particle in cell method | ||
| 16:00 to 16:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 16:30 to 17:30 | V. K. Tripathi (IITD, India) | Radiation Pressure Acceleration of ions from Sub-Critical Thickness Foils and Gaseous Targets | ||
| 21:00 to 22:00 | Warren Mori (UCLA, USA) | Some thoughts on plasma-based acceleration (PBA) - Review Talk( through Skype) |
| Time | Speaker | Title | Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 to 10:00 | Gagan Mohanty (TIFR, Mumbai, India) | Challenges in high energy physics | ||
| 10:00 to 11:00 | Sukanya Mitra (IIT, Gandhinagar, India) | HEP talk: Generation of strong Electro-Magnetic Fields in HIC and their impact | ||
| 11:00 to 11:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 11:30 to 11:50 | Chakera (RRCAT, Indore, India) | Laser plasma particle acceleration activities at RRCAT, Indore | ||
| 11:50 to 12:10 | Moorti (RRCAT, Indore, India) | Laser Plasma Electron Accelerator: Experimental studies performed at RRCAT, Indore | ||
| 12:10 to 12:30 | Upadhyay (RRCAT, Indore, India) | Status of the Simulation Activity | ||
| 12:30 to 14:00 | -- | Lunch/Discussion Break | ||
| 14:00 to 14:30 | R. P. Sharma (IITD, India) | Turbulent magnetic field amplification in Laser Plasma interaction | ||
| 14:30 to 15:00 | Chris Murphy (The University of York, UK) | Laser Plasmas for Acceleration and Applications: Science and Sources - Skype | ||
| 15:00 to 15:30 | Prashant Singh (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea) | Features of ion-acceleration from Petawatt femtosecond laser pulses (Skype) | ||
| 15:30 to 16:00 | Aakash Sahai (Imperial College, UK) | Laser-plasma electron acceleration in a strongly-mismatched regime (Skype) | ||
| 16:00 to 16:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 16:30 to 17:00 | Subhendu Kahaly (ELI-ALPS, Hungary) | Surface Plasma Attosource: from electrons to high harmonics at ELI-ALPS (Skype) | ||
| 21:00 to 22:00 | Warren Mori (UCLA, USA) | Skype |
| Time | Speaker | Title | Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 to 10:00 | Chan Joshi (UCLA, USA) | Status and plans of the PWFA Program - Skype | ||
| 10:00 to 11:00 | C. H. Nam (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea) | Plenary talk - Skype | ||
| 11:00 to 11:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 11:30 to 12:30 | -- | Brainstorming sessions: Indian Roadmap | ||
| 11:30 to 12:30 | Amit Roy (Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi) | Conventional accelerators | ||
| 12:30 to 14:00 | -- | Lunch/Discussion Break | ||
| 14:00 to 15:00 | Rajeev Pattathil (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK) | Brainstorming sessions: US roadmap and EuPRAXIA | ||
| 15:00 to 16:00 | -- | Brainstorming session: Indian Laser-plasma Roadmap | ||
| 16:00 to 16:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break |
| Time | Speaker | Title | Resources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 to 10:00 | Carl Schroeder (Berkeley Lab, USA) | Berkeley-Plenary talk (through Skype) | ||
| 10:00 to 11:00 | Raghava Varma (IITB, India) | Introducing Accelerator technology as a discipline in academic institutions | ||
| 11:00 to 11:30 | -- | Tea / Coffee or Discussion Break | ||
| 11:30 to 12:30 | -- | Summary and forward plan | ||
| 12:30 to 14:00 | -- | Lunch/Discussion Break |