Round Tables - VI Users Meeting

VI CLPU USERS MEETING
Towards a Laser-Plasma Spanish Community
(01-02 October 2020)

ROUND TABLE I
Thursday, 1^st October 2020
18:10 – 19:30

Moderators: Robert Fedosejevs (Univ. of Alberta)
& Malte Kaluza (Univ. of Jena)

• HRR-capability at VEGA: What is its impact on fundamental and application-driven physics? Which experiments and applications in particular benefit from that?
• How best to exploit the unique experimental possibilities of VEGA for experiments on high-intensity laser-plasmas and nuclear fusion?
• What is the role of targetry and diagnostics development suitable for HRR? What is their impact on the development (and future applications) of secondary sources?
• Science cannot be stopped for any virus, so we have to design remote experiments at the facilities, which way do you think it is the best? 

ROUND TABLE II
Friday, 2^nd October 2020
12:40 – 14:00

Moderators: Javier Honrubia (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid)
& Javier Solís (Instituto de Óptica-CSIC)

• What are the unique applications for short pulse secondary sources (particle and radiation sources)? Which one can be realized on VEGA? Where are improvements of these parameters necessary/feasible?
• What are the desired secondary sources (and for which applications) and which parameters are more relevant here?
• What do we need to develop and provide laser-driven particle sources for applications? Energy-space particle selectors?
• CLPU/VEGA & satellite laboratories: Which opportunities for research and collaboration do you envision? What would be necessary to increase its visibility and attractiveness for a larger user community (in Spain/Europe/Worldwide)?
• What are the different alternatives for funding and experiment at CLPU?